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Bright Eyes Shipping Cassadaga

Yup, Saddle Creek has done the impossible. Two weeks to go, and Bright Eye’s latest hasn’t leaked yet.

Now it seems that the wait is over. Pre-orders are ready to ship from their store, while promo copies are making their way to reviewers (and sadly the Internet) as we speak.
So in case you’ve missed out on […]

The Foundry Field Recordings

It’s nice to occasionally discover a great band from all the emails and wanders through the net.

The Foundry Field Recordings have a way of growing on you from listen to listen. Like every great alternative band such as ‘Built to Spill’, ‘Mogwai’, ‘My Morning Jacket’, you form a relationship which slowly emerges into a wonderful […]

Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

It’s been said that Isaac Brock actively recruited ex-Smiths guitar player Johnny Marr before they started recording We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. Brock was convinced that the stylistic differences in sound would blend into something that would produce greater results. Marr is now a full fledged member of Modest Mouse.

Modest Mouse has […]

The Six Degrees of Sonic Youth

Maybe it’s five degrees (depends on how you count it), but here goes…

Chuck D from Public Enemy appeared on Sonic Youth’s 1990 song Kool Thing
Public Enemy collaborated with Anthrax on 1991’s Bring Da Noize
Any true Anthrax fan will tell you that one of their career highlights is the song “I am the Law” – A […]

Acceptable TV: Here’s Your Chance to Shine

Last night VH1 featured its new TV series – Acceptable TV. A TV series made up of many TV series pilots made by professionals and by you. Huh?!
It’s pretty simple: anyone can submit 3 minute pilots for a TV series online at www.acceptable.tv. Once a week the best of them will be featured on VH1 […]

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