» Prisoners - Back In The USSA (Smog Veil)
24/07/10 16:46 from The Big Takeover
Straight outta Cleveland comes Back In The USSA , the debut disk from Prisoners.

» Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road (Reviews)
29/07/10 01:00 from PopMatters: Listen
We Walk This Road is a huge undertaking, and the results are definitely worth the strain. The Road. It's not always a pretty place. Just ask musicians: Bob Seger had to "Turn the Page"; Jackson Brown was "Running on Empty"; Sammy Hagar cou..

» Paper Tiger: Made Like Us (Reviews)
29/07/10 01:00 from PopMatters: Listen
Doomtree produces the latest in a series of full-length efforts in the form of resident DJ and graphic artist Paper Tiger's debut. Nothing about the music on Made Like Us makes one think of Minneapolis, at least, not any more than other mu..

» MP3: Unbunny – “Landslide”
18/06/10 11:43 from The Catbirdseat
MP3: Unbunny – “Landslide” From the new LP, Moon Food , which you can stream in its entirety on Bandcamp, or pick up on disc here from Parasol. ALSO, there are apparently a few copies remaining of Unbunny's limited-editio..

» New Mathew Sawyer & the Ghosts MP3: “Mynah Bird’s Call”
09/06/10 11:32 from The Catbirdseat
MP3: Mathew Sawyer & the Ghosts – “Mynah Bird's Call” Catbird Records alumnus Mathew Sawyer (& the Ghosts) just recently signed to Fire Records (home to too many legendary artists to mention– okay, I'll name a few: ..

» Chris Pureka: How I Learned to See in the Dark (Capsule Reviews)
27/07/10 00:59 from PopMatters: Listen
Intense, striking songs that fulfill the promise of Pureka's previous work. With the superb How I Learned to See in the Dark, Chris Pureka confirms the great promise of her previous releases Driving North (2004), Dryland (2006), and last y..

» MP3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Sink / Let It Sway”
21/05/10 13:52 from The Catbirdseat
MP3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Sink / Let It Sway” SSLYBY 's new LP Let It Sway was just announced; this is the title track. Recorded by Chris Walla and Beau Sorenson at Smart Studios, the album is due out ..

» Nick Fury Masterworks Volume 2 coming from Marvel: Steranko!
13/06/09 12:14 from Cable & Tweed
Word in today via Collected Comics Library that most of Jim Steranko 's gorgeous and imaginative run of Nick Fury spy stories from 1967-68 are being collected in the forthcoming Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 2 ..

» MP3: Spur – “Mr. Creep”
30/06/10 15:39 from The Catbirdseat
MP3: Spur – “Mr. Creep” Drag City continue their successful run of unearthing and resurrecting overlooked and forgotten gems from musical purgatory. Their latest rescue, in conjunction with Galactic Zoo, is the super-rare..

» Chuck Foster's Top Ten — July 25
25/07/10 02:00 from The Big Takeover
Lagging Okay, so my job with the Census Bureau is over, but now I have to spend all my time looking for a new employer. I did land a part-time gig at a national electronics big box store (hint: initials are BB), but that will only pay half..

» Deerhunter – “Revival” b/w “Primitive 3D” 7-in (4AD) | Panda Bear – “Tomboy” b/w “Slow Motion” 7-in (Paw Tracks)
24/07/10 15:21 from The Big Takeover
Deerhunter and their friend Panda Bear release lovely new singles in advance of forthcoming albums. They dub these “7-inches,” though both are available digitally.

» Ryan Montbleau Band to Release 'Heavy on the Vine' (Mixed Media)
26/07/10 07:55 from PopMatters: Listen
Keep an eye and an ear tuned to Mixed Media each week until 9/21 for new videos. On September 21st, Boston based Ryan Montbleau Band will release Heavy on the Vine, the band's third, independently released studio CD. The recording was fina..

» Bridging the Gap: An Interview with Salvador Santana (Features)
29/07/10 01:00 from PopMatters: Listen
A man of his times, Salvador Santana's sound has a difficult-to-quantify coolness that attracts his Generation Y peers, yet its gentle chug-chug beats aren't likely to alienate older Gen Xers or even their Boomer parents. He talks to PopMa..

» Best Coast: Crazy for You (Reviews)
26/07/10 01:00 from PopMatters: Listen
Bethany Cosentino might be the blogosphere's it-girl of the moment, but she's also an old-fashioned romantic whose timely love songs could be timeless ones. To hear Best Coast's throwback indie-pop, it can be hard to tell whether frontwoma..

» Nerd + Sense of Entitlement = Ugh
21/06/09 08:55 from Cable & Tweed
Note written by a "fan" on table of writer Brian Michael Bendis ( New Avengers , Dark Avengers , Secret Warriors , Alias , Ultimate Spider-Man , Powers , etc.) at HeroesCon on June 19, 2009, after learning that Bendis would appear only aft..

» I'm guessing this seemed less perverse when it was published
06/07/09 22:47 from Cable & Tweed
From Marvel Super Special #4: The Beatles Story (1978) Prince would be proud.

» The Cars hint at a reunion on Facebook
28/07/10 10:55 from NME.COM - News
New wave band are pictured recording in a Boston studio

» JK's Best of 2009
12/12/09 10:17 from Metro Distortion
2009 was the hardest year of work, not surprisingly, that I've ever had. That's not necessarily a bad thing at all, I've been very fortunate, it's just an adjustment. Unfortunately, it's also meant that I haven't been able to keep up with ..

» Paul Heaton, Swans announced for 2010 Swn festival
28/07/10 07:06 from NME.COM - News
Up to 27 acts announced in first wave of four-day Cardiff bash

» Sourpatch - "I Want You Either Way" (video)
19/11/09 17:58 from Cable & Tweed
As may be apparent, I haven't been jazzed about a lot of new music lately. This week, however, I was introduced to an artist to watch. Sourpatch are a young band from San Jose, and they have a record on Athens label HHBTM Records. They've p..