Planningtorock // Doorway
I’ll be the first to admit that I gave Planningtorock the shaft when writing about her contributions to the killer post-modern opera (#4 album of 2010, in fact) that The Knife put together last year....
View ArticleChristian AIDS // Stay +
One of my favorite new artists of oh-eleven, I’m a little embarrassed on how late I am with covering Christian AIDS. They have a new 7” coming out on the London-based Double Denim label at the...
View ArticleReading Rainbow // Cover the Sky 7”
Philly’s garage-pop duo Reading Rainbow have a new one-sided 7” coming out in mid-April on the killer Hell, Yes! label, featuring their track “Cover the Sky.” Super pumped about pre-ordering this one....
View Articlejj // A Bunch of Stuff
Got inundated by a deluge of jj news from the past two days. The first are two brand new tracks that are part of the most outrageous record release imaginable, courtesy of the folks over at Sincerely...
View ArticlePuro Instinct // Escape from LA Kickstarter
Probably the most badass kickstarter I’ve seen since this. Levels include: ($50 OR MORE) PERIL HARBOR PARTY PAK: You get one autographed copy of our first EP “Something About the Chaparrals” under the...
View ArticlePT-Music Slowdown
Sooooooooooo, I’m getting married real soon and as you can imagine I’m running short on time. As a result, the site will be a little bare bones until the middle of July — just thought I would everyone...
View ArticleYouth Lagoon // Fat Possum
Couldn’t have been more happier when I heard the news via facebook that my favorite new artist of 2011, Idahoan Trevor Powers, got signed to the famed Oxford, Mississippi label Fat Possum. Quite the...
View ArticleSXSW // 2012 Initial Line-Up
SXSW just announced their first set of confirmed bands for this year’s festival and, in typical fashion, I recognize about 5% of the lot. Here are some of the highlights I saw after my first perusing:...
View ArticleA Bummer of a Week
Two depressing, music related developments have happened over the past week that have made me think a lot about how the “music industry” is more than just artists and labels. One of Salt Lake City’s...
View Articlejj // Update
Been a while since I did a jj post (like, two months, but still…) Here’s a quick rundown of different bits of news concerning my two favorite Swedes: According to this weird interview, jj is going to...
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