2006 October | Puddlegum

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 11th, 2006 | No Comments

Last night, on October 10, Built to Spill performed in Washington DC as the show was streamed on NPR. Having a large repertoire of music they have written over the past 15 years, Doug Martsch and Built to Spill performed 15 songs, for a total of 108 minutes. Three of the songs were from their latest...

Mute Math hits Plan B...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 10th, 2006 | No Comments

What do you do when your record label loses interest and your home city is destroyed by a hurricane? Mute Math found themselves in this difficult situation when New Orleans was swept under water. The solution they found was to live on the road, independently release an album and make it available only...

YouTube Purchased by Google...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 9th, 2006 | No Comments

Even though YouTube has become on of the most visited website on the internet, growing faster than the haplessly thrown together Myspace, YouTube hasn't yet made a profit. All of this changed today with Google handing them an astonishing $1.65 billion in stock to purchase the online video site. The...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 7th, 2006 | No Comments

John Vanderslice is hiding away at his own recording studio, Tiny Telephone, recording his next full-length, with a permanent band: David Broecker (bass, vocals, keyboards), Dave Douglas (drums, keyboards) and Ian Bjornstad (Wurlitzer, Moog Source). The band should be near completion, according to his...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 6th, 2006 | No Comments

The Gloria Record left a lot of fans behind when they broke up in 2004, just two years after they released their first full-lenth on Arena Rock Records. Since the breakup, Chris Simpson has been writing songs as a solo artist. He hasn't just written a few, but rather 40 songs… and most of them...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 5th, 2006 | No Comments

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sat down with Pitchfork and revealed that they have a new album completed and ready to be released on January 30. No longer self-producing, CYHSY brought in Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Sleater-Kinney, Weezer, Mogwai) to help guide the process. CYHSY's Lee Sargent described...

Saturna: debut...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 4th, 2006 | No Comments

If you dig big fuzzy space rock then you'll love Saturna. Think of Rogue Wave with the amps turned up. This three piece band is going at it in a smart way. Momentum began early when Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) heard their heated anti-war song I've Got A Gun And I'm Not Afraid To Use It On...

Owen: At Home With coming November 7...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 3rd, 2006 | No Comments

From our friends at Riot Act Media: Chicago's Mike Kinsella (Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, American Football, Owls) has opened a new chapter in regards to Owen and he would like you to read it. The new chapter is titled, At Home With, and it deals with the many transformations of Mike's life...

Damien Jurado: And Now That I’m In...

Posted by Flick in Puddlegum Archives on 10 3rd, 2006 | No Comments

No longer a solo artist, Damien Jurado has a band of permanent members. Joined by Eric Fisher and Jenna Fisher, Damien is entering a new stage of his career as an artist. Count it 19 albums of all lengths, shapes, and sizes in 10 years. He has been anything but stagnant. His passion for 7" vinyl...

Damien Jurado: And Now That I’m In...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 10 3rd, 2006 | No Comments

No longer a solo artist, Damien Jurado has a band of permanent members. Joined by Eric Fisher and Jenna Fisher, Damien is entering a new stage of his career as an artist. Count it 19 albums of all lengths, shapes, and sizes in 10 years. He has been anything but stagnant. His passion for 7" vinyl...

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