2006 December | Puddlegum

Surgeon and Various Productions remix Th...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 15th, 2006 | No Comments

Thom Yorke is beginning to release remixes of songs from The Eraser. Head to TheEraser.net and click on the floating apocalyptic linographs. Two remixes will be offered for a limited time, with more coming. First mentioned on Radiohead's Dead Air Space on December 11, Thom Yorke wrote: "For...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 14th, 2006 | No Comments

Rosie Thomas released These Friends of Mine on December 12. The album is a beautiful collaboration between Rosie Thomas, Sufjan Stevens, and Denison Witmer – a folksy combination that will have wide appeal. The album's ten tracks were recorded in New York, and include eight original songs...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 13th, 2006 | No Comments

Press release from Riot Act Media: MINUS THE BEAR are just back from a quick tour of the UK before headed into the studio to craft their follow up to the wildly successful Menos El Oso, due tentatively in late 2007. All that comes on the heels of a pretty crazy year. MTB played no less than 3 coast to...

Lovedrug… and major labels...

Posted by Flick in Puddlegum Archives on 12 13th, 2006 | No Comments

When The Militia Group inked a deal with Columbia Records, Lovedrug was sent to the studio to demo new songs. Columbia listened to the songs and sent them back into the studio, repeating this pattern for two years while the band filled the dates in between with tours. The wait is soon over, and Lovedrug's...

Lovedrug… and major labels...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 13th, 2006 | No Comments

When The Militia Group inked a deal with Columbia Records, Lovedrug was sent to the studio to demo new songs. Columbia listened to the songs and sent them back into the studio, repeating this pattern for two years while the band filled the dates in between with tours. The wait is soon over, and Lovedrug's...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 12th, 2006 | No Comments

Over the Rhine has released Snow Angels, their 2nd Christmas album in ten years. The eleven track album features original Christmas songs, a rarity these days. Fans that pre-purchased the album were given "early, bare boned versions of many of the songs that eventually became Snow Angels." Live...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 10th, 2006 | No Comments

While you're boogying to Sufjan Stevens' elf dance, 2007 will bring more reason to celebrate. Lowell Brams of Asthmatic Kitty confirmed with Puddlegum that Sufjan Stevens "will be writing and recording in 2007," though this also means that "no tours are planned." Whether or...

Point Juncture, WA: Heart to Elk...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 9th, 2006 | No Comments

One year ago today Point Juncture, WA released MAMA AUTO BOSS, their first full-length. Over the past 12 months this Portland band continued to shape their sound playing weekend shows, opening a show for Stereolab, working on their next album, and touring for the first time. Point Juncture WA didn't...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 8th, 2006 | No Comments

The Early Years have just finished their EP, The Great Awakening, set for an early February release on Beggars Banquet Records. The keyword for this band is productivity, as they pumped out an EP, an LP, a single, and yet another EP in 12 months. The Great Awakening will bring us four more effect-laden...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 12 7th, 2006 | 1 Comment

According to Pitchfork Media, The Arcade Fire has listed five shows in London at the end of January. NME adds, "Tickets go onsale at 9am tomorrow (December 8)." (NME Ticketline is 0870 1 663 663) **Update: All tickets sold out in 2 minutes (NME)**Â Showing the demand and excitement that...

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