Andrew Bird: going green...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 20th, 2007 | 2 Comments
Andrew Bird released Armchair Apocrypha today, March 20, to much applause across the indie blogosphere. Fat Possum Records is pushing the album in the US, and Fargo Records is promoting it in Europe. In 2005 Mysterious Productions of Eggs picked up quite a bit of indie press, and Armchair Apocrypha... 
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The National: Boxer coming May 21, tour ...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 19th, 2007 | No Comments
The National will be releasing their fourth album, Boxer, on May 21 in Europe, and May 22 in the US, through Beggars Banquet. Boxer follows the critically acclaimed Alligator, which brought on six Plug Award nominations in 2006. The band will perform three shows in Europe to support the release, then... 
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The Constantines: spring tour with new a...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 16th, 2007 | No Comments
The Constantines have written songs for their follow-up to Tournament of Hearts, and tonight, March 16, kicks off their spring tour across their homeland of Canada. "We'll be trying these new tunes out on the road in the coming months in halls big and small." Expect to see the band recording... 
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Radiohead: Rebels Without A Contract...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 15th, 2007 | No Comments
Originally printed in Time: REBELS WITHOUT A CONTRACTby Josh Tyrangiel The intrigue surrounding Radiohead's seventh album has only a little to do with what the music will sound like. After a few years of inactivity, rock's most consistently innovative (some might say consistently frustrating)... 
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Beirut: new album this fall...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 14th, 2007 | No Comments
Zach Condon of Beirut has shared with Puddlegum that they have begun recording their follow-up to the Lon Gisland EP . "New album should be done for the fall, I believe." The recording will include the nine piece band that recorded on the Lon Gisland EP, minus Kelly Pratt who is now with... 
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The Willowz: to release Chautauqua...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 13th, 2007 | No Comments
Momentum for The Willowz is building as more people are being exposed to the Southern California garage-punk band. Their music was used in the Grammy-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and more recently in The Science of Sleep. The music video for Cons and Tricks was nominated for Video... 
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ThinkSync Films and Raindance hold compe...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 12th, 2007 | No Comments
ThinkSync Films has teamed up with Raindance to hold a competition for independent film makers to emphasize independent music in films. "The theme of the competition is 'Twist', but this can be interpreted in any way you wish." A maximum length of ten minutes has been placed on the... 
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Mason Proper: to re-release There Is A M...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 10th, 2007 | No Comments
First, Dovecote Records busted out Aberdeen, and then quietly released Tim Williams. The New York label is now introducing Mason Proper to a nationwide audience. There Is A Moth In Your Chest will hit the shelves on March 13, with Dovecote and Shake It Records teaming up to promote this band. Pre-orders... 
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Menomena and Craig Thompson giveaway...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 8th, 2007 | No Comments
Enter to win a prize package from Barsuk Records, Top Shelf Production and Film Guerrero. Simply register in the new Puddlegum Music Forum, and you'll have a chance to win Menomena’s new album Friend & Foe, Menomena's Wet and Rusting EP, and a copy of Blankets by acclaimed graphic... 
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Luke Temple: progress on Snowbeast...
Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 03 8th, 2007 | No Comments
Luke Temple is prepping for his next full-length, Snowbeast, on Mill Pond Records. So far he has posted four mastered tracks on his MySpace: Saturday People, Serious, People Do, and Owl Song. Mill Pond has yet to announce a release date for Snowbeast, and Fargo Records is also mum on when it will... 
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