Iceland Airwaves Music Festival: over 17...
Iceland Airwaves is sponsoring the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, October 17-21, in celebration to Iceland’s 63rd birthday. Of the 170 bands performing, the lineup for the festival includes: Bloc Party, Of Montreal, !!! (chk chk chk), Best Fwends, Mum, GusGus, Buck 65, Bonde de Role, Annuals,... 
Eight ways to promote your music blog on...
#1 > Utilize your profile: When you set up your account, create a username that shares the same name as your blog. This helps with name recognition as you become involved in Last.fm. Be sure to place your blog’s link in your profile, as well as your signature. If possible, use your blog’s... 
David Bazan: fall tour, spring album...
David Bazan will be touring through the months of September, the latter half of October, and the first half of November. This will be his first stint of dates since signing with Barsuk Records and re-releasing Fewer Moving Parts. Casiotones for the Painfully Alone will be supporting Bazan for 14 shows,... 
Puddlegum gets a facelift...
We are in the process of giving Puddlegum a facelift, so we may experience brief periods of downtime. Thanks for your patience. We're currently looking for writers. If you're interested, please email me at flick @ puddlegum dot net. Thanks, Flick  Read More →
Benzos: Branches out August 7...
Benzos is releasing their sophomore disc, Branches, on August 7 through Stinky Records. Their sound builds on tight production to create atmospheric trip-hop. Their influences range from house music, hip hop, experimental electronic, and underground dance, fueling the band’s infectious beats. Benzos... 
John Vanderslice: Emerald City...
John Vanderslice is preparing to release Emerald City through Barsuk Records on July 24. The title of the album, Emerald City, is in reference to Baghdad’s Green Zone. “White phospher rain, and blackout bombs are falling out of the sky tonight,” sings John in the opening track, Kookaburra. “The... 
The Subjects: summer tour, plans to reco...
The Subjects are hitting the interstate on a 21-show tour, spanning the East Coast and Midwest between July 17 and August 11. They will be touring with two bands, Knife Crazy and End of the World for most of the tour. The Brooklyn based band will be playing shows with Black Tie Revue, Oscillating Fan... 
Action Painters: Chubby Dancer...
Action Painters have independently released their debut EP called Chubby Dancer, promoted through Devious Planet. Their debut is described as "Somewhere between the mod frenzy of Live at Leeds-era The Who, the joyful shimmy of early-Talking Heads, and the power and grace of non-sucky-era U2, Action... 
New music from Mill Pond Records: Josh O...
Mill Pond Records, an independent label in San Clemente, California, is getting ready to release two albums over the next two months. Jason Holstrom will strike first on July 24 with his Thieves of Kailua. Being described as an "island-pop masterpiece," Holstrom spent three years recording... 
Sigur Ros: In A Frozen Sea, seven 12 inc...
Sigur Ros has released 5,000 limited edition vinyl LP collector sets called In A Frozen Sea: A Year With Sigur Ros. The set “includes 3 classic Sigur Ros albums - Agaetis Byrjun, (), and Takk. Also included in this set is Smaskifa, which has never before been released in a 12″ vinyl format....