2007 September | Puddlegum

The 1900s: Cold and Kind...

Posted by Champersnova in Reviews on 09 30th, 2007 | View Comments

The 1900s are a 7 piece band from Chicago. What makes them special is their combining diversity of instruments along with harmonic boy-girl vocals. Their use of instruments and the polyphonic sound falling out consequently give an orchestral feel to their mainly mellow -psychedelic pop songs. (And some...

iTunes Store Faces DRM-free Competition...

Posted by Flick in Opinions on 09 27th, 2007 | View Comments

When Apple opened the iTunes Store, the only way Steve Jobs could ink a deal with the four major record labels was if the music files were locked with a DRM (digital rights management) software. This software is embedded in the music file, and contains information about the person who purchased the song,...

Jesca Hoop: Kismet...

Posted by Champersnova in Reviews on 09 27th, 2007 | View Comments

Some kind of magical perfectness chilling one to the bone… a soft, daisy-perfumed summer wind blowing in your ears, a fresh grass smell you can’t stop breathing in, an exotic-obscure sensation having you hypnotized the moment she enters your world. What to say? What to write more to describe...

Point Juncture, WA: covers Steely Dan, p...

Posted by Flick in News on 09 26th, 2007 | View Comments

Point Juncture, WA has informed Puddlegum that they are expecting their next album to be out by January 2008. The album, tentatively titled Heart to Elk, is being self-produced in their Portland basement studio, but don’t make lo-fi assumptions… Skyler Norwood, guitarist for Point Juncture,...

Matt Pond PA: Last Light and tour dates...

Posted by Flick in News on 09 25th, 2007 | View Comments

Matt Pond PA is releasingLast Light today, September 25, on Altitude Records. This is his seventh album and the first time Matt Pond produced his own album. His label among others are trumpeting it as his best yet. Neko Case sings a duet with Matt Pond in Taught To Look Away, just one of the many highlights...

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