David Bazan: 2nd tour of the fall, new a...
Posted by Flick in News on 10 31st, 2007 | 1 Comment
David Bazan is a week into his second fall tour, traveling with All Smiles for the first half of the tour and J. Tillman for the next. A highlight of the tour came on October 27 in Cambridge, Massachusetts when Bazan played a show with Soft Drugs, T.W. Walsh’s solo project. Walsh was Bazan’s... 
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Paste Magazine: name your own price...
Posted by Flick in News on 10 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment
Paste Magazine has taken the cue from the success of In Rainbows  and is offering their magazine for a “name your own subscription price,” with a minimum of $1 to cover transaction fees. This offer begins today, October 29, and will continue for two weeks. The typical subscription for Paste... 
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Tim Williams: video rotation on MTV...
Posted by Flick in News on 10 29th, 2007 | No Comments
Tim Williams clever music video for Novel was voted number one on MTVu’s The Freshman, which means that his video will hit MTV’s rotation for a month. The video also made the top top list on VH1.com, debuting at number seven. Last week R>A>D>A>R Report named Tim Williams the Artist... 
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The Drones: touring with Band of Horses...
Posted by Flick in News on 10 29th, 2007 | No Comments
The Drones are launching a US tour with Band of Horses, starting tomorrow on October 30. This Australian “blue-based psych-rock” band is also releasing a double 7″ as part of Custom Made, a vinyl and digital series put out by ATP Recordings, on November 5. “The vinyl is limited... 
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Listening habits and searching trends...
Posted by Flick in Opinions on 10 27th, 2007 | 12 Comments
The amount of information Google collects every time someone queries is astounding. Some of this information has been made available to the public through Google Trends. By entering in a search string you are given a graph showing search volume, news reference volume, a chart of the top ten regions,... 
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Belle and Sebastian’s life pursuit...
Posted by Flick in Puddlegum Archives on 10 26th, 2007 | No Comments
Since Belle and Sebastian released in 2006, the band has been busy working behind the music scene in Scotland. The Life Pursuit Richard Colburn and Chris “Beans” have both been DJing around clubs in England. More involving, Beans and Mr Divine (Divine, Glasgow Art School) opened a night... 
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Belle and Sebastian’s life pursuit...
Posted by Flick in News on 10 26th, 2007 | No Comments
Since Belle and Sebastian released in 2006, the band has been busy working behind the music scene in Scotland. The Life Pursuit Richard Colburn and Chris “Beans” have both been DJing around clubs in England. More involving, Beans and Mr Divine (Divine, Glasgow Art School) opened a night... 
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Clint Schnase Leaves Cursive...
Posted by Fernanda Alcantara in News on 10 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment
In early 2005 Cursive’s fans were sad when the cellist Gretta Cohn left the band, and were scared because the band announced that they were not seeking to replace her. Fortunately, Tim Kasher’s crew showed the world how they’re good with or without cello, launching Happy Hollow, which features... 
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A Cuckoo: some dusty nostalgia...
Posted by Champersnova in Interviews on 10 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment
A Cuckoo is “some dusty nostalgia” rising from Leeds. His music is so involved with nostalgic elements that it is like a contemporary flashback to; the mystic breeze of old Mediterranean, trips through vineyards – corn fields and sepia colored open air theatres. Before the release of his debut:... 
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Nada Surf: Lucky to be release in Februa...
Posted by Flick in News on 10 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment
Nada Surf have announced they will be releasing Lucky on February 5, 2008 on Barsuk Records. The band co-produced the album with John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sleeping At Last, Blonde Redhead, Sleater-Kinney) at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews). Ben Gibbard... 
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