2008 February | Puddlegum

Posted by Flick in Opinions on 02 21st, 2008 | No Comments

No one could have imagined a time where mass storage would make it possible to carry 20,000 7″ vinyl singles in your pocket (side A and B). It would have taken a very large room to store that many albums… and we’ve reduced it to 4.1 inches by 2.4 inches, .53 inches deep, and it only...

Puddlegum in Rolling Stone Brazil...

Posted by Flick in Puddlegum on 02 20th, 2008 | 1 Comment

While thumbing through Rolling Stone Brazil, Fernanda Alcantara noticed that Puddlegum is mentioned in the current issue, with Radiohead on the front cover. She took photos and quickly emailed me, after jumping up and down in excitement. Here is the translation from Portuguese to English: Radiohead’s...

Posted by Flick in News on 02 19th, 2008 | No Comments

Jonathan Price had recorded an ep in 2006, called Everything Means Something, but he needed a band to back him up. As the year was coming to a close, I Make This Sound was formed as an eight-piece band; three of the members contribute on the keys and background vocals. 2007 was a year for weekend shows,...

If You Can’t Beat Them, Block Them...

Posted by Flick in Puddlegum Archives on 02 19th, 2008 | No Comments

When Facebook began to allow people to create ad campaigns, they needed a way to filter out offensive ads, such as ads for adult websites. Their solution was to block words and phrases that many would deem as inappropriate, mainly swear words. Among the words that made this list was Myspace, Orkut, and...

If You Can’t Beat Them, Block Them...

Posted by Flick in Opinions on 02 19th, 2008 | No Comments

When Facebook began to allow people to create ad campaigns, they needed a way to filter out offensive ads, such as ads for adult websites. Their solution was to block words and phrases that many would deem as inappropriate, mainly swear words. Among the words that made this list was Myspace, Orkut, and...

An interview with Winny Lee...

Posted by Fernanda Alcantara in Interviews on 02 18th, 2008 | No Comments

RIO DE JANEIRO - Do you remember in which state of mind you were two years ago, when your first album was released ? How do you feel now? I think that Open your book was just a side project from the start because when those songs were written the members in Winny Lee played in other bands, but it became...

Puddlegum: Sit and Stare...

Posted by Flick in Puddlegum on 02 15th, 2008 | No Comments

Puddlegum is continuing to develop the Puddlegum imeem group, posting songs, stories, and now music videos. Here is an explanation to our playlists: Featured on Puddlegum.net - We’re adding songs that are featured in Puddlegum stories to this playlist. Special Playlists - Puddlegum is teaming up...

Posted by Flick in News on 02 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Erik Levander, residing in Copenhagen, began working on his second album in 2004. Though he never intended in taking four years to finish Kondens, the hard drive that Erik was recording his album on crashed, leaving most of the album unrecoverable. After reworking songs, Kondens is now finished and ready...

Mobius Band: Free Valentines day EP...

Posted by Flick in News on 02 14th, 2008 | No Comments

From the Jdub Records Press Release: Brooklyn/Massachusetts-based trio Mobius Band is not unfamiliar with the EP format. They self-produced four separate EP’s before their first LP, The Loving Sounds of Static, was released in 2005. Now, on the heels of the bands sophomore LP Heaven (“simply...

Posted by Fernanda Alcantara in Interviews on 02 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments

RIO DE JANEIRO - Farside was initially inspired by bands like Husker Du, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty, early REM and the Descendents, Farside’s sound pre-dated a lot of current “emo” bands hitting the big time today. After several tours and lots of local shows, Farside called it quits in...

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