The Subjects: New Soft Shoe EP...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 09 30th, 2009 | No Comments
The Subjects have released the first single (or should we say leaked on RCRD LBL) from their new EP, New Soft Shoe. Winter Vacation isn’t nearly as lo-fi as their debut album, is much more percussive, and overall the songwriting is stronger. The four tracker can be purchased for $3.49 on Think... 
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The Weakerthans: Sun In An Empty Room vi...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 09 30th, 2009 | No Comments
The Weakerthans posted a new video yesterday for Sun In An Empty Room, from their Reunion Tour album, released in 2007 on ANTI. The concept video begins and ends with older adults sharing their experience living in the North End for 30-odd years. Their responses are a mixture of difficulties, of social... 
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David Bazan: tour with Say Hi in a new v...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 09 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and Headphones fame is going on tour with Say Hi (To Your Mom). During the tour Bazan will be joining up with TW Walsh’s band, The Soft Drugs, for a show in Cambridge, close to where Walsh lives and works as a mastering engineer and software developer. David Bazan’s... 
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The Rest: Everyone All At Once...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 09 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
There’s a band that I would have written about earlier this year if I had been on top of my game, but introducing you to The Rest is certainly not too late. The Rest recently signed to UK’s Something In Construction and Everyone All At Once will be released on October 10th (in the UK). For... 
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Tim Williams: I Hit Another Wall video...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 09 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Tim Williams is releasing a new album, Careful Love, along with a video and single for the opening track, I Hit Another Wall. The album is tremendous, as you’ll hear in this song. In May, 2008, Tim Williams had open-heart surgery and had to remain in bed for most of the year. The album art is... 
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A trip down thesixtyone...
Posted by Flick in Music on 09 28th, 2009 | No Comments
While searching for new music sites I came across a site called thesixtyone (think Route 61). Mashable describes thesixtyone as “Mp3.com meets Digg.” What do they mean with that comment? Digg is a voting-based site where popular stories filter to the front page. Mp3.com was the first music... 
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Matt Pond PA: The Dark Leaves LP...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 09 26th, 2009 | No Comments
What was a side project for Matt Pond PA, The Dark Leaves is now turning into a full-length album. The songs on the album were originally going to be released under Matt Pond PA’s name, but they were scrapped and reworked as a side project, The Dark Leaves. Altitude Records is now releasing The... 
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El Perro Del Mar: Love Is Not Pop...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 09 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Sweden is known for its innovative indie, and readers of Puddlegum know that we have a soft spot for music coming out of Scandinavia. El Perro Del Mar is one of the artists we enjoy in particular, and we’re excited that they have a new album, Love Is Not Pop, coming out on October 20th. Change... 
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The Many Avenues of Hype Machine...
Posted by Flick in Music on 09 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Besides Google, no other website pushes more traffic to music blogs, and ultimately to independent artists, than Hype Machine. Developed by Anthony Volodkin, Hype Machine is a music blog aggregator . We’ll take a look at what that means and the services Hype Machine offer to music fans. An aggregator... 
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Taxi Taxi! debuts full-length...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 09 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
The Stockholm twins known as Taxi Taxi! have released their debut full-length, Still Standing at Your Back Door. In 2005 Johanna and Miriam Eriksson Berhan were only 15 when they released a song on Myspace, and grabbed attention worldwide. They released two EPs with Rumraket, the label operated by the... 
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