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Peter Wolf Crier signs to Jagjaguwar...
Several months ago we pointed you towards Peter Wolf Crier, a project by Peter Pisano (Wars of 1812) and Brian Moen (The Shouting Matches with Jusin Vernon). After hearing Peter Wolf Crier’s debut, Inter-Be, we wished that this band would be heard by the indie-world, and in May it appears that... 
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A Weather: Everyday Balloons...
A Weather is releasing their sophomore album tomorrow, March 2nd, 2009, and Everday Balloons is one that I’m certain you’ll really get into. Released on Conor Oberst’s Team Love Records and Bad Panda Records, Everyday Balloons is a gentle indie-folk album that has an intimate and mellow... 
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Introducing Hi-Scores Recording Library...
Toronto is home to a new independent record label called Hi-Scores Recording Library, managed by James Trauzzi. Knowing that vinyl+digital is the future, Trauzzi is only releasing Hi-Scores’ music on vinyl and digital. They have already secured distribution in Canada, US and Japan, so their goal... 
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Swimteam: Harlem...
Most of us are trying to make sense of the many tools the Internet and digital technology has brought to music, wondering how to use web applications and figuring out which website to promote our music. These swift changes we’re experiencing seem to draw our attention to the technology, away from... 
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Puddlegum Listening Party...
A few months ago we wrote about SoundCloud, a website where artists can upload their music to the cloud and allow people to stream, comment, follow, and download the song (if the artist chooses). I added a ‘dropbox‘ on Puddlegum which artists could use to privately share music with Puddlegum…... 
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The Rest: Cried Wolf Book and EP...
The internet has opened up ways for artists to find creative ways to explore the art of songwriting, mixed with other art forms. If you read Puddlegum you may have noticed that we can’t resist writing about projects that think beyond the structure of chords. So when we find out about a band writing... 
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Watch TW Walsh live mix new David Bazan...
UPDATE: Walsh’s live David Bazan mix has been rescheduled for tomorrow night, February 3rd, and will begin at 8pm. TW Walsh is going to broadcast a live mixing session of a new David Bazan song, starting at 8pm. The video will be streaming from Walsh’s Ustream. To watch TW Walsh live mix... 
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Steve Jobs’ Ballad of a Thin Man...
(Photo courtesy of Gizmodo) In 1966 Bob Dylan embarked in a new musical direction, taking the folk community by surprise. They had viewed folk music with acoustic guitars and vocals as the purist form of music, thumbing their noses at the exploding popularity of rock music. This sentiment for folk could... 
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Uniform Motion: Life...
I was thrilled almost immediately when I first heard Uniform Motion earlier this week. Technically a British band, Uniform Motion is based out of Toulouse, France, and poses a deep understanding of new media and how to integrate it with their art. In June, 2008 Uniform Motion began posting video episodes... 
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Native takes on Indiana music scene with...
South Bend based indie rockers Native will be releasing their new album Wrestling Moves on October 30 in a small cramped basement of Chicago called Summer Camp, and this will be a show for the ages. On a first listen to Native’s newest record, I was immediately impressed at (firstly) the quality of... 

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