Monthly Archive:: October 2014
new music
Your Halloween treat from Mac McCaughan this year is a cover of the title track from the first Sisters of Mercy album, which came out way back
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concert review
From downtempo drone to reverb-soaked classic shoegaze, the Majestic Theatre in Detroit offered everything a gracefully-aging concertgoer could want on a chilly autumn night. Minimalist mavens Low and
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video
Being a curmudgeon can be goddamn delightful. It feels like a right earned with age, and let’s face it, the seemingly-unearned confidence of your average magical millennial—while probably
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new music
Here’s a new feature where we highlight our favorite song titles from the fantastic and prolific Robert Pollard. A new one every weekday! “Dunce Codex”appears on 2011’s Robert
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video
DMA’s are three best friends from Newton, Australia. They released a single in February and have another coming next month, but that’s it so far. There’s something strangely
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new music
The Brooklyn-based trio Heaven’s Jail illustrates the continuing influence of straight-ahead, AOR-style rock in that musical universe we still call “indie.” That said, they don’t brandish the guitar
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Pollard
Here’s where we highlight our favorite song titles from the fantastic and prolific Robert Pollard. A new one every weekday! “Dog Licking Baby” comes from Pollard’s partnership with
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video
J Mascis is going to release a cover of Mazzy Star’s classic “Fade into You” as a Record Store Day Black Friday (November 28) limited-edition 7″ . I
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new music
Capping off a ridiculously productive 2014, Parquet Courts have announced a new album, Content Nausea, as recorded by their occasional alias Parkay Quarts. While the rhythm section sits
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Pollard
Here’s where we highlight our favorite song titles from the fantastic and prolific Robert Pollard. A new one every weekday! “Chain Wallet Bitch” appears on the Guided by Voices
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