There’s a lot of hipster rage against Pitchfork for bringing to light things other people, without the inside track, might not know about, thus bringing music to a wider audience of appreciative ears. Bastards.
But, you have to admit even this newfangled Pitchfork.tv thing hits the mark sometimes. This is one of those times. Check out [...]
The heavily rumored collaboration of Collections of Colonies of Bees and Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver fame, finally has a name and a release date. On September 22 Volcano Choir will release their debut album Unmap, through Jagjaguwar. Their collaboration goes back before the Bon Iver train came into town, when they toured together under [...]
Scattered reports and popping up that Mtv has plans to revive one of it’s most enduring series, Unplugged. Remember that show? The one that flaunts itself as an intimate evening with a big band where they get “unplugged?” Except that there are wires everywhere, and “unplugged” usually means that someone has an acoustic guitar or [...]
Steve Earle covers Townes Van Zandt’s “Colorado Girl” on Letterman:
After the jump: Green Day, The Gossip, Wale, Eminem, 311, and a prediction of why so few solid bands played on late night TV this week…
Check out the beautiful new music video from Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear for their track “Two Weeks,” from Veckatimest.
1. As a part of Flavorpill’s Recession Busters they’ve hosted a free download (with permission, of course) of some older Dan Deacon that you might have had trouble tracking down. The album is called Twacky Catz and should be downloaded immediately.
2. Ghostly International’s The Sight Below has a free EP at the Ghostly site called [...]
The highly anticipated new album from Wilco, Wilco (The Album), will be released through Nonesuch records on June 20. But until then, you can take a listen to a slightly choppy stream of the album here. Otherwise, feel free to sit here a stare at that cover for a while, it’s pretty rad.
Bob Dylan has teamed up with IFC to create a short film to the song “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’,” the first single off of Dylan’s new album Together Through Life. The film premiered on IFC last night is viewable online here. Directed by Nash Edgerton and featuring Amanda Aardsma and Joel Stoffer, it kind of [...]
The Rothbury Festival is held in Double JJ Ranch in Michigan every year. This year’s Festival is running from July 2-5, and the lineup is an odd mix of Bonnaroo and Pitchfork, but looks like it’s probably one of the best things to do in Michigan over the summer. More bands to be announced soon.
Lineup:
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