The Importance of Internet Radio to Indie Artists
posted March 13, 2009, 2:53 pm | Log In To Post Comments | 
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Tags: Internet radio, Pandora, RIAA, SoundExchange
The situation is all a little confusing, but it boils down to this: The music industry (RIAA, royalty collect
The Thermals and American Society
posted November 20, 2007, 3:59 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (0)
Tags: The Thermals, The Body, The Blood, The Machine, America, History, Religion, Christianity, Society
It’s always easier to deal with and discuss problems of politics, religion, and society as a whole when within the realms of music. Beyond certain albums’ catchy tunes worthy of “Best of” lists, their lyrics and themes offer interesting analysis, criticism, and some solutions to our current state of be
Stars of the Music Business
posted August 11, 2007, 12:22 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (2)
Tags: Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War, Bootlegging, Leaking, P2P, Music Business, Arts&Crafts
I’m watching Stars and their new release, In Our Bedroom After The War, very closely. If you haven’t heard, the Toronto chamber-pop indie group released their fourth album four days after the completion of recording. In a form of controlled-leaking, In Our Bedroom After The War was released digitally online, with a physical manifestation of the album to come later. Their label, found here), I’ve been breaking out all my old Pumpkins’ CDs (and there are a lot), and re-falling in love with the (arguably) best alternative band of the ‘90s. A play-by-play (or album-by-album) run-through that will maybe get you excited enough to break open your personal c
Spring Is Here!
posted April 22, 2007, 2:02 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (1)
Tags: The Little Ones, Fireflies, The Go Find, Sambassadeur, Oh MJ, New Moon, Spring
Now that it is finally warming up in the Midwest (although 40's again this week, whats up with that?) its time for some summery melodies and warm tunes...or whatever. So here's a handful of bands that have been prancing through my ears as I enjoy the sunshine.
Fireflies--A lone artist from Chicago named Lisle Mitnik who cranks out some blissful tunes that are really both haunting and uplifting at the same time. "Les Belles Etoiles" is a pe
The Big Ol' Music Post
posted April 13, 2007, 8:36 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (3)
Tags: Let's Go Sailing, Peter Bjorn and John, White Shoes & The Couples Company, Ghostland Observatory, Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare
Its finally Friday and I've been catching up with bands I've found throughout the week, but never got a chance to listen to all that long. Also submitted to the Last.fm site, (my profile is here). Okay! What I've been listening to lately:
Let's Go Sailling: 
Oh, I'm So Anti Anti
posted April 2, 2007, 9:17 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (3)
Tags: Snowden, 120 Days, The Decemberists, Dirty On Purpose, Zwan, Elan Vital, Tangerine, Djali Zwan True Poets of Zwan, Hallelujah Sirens, The Perfectionist Blacklist
What I’m Listening to Lately:
Snowden—Anti-Anti: I heard Snowden perform live on WOXY.com during SXSW and was intrigued. They have a borderline electronic sound and, are just damn catchy at times. I ventured an email and soon enough the album arrived in my mailbox. “Between the Rent and Me,” “Anti-Anti,” and “Innocent Heathen” are some top tracks to che
Subconsciencely Nebraskan
posted March 20, 2007, 10:29 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (1)
Tags: For Against, The Smiths, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, December, Loveless, Nowhere, Echelons, Nebraska
It is much too late for discovery. Darkness has devoured the outside world, and creeps up from the bags under my eyes. The computer monitor bathes my stretched face with a pale lifeless glow. Artists and music flash before my eyes as I take in the information for writing that – my body painfully acknowledges – will take me deeper into the very dead of night. Reviews, articles, features—meaningless pieces of criticism that will soon be forgotten to my dreary mind. Yet, I run acr
The Welsh in Greece
posted March 16, 2007, 7:43 pm | Log In To Post Comments | view comments (5)
Tags: Malajube, !!!, The Mountain Goats, Trompe-l'Oeil, Get Lonely, 300, emo
A simple question: why do the Greeks in "300" all speak with British -- and sometimes Welsh -- accents?
Well, here's what I've been listening to lately:
Malajube--Trompe-l'Oeil: A great post-punk discovery from French Canada. I've posted a review on them if you want to read a bit more about them here. They've got really smashing drum beats and very cool melodies, not to mentio
