Let the 69 Love Songs celebrations begin
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the release of everyone's favorite weepy, happy, ukulele-infused, wonderful massive concussion of long songs album: 69 Love Songs…
Our Noise: The Story Of Merge Records to be released September 22nd
Warning: This is an ecstatic early plug for the upcoming fan-dream book, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big…
Discount tickets for Stephin Merritt's new opera
OK, so it's not in Seattle (and how I wish it were!), but because it has to do with our (my) favorite eccentric genius artist-who-only-wears-brown,…
Merge's SCORE unleashes brilliant covers comp
Merge has done it again! For their 20th anniversary, a part of the brilliant subscriber only compilation series SCORE, the Chapel Hill label (run by…
IG Shrie's Top Ten Plus Plus!
2008 was an interesting musical, and personal, year for me. I listened to a lot of indie rock, electronica and went to a shit-ton of…
Best of 2008: Top 10 Albums from Pete Greenberg of Chop Suey
As mentioned here Friday, I had asked a few music-related friends to submit their best of 2008 top 10 lists. The next to send their…
Keenan's year end wrap up!
I'm always terrible at finishing best-of lists. I have a tendency of being at least half a year behind on albums everyone else loves. In…
Make your travel plans, Magentic Fields announce more US tour dates
The Magnetic Fields, back from their European tour, have announced a wee list of US tour dates. The closest they get to Seattle is Wisconsin…
Sappy mixtapes have a home on the Internet
Ah, the mixtape. A beautiful art form lost in today's digital madness. Mix CDs feel too disposable in the age of rewritable discs and iTunes,…
"A Pretty Girl Is Like" by the Magnetic Fields
It took me a while to get into the Magnetic Fields. When I first heard 69 Love Songs I thought a good portion of the…