Grand Archives
Rising out of the ashes of Carissa's Wierd, and of Band of Horses more recently, Grand Archives gives us an intimate and promising debut on…
CSS: 90 million YouTube viewers can't be fake, can they?
This is interesting. The most watched video on YouTube right now is a fan-made video of "Music is My Hot, Hot Sex" by Sub Pop's…
Hear a track from the forthcoming Grand Archives record (!!)
It's no secret around here that one of the greatest musical happenings of 2007 for me was Grand Archives, the latest project of the amazingly…
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Where did they all go wrong? Back in 2004, Portland’s Helio Sequence released one of my favorite albums of the year, the pure modern rock…
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!
Forgive me for being so giddy and a few days late, but I'm so thrilled to read that Seattle band Fleet Foxes have signed to…
Sing karaoke with the Thermals! (if you live in New York)
This is too good not to post, even if it may make Imaginary Dana quite jealous of our friends in New York.TIG favorites the Thermals…
Tiptoeing toward the new year – what will be great in 2008?
The thought of 2008 still leaves me a little uneasy. I liked 2007 a whole darn lot, and it seems to soon to let it…
Cease to Begin
Cease to Begin has left me feeling very torn. Normally if I am feeling indecision about what score to bestow upon on album, it is…
The Shepherd's Dog
Without a doubt, The Shepherd’s Dog is the most accessible album ever recorded by Iron & Wine. The arrangements for the songs are suddenly lush…
"Natural Anthem" by The Postal Service
Yum. The Postal Service for breakfast. I'm digging it. I think I probably melted my copy of Give Up by playing it too many times,…