Amazing Wow is dead! Not really, we’ve just moved, and changed a few small things. Don’t worry, we’ve got a new release already and a lot more on the way. Check it out at onethirtybpm Records.
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The Times They Are A-Changin
Amazing Wow is undergoing some changes. Stay tuned.
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More live videos!
Hey everyoneTwo more live videos from our recent show at the Unknown Theater:I Want U 2 KnowComedownsEnjoy!Casey
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Flora & Fauna live video
Hello All, this is Matt from Flora & Fauna. For your viewing pleasure, here is a live video of us playing at the Unknown Theater last weekend:Last ThingMore videos on the way, and we are currently working on some new recordings which you’ll be able to get right here (for free, as always), so check [...]
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Hibernator Now Out!
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Hope y’all enjoyed the single, cuz it’s time for the album now.Decora just finished up “Hibernator,” a seven track album of all instrumental grooves and textures. Hibernator is an apt title for several reasons… Decora has been sitting on these guys for a while. But thanks to AW’s live-in engineer, Will Radin, they’re good to [...]
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The Myth of DIY
Chris Ruen has written a pretty intense and scathing article about the acceptability of piracy on Tiny Mix Tapes, The Myth of DIY. The viewpoint isn’t anything new, but coming from an artist and member of a community that targets the industry more the consumer, it’s somewhat arresting, and at least, really well written. An [...]
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NYC July Fourth Partay
MOMS are playing at Union Pool, corner of Union & Meeker, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for an “Indie-pendence (ouch, sorry) Day Party” at 3 P.M. on July 4. Some cheap drinks, lotsa bands, and probably alot of dancing. Not a bad way to celebrate your freedom.
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Rapidshare Reamed
Maybe you’ve heard that Rapidshare, everyone’s most/least favorite multi-petabyte hoster, was ordered to remove $34 million worth of content, and faces a potentially huge fine by order of a German court.Could this injunction be painted as a victory of the small, artisan download blog (ahem) versus the corporate feed farm of file sharing? Probably not, [...]
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2 new unplugged MOMS videos
Luminol:Bossa Supernova:
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“Pirates” Ten Times More Likely to Buy Music
By now you’ve hopefully seen the Guardian’s recent study that proved music “pirates” are ten times more likely to buy music than people who don’t download music illegally. The good folks at Discontent tipped us off about this article in their lovely review of Kissing/Samba Party.But damn, ten times more likely? Does this have to [...]
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Promo Cuts
I’m on the promo list for a bunch of anonymous PR companies who send me the most inane emails, often as if they’re the artist themselves. I searched for “genre” and “seamlessly” in my inbox, only drawing from the last two months:…heaps of genre bending cello playing..…they’ve been making forward thinking, genrebreaking music for nearly [...]
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Microfinancing Music
Microfinancing, perhaps the hottest economic trend, has made its way to music over the last few years. You’ve probably heard of Sellaband. The service asks you to chip in for an artist on varying degrees to help them get enough money to record an album. Your reward for doing so is a copy of the [...]
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Wikipedia
The only thing that’s rivaled Wikipedia’s knowledge base is the desire to fuck around with the articles. Anyone on the internet who says they haven’t thought about editing an article on George Tush or offering their own take on the legalization of Marijuana article is lying. Robots have taken most of the mass editing fun [...]
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Tim joins Camera Obscura!
To those of you have not yet heard, I will be going on tour to play trumpet in Camera Obscura. The tour lasts for five weeks, May 27th – June 30th, and covers most of North America. I’m super excited to be joining them this summer along with California trio Agent Ribbons and viola soloist [...]
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YouTube Virality
Viral videos have snuck in the cracks of my life for years. I find myself clicking “stumble” almost compulsively between trying to do more “legitimate” work. As a schmaltzy printellectual, I find myself trying to break down what makes a video go and stay viral on the web. And I really don’t believe it’s the same [...]
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MOMS for Best Artist of the Month on The Deli
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Artist:Miracles Of Modern Science
Our own MOMS have been nominated to be The Deli Magazine Artist of the Month for May. Which would be great. You should go vote for them here!
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Tiny Mix Tapes Release an Exlusive Darfur Compilation
Tiny Mix Tapes is my favorite webzine, and I’ll tell you right now that it’s not because I used to write for them. TMT was my favorite before I wrote for them, of course!Ben still is a writer and in fact it’s where we met! Cute!Tiny Mix Tapes has joined forces with eleven musicians to [...]
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The Ecstasy of Plagiarism
“You can’t steal a gift. Bird gave the world his music, and if you can hear it you can have it” - Dizzy GillespieHey all, Casey from Flora & Fauna here. A strong personal interest of mine is the positive and negative flow between creativity, copyright, and influence. I’ve excerpted portions from a wonderful essay [...]
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