Calexico is out on a North American tour. Check out Fabchannel's live video footage of Calexico's performance in Paradiso, Amsterdam on October 15, 2008. Friday November 7 - Austin, TX - Antone's * Saturday November 8 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater * Sunday November 9 - St. Louis, MO - The Duck Room * Monday November 10 - [...]
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New video from The Dark Romantics for Let’s Ride. Eric Collins and Dean Paul were former members of Denison Marrs, The John Ralston Band, and The Party People.The Dark Romantics - Let’s RideYouTube - The Dark Romantics - “Let’s Ride”.
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Ten months ago we introduced you to Alaska in Winter, an electro project headed by Brandon Bethancourt. He had spent a winter in an “isolated cabin on the south coast of Alaska,” and tracked his debut, Dance Party In The Balkans. Teaming up with Zach Condon of Beirut and Heather Trost of A Hawk And [...]
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While we were in between Puddlegum and Chasing Lions, the anniversary of Elliott Smith's death came. Ironically, I was thinking a lot about Elliott that day, not realizing what day it was. And then this week I received this email with a cover of Elliott. Audrye Sessions recorded a live interpretation of Waltz #2, stepping [...]
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There have been numerous attempts at creating websites aimed at helping independent artists book shows. Typically the sites are difficult to navigate and are bogged down with too many options yet not enough usability. Indie on the Move is a brand new site that making it easy to complete the task of booking shows without [...]
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Jóhann Jóhannsson is out with a new album, Fordlandia, and video. The album was released on November 3 via 4AD. The video is for the song Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device based on Heim´s Quantum Theory). "Fordlândia is a fascinating, immersive and deeply rewarding web of ideas and melodies, sure to please fans and [...]
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Miracles of Modern Science have officially released their debut EP with the Amazing Wow record label. The five piece band is made up mainly of strings, marketing themselves (accurately so) as "an antique portrait of the future." The songs were remixed and remastered… and are free to download. Their label, Amazing Wow, believes that music piracy [...]
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Horse Feathers, the Portland folksy band that won a Plug Award for their debut in 2006, are touring the Midwest and East Coast. Check out the dates and enjoy the live video. Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds Nov 5 - The Frequency Madison, Wisconsin Nov 6 - Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa Nov 7 - Carleton College Northfield, [...]
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Josh Pyke debuted with his Australian release of Memories and Dust. It blew up and drew critical acclaim, winning an award from ARIA. Pyke released a follow-up, Chimney's Afire, in October (2008), and it has a promise of garnering a similar response. Listen to two tracks from Josh Pyke's Chimney's Afire, and enjoy the music video: Josh [...]
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Nick Harrison has a new video for Something Special, posted today on Youtube. The single for this song is coming out November 24. YouTube - Nick Harrison - Something Special.
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Sigur Rós released an official video for Við spilum endalaust, via Last.fm. The video was directed by Nick Abrahams, Unfortunately Last.fm doesn't allow video embeds, so click here if you wish to view the video in better quality. The band held a video competition for Gobbledigook and announced winners. You can view the entries at http://www.youtube.com/group/Gobbledigook.
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Lukestar is a new band from Norway, recently picked up by Flameshovel Records. Lake Toba has gone gold in Norway for obvious reasons. We're told to expect a US spring tour. Here are two tracks from their upcoming release: Lukestar - The Shade You Hide Lukestar - White Shade YouTube - White Shade by Lukestar.
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The Music Tapes' Majesty, from the album Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes. I love it when vintage footage is used in videos! This is the second song that has been put to video from this album. YouTube - The Music Tapes - Majesty.
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The leaves are still falling off the trees and they're forecasting snow, so I know that Christmas is coming. I'm not one for Christmas albums; my wife calls me "Scrouge" because I typically dislike Christmas albums (they make me grumpy). Though it feels a little early to be listening to songs about Santa, Rosie Thomas [...]
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Chris Larsen admits that he never meant to start a band when he recorded as Buildings Breeding in 2006. The self-titled debut was really a "bunch of love letters Christapher Larsen made for Melanie Glover while she was overseas." Any indie songwriter would be jealous of Larsen's accidental debut… hitting CMJ's top 200 chart and [...]
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Being away from Puddlegum for several months was difficult, and it's nice to be back! I didn't realize how much I enjoyed writing these articles. Nor did I realize how many people read Puddlegum until I heard back from people in the music industry. You may notice that we have a new website. Click on the [...]
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This has been an interesting year, to say the least. We set out to start the Chasing Lions 'blog label' and everything looked promising. Several artists/bands were lined up to release their music with us, starting in October. Marketing agencies were lining up, a booking agency began lining up shows, promotional plans were under way, [...]ShareThis
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One of my early childhood memories is listening to my dad's reel to reel player. He had a Teac A4010 reel to reel player, amplified by a Pioneer amplifier and speakers. He also had an 8 track player and a vinyl player that I enjoyed thoroughly. It has been nearly thirty years since he listened to [...]ShareThis
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Radiohead - Reckoner - by Clement Picon Radiohead has announced winners to their In Rainbows Aniboom Animation Contest. Clement Picon's video for Reckoner is astonishing, and Radiohead has featured the video on Myspace. MySpaceTV Videos: Radiohead - Reckoner - by Clement Picon by radiohead.ShareThis
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Finally, someone has created a mini-blog service for music listeners (ok, so maybe they aren't the first). Regardless, Blip.fm combines Twitter-esque qualities and ties it in with the music you're listening to. The idea is that you are your own DJ. Blip about a song you just listened to and your listeners will be able [...]ShareThis
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