It was previously announced that Neutral Milk Hotel's first two albums: "In The Airplane Over The Sea" and "On Avery Island", were going to be reissued on vinyl by Merge. Now the label has released some footage of Jeff Magnum playing 'Two-Headed Boy' solo in New York. The...Click the link to read more
The fine, fine folks over at i guess i'm floating are reporting the legendarily reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel Frontman Jeff Mangum played for a crowd at the Elephant 6 show Sunday night in Columbus, OHhttp://iguessimfloating.blogspot.com/2008/10/video-jeff-mangum-engine-live-102008.htmlSome of you are aware that Apples In Stereo frontman Robert Schneider, a fellow resident of Lexington, KY and c...
Last week, we wrote a li'l report about Jeff Mangum possibly joining the E6 Holiday Surprise Tour for a couple shows (TMT News). Well, the possibility turned into reality earlier than expected at last night's Knitting Factory gig in New York, as Jeff Mangum unexpectedly hopped on stage and performed three songs — "The Arrow Flies Close" by Elf Power and both "The Opera House" and "I Have Been F.
Record company Merge are set to release Neutral Milk Hotel’s two studio albums on 180 Gram vinyl. Both In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and On Avery Island will also come packaged with a code to download the LP’s in high quality digital files.The cult Indie band’s influence has been increasingly recognized over recent years, [...]
But I just had to.From Pitchfork: Elephant 6 Crew to Embark on "Holiday Surprise Tour" Pretty cool. Like it says there's no guarantee Jeff Mangum will be there. But, I mean, the guy hasn't done jack shit in like 8 years....he's gotta be bored just sitting around his house all day.He is in this though. A short film that also includes Kevin Barnes from of M...
Athens-based Neutral Milk Hotel released In the Aeroplane Over the Sea in 1998, led by chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum. The critically acclaimed album is a widely popular recording. A spiritually motivated work, it is conceptually based on the beauty to be found in the horrific fate of Anne Frank and similarly overwhelming tragedies.The album was highly praised by critics for its wil...
Athens-based Neutral Milk Hotel released In the Aeroplane Over the Sea in 1998, led by chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum. The critically acclaimed album is a widely popular recording. A spiritually motivated work, it is conceptually based on the beauty to be found in the horrific fate of Anne Frank and similarly overwhelming tragedies.The album was highly praised by critics for its wil...
I love taking advantage of the fact that every Neutral Milk Hotel fan is secretly waiting for a new NMH album, even though each one of 'em knows that Jeff Mangum is as reclusive as a Sasquatch and that hoping for a new long-player from these particular Elephant Sixers is as futile as hoping for the Second Coming. However, despite that futility, and, if you're like me, you pacify your desire for...
It's hard being a hipster these days. With your favorite scene being crushed and co-opted by capitalism, it's hard not to feel vain and vapid. It's even harder to deny that you've become increasingly shallow towards others in an attempt to maintain individuality by postmodernizing your existence to oblivion. But does that necessarily make you a bad person? No! You can still do good, especially ...
/// Elephant 6 Collective members embarked on a 14 city tour named after the Olivia Tremor Control song "Holiday Surprise." The tour hits Chicago October 21st at the Bottom Lounge. The stage line up will include Scott Spillane (Neutral Milk Hotel and the Gerbils), Laura Carter (Elf Power), Eric Harris (Olivia Tremor Control), Nesey Gallons and many more. The elusive Jeff Magnum (Neutral Mil...
Neutral Milk Hotel who have been very influental since releasing their 1998 album "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea", will have both of their vinyls re-issued by Merge. Their 1996 debut album "On Avery Island" will also be reissued with the critically acclaimed second album....Click the link to read more
Julian Koster has recruited his former bandmates to appeal to their fans to help preserve an 81-year-old "whirling contraption of mechanical music and light."
Tiny Mix Tapes reports that Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum performed three songs in New York with Julian Koster's "Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise" tour: He came on stage and sang on part of Olivia Tremor Control's "I Have Been...
LA Weekly reports that while CD sales took a nosedive last year, vinyl sales went up 89 percent and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]