largehearted boy - early evening

High school can be an adventure, but in Larry Doyle's debut novel I Love You, Beth Cooper, graduation night holds all the thrills. In what is possibly the funniest book of the year, the former Simpsons writer presents the school's uber-geeky valedictorian,… more »

Chromewaves - around lunchtime

Toronto singer-songwriter Megan Hamilton released the follow-up to her 2006 debut Feudal Ladies Club this week in the form of the How We Think About Light EP. It picks up where the full-length left off, with its woozily playful countryisms and heads off to a… more »

stereogum - mid-morning

Day One of the 'Fork Fest was a three-band affair; in conjunction with the now-international All Tomorrow's Parties people and their Don't Look Back series, Pitchfork corralled scene legends Slint, the Genius (or GZA to his friends), and the evergreen icons… more »

You Aint No Picasso - yesterday

One of my favorite covers I’ve seen live was when Architecture In Helsinki covered Roxy Music in Newport (they also did Randy Newman). It was totally left field at the time, but it makes perfect sense now. It’s just one out-there band covering… more »

Aversion: Reviews - two days ago

The Nautilus Years Surrounded One Little Indian Records Add article to: Digg Del.icio.us >>more on Surrounded >>send to friend Although it'd be nice to put on the rose-colored glasses and see the modern underground world as a place where music lovers can connect instantly and find new… more »

coolfer - two days ago

SoundExchange's executive director, Jon Simson, told Congress yesterday that SoundExchange will not enforce the new royalty rates while the new rates are still being worked out. (Listening Post) • Before Congress intervened, a federal appeals court… more »

Bob Baker's Indie Music Promotion Blog - two days ago

Bob Baker is an author, indie musician and former music magazine editor dedicated to showing musicians of all kinds how to get exposure, connect with fans, sell more CDs, and increase their incomes. Get 25% off every title Bob offers, free access to monthly teleseminars, and more as a member of the… more »

Between Thought and Expression - yesterday

Pitchfork Day One featured Slint, GZA, and Sonic Youth performing their respective classic albums. Unfortunately, I got there late so I missed the post-rock soft-loud dynamic head*f***ery of Slint and their performance of "Spiderland". Anyway, taking the L into Union Park, I saw part of the GZA… more »

Obscure Sound - yesterday

While I have become generally accustomed to music derived from the United States, the UK, and even Australia since childhood, it brings a smile to my face whenever I hear a new skillful band from distant countries like Japan, Spain, and France. In fact, apart from influential Krautrock legends like… more »

Music for Robots - two days ago

As Sorcerer, he started releasing his brand of electro disco psychedelia earlier this year on Tirk, with the single for "Surfing At Midnight" which garnered tons of praise from the beardo-community, not only because it is a sweet slice of music, but because it had an excellent Prins Thomas remix on… more »

largehearted boy - yesterday

So it's surely no coincidence that my passion for literary fiction began, somewhere in my early teens, with the dawning realization that I was a flawed creature, no longer the golden hero of my childhood dreams. With my own heart already beating at cross-purposes, I read to have my emerging view of… more »

stereogum - two days ago

After catching Suzanne Vega's fantastic homecoming/birthday gig at Highline last night -- highlights: "Left Of Center" with solo bass accompaniment, "Tom's Diner" twice (a cappella and DNA remix) Courtney Love's transatlantic meltdown was in town and hundreds… more »

Brad Sucks - two days ago

Ronald Jenkees, YouTube star, keyboard wizard and all-round nice guy has a new album out. He’s using my Digital Download Store and that is awesome. Helping artists earn money is pretty satisfying. I fixed a few store bugs and installation glitches in the process of helping him set it up so… more »

You Aint No Picasso - two days ago

Here’s the first of a few covers to fill this spot until I’m back. I feel like I owe Miracle Fortress’ Graham Van Pelt several drinks for introducing me to this John Cale classic. I still prefer the original, but Van Pelt crafts it… more »

Aversion: Reviews - two days ago

Spoon front man Britt Daniels faces a similar dilemma: After spending five albums and the better part of his adult life chasing down the perfect pop song -- and coming about as close as any other songwriter in his generation -- he has a decision to make: Keep up the single-minded pursuit, with… more »