As crazy as it sounds, Nirvana’s Bleach was released twenty years ago this past June, so, of course, there’s a deluxe reissue in the works. And since Nirvana is the band that put Sub Pop on the map, it’s only fitting that the Seattle label celebrate its anniversary in style. The expanded disc and double […]
Sub Pop celebrates 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Bleach
August 14th, 2009
The Verve steady as she implodes
August 13th, 2009
As with any reunion, The Verve’s motives had to be viewed with a few extra grains of salt. This is a band that has notoriously imploded multiple times. So, anyone who didn’t see the dollar signs flashing behind them when they reformed in 2007 just didn’t want to. With news that The Verve has once […]
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VIDEO: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson “Relator”
August 13th, 2009
It’s not hard to be a fan of Scarlett Johansson’s …music. She is ridiculously hot sings ok sometimes and other times, not so much. Having read about her collaboration with middle of the road-er Pete Yorn a few months back, I was more puzzled than amused, since Johansson has actually exhibited pretty damn good tastes. […]
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MP3: Cursive covers The Cure
August 12th, 2009
At a stop in Kentucky yesterday, Cursive played a free in-store at CD Central. Stripping down to acoustic guitar, Tim Kasher pulled out an obscure Cure cover with “The Lovecats” off The Cure’s stop-gap compilation Japanese Whispers from 1983. It’s kind of a shitty recording, but the cover is amusing, if you happen to like […]
Papercuts – Future Primitive
August 11th, 2009
With a name which possibly references a Broadcast song, San Francisco’s Papercuts play a dreamy retro sort of mellow pop “touching on ’80s/’90s Creation and 4AD records, The Zombies, 60’s French pop.” Works for me. (via Stereogab / Aquarius Records)
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Archival Duran Duran interview footage from 1981
August 6th, 2009
Pretty amazing early days interview with Duran Duran. A film crew just randomly spotted the then unknown band in the midst of a photo shoot promoting its debut LP and stopped for a quick interview. The band sounds very earnest about its quest for mainstream dominance. Andy Taylor even goes so far as to proclaim […]
The Antlers, 8 months late(r)?
August 6th, 2009
I’m rather curious about the timing of The Antlers review that showed up on Pitchfork on August 4th, 2009. Seems like a hell of a delay considering Drawer B posted about them in January after reading about them on Music for Kids Who Can’t Read Good, and even NPR did a feature in March ’09. […]
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