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  • July 2008
    • Indie Heroes the Vaselines (Finally) Play the States

      Indie Heroes the Vaselines (Finally) Play the States

      Known stateside as Kurt Cobain’s favorite band, Scottish rockers the Vaselines finally made their US debut Wednesday—18 years after their only release. To a small, adoring, and cultish crowd, the show was “the second coming of Jesus, John Lennon, and Ian Curtis, all at once," writes Marlow Riley in a Radar review of one of the group's three US club dates. More »

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      New Jersey   Kurt Cobain   indie rock

  • June 2008
    • My Morning Jacket Spreads Rock Gospel

      My Morning Jacket Spreads Rock Gospel

      My Morning Jacket is officially an arena-rock force, Nate Chinen raves in the New York Times . The Southern-rock darlings walked the line between spiritual and sanguine before a sold-out Radio City Music Hall on Friday, playing the majority of new album Evil Urges , which "features some of its strongest songs alongside some of its strangest." More »

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      concert   music review   indie rock

  • March 2008
    • Weezer Star Needs Help Writing a Song

      Weezer Star Needs Help Writing a Song

      In yet another example of the Internet democratizing the music industry, Weezer's frontman is using YouTube to get some help writing a new song. Rivers Cuomo is broadcasting himself (don't miss the campy moustache) in a series he's dubbed "Let's Write a Sawng." His latest dispatch asks fans to "come up with some chords yo," Pitchfork Media reports. More »

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      music   YouTube   rock and roll   indie rock   Weezer   Rivers Cuomo

    • Vampires, REM Win Austin Buzz

      Vampires, REM Win Austin Buzz

      At least one "buzz band" has emerged in South by Southwest, a music festival that is increasingly dominated by big-name artists: world-beat pop quartet Vampire Weekend. Still hot from a Saturday Night Live appearance last weekend, the Columbia University band has wowed Austin with its clean, poppy sound, the Buffalo News reports. More »

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      music   Texas   Austin   rock bands   indie rock   music festival

    • Tables Turn on Rebel Festival

      Tables Turn on Rebel Festival

      The South by Southwest musical festival finds itself in an odd spot—the once-tiny gathering is now the big bad authority figure as it tries to keep others from horning in on its success, the Wall Street Journal reports. Festival organizers routinely call the police, revoke privileges, and file lawsuits as they try to shut down the loads of unsanctioned parties and concerts that spring up on the fringes of the 5-day festival in Austin, Texas. More »

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      rock and roll   indie rock   music festival   South by Southwest   corporate sponsorship   festivals

    • Euro Websites Rock Recording Industry

      Euro Websites Rock Recording Industry

      While the recording industry continues to lose profits, two online companies are reinventing the recorded music business model—and raking in the cash. Europe's SellaBand and Slicethepie are getting fans to finance their favorite indie rock up-and-comers. Amazon UK wants in, but online gambling legislation in the US makes it harder to apply the paradigm here, Wired reports. More »

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      music   MySpace   music industry   online music   indie rock   recording industry

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