Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Photo by Steve Gullick Some ten years after they called it a day, the glorious noise rock clusterfuck they call the Jesus Lizard will reconvene for a series of shows… Read full post »
Silence Is A Rhythm Too ❤ A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Rui Maia, drummer and keyboardist for Portuguese rockers X-Wife. He included an mp3 for me to share with you. Formed… Read full post »
Silence Is A Rhythm Too ❤ Factory Records' flagship band New Order's first five records ('Movement,' 'Power, Corruption & Lies,' 'Low-Life,' 'Brotherhood' and 'Technique') have finally gotten the remastered reissue treatment. The two disc Collector's Edition… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Holiday-themed charity comps: truly, they are the gift that keeps on giving. I mean, you can purchase a copy of the digital-only I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas collection, plunk a… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Some bands take years to hone their craft, but Friendly Foes ? They were Born Radical . It comes down to the pedigree, really; the band, as you may already… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Cover your faces while you cover your favorites: it's time for a sequel to Guilt by Association , the 2007 comp from Engine Room Recordings that had folks like Will… Read full post »
Silence Is A Rhythm Too ❤ I finally got motivated and fixed the comment functionality around here. I was not happy with what I had. Now you can leave a comment and tell me how much… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Emerging from the molten wreckage of Seattle rockers In Praise of Folly comes Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band , who've just signed on with fellow berzerkers-of-nature Dead Oceans . The… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Photo by Kyle Gustafson Baltimore bass/drums/voice trio Double Dagger have signed to Thrill Jockey . The Chicago label is currently distributing two of the band's 7"s, Sophisticated Urban Living and… Read full post »
Silence Is A Rhythm Too ❤ ZTT Records is in the process of reissuing the back catalog - 808 State's 808:90 & Excel have gotten the 2 disc treatment, with disc 2 having remixes and rarities.… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ That Swedish dude Loney Dear whose name isn't "Loney" or "Dear" (it's Emil Svanngen) has signed to Southern Illinois label Polyvinyl for the release of his sophomore album. The follow-up… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Photo by Drew Angerer Apart from a little election eering and some rumor-policing , rather popular Montreal band the Arcade Fire have kept mighty quiet here in the oh-eight, understandable… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Nada Surf will issue their entire catalog of studio albums on vinyl for the first time with the release of a Barsuk box set the label is calling Vinyl Box… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ Just as the wintertime blues prepare to descend, here come the Postmarks to put some dimples back on our faces. The twee-leaning Miami outfit had been quietly issuing MP3 covers… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ If sharing is, in fact, caring, Will Sheff and Charles Bissell care an awful lot about each other. Bissell, recent touring guitarist for Sheff's Okkervil River and founding member of… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ There's been no shortage of posthumous releases directly from and otherwise related to the late James "J Dilla" Yancey recently, but the newest one is especially close to home, as… Read full post »
Pitchfork Newsblog ❤ As you can probably tell from the picture right there, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and his brother Alex share more than a little family resemblance. In point of fact, they're… Read full post »
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