Remind me never again to get drunk at the Beachland and stumble into Music Saves afterwards.

Bears - Who Knows 7″
Bound Stems - The Family Afloat 12″
Neko Case - Blacklisted
Patsy Cline - Country Greats 12″
Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Concert 12″
Dear Nora - Curt & Molly Split 7″
Dear Nora - Dreaming Out Loud 7″
Dear Nora […]

I saw this on Stereogum today and had to repost. The first time I saw this band (I think with the Gossip?) my initial thoughts were “Yeah I liked Kill Rock Stars in 1994 too” but I got a few of their records and they’re a solid, fun band.

Juliana Hatfield writes about her experience working on My So-Called Life, and the song-writing process. My favorite part is her thoughts on how constraint fosters creativity:
Having rules or limitations can be very liberating just as having total freedom to do whatever you want, however you want, can be sort of paralyzing. It’s hard to know […]

Kristin Hersh takes a Juliana Hatfield-esque approach to music; the honor system. She talks about what we’ve lost in this digital and copyright crippled age:
a blues player walks a song from town to town, playing on street corners, in dance halls, at parties and bars. The song stays when the musician leaves, adopted and adapted […]

Beth Ditto gets interviewed in Spin. Sad it took Perez Hilton to get them to notice the Gossip. In spite of Spin’s usually crappy coverage, they manage to ask some decent questions.
Keira Knightley called you “sexy” and said that you had “the most amazing body.” Can you take that compliment seriously coming from somebody […]

New Breeders album in April. Finally. While I wasn’t tremendously impressed with Title TK, I still enjoyed it a lot. Their “reunion” dates were some of the most fun shows I’ve ever been to.

Carrie Brownstein, a real musician, on Rock Band in Slate:
Not even the creators of Rock Band could possibly believe that playing the game is tantamount to making your own music. There is, however, a sad similarity between Rock Band and some actual bands, and that is the attempt at realness. With so much of music […]

If you love Sleater-Kinney or snarky writing, check out Monitor Mix, Carrie Brownstein’s new NPR music blog.
But what kind of music does a young man who is a human scratching post listen to? I might guess Peter Murphy or Tool or My Chemical Romance, but I have no idea. These are some of the […]

The first time I visited Portland, I was immediately struck by how bike friendly the city was. The roads and public transit embraced cyclists rather than swerving around them, screaming obscenities like Ohio. Today the NY Times comments on Portland’s bike culture.
If you’re a fan of Lomo photography, or cool old cameras in general, […]

Data visualization as show reviews. (via)

From Wired yesterday: Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin. Finally record labels and the media are starting to comprehend what music enthusiasts have known all along.
Matador and other labels include coupons in record packaging that can be used to download MP3 versions of the songs. Amory called the coupon program “hugely popular.”
This […]

I woke up this morning to the news that my favorite torrent site, OiNK has been shut down. OiNK was the best place around to get out of print music. I downloaded a lot of old Brazilian jazz I could never get on CD or vinyl unless I spent years scavenging garage sales. I downloaded […]