I’ve got an odd relationship with downloading. I’m usually outspoken against it when discussing the subject with most of my friends, but usually for a variety of reasons that you really can’t articulate when these types of conversations boil down to lots of yelling. I’ll diffuse the normal “record labels and artists” and “pirating” and … [Read more…]
Judging by the ever-changing combinations of letters on his website, Travis Morrison has apparently retired from music. Honestly, the whole thing seems a bit odd… perhaps the part where he says he’s relaxing in Brooklyn is a bit of a tip off… Same with the link merely to his Facebook page, a nice gesture, but … [Read more…]
There’s been a blizzard of Sunny Day Real Estate gigs today, and it’s been interesting to track them down through all the social networking sites (and you can see the chain of events in a handful of my previous entries). Take a look at what’s cropped up in the past few hours: The Ogden Theatre … [Read more…]
A quick email post about this sweet bit of information I just received. After finding out about The Kollective’s Twitter (unofficial) announcement about a Sunny Day Real Estate reunion gig in Salt Lake City, I immediately set out to contact them. It was a bit hard to track down any contact info, but luckily The Kollective … [Read more…]
Just a quick little message to folks out there that use MySpace. You can find this page on it: That’s right, an America Is Just A Word MySpace page. It’s another way to spread the word, but stick to this blog for all the up-to-date updates and previews from the book. But, if you’re on MySpace, … [Read more…]
Lookout Russia and Mexico, there’s another country that’s got emo in the public’s depress-ed eye. Egypt was recently over-run with anti-emo fervor, and as The Guardian‘s Jack Shenker tells it, the authorities and media took things way out of proportion. Go figure. As Shenker tells it, Cairo recently saw a bloom of graffiti in the … [Read more…]
Blake Schwarzenbach fans have been rabid about the man’s new project, Thorns of Life. Big news is, the trio has entered the studio. According to Blake’s Facebook status (may this be the only time I need to rely on that site for “news” posts), the band will be recording until the 11th of March… ish. … [Read more…]
The youth of Greece have been rioting…
‘I’m a bit like a rubbish super-hero …” says Burial, shyly. So began Dan Hancox’s exclusive interview with the dubstep musician known as Burial. At least, it was exclusive when it was published last fall. Now, the chase is on to grab hold of this (formerly) elusive musical force. For all intents and purposes, Burial … [Read more…]