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[Hype Hype Hooray] How Much Influence Does Indie Music Really Have?

Every [two weeks?] Jamie Hale takes a long, hard look at the music industry and the blog scene that feeds it. Here, he releases those findings and makes snarky, sarcastic remarks. Admittedly, both Jamie and Knox Road are a part of this scene. So sue us.

This week I got my TIME magazine, […]

Lee

iTunes Mixery

For those who don’t know, this is iTunes Mixery part diez (ten). Here’s how it goes: I play iTunes on shuffle -> tell you which song comes up -> provide the mp3 and a tidbit -> continue until five songs and embarrassment are complete. Again, nothing’s off-limits – I don’t “fix the mix”. […]

Jon

The new New Pornographers album is going to be indiescribable

Indiescribable? Haha! Let me get my rimshot out of the way*.

So apparently The New Pornographers will be releasing an album May 4 called Together, which I suppose is rather fitting because the personnel involved include A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar, Zach Condon (Beirut [not to be confused with Beirut]), Annie Clark […]

Jamie

St. Vincent, Andrew Bird announce tour dates

Two acclaimed musicians, Andrew Bird and St. Vincent, have decided to rock the very foundation this world rests upon by playing a string of shows together. Like, what? Awesome. If you haven’t heard Andrew Bird’s latest album, Noble Beast, or St. Vincent’s recent release, Actor, go do so now and then buy a […]

Jamie

St. Vincent announces U.S. tour. NOT Canada.

Everybody’s favorite, St. Vincent, announced a spring/summer tour of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. That’s because she’s an American and that’s where music should be played. The Canada snub aside, this tour should be sweet. She’s coming to D.C. at the Black Cat and also making an appearance at my favorite […]

Lee

Newsflash: St. Vincent to release new album, ‘Actor’, May 5

“On May 5, 4AD will release ‘Actor’ the anticipated new album by St. Vincent (nee Annie Clark), and the follow-up to her first album, ‘Marry Me,’ one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2007. ‘Actor’ was co-produced by Clark and John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Polyphonic Spree, etc…), and features eleven new songs, all […]