I spent the last weekend with my gay brothers and sisters celebrating Gay Pride here in Seattle. I don’t usually celebrate with the crowds – it’s always too sunny and/or crowded and way expensive. This year […]
Of all the rotten luck: Jens Lekman has been quarantined for 10 days after contracting swine flu in South America. Jens says he fell ill and experienced a hallucinogenic fever while on an Air France […]
Evidently it’s auction season. I know little about the world of fine art and music memorabilia, but I do have an email alert set up with Christies to let me know whenever there’s a pop […]
A few days late, but here’s this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. It’s got two tracks that disappeared in April an are back on the liast again. Perhaps Jake was just before his own […]
I just received this in the mail. 1 Top Class Manager is how Rob Gretton(January 15, 1953 – May 15, 1999) referred to himself as Joy Division‘s fifth member in the book. Through financial thick and […]
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“Hello love have you seen this? www.gbgbelongstous.se” That was the e-mail I received from Air France today! The news broke the day before and they were probably wondering why we didn’t post something immediately. This […]
I must be living under a rock. Oh wait. No, I just live in the States. Coventry’s best ever band, The Specials, played Birmingham’s O2 Academy a few months back as part of their 30th […]
I was searching around my music collection trying to come up with a decent playlist of father inspired songs. I didn’t have much luck, the cheeze factor was way too high for my taste. So […]
I’m finally done editing my Sasquatch pictures! Here’s this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ’em and plays ’em, and I scribble down the track names and search for the links online. […]
It’s official. After over a year of speculation, former New Order members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham have formed a new band without ex-bassist Peter Hook. There is no word as to weather […]
I know it’s hard to believe but ten seventeen days later I’m still spending most of my free time editing Sasquatch pictures, but here is this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks […]
The Treasure Island Music Festival, otherwise known as my-favorite-music-festival-on-the-plant is happening October 17th and 18th. If you live in the bay area and you’re into indie music YOU ARE A FOOL IF YOU DON”T GO. […]
So many old names are coming out of the woodwork today! Nouvelle Vague’s third album, NV3 will be released in the UK on June 15th. Nouvelle Vague’s approach is so beautiful and unusual that many […]
Les Pattinson, the retired bassist for Echo and the Bunnymen, has been coaxed out of retirement to play two live shows for his mates, The Wild Swans. According to the Wild Swans website, “After a […]
I recently set up my turntable which has been in storage for too long. It’s a pleasure to sit on the couch with the windows open and listen to Dionne Warwick, Four Tet, Boards of […]
I’m so excited! Sea Wolf have scheduled a short west coast tour for the beginning of September. This coincides nicely with the September release date of the new album, so look for lots of new […]
I know it’s hard to believe but ten days later I’m still spending 99% of my time editing Sasquatch pictures, but here is this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ’em and […]
I’m sure this unofficial Lisztomania video violates all sorts of copyrights, but it’s a wonderful romp through a great song using video footage of some of my favorite movies from high school. Evidently the savvy […]
I love watching Jens Lekman perform, but sometimes I need a little motivation to get going. Warning: I might use the work quirky a lot in this review.
Sorry for the recent lack of posts from me – busy with LOTS. This will be a regular feature! I’ll be pointing you in the direction of new music you must hear immediately. This week […]
I felt all giddy when I checked my inbox this morning and found a note from Sea Wolf’s publicist, Juliana Plotkin. As we reported in April, Alex and company have been sequestered in Omaha for […]
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