Upcoming major artist releases worth checking out – Spring 2008 Edition

Let’s leave the l33t indie world for a minute and see what’s going on with the Blue Plate releases out there: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! * Why it’s Noteworthy: Christ almighty, this guy just puts out one goodie after another. One of his finest yet. The Hold Steady – […] […]

Top Ten Spins for Week of March 31st, 2008

Editors – Every End Has A Start Editors – “The Racing Rats” – Album: Visiter Deathcab For Cutie – “Transatlanticism” Fleetwood Mac – “Never Going Back Again” – Album: Rumors Fourtet – “Smile Around the Face” The Fray – “Over My Head (Cable Car)” Girls Against Boys – “Kicking the Lights” – Album: You Can’t Fight What You Can’t See Hot […] […]

Top Ten Spins for week of March 24th, 2008

Dodos – Visiter Dodos – “The Season” – Album: Visiter Dead Can Dance – “How Unfortunate the Man With None” Jose Gonzales – “Down the Line” Bloc Party – “Flux” Magnetic Fields – “The Nun’s Litany” – Album: Distortion Fuck Buttons – “Race You To My Bedroom/Spirit Rise” – Album: Street Horrrsing The Birthday Party – “Mutiny in Heaven” – Album: […] […]

Top Ten Spins for Week of March 17th, 2008

Mark Hollis – Mark Hollis Mark Hollis – “Inside Looking Out” – Album: Mark Hollis After a decade and a half with Talk Talk, frontman Mark Hollis comes out with a hyper-minimalist effort that explores even further the silence that “Laughing Stock” was approaching. Piano, clarinets, upright, acoustic guitar, strings all convene in as gentle a […] […]