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1991: The Year Punk Broke

By Brandon Kim on 05/05/2009

Filed under: Music Flicks

I tend to lean more Paul McCartney than J Mascis, but early 90's rock has a special place in my somewhat charred heart. So it was with great joy I went up to the Walter Reade theater in Manhattan last night for a screening of Dave Markey's tour documentary, "1991: The Year Punk Broke." Remember when Nirvana was still new, before they were blasting incessantly from frat house windows across the country? I'd never seen it before, and if it was off my radar, maybe it was off yours too. Set during a tour through Europe with Nirvana and Dinosaur... MORE »

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IS IT ME? OR...

By Jim Shearer on 10/23/2008

Filed under: IS IT ME? OR...

...does this tote bag design really suck? You'll notice that it's a SXSW 2008 bag, so yes, this rant is probably seven months too late, but while sitting in front of a computer all day in complete solitude, all types of random thoughts will cross one's mind. (left: I'll bet you a quarter YOU could draw better than this.) My wife has always been good about using the free swag I've received over the years, and while blogging yesterday I looked down at the floor and noticed her SXSW tote bag. After looking at it for a couple seconds,... MORE »

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Sonic Youth Go Back Home

By Jim Shearer on 09/10/2008

Filed under: NEWS

Sonic Youth, a band synonymous with indie music, is once again, officially independent. Having fulfilled all of their contractual obligations with the Universal Music Group--their last major release being Rather Ripped (2006)--Sonic Youth will release their 16th studio album through Matador Records. (left: You can now call Sonic Youth an "indie" band without any hesitation.) This is somewhat of a big deal, because Sonic Youth has now come full circle. Throughout the 80's, Sonic Youth were an indie phenomenon, and quite amazingly, inked a major label deal with DGC in 1990, which gave them--an experimental-noise-rock-art-act--complete creative control! Being called... MORE »

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INDIE EAR MADNESS: Key First Round Match-Ups

By Jim Shearer on 03/19/2008

Tomorrow afternoon the 64-band Indie Ear Madness tournament will begin. Only one independent/indie-minded music act will be left standing following the fierce competition. Don't forget to print out your brackets and follow the action daily. Competing this year, we have a handful of veteran acts as well as many up-and-coming new talents. Radiohead come into the tourney as this year's favorites, but upstarts, Vampire Weekend, Gnarls Barkley, and Tapes 'N Tapes are looking to bring home their first National Title. Here's a look at some intriguing first round match-ups:... MORE »

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SXSW: Saul Williams

By Jim Shearer on 03/12/2008

Just got done chatting with Saul Williams at the Austin Convention Center. Williams has three performances scheduled for this year's SXSW. He's actually just finishing up his first now, which is a solo acoustic set, but will be joined later tonight by his band for their 1AM performance at Vice. I think they're also doing a day show at the Fader Fort tomorrow. On my may out I also bumped into Thurston Moore. He's plays tomorrow night (sans Sonic Youth) at 12:45AM (Mohawk Patio). Word on the street, is that tomorrow around 5PM at the Fader Fort there's going... MORE »

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