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Gorillaz come up with some Horrors

By Alexander Borsody on September 7th, 2009

The Horrors sure have a good way of capturing the attention of high-profile musical outfits.

Illegal Art comes up with Junk Culture

By Alexander Borsody on August 17th, 2009

Illegal Art, known to you and me as record label of Girl Talk, has signed Oxford, Mississippi electro wizard Deepak Mantena, aka Junk Culture, and has announced plans to release his debut EP, West Coast, on October 27th.

Kristina Train doesn’t cry over Spilt Milk

By Alexander Borsody on August 16th, 2009

Blue Note Records, a label whose roster includes jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Dr. John, has announced the debut album Spilt Milk by artist Kristina Train. Now, prior to this announcement, there has been virtually no media attention or even online presence for the singer/songwriter, making her a complete blogosphere unknown (like a rolling stone). So, let’s [...]

Minus the Bear starts baking its fifth

By Alexander Borsody on August 3rd, 2009

According to its MySpace and Twitter pages, Minus The Bear has been in the studio, working on a new album — its fifth — tentatively scheduled for release late this fall. Looking to take a new direction of sorts, the indie-pop-rockers are recording with the help of Joe Chicarelliy (of My Morning Jacket and The [...]

Check Out: Echo & the Bunnymen – “Do You Know Who I Am”

By Alexander Borsody on July 31st, 2009

After detailing their forthcoming album earlier this week, Echo & the Bunnymen have moved on to the part where they tease us.