Barackrock.org offers music for donations

By Alex Young on September 25th, 2008

It’s no secret that most in the music world will be pulling the lever for Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama this November. After all, each new day seems to bring news of another pro-Obama support stint – The National, The Breeders, and Jim James are the latest acts to get on in the fun – [...]

SXSW Video Recap: Day 3

By Alex Young on March 15th, 2008

The time has just flown by. We’re now more than half way done with this year’s edition of SXSW. What happened on Friday, you ask?
Vampire Weekend, yes Vampire Weekend! played at SXSW:
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=yNgjTvMp_uw&rel=1]

Coachella is “so hot”

By Alex Young on January 15th, 2008

Golden Voice, the folks who plan Coachella, recently posted a bulletin that sheds little if any light on this year’s lineup.
Hi everyone,
The website will be updated with in the next few weeks.
When will we announce the line up?
When will tickets go on sale?
Who is playing this year?
All the details are coming soon. Stay tuned. Have [...]

2008 Summer Festival Outlook (Part IV)

By Alex Young on January 4th, 2008

New name, same great posting…
Today sees major and numerous additions to South by Southwest. We’ve also included a couple more festivals after the jump.
Click here to view the master list
* = Lineup Addition

South by Southwest 2008:
March 12-16, 2008 – Austin, Texas
What we know:

R.E.M., My Morning Jacket, The Vines, The Black Keys, Jens Lekman, Vampire [...]

R.E.M., My Morning Jacket, others to play SXSW

By Alex Young on January 4th, 2008

South by Southwest has announced (via an official mailing) a few more bands who will be appearing at music portion of the 2008 festival.
Among note are scheduled performances by R.E.M., The Vines, and My Morning Jacket.
R.E.M. are perhaps the biggest surprise so far, since they only recently announced the imminent arrival of their latest full-length, [...]