Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo says “Hello Sun!”
I don’t know if I was weakened from Bonnaroo, or if the lack of sleep last night did it to me, but the first day of Desdemona wore me out. Fortunately, I was able to find the place without getting lost—that’s a first for any Cincinnati-area […]

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What, you thought I would post a Ghostface song? Today kicks off the three-day Cincinnati festival, Desdemona. Headlining today is Ghostface, preceeded by The Apples in Stereo. I’m predicting a good number of new songs (”Skyway” and “Energy” would be great), and their classics as well. While we probably won’t luck out and get this […]

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I hate remixes. Scratch that. I hated remixes. About the time that mashups were becoming popular, my resolve was weakening as to how terrible remixes were. Still, I’m no fan; but having one of your favorite bands’ work remixed in a fashion that flatters and elaborates upon the original does help a bit.
As you probably […]

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MP3: Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s - Skeleton Key
Before Margot’s show, I had a stomach ache and a bit of acid reflux. After Margot’s show, I had to bike home in the pouring rain. But between those two, I had had an experience that more than made up for any unpleasantries I had […]

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Swedish pop duo Johan Hedberg and Peter Gunnarsson (better known as Suburban Kids With Biblical Names) just signed with Minty Fresh today. Looks like a US release for #3 with two (2) bonus songs. We can only hope that a US tour is in the works as well.
MP3: Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Rent […]

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Billboard is reporting that Frank Black has scrapped a load of new songs he had written with the intent of releasing a new Pixies album.
Black tells Billboard.com that about six months ago he wrote a batch of new songs for the band “in an attempt to convince one of the Pixies to make a Pixies […]

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Will Oldham (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) has always seemed like some sort of untouchable legend of independent music. Three reasons for this: because he was making music when I was still a kid, his pseudonyms make him seem mysterious, and because I’ve never met him. For such a fixture of modern music, he keeps a relatively […]

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While waiting for Beck, the DJs running Bonnaroo’s radio station did something weird–they played a Radiohead song. “There There,” to be precise. Now, the DJ in me said this was a terrible mistake. You don’t play the headliner’s music right before the opening act. But seeing smiles wash over everyone around me as we all […]

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