Stereogum — In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Lowery's two main concerns, Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, usually tour as a unit in the winter and this year is no different. Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — The streaming company will recompense songwriters not paid enough royalties, but one unhappy music publisher claims ruling is ‘a free pass on wilful infringement’Spotify will pay out $112m (£83.5m) in a settlement agreement, following... more info

Popdose — It’s 1993. “Alternative music” is not yet just the genre where we stick anything semi-popular that isn’t R&B or hip-hop. We still have space for bands that have graduated from college radio — R.E.M. (and a few other bands from my hometown o... more info

Sweeping The Nation — The year of Live Aid, of course, and with it and We Are The World came the birth of the superstar, so much so that by September Michael Jackson could outbid Paul McCartney for the Beatles' publishing. Wham! went to China, Brothers In Arms popular... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Number twelve of forty - see the previous post for those so far - covers an interesting year. Nostalgia kicked in, one week in June featuring six coevrs or reissues in the top ten. After the previous year's Live Aid increased press coverage meant... more info

Impose Magazine — On January 18th, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven both made high energy appearances at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live. Photographer Christopher Sikich grabbed some photos for us. The post Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at World Cafe Live appeared fi... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Countless people plow through grinding traffic to work in Chicago. The members of influential alternative rock band Camper Van Beethoven may not have to do so on a daily basis, but consider their plight. The veteran group has maintained a steady tour... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Lowery will be taking his bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker on the road for evenings full of classic alt rock and college radio favorites this winter. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn band Flower Girl have been together for about three years, making charming folky pop indebted to Jonathan Richman and Camper Van Beethoven. They're set to release new album Tuck in Your Tie-Dye on November 11... Continue reading… more info