Stereogum — Jac Holzman founded Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records and was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011. Back in the '60s, he released a series of albums called Authentic Sound Effects with his brother Keith Holzman. A few years ago, Ho... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — All photos by Nick Karp North Carolina’s Rainbow Kitten Surprise have found some big time mainstream success with the release of their third album How To: Friend, Love, Freefall their first release for major Elektra Records. On April 11 they brough... more info

Indie Music News — Known as “The Supergroup That Never Was,” Corky Laing’s POMPEII recorded “The Secret Sessions”, between 1976 and 1978 after a re-introduction to old friend Ian Hunter via Steve Wax of Elektra / Asylum. Laing recalls, … Read More more info

JamBase — The woman most responsible for signing Phish to major label Elektra in the early '90s, Sue Drew, tells her story. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — All photos by Rebecca Gibbons On October 21, Los Angeles indie-pop rockers Saint Motel returned to New York for a performance at Webster Hall. The show was the record release party for their new album Saintmotelevision, which was released the same da... more info

New York Times — The well-traveled music executive is credited with refreshing the label in the ’80s and ’90s, with acts like Metallica, Anita Baker and Björk. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Between 1965 and 1975, Danny Fields hung out with the Velvet Underground at Andy Warhol’s Factory, caused a nationwide controversy by publicizing John Lennon’s “bigger than Jesus” quote in a teen magazine, was the press agen... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, guitarist Brian Tatler of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) legends DIAMOND HEAD discusses the band's 40th anniversary, their new self-titled album (released in North America on June 24) and t... more info

Rolling Stone — Even before he helped launch the Ramones' career, Danny Fields was a major player in the early punk scene. The Queens native, who had worked publicity for the Doors, was the one who recommended that Elektra sign both the Stooges and the MC5. Later, a... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts fol... more info