Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, Galaxie 500 released On Fire. What do we want with all these things? Read our Galaxie 500 Over/Under: The post Galaxie 500 Released “On Fire” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In 2020, Dean & Britta, the duo Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham and his wife/Luna bandmate Britta Phillips, teamed up with Sonic Boom (aka Spacemen 3’s Peter Kember) for some Christmas tunes. Today, the three are joining forces again for a whole ho... more info

Stereogum — Galaxie 500 were only active from 1987 to 1991, but they sure had a productive run, releasing three excellent studio albums in as many years. Turns out there’s even more where that came from. In September, the slowcore/dream pop icons will share... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Although a few diehard indie rock fans would probably recognize his album artwork for groups like Galaxie 500, Urge Overkill, and the Butthole Surfers, it’s likely that even that small coterie of people wouldn’t readily recognize Michael Macioce'... more info

JamBase — Night seven of Yo La Tengo's 2023 Hanukkah run at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City was highlighted by a Beastie Boys' cover featuring members of Galaxie 500. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nick Cave shared a list of his favorite poets. The A.V. Club reconsidered Galaxie 500's On Fire album. February's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $1.99 today: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Talking as Fast... more info

Stereogum — Former Galaxie 500 and Luna musician Dean Wareham always has some kind of project in the works. Back in 2014 he released his self-titled full-length, and in 2015 he co-composed the soundtrack to Noah Baumbach's coming of age dramedy Mistress America.... more info

Stereogum — SALES are an indie pop duo from Orlando, and their music is hushed and stripped-bare and oddly ritualistic. Their sound is somewhere between Galaxie 500 and the xx, with the dreaminess of the former, the rhythmic sophistication of the latter, and the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In his book The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World, Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 and Damon & Naomi casts a widescreen lens on the digital landscape, in search of the answer to the question “What elements of the analog world... more info

Sweeping The Nation — What sort of year was 1988? A Don't Worry Be Happy, biggest selling international albums of the year all being released in 1987, Glenn Medeiros, I Owe You Nothing kind of year. On the other hand, and results may vary on whether these were strictl... more info