Culture Bully — Video for "Too Much Time" by John Vanderslice from the album "Romanian Names," shot for the Yours Truly series. more info

My Old Kentucky — Our friends at Yours Tru.ly filmed and recorded this fanatastic video featuring John Vanderslice and the Magik Magik Orchestra at the SF Conservatory of Music. MP3 : John Vanderslice - Too Much TimeDirected and Edited by Nate ChanCamera by Eugene Che... more info

Stereogum — The last time we checked in with John Vanderslice, he was having a really good day: celebrating the release of his Romanian Names LP, and his birthday, and eating a delicious looking cake. Everybody was smiling, which is pretty typical when people... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Peter said...The Decemberists - Ripping Off R.E.M.?(Second in a series - "Learning to like the Decemberists")My hmphs - http://www.myhmphs.comMr Moodswings said...Pop:THE BEATLES "LET IT BE...NAKED"Heavy Metal:SONATA ARCTICA "RECKONING NIGHT"Indie Ro... more info

My Old Kentucky — Cotton Jones visited with The Laundromatinee earlier this year, and I've been looking forward to seeing how that session turned out. It's not ready yet, but I just found our friends at Daytrotter and Hooves On The Turf recorded and filmed sessions w... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — I must admit this post springs from a wee bit of jealousy. Well, I suppose envy would be a better word. I'm envious of the world traveling some of my friends are doing. I'd love to have a fabulous, far-flung trip to look forward to at... more info

Rawkblog — Scott Solter may not quite be a household name — or even a Brooklyn loft-hold name — but as John Vanderslice’s right-hand man at San Francisco’s Tiny Telephone studios and the producer of albums by Rawkblog favorites such as the Mountain Goat... more info

Stereogum — Not your typical in-store at Seattle's Easy Street Records Friday night. John Vanderslice played an hour where a twenty-minute slot would do, but there were things to celebrate, like last week's release of his seventh LP Romanian Names, but also his ... more info

Battery In your Leg — This is a particularly good week for new releases! It not only includes what will likely land the top spot on my list for album of the year - Miss Polly Scattergood’s debut - but releases from indie powerhouse John Vanderslice, former Pulp frontman... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Passion Pit's new 11-track Manners album is on sale at Amazon MP3 fpr $2.99. The Boston Globe profiles the band and reviews the album. Ecstatic is the key word here as melodies arrive in a sugar rush; lyrics spill... more info