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Lightspeed Champion to release 50 'bootleg' albums

5512 days ago
Guardian MusicStep aside Sufjan Stevens – the prolific Dev Hynes has recorded 50 LPs to be made available as free downloads. Shame that most of them are 'awful' ...Lightspeed Champion's Dev Hynes has announced that he will release not one, not 10, but up to... more info

New band of the day – No 683: Freelance Whales

5518 days ago
Guardian MusicThis itinerant band of former buskers create a sort of junk-shop, thrift-store vibe with a rustic, homespun charmHometown: Queens, New York.The lineup: Judah Dadone (drums, bass, guitar), Kevin Read (harmonium, banjo, cello), Doris Cellar (glockenspi... more info

Sleeve Notes: The ultimate Christmas song

5518 days ago
Guardian MusicAs pointed out in a recent blog by Mark Beaumont, Christmas songs are best when they're not trying to be cool. What's the point in trying to be a hipster when you're sat having roast parsnips with your aunt Mildred? Do you really think your gran want... more info

New band of the day – No 681: Musee Mecanique

5520 days ago
Guardian MusicArmed with a hoard of antique instruments, this multi-tasking band create ornate pop full of sepia-tinted nostalgiaHometown: Portland, Oregon.The lineup: Micah Rabwin (vocals, guitar, musical saw, keyboard), Sean Ogilvie (vocals, keyboard, guitar, ac... more info

Sufjan Stevens On Art, The Internet, And, Yes, The 50 States Project

5521 days ago
Stereogum I recently sat down with Sufjan Stevens at the Diner on 9th Avenue in Manhattan to talk about the release of The BQE CD/DVD for a piece in Art In America and Interview. We touched on the new project, but also got into a discussion of some of Stev... more info

IDEAS FOR XMAS (15)

5528 days ago
The Vinyl Villain I normally move away quickly to the opposite corner of the record shop as fast as I can if someone points in the direction of a charity record, for almost without exception they are well-meaning but crap.But not Dark Was The Night, a 2CD release fro... more info

Shorties (Sufjan Stevens, The National Book Awards, and more)

5533 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyStereo Subversion lovingly profiles singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens and his music. The New York Times ArtsBeat blog looks to the history of the National Book Awards and its selections. Jacket Copy wraps up last night's National Book Awards ceremony ... more info

NME's top 50 albums of the noughties revealed

5535 days ago
Guardian Music• The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

Hip-Hop Hipsters and their mixtapes

5540 days ago
Bridging The AtlanticThe best hip-hop right now is coming from the unsigned and underground. No question. That's right 50 cent, your album sucks. Upon my return from some epic surfing in Tofino I came across these tracks to add to my November playlist. Chiddy Bang, who h... more info

Midweek Music News Roundup 11.11.09: If You're Not Down With Who I Am, Look At Them Now, They're All in My Hands

5541 days ago
411 ManiaPixies offer up a new release, The Magnetic Fields offer up a new album, Yoko, Sean and Julian Lennon offer up an old release, Sufjan Stevens offers up a retraction, Tom Waits tweets, AC/DC fans fight back, Sublime legally break up, Aerosmith technic... more info

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