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monday afternoon updates continued

5303 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Pinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #30 - Ace of Spades Here's the Playlist: Ace of Spades, The Replacements, Barefoot & Pregnant - A Compilation Time Has Come Today, Angry Samoans, Back from Samoa Blank Generation, The Heartbreakers, What Goes ... more info

Early Buzz: An eye-poppin' 'Playboy,' Sedaris on screen and more headlines

5309 days ago

Pop Candy — Hey hey! How's your world? Last night I got out to see a special screening of Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. The documentary talks lot about how the band formed, why it works, how the songs come together, etc., but my favori... more info

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Magnetic Fields Documentary Gets Nationwide Theatrical Release

5313 days ago

Pitchfork — As previously reported, filmmakers Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara (of Chickfactor magazine) spent a decade filming Stephen Merritt and his Magnetic Fields, getting behind-the-scenes access to a famously private man. Later this year, the resulting documen... more info

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Boston Giveaway: MAGNETIC FIELDS vinyl + documentary screening

5328 days ago

Bradley's Almanac — A gift for one of my Boston-based readers, courtesy of the now-officially-underway Independent Film Festival and Warner Bros. Records' new all-vinyl online record store, Because Sound Matters.This Sunday evening, the IFFB will be hosting the New Engl... more info

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friday morning updates

5342 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — elephantandowl said... The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Sebadoh - III http://elephantandowl.blogspot.com The NJ Underground said... Best Coast @ Meat Locker (photos, recap, setlist) God Loves A Challenge @ Webster Hall http://thenjunderground.com... more info

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SXSW Catch-Up: The Magnetic Fields Documentary 'Strange Powers'

5353 days ago

The Playlist — On an usually hot Sunday in typically balmy mid-March Austin, Texas we made a horrible call. In retrospect, it's a no brainer decision, but we chose unwisely. Our choices were either the eponymous documentary about MotÃ¶rhead frontman and living r... more info

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Jeff Mangum Announces Rare Performance at Chris Knox Benefit

5355 days ago

Pitchfork — On May 6, downtown Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge will host a benefit show for New Zealand punk originator Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year. The big news: Reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum will make an extremely rare... more info

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Spotifriday #39 - This Week on DiS as a playlist

5355 days ago

DrownedInSound — More Spotify based musical relevance this week, featuring Hot Chip, MGMT, Clipse, Foals, The Futureheads, The Magnetic Fields, The National and more! Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

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Stereogum Interviews the morning benders, Wye Oak & Dominique Young Unique Plus Highlights Of Range Life

5356 days ago

Stereogum — As you likely surmised after watching Ben Gibbard’s cover the Magnetic Fields, our show’s sponsor Samsung kindly hired a a video crew to memorialize the good times at Range Life. As a result I found myself with a mic in my hand having a chat with... more info

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