XLR8R — German minimalist Pantha du Prince helped make our first night at Seattle's Decibel 2010 one to remember with his headlining set of lush and enriching ambient techno. But what made the experience truly rewarding was our chance to actually sit do... more info

Silent Uproar — Mount Eerie will release a new rarities and singles compilation, Song Islands Vol. 2, on October 19th via P.W. Elverum & Sun. Most of the 31 included tracks "have only been released into ultra-obscurity on limited 7" singles and forgotten compilation... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Sunny North of Sunnybrook turned us on to Pennyslvania resident Matthew Hampson's project Caring Practice. When he's not recording Microphones-esque jams like "Duck Meditation" all by his lonesome, Hampson also handles the drums in the percussion-hea... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Last time we checked in with former Titus Andronicus member Andrew Cedermark, we Playlisted the homespun ballad "From Memory". Cedermark's got a full-length, Moon Deluxe, due out in a few months on Underwater Peoples, and we have the title track for ... more info

Popdose — I’ve always owned PCs, and have never had much of an interest in home recording, so when Dave, Jason and I started recording the Popdose podcast a couple of months ago, I entered the fray as an absolute beginner — and if you listened to our first... more info

Stereogum — Damien Jurado’s simple, effective covers of Microphones’ “Where Lies My Tarp?” and Low’s “Murderer” made for good listening, while also offering interesting personal insights into the Seattle songwriter’s listening habits/aesthetic in... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Phil Elverum, the man who once made music as the Microphones and now records as Mount Eerie, stopped by the Daytrotter studios to record a trio of songs from his 2009 LP Wind's Poem, "Wind's Peak", "Ancient Questions", and "Stone's Ode". Elverum also... more info

Stereogum — I like the way "Scantrons" ushers in Tape Deck Mountain's Ghost, "an album about being a ghost, thinking you're a ghost, dreaming you're a ghost, being a ghost, and getting good grades in school." You get a waft of jangling Spaceman 3 echoes via thes... more info

Rock Sellout — Mount Eerie start their tour off in support of their latest release Wind Poem. If you haven't heard of Mount Eerie, you might know them by The Microphones, or simply the mastermind of one Phil Elverum. The Glow Pt. 2 still gets praise to this day an... more info

All About Jazz — Making audio tools for mainstream laptop users is instrumental to its success. Apple nudged it to develop the Snowball USB mic, which became a hit with users of recording software such as GarageBand. Blue Microphones got its start building high-en... more info