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Music Weekly podcast: Yuck and 1000 new bands

5222 days ago
Guardian MusicGuardian music writer Paul Lester is on the verge of writing his 1000th New Band profile for the music site. That's a lot of new bands to write about. He joins Alexis Petridis and Tim Jonze to run through the highs and lows of a weekly series that's ... more info

Not Enough J Mascis [v][mp3]

5224 days ago
MVSWJ Mascis ~ “Not Enough“(mp3 via subpop) I’ve been a fan of J Mascis since back in the Dinosaur Jr. days, so I was pretty stoked to catch the new video for “Not Enough”. Definitely check out Mascis‘ new solo album, Several Shades of Why, o... more info

Ask the indie professor: Why so many bad band names?

5232 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week's SXSW festival was full of terrible band names – about 173 of which used the words 'crystal', 'wolf' or 'kids'. Why? And how can bands make their names better?How come so many bands at this year's SXSW festival had such awful names? Jess... more info

SXSW 2011: Night Slugs on the Move with Deadboy, Egyptrixx and Kingdom

5236 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThough it has made inroads in recent years, SXSW remains a heavily indie rock-centric festival. It's the sort of place where you can overhear people speaking about Dinosaur Jr. as if they were T-Rex. But while rap music has become... more info

Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites

5240 days ago
We Like it Lossless!Sony BMG / 2006 (Pitchfork 8.4/10)Danish quartet Mew's dense and occasionally difficult And the Glass Handed Kites is old-fashioned only in the sense that it's meant to be eaten in a single sitting. This is not a single-driven record — though "Spec... more info

J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear

5242 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Dinosaur Jr axe-grinder has inspired two generations of guitarists. But now he's turning down the volume, who else should we be listening to? NB There all in Spotify for you hereIt's not easy to coax ageing rock musicians out of their comfort zon... more info

(Just Heard) Cymbals Eat Guitars sign to Barsuk

5246 days ago
Impose MagazineAfter erupting onto the indie blogosphere with their self-released debut Why There Are Mountains, Cymbals Eat Guitars toured for nearly two years riding the molten wave around the world. Coming back to build pressure for their second album, they've ... more info

J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr confirms London solo show

5257 days ago
AltsoundsDinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis has a great new solo LP out soon on Sub Pop (hear a track here (http://pitchfork.com/news/41513-listen-new-j-mascis-is-it-done/)) and ATP Concerts have just confirmed an intimate solo show from him at London's Cargo. Tic... more info

Yuck: Yuck – review

5264 days ago
Guardian Music(Pharmacy/Mercury)Be wary of approaching Yuck expecting novelty: their debut album is derivative enough to keep a whole floor of derivatives traders in work for years. But given that it's 20 years since their sources – the pre-grunge guitar rock o... more info

New band of the day – No 968: Grouplove

5267 days ago
Guardian MusicThis quintessentially indie band play by the old rule book but still manage to keep their cool (whatever that is)Hometown: Brooklyn/Los Angeles.The lineup: Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Hannah Hooper (keyboards, vocals), Sean Gadd (bass, vocals... more info

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