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New band of the day – No 832: Still Corners

5239 days ago
Guardian MusicMixing 60s production with dream-pop shimmer, are these wafty British etherealists heralding a new golden age of indie?Hometown: London.The lineup: The ghost of Rachel Goswell (vocals), the spirit of Joe Meek (music).The background: We're not complai... more info

Tom Ewing | The changing face of lo-fi indie, from Wavves to Sleigh Bells

5254 days ago
Guardian MusicDIY is now a way to allow a more intimate relationship with a increasingly fickle audience in the context of a shrinking record industryThe drum pattern that opens the Ronettes' Be My Baby was once the most thrilling sound in pop. Now, used in tens, ... more info

'The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Phil Spector': Crippled Inside, By Kurt Loder

5261 days ago
MTV.com NewsOne man's transit from the Wall of Sound to the walls of prison. Phil Spector at the Wall of Sound Photo: Michael Ochs Archives The big "get" of "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector" is a long, rambling, megalomaniacal interview with ... more info

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Imprisoned, Phil Spector is Credited as Producer of Wife's New CD

5295 days ago
All About JazzThe collection of up-tempo pop songs apparently were recorded before he was sentenced to 19 years to life for murdering struggling actress Lana Clarkson. Music producer Phil Spector was legendary for his work with Tina Turner, the Ronettes and the... more info

Ava Luna Release Show with Marnie Stern and Suckers TONIGHT

5421 days ago
Big Apple Music SceneAva Luna is an awesome band out of a Brooklyn that is poised to make a big impact. They have just released an EP called Services on CDR with Cooling Pie and digitally with with B-more label Environmental Aesthetics. Image: Ava Luna The sound is doow... more info

Research into song lyrics about sexual violence

5481 days ago
Guardian MusicResearch into song lyrics about sexual violence reveals that they both support and empower womenBack in 1962, the Crystals released a song called He Hit Me (And it Felt like a Kiss). "If he didn't care for me," warbled one of the most popular America... more info

WILD YOUNG RETRO FOREGINERS (WYRF!)

5514 days ago
Soul Sides The Noisettes: Never Forget YouFrom Wild Young Hearts (2009) Cookin' On 3 Burners: This GirlDog WashCars (snippet)From Soul Messin' (Freestyle, 2009)It's funny but I started prepping for this post a couple of days before I read Jody Rosen's "DORF" t... more info

Songwriter Ellie Greenwich dies, wrote 'Chapel of Love'

5569 days ago
Live DailySongwriter Ellie Greenwich, who wrote many of the iconic hits of the '60s, including "Leader of the Pack" and "Chapel of Love," has died at the age of 68. Greenwich suffered a heart attack following a case of pneumonia, according to a report in th... more info

Remembering songwriting legend Ellie Greenwich

5569 days ago
Guardian MusicShe changed the shape of 60s pop by writing some extraordinary songs, including Be My Baby and Da Doo Ron RonAsk anybody to name a great songwriter from the 60s, and they will namecheck the lyrics of Lennon, the melodies of McCartney, or the studio m... more info

the first thursday batch of updates

5569 days ago
Totally FuzzyWorship Me. said...It's All About The BenjaminsPuff Daddy & The Family (feat. Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim and The Lox -Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now?Tribe called quest - Check the RhimeDigital Underground - The Humpty DanceIce Cube - It Was a Good... more info

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