Wednesday News

Posted on Wednesday 9 November 2011

Megafaun have a great set with World Cafe. Not to be missed.

Listen to a new Tennis song at Gorlla Vs. Bear.

Conrad Plymouth will be working on a new album next month!

We’re big fans of Twin Peaks. In fact, we just re-watched the series over the past few months. Aquarium Drunkard points to some great audio from the show.

School of Seven Bells Remix Surfer Blood. Listen to the track here.

NPR: How Spotify Works: Pay The Majors, Use P2P Technology.

Watch Dawes + Mumford & Sons perform “When My Time Comes” at World Cafe‘s 20th Anniversary at WXPN. Dawes also covers Leon Russell.

Pitchfork reviews U2′s reissue of Achtung Baby. If I could only afford the vinyl box set.

uwmryan @ 9:08 pm
Filed under: Albums andConcerts andMP3s andNews
Wednesday News

Posted on Wednesday 5 October 2011

I caught Nurses last night in Austin. They out supporting their new album, Dracula. The show was great, go see them if you have the chance. Here’s some downloads to get you acquainted.

MP3: Nurses – “Trying To Reach You”
MP3: Nurses – “Fever Dreams”
MP3: Nurses – “Technicolor”
MP3: Nurses – “Caterpillar Playground”

Wilco’s Nels Cline discusses Los Angeles with the L.A. Times and Jeff Tweedy chats with the AV Club.

Aquarium Drunkard gives a nod to Side One of the new self-titled Megafaun album.

Stream the Radiohead ‘The King of Limbs’ Remix Album at Pop Matters.

Wild Flag and St. Vincent perform live in The Current studio.

I listened to Dan Mangan yesterday for the first time. I can definitely recommend his new album, Oh Fortune.

Stream the new Bjork album, Biophilia at NPR.

uwmryan @ 9:16 am
Filed under: Albums andConcerts andMP3s
Monday News

Posted on Monday 3 October 2011

Colin Stetson’s new EP, Those Who Didn’t Run is out this week. Pitchfork reviews the record and has a “The End of Your Suffering” from the EP up for listening.

I picked up some great used vinyl over the weekend at Waterloo Records. I got turned onto Implodes new album, Black Earth while in the store. If you like droned out guitar rock with spoken word echos over the top, this album is for you. Have a listen to “Marker” here. Good stuff.

Listen to Bon Iver’s take on Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side” at Consequence of Sound.

NPR has a first listen of Future Islands new album, On the Water.

“Did you ever see a band so good that it made it near impossible to listen to anything else? Portishead did that to me last night.” – via NPR.

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy has a new album out called, Wolfroy Goes To Town. Amazon has it on sale for only $3.99.

The Current has an in studio session with Megafaun.

I saw Richard Buckner last night at Cactus Cafe. It was great to hear new material from Our Blood live for the first time. A perfect set, crowd and environment.

uwmryan @ 9:44 am
Filed under: Albums andConcerts andMisc andNews
Photos: Megafaun – High Noon Saloon, Madison

Posted on Friday 30 September 2011

Megafaun’s self-titled release is one of the year’s finest and also showcases the band better than ever before. That’s saying a lot considering how much we’ve appreciated their back catalog. The band returned to the High Noon Saloon in Madison last night. Ed Oliver was on hand to capture the night.

MP3: Megafaun – “State/Meant”
MP3: Megafaun – “These Words”
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Buy: Megafaun

uwmryan @ 9:10 am
Filed under: Albums andConcerts andMP3s andNews andPhotos
Thursday News

Posted on Thursday 29 September 2011

Listen to a new James Blake song called “Fear To Fear” at One Thirty BPM.

Yellow Ostrich performs “WHALE” for Do512 Lounge Sessions.

Stereogum has photos of Radiohead at Roseland Ballroom in New York last night.

Pitchfork gives Youth Lagoon’s The Year Of Hibernation the Best New Music treatment. So Deserving!

Listen to St. Vincent on World Cafe.

Ryan’s Smashing Life shares the (now) legendary Black Sessions from the National.

Go see Megafaun tonight at the High Noon Saloon in Madison.

uwmryan @ 9:09 am
Filed under: Albums andMP3s andNews andVideo
Monday News

Posted on Monday 26 September 2011

Pitchfork reviews the new Wilco album, The Whole Love. You can stream the band’s entire concert from Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md at NPR.

AV Club Madison interviews Megafaun’s Phil Cook.

Ryan Adams new album, Ashes & Fire is streaming in full at NPR. Pre-Order Ashes & Fire now.

Radiohead played Saturday Night Live, check out the videos here.

Björk has released a new video for “Moon

uwmryan @ 9:21 am
Filed under: Albums andConcerts andMP3s andNews