Looking at the gauntlet that’s in store for this year’s South By Southwest can be pretty intimidating, so we here at TUIW are going to try to sort through the noise and find the stuff that’s worth doing. This preview is by no means complete, and it reflects my own particular biases (free food, free [...]
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March 10, 2010
SXSW Preview: March 13 – 16
Looking at the gauntlet that’s in store for this year’s South By Southwest can be pretty intimidating, so we here at TUIW are going to try to sort through the noise and find the stuff that’s worth doing. This preview is by no means complete, and it reflects my own particular biases (free food, free [...]
March 9, 2010
New MGMT: “Flash Delirium”
If the approach of spring is as exciting to you as it is to us in the Midwest, then you’ll be pumped to hear the future anthem of this summer from MGMT, “Flash Delirium.” You can download the song from their upcoming album Congratulations, due out April 13, below (and yes, that’s the cover art [...]
March 9, 2010
Get Free SXSW Samplers
Going to SXSW but don’t know anything about the bands playing? Well stay tuned here for our comprehensive guide, but you can also download a couple of free samplers to get you up do date, with tracks from Spoon, The Walkmen, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Local Natives, Surfer Blood, Broken Bells, and more. [...]
March 7, 2010
R.I.P. Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who recorded under the name Sparklehorse, committed suicide yesterday. He released four albums between 1995 and 2006, was working on a fifth, and also had a collaboration with Danger Mouse that was nearing release (after being postponed by the label). Linkous was 47. New York Times’ Arts Beat and Pitchfork have [...]
March 5, 2010
SXSW: It Begins Next Week
For ten days, Austin, TX is going to morph from a pleasant little metropolis to a post-apocalyptic wasteland of free beer, music, badges, sales pitches, networking, and couch surfers. Yes, South By Southwest is nearly upon us and, since I live in Austin, I’ll be here to provide all the gory details. But, like any [...]
March 5, 2010
New Music Orgasm!
When the cafe doors exploded, I react to, Reacted to all the new music coming out next week
March 5, 2010
National Name Record, Set Release Date
The National are returning May 11 with their highly anticipated follow up to 2007’s Boxer with High Violet on 4AD. That adds to the list of May releases that already includes Broken Social Scene, The Hold Steady, LCD Soundsystem and Band of Horses. We’re going to go broke that month.
March 4, 2010
Dark Night of the Soul Finally Getting Official Release
Last summer, the collaboration between Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, Dark Night of the Soul, hit a little problem when the former got into a dispute with label EMI. The album leaked, and a companion book with photos by David Lynch came with a blank CD-R and a note telling you to “use it as you [...]
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