East Hundred debuts with melodic pop Passenger
East Hundred isn’t waiting long in 2009 to release their debut full length, Passenger, independently releasing Passenger on January 13th with the promotional help of Sneak Attack Media. This Philadelphia band mixes layers of lush guitar tones, selective melodies plucked out on keys, and well pronounced bass lines carrying the songs. East Hundred is fronted [...]
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See you in 2009
We will be back in a few days to kick off `09 with several interviews, reviews, and opinion pieces. We’re excited about the new year and the new music it’ll bring. The late winter and spring releases we’ve heard so far show promise for a strong year in independent music! The new year will be one [...]
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Arcade Fire release Neon Bible archive film
Arcade Fire have digitally released a film called Miroir Noir: Neon Bible Archives. The archive was directed by Vincent Morisset and shot by Vincent Moon. The band, who took a year off to write songs, read books, "and keep our plants alive," are offering the digital version in three sizes with respective prices. The DVD version [...]
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Ben Affleck directs short film for UNHCR’s Gimme Shelter campaign
I know this is an unusual Puddlegum post, but I thought it needed to be shared, considering the humanitarian crisis in Congo. Ben Affleck directed a short film for UNHCR, raising awareness of the Congolese struggle. The footage is moving, as their fight for survival is staggering. The short film is set to The Rolling Stones‘ [...]
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Xylos: Bedrooms EP is a pleasant surprise
There is a new Brooklyn band called Xylos who are giving their Bedrooms EP away as a free download. Eric Zeiler wrote and recorded most of the five tracks, with Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder of Yeasayer offering guest vocals. Xylos is now a five-piece band poised to grab attention in `09. Bedrooms opens with [...]
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Luke Temple forms Here We Go Magic
Songwriter Luke Temple has formed a new band called Here We Go Magic. Their self-titled debut will be released via Western Vinyl on February 24, 2009. According to Tell All Your Friends: Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Luke’s self-titled debut under his new moniker Here We Go Magic is a remarkable [...]
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Maia Hirasawa: Though, I’m Just Me coming to US
Artists that succeed in Sweden have a tendency to be picked up in the US indie market, and Maia Hirasawa will most likely be the next Swede that we fall in love with. Her sound is timeless and her debut album, Though, I’m Just Me, had a huge success in Scandinavia, selling more than 20,000 unites [...]
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Cloud Computing and Music
The way you store, access and interact with your digital music collection is about to change over the coming years. You’ll no longer store your music files on a hard drive or flash drive but rather in a cloud of servers scattered around the world. Your net-devices will access your library collection wirelessly, streaming from [...]
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Vessels: A Hundred Times in Every Direction video
Vessels - A Hundred Times in Every Direction from LEFT EYE BLIND on Vimeo. Vessels released White Fields and Open Devices on our friend’s Cuckundoo Records this August, and this is a video for A Hundred Times In Every Direction. The video is being featured on Radar Music Videos. "We’ve had a video made for us by [...]
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Remembering Nick Drake
Thirty-four years have slipped by since Nick Drake passed from this earth on November 25, 1974. His life was full of mystery; Nick Drake has become the Emily Dickinson of our day, remaining in relative obscurity during his twenty-six years yet to be fully discovered after his death. Only performing a known nineteen times and [...]
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