2009

Radiohead Singles to be Reissued on Vinyl

Twelve Radiohead singles are reportedly set to be reissued on limited-edition vinyl. After reissuing several of Radiohead’s albums on vinyl last year, Capitol Records intends to release a handful of

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Sonic Youth Ready New Album

Sonic Youth are in the final stages of recording their new album. The band say they hope to release the record, which currently has a working title of ‘The Eternal’,

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Pavement Reunion at Coachella?

Former Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg has said that the band may reform soon – and that their booking agent has had talks with Coachella festival chiefs about them performing at

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Stormy Mondays: A Stormy Double Dip

With the long winter weekend coming up, it’s time for the fourth installment in the Acoustic Mix series. Past volumes have been among the most popular downloads we’ve had, and this one, like those, represents the very best of what we do around here. It opens with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss doing a nasty version of Black Dog from over the summer, followed by Ryan Adams and the Cardinals with Born into a Light off last fall’s Cardinology.

Next, Warren Haynes and Grace Potter team up with Steve Kimock on steel guitar for a devastating version of Wild Horses, and Dylan covers an old Robert Johnson joint, 32-20 Blues, a regular feature in Warren’s sets for years now. Scaring the Children give a stunning performance on – this one’s worth it for the quality of the recording alone. The guitar and bass create absolutely mesmerizing reverberations through the central jam; it’s long been one of my very favorite recordings. The mix closes with George Harrison playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps all alone (with a couple extra verses thrown in for good measure), and a barn burning acoustic Drowned from Pete Townsend in the mid-90s – unlike anything I’ve heard. This is the best of the best, so as always, enjoy!

READ ON for a special second Stormy Mondays download and Dan’s reviews of both The Bad Plus & Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet at The Village Vanguard…

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Editorial: UM Gives Fans Their Walletsworth

Instant gratification. That’s the name of the game these days with music fans. With a few clicks of the mouse and a quick trip to Google one can go and find almost any album by any artist. And while today’s mainstream artists are hardly starving, it’s safe to say not many are making money off of albums and that’s the trend we’ve been seeing since Napster started.

I mean hell, look at Britney Spears’ most recent release Circus. She had to host an infomercial on MTV just to sell her CD (aptly titled For the Record). She played the “feel sorry for me” card quite well and guess what? It actually worked — she’s selling albums. So are infomercials the way to go? Artists as huge as Britney have to stoop to this level of salesmanship. Artists are struggling to find new and inventive ways to market their music. The industry is in knots trying to figure out how to market and distribute albums, but also do so at a minimal cost.

READ ON to find out just what sets UM’s Mantis apart from the pack…

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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

Former Wetlands owner Peter Shapiro and his brother Jon produced All Access – a film that shows two musicians from different backgrounds performing together. All Access features concert pairings of

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