Thursday, April 23




Finding his way

Mike Vu wears his heart on his sleeve. More literally, he has a tattoo on his left forearm of a skull and crossbones "“ in this case, drumsticks "“ with the letters "TSW" written underneath. Read more...


Appeal of country music still alive

“I like all types of music ““ except country lol.” Lolz indeed. How many times have we all read that on facebook profiles Internet-wide. It’s an understandable sentiment, given that other genres of music all intermingle in the mainstream, while country music is seen as an almost entirely separate entity, often looked down upon as the music of slack-jawed yokels and confederate sympathizers. Read more...


New label brings a la carte service to bands

In the music industry, it usually seems like record labels call all the shots, but on Nov. 14, MilkBoy Recording announced the launch of the UnLabel, an untraditional label that guides bands without ball-and-chain contracts. Read more...


Soundbite: “Merriweather Post Pavilion

Last month, an impassioned Animal Collective fan hacked into band member Brian "Geologist" Weitz's e-mail account and, posing as Geologist, sent out a message pleading for fans to leak "Merriweather Post Pavilion" "“ less than a month before its vinyl and digital release date. Read more...