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The End Of Punk: Joe Carducci Interviewed

Tue, May 07 2013 10:16am - Source: The Quietus

There has been a torrent of books written in the last decade devoted to the history of alternative and underground music, offering up stories that have previously gone undocumented.

Some sort of western rock is going on here with Pere Ubu

Wed, May 01 2013 3:40pm - Source: BRING ME UP

I mean don't think about the cyclops astronaut artwork…lol.

Confessions Of A Teenage Rush Fan

Thu, April 18 2013 8:04pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

My introduction to punk rock came around 1980.

Mudhoney: “What do you do after punk rock?”

Mon, April 15 2013 9:56am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Mudhoney 's fine recent LP Vanishing Point is a milestone not only for the band, but their label Sub Pop too – it represents the 25th anniversary of a pairing that has yielded some of the best guitar music arguably since punk rock's first wave fizzled out in the early Eighties (or earlier, depending on how puritanical you're feeling).

Book Notes - Dave Bry "Public Apology"

Fri, April 05 2013 2:32pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Out This Week 4/2

Tue, April 02 2013 4:03pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Record Store Day may yet be three weeks away, but you'll find a ton of great new music at your favorite record shop today, including the latest from The Black Angels.

Record Store Day 2013 Shopping Preview

Sun, March 24 2013 10:19pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

It didn't take long for the third Saturday in April to become the highlight of every music lover's spring, and this year's Record Store Day lineup is sure to be another memorable year for vinyl's national holiday.

They Say It’s Your Birthday: Ric Ocasek

Sat, March 23 2013 1:42pm - Source: Cover Me

They Say It's Your Birthday celebrates an artist's special day with other people singing his or her songs.

Fawn Spots / Cumstain - Wedding Dress

Fri, March 08 2013 1:10am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Split LPs tend to be either massively self-indulgent, or rare slabs of collective brilliance.

The Replacements are back! Uncut rejoices!

Wed, March 06 2013 10:22am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

The world and nearly everyone in it has been reduced to trembling excitement by the return of David Bowie, but for some of us there is another recent resurrection perhaps even more miraculous and just as unexpected, a comeback by The Replacements, who today release online the Songs For Slim EP, their first new recordings in more than 20 years.

The Rockometer: New Moon by The Men

Mon, March 04 2013 1:06pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

In a recent interview with the Village Voice, the men of the six-piece Brooklyn band, The Men, revealed their adoration Tom Petty.

The Ultimate Power Pop Roundup: 10 Essential Bands and FREE MP3s

Mon, February 04 2013 10:10am - Source: Pop Dose

When these stars align, I think Power Pop. So, what bands will become the next Cheap Trick, Posies, Material Issue or Big Star?

Bob Mould continues "Silver Age" push

Tue, January 29 2013 3:06pm - Source: Soundspike

Post-punk icon Bob Mould has resurrected the "Silver Age" tour in 2013, supporting the recently released album of the same name with a handful of North American dates.

An Unfair Review of The 2013 Coachella Lineup: Day 1

Tue, January 29 2013 8:21am - Source: Swan Fungus

I might as well get this out of the way quickly, because every year some idiot shows up here thinking the views expressed in these posts truly reflect my honest opinions of the artists I choose to critique.

Blessed State released a demo, playing shows (dates, MP3s)

Thu, January 24 2013 7:57pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Northampton, MA punks Blessed State (whose lineup includes Brian of Iron Hand ) recall the time when bands like Husker Du and The Replacements were pushing hardcore punk to its limits and coming out with something more similar to alternative rock.

Marc Ruxin: The Best Tunage 2012

Tue, January 22 2013 9:49pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

This year, building a music discovery platform called TastemakerX, I was looking harder than usual at new music.

Top Jam: “Electric” by The Men

Wed, January 09 2013 3:17pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

When attempting to describe the Brooklyn band, The Men , in non rock-crit talk (as in after a few drinks and someone asks, "What have you been listening to?"), the description ends up something like, "Like all of your favorite indie rock bands from a long time ago — Husker Du, The Replacements, Sonic Youth, but they still have their own thing going on, you know? And sometimes, they sound like the Stones, too. Or do this country thing, or this electronic thing. Then there was this one time they played Now That's Class and a large woman of the street got up and danced with all the indie rock boys."

Boxed In: The Top Music Reissues of 2012

Thu, December 20 2012 3:27pm - Source: Pop Dose

Every year, while lording over an impressive amount of music catalogue news and views at my site, The Second Disc , I think the same thing at the end of every year: this is it.

Most Underrated Albums of 2012

Wed, December 19 2012 5:07pm - Source: Noisecreep

We've been list crazy here at Noisecreep Central these past few days.

Dave Grohl performs 'Ice Cold Ice' with Husker Du - watch

Tue, December 18 2012 10:06am - Source: NME

Bob Mould of Husker Du has revealed a clip of his band performing live with Dave Grohl as he seeks funds to launch a new career spanning documentary.

45 45s at 45 - ITALIAN STYLE

Mon, December 10 2012 6:00am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

Back in March 2008, I revealed that in the run-up my 45th birthday which would later in that year I was intending to reveal what were my all time favourite 45s.

Andy O’Connor’s Top Fifteen Metal Albums of 2012

Tue, December 04 2012 4:09pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Unlike most people assigned to do these things, I actually enjoy making lists.

Movies: Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements (2012)

Thu, November 22 2012 1:52pm - Source: Something Else!

It wasn't quite as nihilistically put out as punk, so it had little credibility there.

Audiography: Episode 062: “Bob Mould (of Husker Du and Sugar)”

Thu, November 08 2012 5:24am - Source: Consequence of Sound

On this edition of Audiography, we feature reviews of Chicago improvisational bassist Joshua Abrams and his adventurous Represencing and the latest mixtape by Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire released against his label's wishes.

Shorties (A Reggae Album Cover Book, Daniel Handler on the Lemony Snicket Books as Noir, and more)

Sun, November 04 2012 2:37pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The book is also a reflection of Jamaican history, from its British colonial years on through its fight for national identity, taking in social and political issues and the presence in the culture of drugs and firearms.

Desert Island Discs: Guitar Record Edition

Tue, October 30 2012 1:01pm - Source: Something Else!

Stuck on a desert island, you're going to want to rock every once in a while, right?

Bob Mould - Silver Age

Mon, October 22 2012 8:16am - Source: Drowned In Sound

After his heroic exploits in Hüsker Dü and then Sugar, Bob Mould has the right to make whatever music he goddamn well likes.

Review Revue: Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription

Thu, October 18 2012 8:02pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Spacemen 3, formed thirty years ago and disbanded over twenty years ago, is one of those hallowed bands of the indie rock pantheon whose catalog can be somewhat intimidating to approach if you never got around to it at the time.

Bob Mould Q&A: 'Copper Blue,' Husker Du Reunions and Frank Ocean's Sexuality

Tue, September 18 2012 8:05pm - Source: Spinner

Bob Mould will be pretty upfront with you.

Cover Classics: Beat the Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson

Fri, September 14 2012 9:27pm - Source: Cover Me

Cover Classics takes a closer look at all-cover albums of the past, their genesis, and their legacy.

The Rockometer: Silver Age by Bob Mould

Tue, September 11 2012 11:00pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

Inspired by the recording sessions which produced both the 1992 album Copper Blue and the 1993 EP, Beaster for his post-Husker Du band, Sugar, Bob Mould's Silver Age is an aggressive, no-frills guitar pop album quite unlike anything the indie-rock lifer has produced in years.

‘It was sort of embarrassing’: Bob Mould discusses his musical debt to Richard Thompson

Sun, September 09 2012 5:45pm - Source: Something Else!

For all of the musical ferocity associated with Bob Mould — both as a solo artist and as a key creative force in Husker Du and Sugar — there's one key influence some might never have guessed: Folk legend Richard Thompson.

Cymbals Eat Guitars opening for Bob Mould Tonight at Williamsburg Park; Riot Fest is Saturday

Fri, September 07 2012 6:00pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

As we've mentioned before , Bob Mould is playing a free show tonight (9/7) at Williamsburg Park where he'll be perfoming Sugar's 1992 debut, Copper Blue , in its entirety front-to-back, as well as a set that spans his career from Husker Du to his terrific new solo album, The Silver Age.

Song of the Day: Bob Mould – The Descent

Tue, September 04 2012 1:59pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription.

Bob Mould – Silver Age (2012)

Thu, August 30 2012 12:49pm - Source: Something Else!

An unadorned, primal rocker, all bloody-knuckled riffs and flinty attitude with little or no introspection, much less sentiment.

Bob Mould's new song "The Descent" - See the video

Thu, August 23 2012 5:51pm - Source: Soundspike

The first track and video from Bob Mould 's new album, "Silver Age," has surfaced, and it represents a return to the wall-of-guitar sound he perfected in his earlier bands Husker Du and Sugar.

One Track Mind: Bob Mould, “The Descent” (2012)

Tue, August 07 2012 12:06pm - Source: Something Else!

The recent reissue of Bob Mould's underrated early-1990s work with Sugar was but prologue for this new single — a burst of guitar-pop blitzkrieg that recalls his Husker Du-era work on Flip Your Wig.

Play Me: “The Descent” by Bob Mould

Mon, August 06 2012 4:09pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

As promised , Bob Mould's first offering from his upcoming release, The Silver Age ( 9/4 on Merge Records ), finds him back in the same buzzsaw pop mode as his former bands Husker Du and Sugar.

Shorties (A Short Story by Jesse Eisenberg, Stream Pickathon Performances, and more)

Fri, August 03 2012 1:35pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

McSweeney's features a short story by actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Bob Mould Prepares New Studio Album

Mon, July 30 2012 2:16pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

For the past few years, Bob Mould has been in reflective mode.

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