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Guitar Center Employees Unionize in New York

Sat, May 25 2013 6:48pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Employees at Guitar Center's flagship store in Manhattan overwhelmingly voted on Friday to form a union of its 57 retail workers.

The National’s Matt Berninger On Trouble Will Find Me, That Six-Hour MoMA Performance, And Going Back On The Road

Fri, May 24 2013 5:03pm - Source: Stereogum

If it seems as though we've been talking about the National's excellent new record Trouble Will Find Me for weeks now it's because we have.

Slow Show: The Evolution Of The National

Fri, May 24 2013 1:18pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Everyone has their own moment: the time, personal to them and them alone, when The National connected.

Various artists – Legacy: A Tribute To Rick Nelson, Volume 1 (2013)

Fri, May 24 2013 11:39am - Source: Something Else!

Born in 1940, Rick Nelson came from a renowned show biz family.

Hay Festival 2013: day one as it happened

Thu, May 23 2013 4:49pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

17.02 We've time for one last update from Martin Chilton , who brings news that apparently the Duchess was rather useful at chess..

Shorties (The Literary References This Season in Mad Men, A Definitive Oral History of '80s Metal, and more)

Thu, May 23 2013 1:32pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

Word and Film lists the literary references in Mad Men's current season.

The National - Trouble Will Find Me (Album Review)

Thu, May 23 2013 11:21am - Source: Stereoboard

Consisting of two sets of brothers and a singer with a distinctive baritone, The National are not your normal run of the mill indie rock band; formed in 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio, their album catalogue now reaches six - predominantly morose and dark affairs - with the release of 'Trouble Will Find Me'.

Album Review: The National - Trouble Will Find Me

Wed, May 22 2013 10:10pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

"Hey Joe, sorry to hurt you, but they say love is a virtue, don't they?"

THE SECRET 2 A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN MUSIC

Tue, May 21 2013 9:19pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Many people think that the key to having a successful career in music is being 'rly good at playing music.'

Out This Week 5/21

Tue, May 21 2013 4:29pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Among all the new releases this week, it's hard to escape the one from Daft Punk. Their new album, Random Access Memories, is the first by the band in eight years.

Interview: Matt Berninger 2013

Tue, May 21 2013 2:13pm - Source: Sixeyes

A negative plus a negative is a negative.

Trouble Will Find Me

Tue, May 21 2013 1:09pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

By this time, you pretty much know what you're going to get with a new album from The National.

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // May 21st – 27th

Tue, May 21 2013 12:53pm - Source: Nialler 9

A pair of passes to Luke-Sital Singh (Wednesday), Sounds Of System Breakdown (Friday), Enemies (Saturday).

Robert J. Elisberg: Stand By Them

Mon, May 20 2013 3:52pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

A few years ago, I wrote an article on the Huffington Post explaining why I thought that legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller should be Kennedy Center Honorees.

New Music Monday: Blackfield, Steve Hackett and Ray Wilson, the National, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa

Mon, May 20 2013 3:03pm - Source: Something Else!

A trio of collaborations top the New Music Monday offerings, including eruptive vocalist Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Bob James and David Sanborn and a pair of Genesis alumni — who offer a new take on one of the band's classic tracks.

Interview: Jim Guthrie

Mon, May 20 2013 12:10pm - Source: Sixeyes

Born and raised in the small Ontario city of Guelph, Toronto-based Jim Guthrie has quietly made his name by making a joyful noise.

Eurovision: how to fix the problem

Mon, May 20 2013 12:03pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

But the only people who care about it enough to pick up a mobile and vote are kids.

Arts Council England launches £500,000 grant to fund aspiring new musicians

Sun, May 19 2013 3:15pm - Source: NME

The Arts Council England has launched a new £500,000 grant to help develop the careers of new bands and artists.

Lisa Mychols – Above, Beyond and In Between (2013)

Sun, May 19 2013 3:01pm - Source: Something Else!

For the past couple of decades, Lisa Mychols has been very busy making music through a variety of vessels.

Singer Featured On Gay Anthem 'Same Love' Opens Up

Sat, May 18 2013 7:44pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

When Mary Lambert was 6 years old, she taught herself to play piano and performed in front of an audience of rapt Beanie Babies.

Bastille – ‘Flaws’

Sat, May 18 2013 8:54am - Source: One A Day

In the week where Daft Punk disappointed everyone except those who had no expectations, indie rock music made a quiet comeback.

Paul McCartney, Mumford and Sons & Tom Petty Headline 12th Annual Bonnaroo Festival

Fri, May 17 2013 8:41pm - Source: Pop Dose

Described by Rolling Stone as 'the ultimate over-the-top summer festival,' hundreds of artists will once again descend upon Tennessee's Great Stage Park during the long weekend of 13-17 June following the release of Bonnaroo tickets for its 12th annual event.

TVD Recommends: Mid City Bayou Boogaloo

Fri, May 17 2013 2:21pm - Source: The Vinyl District

It's hard to believe but this weekend marks the 7th edition of the annual three-day music festival and celebration of Mid City. As usual, the organizers have some great music in store for you.

The National: 'Trouble Will Find Me' Album Review

Fri, May 17 2013 12:48pm - Source: Sixeyes

The National, whose music many have labeled as gloomy, dark, and writhing with insecurities, stays the course with their latest, Trouble Will Find Me .

Thinking Music

Fri, May 17 2013 11:49am - Source: Bottom of the Glass

"You don't have time to think up there. You think, you're dead."

Kennedy Center May Start Honoring More Latinos

Thu, May 16 2013 10:05pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a new process to select artists who receive one of the nation's top arts prizes, the Kennedy Center Honors, after an outside group last year said Latinos have been largely excluded.

Album review: The National, Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)

Thu, May 16 2013 7:30pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The warm but haunting Trouble Will Find Me will surely cement their accession to the rock mainstream.

Thurston Moore on His New Band, Chelsea Light Moving, and the Future of Sonic Youth

Thu, May 16 2013 2:09pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Ever since he and his wife and Sonic Youth bandmate Kim Gordon announced their split in late 2011, Thurston Moore has kept his mouth largely shut.

What's Going On?: The Ten Cities Project

Thu, May 16 2013 12:56pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

60 acts, 22 concerts, 23 authors, and counting.

Crazed Taylor Swift Fan Swims Across Moat To Get To Singer’s Palace: Morning Mix

Thu, May 16 2013 12:38pm - Source: Idolator

An obsessed Taylor Swift fan was arrested after swimming to the singer's Rhode Island beach home.

SIFF 2013 Face The Music Preview: Mistaken For Strangers, a documentary (sort of) about The National (somewhat)

Wed, May 15 2013 6:50pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

"You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends," goes the lyric in The Nationals' song "Mistaken For Strangers." "you don't mind seeing yourself in a picture / as long as you look faraway, as long as you look removed."

The National - Trouble Will Find Me

Wed, May 15 2013 7:42am - Source: Drowned In Sound

That distant mooing and hint of beef in the air heralds the coming of indie rock's latest sacred cows.

Deconstructing: The National, Majical Cloudz, And Artistic Pluralism

Tue, May 14 2013 6:36pm - Source: Stereogum

Alone at home after dark, whatever solipsistic sentiment was developing by day takes on titanic proportions.

Bobby Womack added to Latitude festival line-up

Tue, May 14 2013 1:54pm - Source: NME

Bobby Womack has been added to the line-up for Latitude Festival.

Shorties (An Interview with Marge Piercy, Stream New Albums by The National and Daft Punk, and more)

Tue, May 14 2013 1:30pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

iTunes is streaming the new Daft Punk album, Random Access Memories.

Big Star: For All Time

Tue, May 14 2013 1:29pm - Source: Pop Dose

For decades now, people have asked "Why weren't Big Star huge?"

The National make Trouble easy to Find

Tue, May 14 2013 12:46pm - Source: Chromewaves

Deirdre O'Callaghan Predictability typically carries negative connotations in the context of art, but in the case of The National , it's more about promises kept.