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May 2, 2012
Q&A: Mike Watt On Snapping Pics In San Pedro For on and off bass, The fIREHOSE Reunion, And Playing Stooges Covers
For the past three decades, the flannel-flyin' and econo-jamming godhead Mike Watt has staunchly adhered to his and late, great best friend and fellow Minuteman D Boon's credo "punk is whatever we made it to be while projecting an air of sincerity that is just plain righteous. And in all of Watt's p ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Stand Up, Man: Das Racist, Immortal Technique, Dan Deacon, Tom Morello To Play May Day For Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street's plans for May Day are starting to take shape, and amidst the pickets and skill-shares and marches and mayhem, it's looking like there's going to be a lot of music too. We already told you about the Guitarmy being mustered for next Tuesday, but organizers have also announced a n ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Occupy Wall Street Dreams Of A Giant Jam Session May 1
"Band seeking 1000 guitar players. Other instruments also welcome. Influences include Woody Guthrie, Tom Morello, Willie Nile, and Sergio Ortega." Occupy Wall Street is raising a "Guitarmy." For months, activists have been preparing for May Day, laying plans for teach-ins, bank blockades, marches ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Live: Suckers Spread The Pain Around At The Knitting Factory
Suckers w/Devin, Writer Knitting Factory Saturday, February 4 Better than: Shoving people over to grab a seat on the L on a Saturday night. Before Suckers took the Knitting Factory stage on Saturday, the audience segregated itself, seemingly by age. The youth enjoyed the opening acts, using ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 18, 2012
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Jeff Mangum stirs up more ’90s nostalgia
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October 20, 2011
Russell Brand at Occupy Wall Street
Russell Brand at Occupy Wall StreetLast night, as a driving rain fell on Lower Manhattan and the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street debated whether to authorize a statement condemning the Democratic Party as a bought-and-paid for agent of corrupt Wall Street interests, Russell Brand visit ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Jeff Mangum
Russell Brand at Occupy Wall StreetLast night, as a driving rain fell on Lower Manhattan and the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street debated whether to authorize a statement condemning the Democratic Party as a bought-and-paid for agent of corrupt Wall Street interests, Russell Brand visit ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Tom Morello Plays Occupy Wall Street
Tom Morello at Occupy Wall Street this morning.Tom Morello, the guitar player for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, made an appearance at Zuccotti Park this morning to play for Occupy Wall Street Protesters. "First they ignored you," Morello told the crowd. "Then you got pepper-spraye ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Portishead and Deadmau5 Shift the Focus
Tom Morello at Occupy Wall Street this morning.Tom Morello, the guitar player for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, made an appearance at Zuccotti Park this morning to play for Occupy Wall Street Protesters. "First they ignored you," Morello told the crowd. "Then you got pepper-spraye ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
The Four Best Finds In Occupy Wall Street's Music Library
Over the weekend SOTC pal Ann Powers wondered about what the music of Occupy Wall Street might be, and she discussed the drop-ins by the likes of Jeff Mangum and Talib Kweli as well as the music emanating from the park's current residents; she also mused on the "human microphone," the means by which ... More >>
Music
October 5, 2011
Facebook + Music: Most People Are DJs
The site's foray into music and the act of performative listening
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October 5, 2011
Jeff Mangum And Michael Franti Play Occupy Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park continues to be a magnet for celebrity musicians offering their support and serenading the occupiers with unamplified sets. Last night, the performances bracketing the twice-daily General Assembly meeting came from dramatically different corners: the ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Live: Shellac Mixes Jokes, Questions, And Baseball Talk With Songs Like "I Came In You" At The Bell House
Shellac w/Helen Money The Bell House Monday, October 3 Better than: Bawling indie-rock wuss tears as Jeff Mangum sings a Neutral Milk Hotel weeper. For the second year in a row, Chicago post-punk veteran goliaths Shellac graced The Bell House stage for two post-All Tomorrow's Parties hangover show ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Live: Portishead And Jeff Mangum Come Out Of The Shadows In Asbury Park
All Tomorrow's Parties: I'll Be Your Mirror Asbury Park, NJ September 30-October 2 Better than: Your favorite worn-out band tee. Timelessness isn't a foresight. Most experiences can't predict their own longevity, and as much as any creator strives to avoid miring his or her work in a dated exterio ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Q & A: The Raincoats' Ana da Silva On The Riot Grrrl Movement, Kurt And Courtney, And Being Johnny Rotten's Favorite Band
This month has seen quite a bit of ink spilled on behalf of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind. But it's also a moment to remember the ways that lead singer Kurt Cobain's reach went beyond the scope of his band and that record—consider one of his most beloved influences, the U ... More >>
Music
September 7, 2011
Fall Arts: Music Picks
This month has seen quite a bit of ink spilled on behalf of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind. But it's also a moment to remember the ways that lead singer Kurt Cobain's reach went beyond the scope of his band and that record—consider one of his most beloved influences, the U ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Second Jeff Mangum Show Added To Portishead's Big Three-Day Fest In Asbury Park
The Portishead/All Tomorrow's Parties-curated festival I'll Be Your Mirror, taking place down the shore in Asbury Park from September 30 through October 2, has added a second performance by the no-longer-all-that-reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum to its itinerary, and is relea ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
How Much Would You Pay To See The Concert Of Your Dreams?
The Daily Swarm got wind of an eBay auction for a pair of tickets to Elephant 6 cult hero Jeff Mangum's September 9 show at the Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, which predates his appearance at the Portishead-curated ATP in Asbury Park by about three weeks. The asking price for the chance to be ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Neutral Milk Hotel's Parks & Rec Shoutout
Via GoldenfiddleDon't look now, Andy, but you just landed On Bad Boyfriend Island. Prime-time shout-outs to one of the most cult-beloved indie bands of the past 20 years shouldn't surprise too much. [Insert lengthy rant about the culture industry, and people creating culture pitched toward th ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Jeff Mangum Tickets For Town Hall Are On Sale At 11 A.M.
Update: This is already sold out. Let the weeping begin. Just a friendly reminder that tickets for Neutral Milk Hotel guru Jeff Mangum's feverishly awaited solo show at Town Hall (happening October 29, which is an impossibly far-away date to conceive of right now, but those Pavement shows hap ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Jeff Mangum at Town Hall Tickets Sell Out Instantly, And a Twitter Nation Laments
At 11 a.m., New Yorkers got their long awaited, announced in advance, ticketed-and-everything, first official Neutral Milk Hotel show (slated for October 29th) in a long, long time. And at 11:01 a.m., perhaps unsurprisingly, it was already over--if LCD Soundsystem can sell out Madison Square Garde ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
The Week We Let Our Eyes Wander
Last week we spent a lot of time searching for solid ground in a world where Arcade Fire win Grammys and Odd Future take over Fallon. This week Tyler got his shoe back, Thom danced, and we all moved on.
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February 16, 2011
Jeff Mangum Is Touring, Playing Town Hall
The greatest indie-rock comeback story of all time (probably) (hopefully) continues apace: Neutral Milk Hotel deity Jeff Mangum has now announced a clutch of East Coast shows to complement his appearance at that crazy Asbury Park ATP event that I'm assuming is all sorts of sold out by now. Th ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
Q&A: East River Pipe On His Sweet Merge Records Deal, Not Falling Off The Wagon, And How Working At Home Depot Is The Shit
"There are always exceptions -- black swans, lone wolves, whatever. And I'm one of those exceptions." Pic by Barbara PowersAs the rest of the indie-rock throng find success by getting in the van, crashing on icky floors, and playing an endless string of shows from one coast to the other, the ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Week In Review: We'll Never Get Over The White Stripes
We started out the week on a positive jam. Riding high off Bob Dylan Week, we spent the weekend paying tribute to all those bands who came before with Craig Finn at Music Hall of Williamsburg and trying with all our hearts to sing along while the Dismemberment Plan flailed around on stage at ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Week In Review: Bob Dylan Is Waiting In A Van Outside Your House
Photo via Fred W. McDarrah, there from the start.Yes, it was Dylan Week here at SOTC, a veritable orgy of Greenwich Village-scouring videos (with installments covering Cafe Wha?, Jones Street, the Gaslight, and Washington Square Hotel, or just enjoy the whole thing in one shot here), along wi ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Portishead And Jeff Mangum Are Headlining All Tomorrow's Parties In Asbury Park, NJ
Good lord. All Tomorrow's Parties is bringing their boutique full-immersion indie-rock weekend blowout to a new spot this year: Asbury Park, NJ. ATP's three-day I'll Be Your Mirror fest will be partially curated by Portishead (!) and headlined by none other than fuckin' Jeff Mangum (!!!!), la ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
Week In Review: Stop Looking At My Moms
In the week we continued counting down the worst songs of 2010, noting atrocities from Susan Boyle, Liz Phair, Christina Aguilera, Jackyl, and NeverShoutNever, and Die Antwoord, we also began our overall year in review, listing the 10 biggest music stories of 2010, our 10 favorite concerts, t ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
Yes, Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum Performed A Surprise Show In Brooklyn On Saturday Night
viaWe feel bad for Jeff Mangum, who probably has some trouble leaving the house in this city without people acting a little strange. So we respect and applaud his decision to return to the stage in secrecy, as he did on Saturday night, when he played ten Neutral Milk Hotel songs to a delighte ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
More On Jeff Mangum's Bushwick Show: Co-Organizer Ben Goldberg Explains Why You Weren't There
This is pretty much what it was likeSo Jeff Mangum played a bunch of Neutral Milk Hotel songs in a Bushwick loft on Saturday night, for a crowd of around 75 people, you not among them. The show was partly set up by Ba Da Bing Records guru Ben Goldberg, who has a lot of explaining to do, so we ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Ten Bands From The '90s That Haven't Reunited
Mark Ibold, still happier about the Pavement reunion than you areSo Chavez is reuniting, or whatever you want to call it. A Pavement reunion just dominated most of last week in New York City. Before that, it was a never-dissolved-but-certainly-largely-inactive Superchunk. In the past few year ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Download Sisters' Dissonant, '90s-Checking "Highway Scratch"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing new and emerging MP3s from local talent. Fletcher ChanceyBrooklyn noise-punk duo Sisters spray sunny rays into those long, lonely voids when Lightning Bolt or No Age or Matt & Kim aren't running through town. They're a spazzy, scuzzy, cudd ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
More from Last Night's Chris Knox Benefit at Le Poisson Rouge, Including Weeping at Jeff Mangum
The six-hour benefit for underground New Zealand songwriter Chris Knox at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday was indie-fundraising done right: all-star jams that made sense, meaty set lengths, a thoroughly worthwhile lineup, decidedly fan-oriented ticketing, and a stunning marquee name to sell out the r ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Week in Review: May Day
Salute. Photo by Sam Horine.In the week we finally got to unleash the initial Siren Festival details on the world (July 17! 10th anniversary! Matt & Kim, Ted Leo, Surfer Blood, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Harlem! Totally free!), we celebrated Cinco De Mayo like Anna Wintour, Pharrell, a ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Tonight! Clipse, Ninjasonik, Lucky Dragons, Beach House, Washed Out, Sia, Local Natives, Jeff Mangum, a-ha, Bear Hands, Lemonade, And Dinosaur Feathers
Having learned about Pusha T's badass grandma (not to mention that Rambo-themed pizza joint) yesterday, you can better appreciate NYC tour guides/coke rap extraordinaires Clipse tonight at Highline Ballroom. For obvious moral support, Ninjasonik will also be there, "squeezing into tight pants and ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 4, 2010
ONE QUESTION
How many songs will Jeff Mangum do?
Blogs
March 30, 2010
The Chris Knox Benefit at Le Poisson Rouge Has Already Raised $40,545
Which is to say that the May 6th show, featuring Yo La Tengo, the Clean, Jeff Mangum, and a bunch of other people is way beyond sold out--even at $75 per ticket. The indie start-up for indie start-ups, Kickstarter, hosted the bidding, and you can still give money there--as little as a dollar- ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Week in Review: Shut It Down
Scenes from MtyMx. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.In the week LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy told our own Michael Musto to "eat it" and Musto sensibly retaliated by telling him to "suck it" right back, we spent a good chunk of the week unpacking the twin out-of-state enterprises that were SXSW and M ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Download the Library Is On Fire's Awesomely '90s-Revival Anthem "Vanessa's Theatre of Peace"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn trio The Library Is On Fire is a straightforward, all-thrills, unpretentious alt-rock blast--a band that understands the perfect balance between noise and melody. It helps that frontman Ste ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Surfer Blood Cover Neutral Milk Hotel, Owe Todd P Everything According to Miami New Times
Hey, wouldn't you know it, Surfer Blood casually cover Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy" over a bottle of El Presidente, and it's not half bad for a bunch of dudes who won't even get up off the couch! They even screw up a couple times and it's still better than that awful Apples in Stereo vers ... More >>
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December 28, 2009
RIP Vic Chesnutt: "I Really Do Think My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"
Vic Chesnutt died on Christmas Day, after an overdose of muscle relaxants left him in a coma. If you've ever seen the man play live, you likely have "a Vic Chesnutt story." Mine involves a Boston-area opening stint for Jonathan Richman in the mid-'00s, when Chesnutt wheeled out onto the Somerville ... More >>
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June 1, 2009
News Roundup: Brendan Flowers, Live Nation, Neutral Milk Hotel, Chris Brown/Rihanna
--The Killers' Brendan Flowers likely got to live out a childhood fantasy Saturday when he joined Bruce Springsteen for a duet of "Thunder Road" at the opening night of the Neatherlands Pinkpop Festival. Nowadays, it's a right of passage for Springsteen-influenced acts to join their idol onstage. Th ... More >>
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April 30, 2009
Neutral Milk Hotel Are Trying To Preserve a Monument from My Childhood, Help Them Please
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
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October 13, 2008
Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour at the Knitting Factory
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
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October 13, 2008
Brief Guide to All the Wacky Shit You Missed This Weekend, Ponce
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
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October 16, 2007
Breihan vs. Harvilla: Does Indie-Rock Need Rhythm?
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
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July 20, 2007
Siren Call: A Conversation with Elvis Perkins
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
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May 2, 2007
MPFrees: Shit We Downloaded That Isn't "Icky Thump"
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
Music
February 13, 2007
Mellow Troubadour Wallows in Whimsy
This morning, Merge Records issued a press release on behalf of Julian Koster--former Neutral Milk Hotel member, singing saw savant, man from the Music Tapes--asking for help in preserving a Massachusetts merry-go-round. Weird, right? Weirder: This is my shit!
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October 21, 2003
Seamen and Booty
Mutiny on the Bounty's what these stevedores are all about

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