The Graduation Mixtape
We thought it would be better for everyone if we left off Vitamin C.
Every year around this time, a wave of nostalgia sets in as graduation season goes into full swing. Whether you’re moving on from a dump of a high school into the freedom of the “real world,” or graduating from a higher institution terrified of the current economy, graduations are a time of reflection and celebration...
Posted by Lisa White on May 27, 2009 @ 12:00 am
Destroyer Set To Release 'Bay Of Pigs' on Vinyl
Destroyer back with a bang, taking an attempt at disco.
Destroyer sounds like a metal band, and this is intensified by a song title like "Bay Of Pigs," but fret not - Destroyer is actually the solo work of Dan Bejar, a man associated with such acts as The New Pornographers and Swan Lake (The Frog Eyes/Wolf Parade supergroup). While normally calm and collective, Bejar has decided to take Destroyer in a disco direction as he is set to release Bay of Pigs on August 18th on Merge Records. Bay of Pigs will feature over 20 minutes of new Destroyer material, including the 13 minute opus, "Bay Of Pigs." The b-side of Pigs will be, "Ravers" - a song recorded entirely on synthesizer.
Unfortunately (well, for some of you) this will be released exclusively on 12-inch vinyl - but you should probably own a record player, anyway.
Posted by Wes Soltis on May 26, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Method Man and Redman Release Blackout 2
Blackout 2 released underneath the covers of Eminem's Relapse.
In the shadows of Eminem’s first release in the last five years, Method Man and Redman bring “the ruckus, the muthafuckin’ ruckus” - quietly dropping their album on the same day...
Posted by Andrew Macnider on May 26, 2009 @ 10:00 am
HEAVEcast Episode 6
How are the side acts at this year's Lollapalooza?
This week, Cory and Alyssa discuss a few of the "side acts" that you may want to check out at Lollapalooza. Couldn't Ben Folds and The Decemberists have headlined?
Posted by Cory Roop on May 22, 2009 @ 12:00 am
The Roundtable: Summer Happenings
What are you looking forward to the most this summer in the music world?
Wes Soltis – I hate the winter in Chicago with a passion of ten thousand suns (which is ironic, because I don’t really like the summer, either), but the activities that the Chicago summer brings are hard to dispute. Chicago gets two major festivals in Pitchfork and Lollapalooza, great neighborhood festivities almost every weekend and some great music that comes out of Millenium Park on a nightly basis...
Posted by Wes Soltis on May 22, 2009 @ 12:00 am