Stream Shins, Bright Eyes, National Covering Merge Classics

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you...  CONTINUE READING STREAM SHINS, BRIGHT EYES, NATIONAL COVERING MERGE CLASSICS»

Posted on April 8, 2009 in MP3 (16 comments)
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Robbert Bobbert And The Bubble Machine - "We R Super Heroes"

Robert Schneider's kids music project is Robbert Bobbert. As the folks at his label Little Monster put it: Robbert Bobbert, a genius inventor of musical mayhem, performs songs from his Beach Boys inspired indie rock songbook, whilst entertaining the masses....  CONTINUE READING ROBBERT BOBBERT AND THE BUBBLE MACHINE - "WE R SUPER HEROES"»

Posted on January 16, 2009 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Apples In Stereo | of Montreal | Robbert Bobbert And The Bubble Machine | Robert Schneider

Apples In Stereo Energize Pepsi Rebranding

As we've mentioned in the past (2007), Robert Schneider's not afraid of the graceful sellout. So, no, we're not surprised that he and his E6 cohorts just scored a Pepsi commercial. (Heck, we already knew how much E6-related bands loved...  CONTINUE READING APPLES IN STEREO ENERGIZE PEPSI REBRANDING»

Posted on January 5, 2009 in Commercial Appeal, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Apples In Stereo | The Blood Arm

Stream Elephant 6's Chicago Surprise

NPR is streaming the 10/21 Bottom Lounge stop on the recent E6 Holiday Surprise Tour. Tunes from Olivia Tremor Control, Apples In Stereo, Music Tapes, Neutral Milk Hotel and other Athens all-stars are featured, but a few songs (including encore...  CONTINUE READING STREAM ELEPHANT 6'S CHICAGO SURPRISE»

Posted on October 28, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: 63 Crayons | Apples In Stereo | Elf Power | Jeff Mangum | Nana Grizol | Neutral Milk Hotel | Olivia Tremor Control | The Gerbils | The Music Tapes

Apples On Autopilot

Live footage of the Apples collides with stock NASA imagery in the David Gray-concocted video for "Eyes Open." Sorry Robert, we liked HEALTH's aerodynamic fan-made stock video better.

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Posted on January 2, 2008 (0 comments)

Make Me A Target

Robert Schneider's no stranger to the graceful sell-out -- and it's 2007, so spare us the mock outrage -- but it is curious to see Target get all E6y on our asses. It's not just the aforementioned Apples In Stereo...  CONTINUE READING MAKE ME A TARGET»

Posted on July 27, 2007 in Commercial Appeal (17 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Apples In Stereo | Beulah | Grizzly Bear