This current lo-fi thing is fun, but it's nothing new. As a reminder, longtime brainy singer-songwriter Franklin Bruno's newest release, Local Currency: Solo 1992-1998, collects material from 7"'s and compilations from the years noted. During Shrimper's heyday, Bruno was one... CONTINUE READING LOU BARLOW COVERS FRANKLIN BRUNO»
Posted on September 29, 2009 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Franklin Bruno | Lou Barlow | Sebadoh | Thom Yorke
After a 14-year pause, Noise Addict's back with Lou Barlow and Crooked Finger Lara Meyerratken in tow. Thirty-year-old stepdad Ben Lee can't get by on the precocious teen thing anymore, so things have shifted. Download it was never about the... CONTINUE READING NOISE ADDICT RETURNS WITH FREE LP, LOU BARLOW»
Posted on September 1, 2009 in (2 comments)
Tags: Ben Lee | Dinosaur Jr. | Lou Barlow | Noise Addict | Ra Ra Riot | Sebadoh
No doubt, apologies are a large part of the Lou Barlow canon: Apologizing, wanting someone to apologize, etc. (Barlow would be the first to admit EMOH earned its name.) On his second proper solo album Goodnight Unknown, Barlow finds a... CONTINUE READING NEW LOU BARLOW VIDEO - "DON'T APOLOGIZE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on August 25, 2009 in (8 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Lou Barlow | Sebadoh | Twilight
Lou describes his new LP as "a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and my earlier work with Sebadoh ... to my ears, anyway." Test out his theory by handing over an email address to get Lou B's... CONTINUE READING NEW LOU BARLOW - "GRAVITATE"»
Posted on July 21, 2009 in (1 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Feist | Lou Barlow | Sebadoh
Taking some time out from the resurgent Dinosaur Jr., Lou Barlow's releasing his first solo album since 2005's Emoh this fall. It's called Goodnight Unknown and he describes it as "a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and... CONTINUE READING LOU BARLOW'S BACK ON HIS OWN WITH GOODNIGHT UNKNOWN»
Posted on July 7, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Lou Barlow | Sebadoh
"Pieces" is one of the more straight-up old-school Dinosaur-style rockers on the band's second post-comeback album Farm. "Old school" in the sense that it's one of those late-period tracks that, in a very good way, conjures "Freak Scene" (in the... CONTINUE READING DINOSAUR JR. OFFER FALLON "PIECES"»
Posted on June 26, 2009 in (10 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Jimmy Fallon
The compilation has an impressive lineup, but the circumstances around it are heartbreaking: Almost a year after his wife Melissa died suddenly, 21 artists have contributed exclusive tracks to Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy to help... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, MICHAEL STIPE, DINOSAUR CONTRIBUTE TO CIAO MY SHINING STAR: THE SONGS OF MARK MULCAHY»
Posted on June 25, 2009 (21 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Frank Black | Juliana Hatfield | Mark Mulcahy | Mercury Rev | Miracle Legion | R.E.M. | Radiohead | The National
No worries, nobody should (or could) have expected Dinosaur Jr.'s reunion record Beyond to be so alive -- and so good. The deservedly legendary Amherst, Mass band's post-split squabbling is well-documented (re-listen to Sebadoh III if you need your memory... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: DINOSAUR JR. - FARM»
Posted on June 11, 2009 in , (15 comments)
Tags: Dakota Fanning | Dinosaur Jr. | Kristen Stewart | New Moon | Robert Pattinson | The Dead Weather | Twilight
