New Supercluster - "Brave Tree"

Athens' "Appalachian Wave" crew Supercluster is a bone-fide Georgian super-group that ebbs and flows in size like any community and features members of Pylon, the Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, Instruments, Casper & The Cookies, Deerhunter, etc. Their new album... CONTINUE READING NEW SUPERCLUSTER - "BRAVE TREE"»

New Olivia Tremor Control On The Way!

In an EW Q&A re: Circulatory System's Signal Morning (8/4, Cloud Recordings) frontman Will Cullen Hart shares exciting E6 news: "We've got two songs for the next Olivia record, in my opinion. They're on Bill (Doss)'s hard drive ... We're... CONTINUE READING NEW OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL ON THE WAY!»

Posted on May 21, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Circulatory System | Franz Ferdinand | Julian Casablancas | Olivia Tremor Control | The Strokes

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»

More Jeff Mangum Holiday Tour Live Vids!

There's been plenty of dark video documentation of Jeff Mangum's recent Holiday Surprise Tour surprise appearances, but now that these performances are no longer a surprise, it appears people are showing up with better cameras. For instance, we now have... CONTINUE READING MORE JEFF MANGUM HOLIDAY TOUR LIVE VIDS!»

Posted on October 23, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Circulatory System | Explosions In The Sky | Jeff Mangum | Neutral Milk Hotel | Olivia Tremor Control

Jeff Mangum Performs In NYC

We've checked in with Music Tapes a few times this year, and before that got all sincere over In The Aeroplane's 10th birthday, but things have been fairly quiet on the Jeff Mangum front in '08. (Though the Neutral Milk... CONTINUE READING JEFF MANGUM PERFORMS IN NYC »

Elephant 6 Make A Movie

Pop some popcorn and break out the bongs: The folks at E6 got together and made a movie, Major Organ and the Adding Machine, a sister piece to the 2001 album released by the mysterious band of the same name.... CONTINUE READING ELEPHANT 6 MAKE A MOVIE»

Of Montreal And Elf Power

I almost gave up on Elephant 6. Then Of Montreal's Satanic Panic In The Attic appeared on my desk and after a dozen listens, I wanna move to Athens. I think my favorite E6 disc is Olivia Tremor Control's Black... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL AND ELF POWER»

Posted on April 9, 2004 (19 comments)
Tags: Elf Power | of Montreal | Olivia Tremor Control