Online retailer Insound celebrated its tenth year in business with an impressive line-up of local music and an unimpressive display of hipster bowling skillz (though they can blame that on the free beer). Suckers were the not-that-surprise performers, joining fellow... CONTINUE READING INSOUND 10TH ANNIVERSARY W/ THESE ARE POWERS/CYMBALS EAT GUITARS/SUCKERS/DRUMS/REAL ESTATE @ BROOKLYN BOWL 8/27/09»
Posted on August 28, 2009 in , (1 comments)
Tags: Cymbals Eat Guitars | Drums | Pearl Jam | Real Estate | Suckers | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | These Are Powers
As the wounded one notes via Twitter: "Brooklyn shut up ! most of your bands all suck and you are total wanna bees ! The pains of being boring at heart ....oh it must hurt being so bland." This won't... CONTINUE READING JAY REATARD VS BROOKLYN»
Posted on July 10, 2009 in (59 comments)
Tags: Jay Reatard | Mercury Prize | Speech Debelle | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
It wouldn't be all that risky to say everyone of a certain age has a Michael Jackson moment. He was a cultural phenomenon on a much larger scale than almost anyone else making music today (in some circles he'd get... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS EULOGIZE THE KING OF POP»
Posted on June 26, 2009 in (81 comments)
Tags: Cold Cave | Crocodiles | Dave Sitek | Death Cab For Cutie | Frog Eyes | High Places | John Vanderslice | Michael Jackson | No Age | Sara Quin | Swan Lake | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | TV On The Radio
Every few weeks, Amazon.com lets us select one recent release from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to 75% off normal prices). Hopefully you'll be able to add these must-own LPs to your library without breaking your... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X AMAZON MP3 FRIENDLY DEALS #11: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART»
Posted on May 20, 2009 in , (8 comments)
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Recent Record Store Day DJs the Pains Of Being Pure Of Heart delivered Carson Daily a fairly nervous take on their "Young Adult Friction," but when you find the Slumberland pop crew at home in bed with brown drinks, copies... CONTINUE READING NEW PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART VIDEO - "YOUNG ADULT FRICTION"»
Posted on April 28, 2009 in , , (25 comments)
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Record Store Day won't save indie brick-and-mortar music retailers, but we can all agree it was a lot of fun. Between the exclusive releases and in-store performances and DJ sets, hopefully you found a reason to celebrate your favorite local... CONTINUE READING RECORD STORE DAY @ OTHER MUSIC, NYC 4/18/09»
Posted on April 20, 2009 in , (12 comments)
Tags: Andy Blitz | Aziz Ansari | Bill Callahan | Bobby Moynihan | Human Giant | Record Store Day | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Long ago BTW and all-around hardworkers Pains Of Being Pure At Heart recently capped a few big months (and a zillion SXSW appearances) with their network television debut on Last Call With Carson Daly. (Well, maybe that's considered anti-climax.) Their... CONTINUE READING PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART SHOW CARSON DALY "YOUNG ADULT FRICTION"»
Posted on April 7, 2009 in (12 comments)
Tags: Free Energy | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Over the summer of '07, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart landed themselves a BTW stamp on the back of just a 15-minute debut EP; forward a year-and-a-half and the band's being tapped by the likes of MySpace to... CONTINUE READING DEERHUNTER/THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART @ RICKSHAW STOP, SAN FRANCISCO 2/25/09»
Posted on February 26, 2009 in , (7 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Deerhunter | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | Weezer
In February, New York BTW the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are releasing their self-titled full-length collection of jangly, noisy indie pop on the most fitting of labels, Slumberland. We recently posted the video for album track "Everything For... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART»
Posted on December 10, 2008 in , , (5 comments)
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Onetime BTW the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are about to release their self-titled full-length debut on Slumberland. It's the perfect place for their jangly, noisy late '80s/early '90s-style indie pop. Yes, they like the Pastels, Black Tambourine, etc.... CONTINUE READING NEW PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART VIDEO - "EVERYTHING WITH YOU"»
Posted on December 1, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
We can't catch all the hot CMJ show shows on our own, so Stereogum asked Abbey Braden to send in pics and video of notable sets from days one and two. According to this post title, her itinerary favors bands... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: FRIENDY FIRES, LITTLE BOOTS, AMAZING BABY GET THIS PARTY STARTED»
Posted on October 23, 2008 in , , (9 comments)
Tags: A Sunny Day In Glasgow | Amazing Baby | CMJ | David Byrne | Friendly Fires | Lissy Trullie | Little Boots | Motel Motel | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | Violens
Local event guide L combines two of our favorite things to blog about (NYC bands and lists) in a feature for the current issue. The publication's criteria? "Bands that have written a bunch of songs we really, really like, and... CONTINUE READING L MAGAZINE'S 8 NYC BANDS YOU NEED TO HEAR»
Posted on April 24, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Famous Famous | High Places | La Strada | Team Robespierre | The Lisps | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | This is Ivy League | Vampire Weekend | Violens
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's dreamy self-titled debut EP contains less than 15 minutes of music -- more than enough to steal our pure hearts. (Admittedly, they had us from the go by titling the out-of-the-gates opening track... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART»
Posted on August 21, 2007 in , (14 comments)
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