Showing All "Built To Spill" Posts
May 1st 68 Comments
All Built To Spill songs exist on a continuum between two poles: snappy, twee-inflected pop songs and vast, mind-altering classic rock soundscapes. I've never been to Idaho, but I can't help… Read Story »
Oct 4th, 2012 15 Comments
Shaggy Dinosaur Jr. guitar wizard J Mascis is a notoriously flaky and reticent interview subject, so maybe that explains why he's kept a deeply fascinating life episode to himself for the past couple… Read Story »
Apr 16th, 2012 4 Comments
A couple years ago, Built To Spill bassist Brett Nelson launched the Electronic Anthology Project, a passion project that reimagined Built To Spill's songs through the aesthetic of New Wave bands… Read Story »
Oct 13th, 2011 40 Comments
Today, we're introducing a new series called Area Codes, and the focus of this biweekly feature is local music scenes across the United States and the globe. In a music landscape where musicmaking… Read Story »
Sep 9th, 2011 Comment
Fresh off their appearance on Conan, Band of Horses stopped by the Wiltern in Los Angeles for their own headlining show in the wake of the opening for the cancelled Kings of Leon tour. Brett Netson… Read Story »
Sep 1st, 2010 2 Comments
Built To Spill's been around for a long (long) time. If you'd told me in the early '90s -- when my brother had Ultimate Alternative Wavers and There's Nothing Wrong With Love on repeat -- or in 1997… Read Story »
Aug 2nd, 2010 5 Comments
The Electronic Anthology Project is Built To Spill's Doug Martsch and Brett Nelson, redoing their own songs with '80s synths and drum machines. It doesn't sound like something BTS would do, but,… Read Story »
May 10th, 2010 Comment
This past weekend was the Matt Groening-curated ATP, which went down in Butlins, Minehead, UK. Iggy Pop and Toumani Diabate were the highlights of the first night (along with ATP staples Built To… Read Story »
Oct 16th, 2009 20 Comments
Last night Built To Spill capped a sold-out four-show run in NYC -- two at Webster, followed by a more intimate pair at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg. I ventured out in the Noreaster for it, and,… Read Story »
Oct 2nd, 2009 2 Comments
You've heard "Things Fall Apart" and "Hindsight" and stared deeply into There Is No Enemy's nighttime sky: Fill in the gaps of BTS's kinda blue seventh album (10/6, Warner Bros) at MySpace. Read Story »
