When Jessica spoke with John Vanderslice about his upcoming seventh album Romanian Names, he told her: A lot of songs are about the difficulty of being in love, and the difficulty of being in a…   Read Story »

NAME: John Vanderslice PROGRESS REPORT: Releasing his 7th studio album, Romanian Names (Dead Oceans), on May 19. It takes a while to get John Vanderslice to talk about himself. He'd much rather talk…   Read Story »

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Tomorrow marks the release of blog-beloved indie rock troubadour John Vanderslice's latest LP Emerald City, and JV's celebrating the record with a show of love back to the blogosphere, premiering…   Read Story »

In which a suited man and a boy in warpaint and tie headband stare longingly while blogger hero JV sings it's "time to go ... to go, to go" like an indie rock Rihanna. There's some measuring by the…   Read Story »

There's no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. This isn't a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from "Creep"…   Read Story »

From Camp Rogue Wave:On September 30th 2006, San Francisco band Rogue Wave will host a benefit concert to raise money for their drummer Pat Spurgeon, who is in desperate need of a kidney…   Read Story »

Wednesdays offer slim pickings during CMJ week. But Jeff and I caught plenty of memorable gigs on Day One. I'm living it up until Friday, 'cause that's when I leave for my bachelor party (Vegas, baby…   Read Story »

Is cellar door the most beautiful phrase in the english language? Probably not, but when combined with "free MP3s" who can resist? John Vanderslice has posted all the Cellar Door remixes here. Cover…   Read Story »