The spate of recent Jeff Mangum sightings tended to obscure the fact that, yes, there are other people who were/are involved with Elephant 6, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc. One such lifer is wire recorder,…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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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.…   Read Story »

Anyone who's listened to Julian Koster's work in Neutral Milk Hotel or the (newly revived) Music Tapes knows he's into the singing saw. So, though it's a hot and sticky day and a longtime from the…   Read Story »

We were big fans of First Imaginary Symphony For Nomad back in the day, as well as the Music Tapes' prop-heavy, metronome-toting live show. If you can believe it, that debut came out nine years ago.…   Read Story »

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Neutral Milk Hotel's opus turns ten this Sunday. Feel old? If you love it, it's one of those albums that imprints itself on your psyche. One of us remembers exactly where he was when he brought it…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »