indie pop: Review: The Dimes "New England" [EP]

June 17th, 2009


Who would have thought that you could merge history lessons with music and still be entertaining? Alt-country and indie pop act The Dimes is poised to undertake such a project on their forthcoming new release (due August, 2009). In the meantime,…

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indie pop: The Wind - Where It’s At With…

June 17th, 2009

One of the precious few groups featured on Chuck Warner’s Teenline series capable of consistently delivering over the course of an LP, the Wind - alongside Terry Brooks, Amnesia, Wowii and White Witch
- stand fast in the front rank of Florida’s…

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indie pop: War Tapes - The Continental Divide

June 17th, 2009

Sometimes there’s something beautiful about a piece of music so deliciously dark. It may seem like a somewhat odd thing to say in that so many of us have been born and bred to believe darkness equals bad. But the…

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indie pop: Ninetynine - 767

June 16th, 2009

Genre: Indie Rock / Lo-Fi
Based In…: Australia
Label: Endearing
Year: 1997
My Rate: 7/10

Allmusic

The second full-length from Laura McFarlane’s Ninety Nine project makes a significant step forward from the first — the influence of McFarlane’s earlier work with Sleater-Kinney
is still present here, but the album’s polished combination of…

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indie pop: Review: Clifton Williams and the Blue James Band "Will"

June 16th, 2009


“Will”, the latest CD from Clifton Williams and the Blue James Band, was released late in 2008. Clifton Williams is a talented songwriter who polished his craft as a graduate student in music composition. He is supported by some extraordinary bandmates;…

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indie pop: Yes, Green.

June 16th, 2009

Regardless of outcome, the 60% of Iran’s population under the age of 30 will not let go of the simple idea of freedom. What amazing times we live in.

Read the original post on Pop Narcotic.

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indie pop: EXCLUSIVE: BRANDON SCHOTT - HOMEGROWN RECORDINGS VOL. 5

June 16th, 2009

Brandon Schott - Homegrown RecordingsVol. 5 - Dear SomeoneAlright, Too Poppiers. Now is the time to tell your friends, families, colleagues, children, and pets about Mr. Brandon Schott. Go on. Give them this link. Give them all the freebies we’ve…

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indie pop: Mekons - Fear and Whiskey

June 15th, 2009

Genre: Punk / Post-Punk / Alt-Country
Based In…: UK
Label: Sin
Year: 1985
My Rate: 9/10

Allmusic

Released in 1985, Fear and Whiskey is credited as the album that
began the alt-country marketing category. True or not, it shouldn’t be
held against one of the greatest records ever. The Mekons
were one of the most…

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indie pop: Rare CD: Stephen Stills - "Stills Alone"

June 15th, 2009


Track listing
1. Isn’t It So
2. Everybody’s Talkin’
3. Just Isn’t Like You
4. In My Life
5. Ballad of Hollis Brown
6. Singin’ Call
7. Right Girl, The
8. Blind Fiddler Memory
9. Amazonia
10. Treetop Flyer

Sold for $36.00 on ebay (17 bids). $43.33 at Amazon.com -…

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indie pop: Rare CD: E.G. Daily "Wild Child"

June 15th, 2009


“Hi! You are bidding on a RARE CD from Pop/AOR artist E.G. Daily-”Wild Child” from 1985 on the “A&M” Records label (Germany), original CD, inserts, etc.

Tracklist…
1. IS ANYBODY HOME
2. LITTLE TOY
3. LOVE IN THE SHADOWS
4. JUST FOR YOU
5. HEY THERE…

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