Tag Archives: Beck

Monday News Mash-Up

By Justin Spicer | Published: May 24, 2010

The Jay Bennett Foundation launches on today along with the digital release of Kicking at the Perfumed Air, the album he completed at the time of his death. The download is free, but donations are accepted with proceeds benefiting the Jay Bennett Foundation and the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, both of which support music andRead more...

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Monday News Mash-Up

By Justin Spicer | Published: May 10, 2010

Were you a kid of the 90s who wondered what a collaboration between Beck and Stephen Malkmus would sound like? You may get your answer next year as it’s been reported that Malkmus and his band, The Jicks, were recording with Beck before Malkmus began touring with the recently reunited Pavement. Hopefully this doesn’t leadRead more...

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Monday News Mash-Up

By Justin Spicer | Published: March 29, 2010

Based on a half-dozen graphic novels, music and comic nerds were already giddy with delight upon the news of a Michael Cera-starring Scott Pilgrim vs. The World movie in the works. Now some of those anticipatory pains grew stronger with the release of the recent trailer, featuring new music from Beck:

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Thursday News Threads

By Zach, KEXP | Published: March 11, 2010

Canadian indie pop group Stars will release The Five Ghosts, their fifth full-length studio album, on June 22nd, adding to the already impressive list of upcoming releases. This is their first since 2007′s In Our Bedroom After the War, and will be the first release on the band’s own new label, Soft Revolution.

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Thursday News Threads 9/10

By Zach, KEXP | Published: September 10, 2009

London hip-hop artist Speech Debelle was just announced the winner of the Mercury Music Prize, beating out strong contenders Bat For Lashes, Kasabian, La Roux, Friendly Fires, Florence and the Machine, and Lisa Hannigan. Her album Speech Therapy (Big Dada) won for best album of the past year by a U.K. or Irish artist. BeRead more...

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Thursday News Threads

By RJ, KEXP | Published: July 9, 2009

The Polaris Music Prize Shortlist has just been announced, with KEXP favorites Fucked Up, Elliott Brood, Metric leading the way. You can check out the full list of candidates for the Canadian insider-voted contest here. Sub Pop has a new addition to their roster: the fuzzy and poppy Dum Dum Girls. The LA band isRead more...

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