Radiohead announces New CD, In Rainbows
The best band ever, Radiohead, has just announced that their new CD entitled In Rainbows will be released in just 10 days, which is October 10th! The album will be available download-only through their In Rainbows website, while a CD as well as two 12″ vinyls and a second CD with more songs, pictures, artwork, [...]
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Radiohead to sign a deal for In Rainbows
It looks like Radiohead will be signing a new record deal for the release of their upcoming album, In Rainbows. The reason for this is they feel that the album is worthy to be spread across the mainstream public, and needs someone who can deliver the CD.
I’m still very excited about this CD, and it’s [...]
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Arctic Monkeys next single
The Arctic Monkeys have picked a name for their next single. It will be called Teddy Picker, and it will be released to the public right before they play their Christmas tour.
The song is from their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare. It will be released on December 3rd, although the b-side is still unknown!
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Kinks front man to release solo album
The former kinks frontman Ray Davies will be releasing his new solo album on October 29 called “Working Man’s Cafe”.
Track titles include ‘Vietnam Cowboys’, ‘Imaginary Man’, ‘One More Time’, ‘You’re Asking Me’, ‘In A Moment’, ‘Voodoo Walk’ and ‘Where Is The Real World?’. Keep and eye on this one.
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The Kooks and other top indie bands Guitars for sale
A few weeks ago Gibson Guitars created a public rock and roll art exhibition at more london and the 02 arena. All of the bands and artists involved worked with Gibson Guitars to create their own giant guitar exhibits. Now, those giant guitars are up for sale on ebay.
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Man Dies in Smashing Pumpkins Mosh Pit
Tragically a fan died at a smashing pumpkins gig in Vancouver, Canada on Monday night. Described by the police as a “mosh pit or crowd-surfing incident”. — No surprise there then.
The man was dragged from the pit half way through the concert after appearing to be unconscious. I can’t even imagine how this must [...]
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OLIWA
A few days ago i attended an up and coming, un-signed Edinburgh band Oliwa gig. If you’ve got a few minutes spare check out their myspace profile and listen to a few of their songs. We will be playing some of their stuff on the next podcast anyway but they are a fantastic band that [...]
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Bullet Train To Where?…
If you haven’t heard of Bullet Train To Vegas, you have been missing out. Imagine Fugazi running into a disco club and starting an all out brawl with At the Drive-In. That is what Bullet Train To Vegas is. With bass lines that could move the most critical dancers and guitars that scream “RAW” in [...]
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The Shins newest album ‘Wincing the Night Away’ review
I have another article written by Heather Hayes. This one’s a review on the Shins new album, entitled Wincing the Night Away. Some parts of it are a bit sexual, but she is a sexual girl after all, so don’t have your 10 year olds reading it.
The Shins newest album ‘Wincing the Night Away’ [...]
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Radiohead announces New CD, In Rainbows
The best band ever, Radiohead, has just announced that their new CD entitled In Rainbows will be released in just 10 days, which is October 10th! The album will be available download-only through their In Rainbows website, while a CD as well as two 12″ vinyls and a second CD with more songs, pictures, artwork, [...]
Posted by David Myers | Read on...
Reverend And The Makers’ debut album for release
Reverend And The Makers is a unique indie-electronic style band. They have released a few successful singles and are now ready to release their debut album, The State Of Things, on September 17th.
In addition to the release date, Reverend And The Makers have announced the track listing for their debut album (see below). [...]
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Battle’s Debut Album Set For Release
Many of you may not have heard of Battle before, and for good reason - this aspiring indie band is preparing their first full-length, ten-track album “Break The Banks” for its release on September 3rd.
Battle does have a bunch of previous work as you can see on their official website (link above), but in the [...]
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Today’s Popular Artists Cover 40 Years of Hit Singles
If you’re into indie groups like Foo Fighters and Franz Ferdinand, you might be interested in BBC Radio 1’s upcoming covers album. This fabulous collection will contain one hit song for each year from 1967-2006, covered by popular modern artists. For example, “Your Song” by Elton John will be covered by The Streets [...]
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The Hives Decide on names for their newest album and single
Five-piece indie band The Hives has finally decided on names for their new album and latest single. The Hives are “more than pleased” to announce the name of their album as The Black And White Album. We are still awaiting the track list for The Black And White Album, but we do know [...]
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Pearl Jam to release a new DVD
Pearl Jam is planning the release of a newly compiled live DVD. Entitled Immagine Nel Telaio (Picture in a Frame), the DVD will contain 16 tracks from the band’s 2006 performances in Italy. The release date is set for September 25th.
The track listing below shows the song title and the location where the [...]
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OLIWA
A few days ago i attended an up and coming, un-signed Edinburgh band Oliwa gig. If you’ve got a few minutes spare check out their myspace profile and listen to a few of their songs. We will be playing some of their stuff on the next podcast anyway but they are a fantastic band that [...]
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What if Mona Lisa was an emo?
TheTeeParty have got some very interesting original artwork on their website. Most notably is this tee titled, What if Mona Lisa was an emo?.
Source: indieclothingblog.com
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North America Bloc Party tour canceled
I have some bad news for all of you Bloc Party fans out there. Matt Tong, the drummer recently suffered from his lung collapsing, while playing the drums at an earlier performance. He was doing alright, but according to a recent press release, “he’s on the road to recovery, but doctors have advised that [...]
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Casiotone Tragedy
Last Friday, October 27th, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone a.ka. Owen Ashworth’s apartment in Chicago caught fire. Owen and his girlfriend escaped the apartment without injury, but he did lose some equipment and their cat, Rufus.
As a result he’s going to have to cancel some of his upcoming shows
The only remaining performances:
11-04 San Francisco, CA [...]
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MGMT Tour Dates (2008)
July
23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
25 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
27 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool Party
28 Washington, Washington DC - 9:30 Club
29 Richmond, VA - The National
August
1 Chicago, IL - Double Door
2 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
4 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
9 Osaka, Japan [...]
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Of Montreal Tour Dates (2008)
August
08 Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival
09 London, England - Field Day Festival
10 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Weekender
October
07 Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
08 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
10 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
15 Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte
16 London, England - Koko
17 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
18 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisi
19 Berlin, Germany [...]
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Beck Tour Dates (2008)
August
21 Reno, NV - Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
22 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park Outside Lands Festival
24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater ^
27 Victoria, British Columbia - Royal Theatre •
28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre •
30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
September
19 San Diego, CA - Street Scene Festival
20 [...]
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Modest Mouse UK tour dates
Modest Mouse will be performing their hit album “We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank” live in September. If you’re interested in seeing them perform in the UK you will only have two opportunities. It’s too bad they are so far away, I would really like to see these guys give a [...]
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Vetiver joins forces with The Shins
As previously posted, The Shins will be touring the U.S. in the next few months. Well, it turns out that indie folk band Vetiver will be joining them on the road for five of their October gigs. Vetiver’s music often includes cello and violin, making them a unique addition to the collection of [...]
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The Sunshine Underground To Play A Secret Show…This Week!
I hope you don’t have a very tight schedule this week, because it turns out that The Sunshine Underground will be playing a secret show on August 22. Yes, that means two days from today!
Ever since the release of their last single in March, The Sunshine Underground haven’t been up to much, or so [...]
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Fantastic idea for an indie video.
I stumbled across this on youtube a few days ago. Whilst not really indie related at all i think this would make a fantastic idea for a cheap indie video.
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2 + 2 = 5… I concur.
One word: Radiohead. Radiohead is pretty much the best band on the planet (along with Lightning Bolt). No matter what mood I’m in, where I’m at, what I’m doing, I can always pop in one of the fantastic Radiohead albums and it will excite the hell outta me. If you’re reading this [...]
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Godspeed you! amazing emperor
I’m sure many of you know of the band Godspeed You! black emperor but i need to profess my love for them.
I have to be honest, when i first started listening to them, it was mostly a joke. My friend had them on his mp3 player and had never listened to them. The band name [...]
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Forums…oops
You guys, I made a big mistake. I closed new user registration when I set up the forums, and that why nobody could post. I fixed it, so all of you who registered can now post, and all of you who haven’t registered can now do so and post.
Sorry again!
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Indie Anthems Forums are up!
The forums are finally here. Make sure to check them out ASAP.
Read more about what will happen with them here.
I hope all of you join the forums and talk about your favorite indie things. (or anything else)
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Where’s the news?!
I’ve been bad. I have been extremely busy with life, and haven’t had much time to update the site. With that being said, we’re look to hire (that means MONEY people) a couple new writers.
Please send me a message through the contact form, and I’ll look you over. Make sure to include your email [...]
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Writers Wanted!
Do you like to write? Do you like Indie music?
…Well we want you! Indie Anthems is looking for talented writers that LOVE indie music. Please email me at David [at] indieanthems [dot] c o m. (Sorry for the strange formatting for the email, but I’m not a fan of bots finding my email). You can [...]
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Who the hell are you?
…That’s probably what you’re wondering. My name is David Myers, and I recently acquired this site from Jon Wheatley. I reside in upstate NY, and have been listening to indie music for a couple years now. I’m a big fan of Arcade Fire, as well as various other indie bands.
I have big plans for [...]
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The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
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Indie Anthems Podcast #9
Ah yes, it’s that time again. One of the better podcasts that we have done if i do say so myself.
You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out what this picture is about and please, please don’t forget to comment. If you comment we will read it out in the next show. [...]
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Indie Anthems Podcast #8
It’s taken so so so long to get here, but we finally have podcast #8 for everyone. I’m excited we’re getting these going again.
The songs are as listed:
Secret Knives - Red House
Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider
Beirut - Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
Architecture In Helsinki In Case We Die - Wishbone
Not sure what the second [...]
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Indie Anthems podcast #7
Indie Anthems podcast #7 is here, and it’s a VIDEO! Check it out, and tell us what you think.
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Indie Anthems Podcast #6!!!
I recently found this great Wordpress plugin that lets you add music into your blog mosts. It’s a really cool one, and I think it will be a lot easier to listen the all of Jon and Chris’s wonderful podcasts now. I updated all of the older podcasts so they now all have the plugin. [...]
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Indie Anthems podcast #5!
The time has come! Indie Anthems podcast #5 is here!
Download
Be Your Own Pet - Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle
Deep Sea Diver - Grizzly Bear
The Books - Take Time
Deerhoof - Scream Team
The Ditty Bops - Wake Up
Have a good New Year!
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Indie Anthems Podcast #4
Indie Anthems podcast #4 is finally here!
Download!
Matt And Kim - Silver Tiles
The Bastard Fairies - The Greatest Love Song
Kimya Dawson - The Beer
Jamie T - Sheila
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Plastic Fang
Jon wanted me to show a picture of Kimya:
I hope you all enjoy it, and don’t forget to comment!
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music video // of the week
The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
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