Farewell 3 Jan 2012 | 06:29 am

On The Strength 1 Jan 2012 | 06:25 am

Thanks to a modest windfall this winter, our tape buying frenzy has never been more ridiculous - Liz and I got each other a whole drawer full of the things. Among our haul was Justin Peroff's debut ef...

Another Old Ugly Christmas 25 Dec 2011 | 05:00 am

As my winter nostalgia for long lost West Virginia rises, Edmonton, Alberta's Old Ugly Records offers a Christmas themed mix from their amply forested hometown, following up on last year's much "belov...

Brutus The Backup Reindeer 24 Dec 2011 | 01:00 pm

According to Phil Radiotes of Phil and the Osophers, It's Christmas Time with Phil and the Osophers was "an exercise in writing pop songs, in the tradition of Christmases I had growing up", so if you'...

ISO50 Holiday Covers EP 24 Dec 2011 | 09:56 am

Making music for Christmas can't be easy. People's "traditional listening" holidays seems to vary radically and the risk of sounding sappy seems to be something near the top of a lot of minds, so I've...

Video Premiere: Parentz - Back It Up 22 Dec 2011 | 08:51 am

Parentz had a fun time with 2011 - with two editions of his debut cassette sold out, the later of the two from Chill Mega Chill Records, and rumors abounding that mainstay Jeremy Sullivan is getting a...

Video: The Parallax View - Dark Wrath (feat. Doc Ra) 22 Dec 2011 | 07:45 am

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Animals 22 Dec 2011 | 07:40 am

The animal kingdom is beginning to stir more and more these days. The knowledge of the world's end being but a year away seems to have its adverse effects on the world's fauna. Body Cheetah & Messed U...

Russian Girlfriends 22 Dec 2011 | 06:40 am

The folks at French Express just dropped off Perseus' new EP, Russian Girlfriends, with some holiday cheer. Since The Magician's Magic Tape Twelve, Perseus has been wowing us with his soulful & tropic...

Video: Fear Of Men - Doldrums 22 Dec 2011 | 05:55 am

[director: Natalie Gravy] "Doldrums" is from the Alice Munroe Demos tape, which is unfortunately already sold out. Here's crossing our fingers for a re-issue.