Farewell 3 Jan 2012 | 01:29 am

On The Strength 1 Jan 2012 | 01:25 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 | 12:00 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 | 08:00 am

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 yo...

ISO50 Holiday Covers EP 24 Dec 2011 | 04:56 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 | 03:51 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 ...

Video: The Parallax View - Dark Wrath (feat. Doc Ra) 22 Dec 2011 | 02:45 am

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Animals 22 Dec 2011 | 02:40 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 | 01:40 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 & tro...

Video: Fear Of Men - Doldrums 22 Dec 2011 | 12:55 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.