Monday, July 14, 2025

Deerhoof vs. Evil: a Technicolor listening experience on pink vinyl

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The new Deerhoof album, Deerhoof vs. Evil, does not come out until next week (Jan. 25), but I feel I need to let everyone...

Rick Holland Poet/Eno collaborator ruminates on the music of words (Part...

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The other day, I shared an interview compiled from a series of emails exchanged with the UK-based poet Rick Holland, who most recently worked...

On Fiona Apple bullying and her lackluster Miami Beach appearance

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Anyone who follows Independent Ethos knows an artist's perceived popularity matters little to this blog. What matters is the work produced, though sometimes the...

Krautrock/Indie fans take note: download a free Can tribute album

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As many who read this blog know, I am a big fan of that controversially named alt-rock genre "Krautrock," the catch-all term that covers...

Ty Segall channels the essence of rock 'n' roll with 'Manipulator'...

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Despite what you may have seen at last night’s MTV Music Video Awards, classic rock ‘n’ roll is not going to ever go away....

Best records heard in 2010

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I finally return just before 2010 ends, with a recap of the 10 best new records I heard this year (I probably spent too...

From the Archives: Reliving Red House Painters live in 1997 in...

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Full disclosure: Mark Kozelek blew off a scheduled interview to my face the night after this concert. Still, I don't take my taste for...

I have booked a cabin on ‘The Weezer Cruise’

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It's on. I just paid off the balance we owed for a cabin on the Weezer Cruise. Having once worked for a cruise line...

New restoration of ‘A Trip to the Moon’ heads to cinemas...

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It has been almost 20 years since an original, hand-colored print was discovered of George Méliès’ Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to...

The Vaselines stream new album for free

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Somehow reconciled, the Vaselines have returned with a second full-length album, Sex With and X-- more than 20 years since their first and final...