Portastatic Cover Hot Chip, Mag Fields on Rarities Comp
Photo by Maggie Fost
That Mac McCaughan's been holding out on us. The Superchunk frontman, Merge label co-head, noted Obama booster, and human embodiment of indie rock lifer-dom has raided his rather impressive vaults yet again, this time in search of elusive ear candy from Portastatic.
Out came Some Small History, a double disc collection of odds and ends packed with previously unheard stuff, a whole load of covers (of Bob Dylan, Hot Chip, the Magnetic Fields, Ryan Adams, Galaxie 500, and more), and a number of soon-to-be favorites from the Portastatic archives. In a very smooth move more bands should really consider, the collection throws chronological sequencing out the window in favor of a running order designed to preserve "maximum listening pleasure." Some Small History is due September 9 from Merge.
A Place to Bury Strangers Add Dates
Photos by Drew Katchen
A Place to Bury Strangers are touring with your older brother's CD shelf. The noisy Brooklynites have lined up shows this summer and fall with Nine Inch Nails, Shellac, and the Dandy Warhols, though the majority of their dates are with newcomers Sian Alice Group.
The Strangers' new headlining dates come as a supplement to their previously reported shows with Trent Reznor's crew, which kick off in mid-August. They have three shows before then, starting July 19 in Brooklyn.
In other APTBS news, still waiting on your 7" box set from Vacancy Records? Due to some hang-ups with the printing of the boxes themselves, the collection has been delayed a bit further, so you're advised to sit tight while the situation is resolved. Patience pays, after all.
As a bonus, check out some photos of A Place to Bury Strangers' June 27 gig at NYC's Seaport Music Festival with King Khan & the Shrines.
A Place to Bury Strangers
King Khan & the Shrines
Nachtmystium: Assassins: Black Meddle, Pt. 1
Branching out with a new set of psychedelic compositions, Chicago's Nachtmystium make one of the best hard rock albums of the year, a crowning achievement for the still-developing world of American black metal.
David Karsten Daniels: Fear of Flying
David Karsten Daniels latest is a collection of songs inspired by his grandparents' physical decline, songs that flip thoughtfully through some complex, if well-thumbed, existential issues: mortality, God, and the struggle for faith.
The Botticellis: Old Home Movies
An airtight first effort, this San Francisco band's deliberation is apparent here in every shrewdly placed nook and cranny. The Papercuts' Jason Quever produces.
My Home
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Attended 1962 To 1966
Class of 1966
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