Black Francis makes Grand re-entrance to music scene
You can call him Black Francis. You can call him Frank Black. Or, you can call him by his birth name, Charles Thompson. The enigmatic musician best known for fronting the on-again-off-again indie band, The Pixies, has changed his name more than John Cougar Mellencamp but manages to deliver the same punch, regardless of which moniker he's going by.
Hello, Gorgeous Hussies / Band celebrates indie record deal
Almost every young band dreams of the day when members quit their other jobs and devote themselves full time to their music career. With careful planning, Ogden's The Gorgeous Hussies went about making it happen.
Hello, Gorgeous Hussies / Band celebrates indie record deal
Almost every young band dreams of the day when members quit their other jobs and devote themselves full time to their music career. With careful planning, Ogden's The Gorgeous Hussies went about making it happen. "Today -- June 15, 2009 -- is a huge day for us," said guitarist/vocalist Jordan Olsen on the day he spoke with the Standard-Examiner. "It is the last day of an 18-month goal we had to ...
Vibrant music scenes an important draw for cities
One of the most overlooked and below-valued reasons new college grads and young professionals move to the Twin Cities is it's vibrant local music scene.
Keep the Music, Add the Views
Thanks to the ingenuity and one-upmanship of local concert promoters, yet more concerts are turning up in the most unusual and amazing places.
An Indie Game Music Roundtable: Night, Flower, Eden and Proud
[In an every-star roundtable, the musicians behind PixelJunk Eden, blossom, Night Game, and Jonathan Mak's next project tell Gamasutra their thoughts, feelings and philosophies on creating memorable game soundtracks.] Recently four composers met to share their thoughts on the subject of videogame music. Vincent Diamante wrote the scores to ThatGameCompany titles Cloud and blossom. Teaching at the ...
MUSIC: Mixed bag of acts
RADIN SRI GHAZALI speaks to the organisers of KL Tower Indie Fest 2009 to find out whats on the menu this year.
Michael Jackson Music Sales Surge Could Last For Months
In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks—maybe even months.
Music: Indie China Showcase at Yu Yin Tang
If you're still coherent after our July 4 Shanghaiist + Boxing Cat Brewery Party this Saturday, head over to Yu Yin Tang for their Indie China Showcase ... because nothing follows burgers and beer on July 4th quite like some experimental post-indie math rock that makes you gaze at your shoes. Presented by IndieChina.com, a site founded in 2004 to promote and publish artists, brands, and products ...
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment, the second largest music company in world, said on Wednesday it made a strategic investment in IODA, a digital distributor of independent music. The move is a sign of trend by major music companies to tap into the indie music sector's growing importance. More artists are able to use smaller record labels to promote their music as ...
