Nothing did more to further the cause of Alternative Nation-building than 120 Minutes, MTV's Sunday-night video showcase of non-mainstream acts. For nearly two decades, the program spanned musical eras from '80s college rock to '00s indie, with grunge, Britpop, punk, industrial, electronica and more in between. MAGNET raids the vaults to resurrect our 120 favorite [...]

LEGENDARY by Nick Parker ADVANCE NOTICE: Cambridge - Thursday 9/2/10 the MIDDLE EAST Barlow This piece is a test for me. How can I say anything about Lou Barlow that will sound in the least objective? Let me just be candid: The music Lou has made, with [...]

Saturday night, the Horseshoe Tavern turned into a Merge Records showcase with Maryland duo Wye Oak and legendary rocker Lou Barlow with his new band the missingmen. Although I walked in towards the end of their first song, I could tell that Wye Oak has already attracted a following. Unbeknownst to me, this girl/boy duo has been around since around 2006, showing me that there's something in the water in Baltimore. It's difficult to resist the temptation to at least make superficial comparisons with Beach House, [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours For a band whose members bounced around the Los Angeles indie circuit for years, Everest has led something of a charmed life since forming in 2007. The five-piece Americana rock group, led by frontman Russell Pollard ( Sebadoh , Folk Implosion , Alaska!) and guitarist/keyboardist Jason Soda (The Watson Twins , Slydell), recorded their debut effort, 'Ghost Notes,' in just a few weeks. They were quickly scooped up by Neil Young 's Vapor Records, which released the [...]

Confession time. Leaving aside the ubiquitous and brilliant Je t'aime (moi non plus) , until last weekend I had never heard a single Serge Gainsbourg record. I had been reading an article about his daughter Charlotte and how she had been working with Beck. The article mentioned that Beck's Sea Change album (a favourite of mine) was heavily influenced by Histoire de Melody Nelson , Gainsbourg's accepted masterpiece. Knowing that other favourites of mine like Jarvis Cocker, St Etienne and Stereolab were fans, it seemed obvious and (long overdue) that I should pay a visit [...]

So I've been taking part in this mixtrade that a friend of mine started where each month someone makes a mix and sends it off to the other people on the list. My turn was in November and in lieu of the normal collection of music, I opted to go with a vague concept which may have turned out totally awesome or utterly failed. I guess you can decide. There are a ton of videos that I have come across on the internet which contain really amazing songs which are completely un-locatable for one reason or [...]

Whereas the original song (by British electropop duo La Roux ) is all sheen and hard candy shellac, Lou Barlow 's interpretation of it is almost haunting. For me when I hear the original , it feels like sparkly nights out dancing, and the lines that stand out are the ones about " been there, done that, messed around, I'm having fun, don't put me down ." She's bulletproof the way a cartoon superhero is; she doesn't bleed real blood. But here Lou takes it and turns [...]
Toward the end of August, man of many bands Lou Barlow gave us an intimate look into the making of his latest solo effort, Goodnight Unknown.The LP is out now via Merge Records, and its polished production makes Lou's toy box of tricks sound bottomless. Check this track:MP3: Lou Barlow- "Gravitate"For more on Lou Barlow, try this place: loobiecore.com.
Aqui vai mais um single do Lou Barlow com Dale Crover dos Melvins na bateria... Género: Folk Rock / Lo-Fi / Indie Voto: 9 Do álbum: Goodnight Unknown (Lançamento 6 Out) Ano: 2009Copyright... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Para quem não conhece este senhor, ele é considerado por muitos dos músicos independentes mais inovadores dos anos 90's. Ele é mais conhecido pela sua participação em bands como os Dinosaur Jr.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lou Barlow, a driving force behind such bands as The Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr., and Sebadoh, will be releasing his latest solo album this October, Goodnight Unkown. This video goes into Lou's creative process with excruciating detail. You're so close to the production, you can almost make a suggestion.For more on Lou Barlow, try this place: loobiecore.com.

Imaad Wasif has a pretty impressive resume. I first heard of the man when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs tapped him for the Show Your Bones tour, but he had been a part of the indie scene long before that, contributing to Lou Barlow's Folk Implosion before that. After paying these dues, Wasif crafted two solo albums of his own, his self-titled debut in 2006 and Strange Hexes (which also featured his backing band, Two Part Beast) in 2008. On October 13, he returns with a new album called The Voidist via Tee Pee Records. [...]

I hadn't realized this before, but the incredibly influential Lou Barlow is coming to Louisville's Headliner's Music Hall on October 16th alongside his once former, now current band Dinosaur Jr . Bands opening as a solo act leading up to the full band performance are starting to become the thing to do, it seems, as the Old 97s are doing it as well . It looks like October is turning out to be a very busy month. Barlow was a founding member of several of the more important [...]

Lou Barlow isn't too comfortable resting on his laurels. He could just ride the wave of the Dinosaur Jr. -mania that their second album after reuniting has generated. Hell, he could just settle for being "that guy from Sebadoh and Folk Implosion ." But instead he's releasing a new solo record and suppporting his main band on tour. Merge is releasing Barlow's new album, Goodnight Unknown, Oct. 6. And he'll be carting around Mike Watt 's Missingmen around pretty much all of Dinosaur Jr.'s fall [...]

Lou Barlow will be releasing a new album on October 6th. The album will be released via Merge Records and is titled Goodnight Unknown . I haven't had the pleasure of hearing anything from the new album yet, so here's some information about it from the press release: From the surging opening track "Sharing" to the surprisingly soulful performances on "The Right," Goodnight Unknown benefits from Barlow's tunefulness and his decision to record the record relatively quickly, with old friends and new. The Melvins' Dale Crover adds inspired drum work throughout, and [...]
MP3: Ladytron - Seventeen - (Soulwax Remix) MP3: Folk Implosion - Insinuation (Dust Brothers Remix) MP3: Healamonster & Tarsier - Inch Inch (H&T Remix) Ladytron - Live - Music Box at The Fonda 4/26 & 4/27 (Buy Tix) Bookmark It [...]

I don't know what's going on today but I have a tremendous amount of anxiety and nervousness. Worse than most days. I have this constant feeling that something bad is about to happen. You know, the feeling you get in the gut that just makes you feel anxious. Actually, I guess I do know what is going on. I suffer from real anxiety, most of the time but today it is extremely bad. There is a glimmer of hope though. I had one of these done recently and it showed some serious problems in my brain, [...]

En 1999 deux groupes que je vénére un peu seul s'invitaient sur les autoradios des quatre coins de France, Moloko et le remix de "Sing it back" (on y reviendra) et la douceureuse ballade soul "You got me" fait un peu connaître les Roots et Erykah Badu , comme souvent avec un single au succès monstre, l'album dont il est extrait est un peu éclipsé malgré d'autres tubes évidents tels "The next movement" et ce titre assez incroyable qui préfigure un peu Big Brother et les sites de socialisation, avec un clin d'oeil [...]

pic But you would settle for anything That would make your brain slow down or stop Break this circle of thoughts you chase Before they catch back up with you Bright Eyes - A Line allows progress a Circle does not There's no telling what we'll do when we're free It's the one natural one [...]
video: the folk implosion - natural one (1995)