Soundsupply Drop 2 from Soundsupply on Vimeo . We previously wrote about Soundsupply a few months ago, but with the release of the second bunch of albums we thought it was something worth revisiting in more detail. Over the past two years, the bundle model has become a viable distribution channel in the world of games. The idea is simple: gather up a bunch of independent games and sell them for cheap, usually without digital rights management (DRM) and with the bulk of the money raised [...]

With the recent release of Maraqopa , Damien Jurado's 12th studio album Seattle Times music writer Andrew Matson received four cover songs from Damien's wife Sarah featuring musicians and bands from the Seattle area. The four part series started with Jon Russell of The Head and The Heart (who just recently did a fantastic show for Austin City Limits ) covering "Beacon Hill" from 20102s Saint Bertlett followed by Pickwick with "I Am The Greatest of All Liar" from Jurado's lesser known Holding His Breath EP from way back in [...]
Well, this is pretty sweet. Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk was the party responsible for bringing singer-songwriter Damien Jurado to Sub Pop way the hell back in the late '90s. And now Enigk has recorded a smoothly pretty version of Jurado's quite-nice 2008 song " Last Rights ," a propos of absolutely nothing. Stream Enigk's cover below. Read More...

While a number of notable singer-songwriters, such as Bill Callahan , recently paid their debt to Leonard Cohen in the run-up to his latest release, Damien Jurado has been similarly honored as a new record hits shelves by a few fellow Pacific Northwest musicians influenced by his work. Dolerean's Al James, The Head and the Heart's Jon Russell, and Pickwick have all turned in reverent cover tunes from the Jurado oeuvre to the Seattle Times newspaper. This take, however, is a favorite: "Last Rights," Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk's [...]
::: Photo by Josh Lovseth For last night's very sold out Little Big Show benefiting ArtsCorps, Pickwick was no doubt the main attraction. But in the bigger picture this week has been about the release of Damien Jurado's 10th LP titled Maraqopa. All this week the Seattle Times Andrew Matson has been premiering four [...]

A stream of Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate covering Damien Jurado's "Last Rights" , can be streamed here .

Today is September the 11th. 10 years ago, a bunch of small-minded and sexually inadequate sociopaths decided to attack this country and killed a lot innocent people inspired by their backwards religious ideals. This is pretty much the mutually accepted opinion of everyone reading this. BUT what isn't agreed upon is what happened at the ceremony in New York city this morning... James Taylor performed his song Close Your Eyes on his acoustic guitar for the crowd. Why? Because people are lazy and haven't paid serious attention to singer/songwriters for the last 30 years. Thus, if [...]

Words by Rick Moslen We at Draw Us Lines care! You spend summer days watching friends swim, picnic, and tan in the happy sun while you remain at home with a broken heart from a lost relationship crumbled into yesterday’s rotting garbage. Hang in there-you’ll make it through this. To prove our greatest concern, let’s write a prescription for your sad soul: a break-up mix! The only music mix more meaningful than an “I think I really dig you” compilation is an “I think I hate your fucking guts” mix. [...]

Words by Rick Moslen We at Draw Us Lines care! You spend summer days watching friends swim, picnic, and tan in the happy sun while you remain at home with a broken heart from a lost relationship crumbled into yesterday’s rotting garbage. Hang in there-you’ll make it through this. To prove our greatest concern, let’s write a prescription for your sad soul: a break-up mix! The only music mix more meaningful than an “I think I really dig you” compilation is an “I think I hate your fucking guts” mix. [...]

Before I get on with my usual reviews of new records, something caught my attention. The other night on The Daily Show , Foo Fighters performed 2 songs from their new album. Now, most people would see this and say one of two things: 1) Hey, a new Foo Fighters album? Awesome! Or 2) Foo Fighters ? Aren't those guys dead yet ? Then theres the crowd of people that wonder something else entirely: Nate Mendel's still with Foo Fighters ? I wonder what the other half of [...]
WARNING: non-metal below!!! One San Francisco Summer day in Los Angeles some eleventy years ago, this guy wandered into Amoeba Music in search of new sounds. Have you ever been to Amoeba? This "chain" of record stores (there are two in the Bay area and one in L.A.) seems to defy the impossible - it's [...]
Great song & music video from Jeremy Enigk from Washington, US. Reminds me of Sigur Ros &/or Mumford & Sons soul-surfer : Jeremy Enigk | Mind Idea

Jeremy Enigk - Been Here Before "Those diamond days A thousand strands of sunlight in her eyes." I am not sure if I completely understand the meaning behind this tune, but it is so beautiful to me. I hadn't listened to Sunny Day Real Estate really, so I never knew of Jeremy Enigk 'til I heard this song, but it is genius to me. If you enjoyed that track, here are few others that might also tickle your fancy… The Fire Theft - Heaven [...]

For all the records that August and September 2010 have brought us so far, none have been more noteworthy than those I bring you today. I'm highlighting a few bands that I have some history with as well as a couple of newcomers. I won't bore you with the details just yet, but lets just say it didn't turn out as nicely as I would have hoped in all cases. In fact, emotions range from absolute disgust to positively pleased. And we're walking... Les Savy Fav: Root For Ruin - [...]
These were the times I was walking into the neighborhood barefoot in the middle of the night. These were the times I was hiding in the calla lilies and hoping no one would find me. These were the times I was practicing how to quietly disappear.

Photography by Me ! Well friends, gotta head up to good ol' New York today, pop in, hit a trade show all day, get to the hotel, work on work emails, if there's anything left in me, go to a Wolf Parade show , get up the next morning, hit the trade show again, then fly back home tomorrow night! OOF! Busy two days!!! So, not sure of the posting situation here over that time, BUT wanted to leave you with a little something that was [...]
- Tonight You Belong To Me - Theme Song (Reprise)
- AC Newman - Introduction & Theme Song - Take On Me - Boarding
- Beirut - The Concubine
- Clem Snide - Born A Man - Take Off
- Elvis Perkins In Dearland - 1, 2, 3, Goodbye
- Elvis Perkins In Dearland - 1, 2, 3, Goodbye
- Gustaf Spetz - Burn It, Crush It, Smash It
- Gustaf Spetz - Burn It, Crush It, Smash It
- Heartless Bastards - Out At Sea
- Here We Go Magic - Everything's Big - NY Traffic No. 2
- Jeremy Enigk - Heaven - Some Really Bad Poetry
- Kittens Ablaze - This Machine Is Dying
- Neutral Milk Hotel - Where You'll Find Me Now - NY Traffic No. 1
- Patrick Watson - Daydreamer
- R.E.M. - Leaving New York - This Is Your Captain Speaking
- Rocky Horror Picture Show - BING - I'm Going Home
- Violent Femmes - World Without Mercy - Catching A Taxi To La Guardia Airport

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Austin's Love at 20 is comprised of several members who've been making a name for themselves for quite some time (I remember drummer Mark Toohey as the man behind the kit for Lucidus in 99). Such backgrounds allow the group to bring an amalgam of influences to make a creative debut that's as sharp as the cover art for Time to Begin would suggest. Oddly, the band claim to [...]

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Austin's Love at 20 is comprised of several members who've been making a name for themselves for quite some time (I remember drummer Mark Toohey as the man behind the kit for Lucidus in 99). Such backgrounds allow the group to bring an amalgam of influences to make a creative debut that's as sharp as the cover art for Time to Begin would suggest. Oddly, the band claim to [...]

MP3: Jeremy Enigk - Abegail Anne MP3: Jeremy Enigk - Return of the Frog Queen MP3: Jeremy Enigk - Lizard MP3: Jeremy Enigk - Carnival MP3: Jeremy Enigk - Explain While Jeremy Enigk 's 1996 masterpiece " Return of the Frog Queen " deserves it's own coverage, I've decided to detour and post a bit [...]