...here we are barely into a new year. A year in which the world, according to some ancient cultures, is sure to end. Well, who doesn't love a good doomsday story? If the end is indeed nigh, tonight is a perfect opportunity to get in your last slice before it all goes bye-bye. If you [...]
Two Guided By Voices covers for you, one by Thurston Moore, one by Cymbals Eat Guitars!

Marie Stella have a brand new single which is available at their bandcamp page using the pay-what-you-want formula (set to $0 for one month). Bring on the noisepop. Listen. Downloadable: En Fluxx (mp3) You can stream the whole thing using the Bandcamp streamer below. The B-side is a much higher-fi version of a Marie Stella song which has been floating around the internets as a demo for some time. Streamable: En Fluxx single (bandcamp) Marie Stella [...]
Guided by Voices , who celebrated Matador Records' 21st birthday earlier this month in Vegas, will be on the receiving end of a celebration early next year. And according to TwentyFourBit , although the GBV tribute album so far has no name, it will have plenty of exciting names on the tracklist. As Wayne Coyne mentioned on Twitter in September, his Flaming Lips recorded their cover of "Smothered in Hugs" for the compilation. Now, No More Fake Labels founder Misty Dawn Briggs has revealed to Independent Weekly a bunch more artists [...]

Athens, GA I've been listening to Easy Mark from Mass Solo Revolt now for a few weeks and I'm still not tired of it. Highly recommended for fans of coarse rockers like Built To Spill. "Bed Maker" Mass Solo Revolt on MySpace Mass Solo Revolt on The Hype Machine

Aderbat, aka Bucks County, PA's own Matt Taylor, is about to release his debut LP, We Belong To The Sea in July. I was lucky enough to preview this album recently and walked away with Josh Rouse singing Bends-era Radiohead songs as a first impression. What does this all mean? It means that Taylor's songs are thoughtfully written and emotionally performed. His raspy voice takes you down a country highway, while the overall song structure has you bobbing your head to something a bit more modern. The production isn't over-glorified, yet it isn't simple either. Takes for instance [...]