It's been a long weekend. I'm gonna go watch Game of Thrones and then hit the sack. In case you were wondering, I only got a couple of the RSD exclusives I was hoping to find, including the Chelsea Wolfe 73 (apparently no one in Silverlake likes her, as we still have 2 of the [...]
Please donate to the Mousemas Eve 2012 Fundraiser. RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I'll just throw [...]
All Tomorrow's Parties have announced third group of bands for Nightmare Before Xmas curated by Shellac Of North America, scheduled for November 30th through December 2nd, 2012 at Pontins, Camber Sands, UK. The newly confirmed acts include Oxbow, Nina Nastasia and more. All Tomorrow's Parties return to their original home of Camber Sands this December for the Nightmare Before Christmas festival event curated by Shellac of North America to help celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band. For the return to the festival's spiritual birthplace, Shellac headline & pick the 35 band bill playing across the [...]
It's graduation week, and we guess that means at least some of you are preparing to leave college behind for good. If you'll allow us to get a little misty-eyed for a minute, we remember when we were in the same position, and it's both exhilarating and frightening — suddenly the future is a big empty space, just waiting to be filled in. Happily, as ever, there's at least some solace to be found in music, and there've been plenty of great songs written over the years about life and how to live it. So here's a playlist of some [...]
Words by Rick Moslen So this is the series where I ramble on about classic indie/punk record labels fated to feed every music junkie’s obsessive fix. This time I’m gushing about possibly the mother of them all. Hold onto your butts and stuff some earplugs up those earlobes, cause it’s time for some raw, spazzing rock n’roll from Touch and Go Records. I know what you’re thinking ... how can I rope Touch and Go ’s extensive yet essential history into a mere blog post? That’s like leaving your [...]

Kim Deal is better known as the bassist and vocalist for The Pixies and lead vocalist for The Breeders, but tonight she will debut another project of hers that she has been working on with singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia . The show will be taking place at The Satellite as the openers for L.A. favorites The Happy Hollows . It is an early show with Kim Deal taking the stage at 8pm. Tickets are still available to purchase online through Ticketfly for only $8.00 plus any additional service fees. This is sure [...]

KimDealNinaNastasia A new project featuring Kim Deal of the Pixies /Breeders and New York-based singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia makes it debut at the Satellite tonight. The show is expected to be announced later this morning. The band's surprise set will be at 8 p.m., prior to the announced bill headlined by Los Angeles trio the Happy Hollows .
The entire 2011 CMJ Music Marathon lineup has been posted. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is proud to announce that its latest slate of performing acts and artists is its boldest, most exhaustive yet. Coming in at just under 900 bands, this third round maintains the same adventurous programming CMJ has offered for the last three decades. We couldn't possibly list every single name here (though we certainly can on our website), so here's a quick A-Z shout-out to whet your appetite while your browser loads: [...]
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy aka Will Oldham on yksi niistä arteista, jotka saavat minut toistuvasti hyvälle tuulelle. Tällä kertaa suupieliin tuo liikettä oheinen Quail and Dumplings -single/video, joka kannattaa ehdottomasti katsoa loppuun saakka. Videolla voi bongata myös laulaja-lauluntekijä Nina Nastasian heilumassa nuotion äärellä. Kappale löytyy 4. lokakuuta ilmestyvältä Wolfroy Goes to Town -levyltä. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI1o1z L3jao
Oh shit! How stoked are we? This Bonnie "Prince" Billy video stars Nina Nastasia, who once released an album with Jim White on drums that is pretty phenomenal and for some reason being passed around ... read more
Both LA and Brighton have gotten a round of June Gloom this year like nobodies business. So I made this mixtape to help augment the sort of warm melancholy of this kind of gloom. Enjoy. 01 Simon & Garfunkel - April Come She Will 02 Nico - I'll Keep It With Mine 03 Pete Drake [...]
Oh folks. There are good times to be had, and I am making damned sure that I have each and every one. Last night was no exception. After finishing off the last of my Oinkster burger I took a quick disco nap and then headed over to West Hollywood to party with some friends. Unspeakable [...]
I'm waiting for the clouds to lift. Shop's closed until further notice, kids. I'm sorry. It's nothing personal. No wait. That's exactly what it is. It's personal. Nina Nastasia - Bird Of Cuzco Townes Van Zandt - Lungs Scott Walker - The Bridge Low - Shots & Ladders

( Sad Songs & Waltzes is a recurring feature on Muzzle of Bees, where artists share their favorite sad songs. Previous contributors include Megafaun , Delta Spirit , Damien Jurado , Conrad Plymouth , Frontier Ruckus , Ben Weaver , and Roadside Graves .) I've spent the winter thus far with my ears wrapped around Dolorean's forthcoming Partisan Records release, The Unfazed . It's brought warmth courtesy of the heartbreaking vocals delivered by Al James. I firmly believe anyone [...]
the worst part is that this is a song you'd love. this is a song you'd love and you'll never hear it. poor, poor sweet baby. poor sweet baby. xxoxyrpoppet
It takes cojones to put two drastically different albums together at once, even more cojones to organize the contributions of two-dozen collaborators. In the case of R. Loren, whose two new projects Sailors with Wax Wings and White Moth were both released in October on Angel Oven Records, we’re not talking 24 random kids from [...]
From One Little Indian records this morning: It is with regret we inform you that unfortunately Nina Nastasia will not be able to perform her winter UK tour due to health concerns. The tour was due to start this Monday, 29th November. Nina is very sorry and disappointed that she won’t be able to play and looks forward to coming back to the UK soon. [...]

November is een drukke maand voor de concertbezoeker. Als je weer een beetje bent bijgekomen van Crossing Border staat Le Guess Who al weer voor de deur. En tussendoor kun je her en der in het land ook nog ‘ns Steve Wynn , Johnny Flynn of Greg Trooper live aan het werk zien. Maandagavond speelt Nina Nastasia in het Utrechtse Db’s , een optreden waar ik erg naar uitkijk. Dit is het enige optreden dat Nastasia in ons land doet. Ik heb het geluk gehad om Nina Nastasia [...]

The New York based dramatic folk chanteuse Nina Nastasia is due to release her new two-track digital single ‘You Can Take Your Time’/‘One Turned In’ on Dec 6 via Fat Cat Records. Taken from her critically acclaimed summer album Outlaster , ‘You Can Take Your Time’ has existed as a live favourite in various guises for quite some time now. Drenched in sweeping orchestral harmonies the most recent incarnation will be accompanied by the brand new, sparsely arranged b-side ‘One Turned In’, exclusive to this release. Fresh from the European leg of her tour, Nina will kick [...]