This is it. First, today Barack Obama was inaugurated as our 44th president. And there’s the biggest list of new releases – and a lot of them highly anticipated – thus far this year. There’re new ones from Animal Collective , A.C. Newman , and Robert Pollard ’s first (of probably many under almost as many monikers) of the year. Here are The Wheel’s Still In Spin ’s suggested new releases. [...]
With the rise of Internet radio, The Wheel’s Still In Spin is introducing a new weekly feature. Every Monday, we list the recent online news articles about the future of Internet radio. Obama, Congress to Legislate Net Neutrality, Copyright Rewrite in ‘09 Daily Tech reports on the upcoming President’s and Congressmembers’ media initiatives. “In the case of web radio, the Democratic congress may seek to reform copyright laws so as to encourage lower rates for small internet radio stations, [...]
Here are this week's recommended concerts. Fri 1/16: The Devil Makes Three | Or, the Whale – The Independent Loudon Wainwright III | Claudia Russell – Great American Music Hall Willie Nelson | Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real – The Fillmore Sat 1/17: [...]
With the second week of the year, things are beginning to pick up. Here are The Wheel’s Still In Spin ’s suggested new releases for this week: Friendly Foes – Born Radical | CD MP3 Download “Couch Surfing” (mp3) Born Radical was released digitally last year, but it sees the physical CD get wide distribution today. The three-piece band puts [...]
With the rise of Internet radio, The Wheel’s Still In Spin is introducing a new weekly feature. Every Monday, we list the recent online news articles about the future of Internet radio. With the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, there are more announcements of new WiFi radios and devices than breaking news about Internet radio development. One of the announcements that garnered a lot of media coverage was the first in-car Internet radio ( which was announced last [...]
Here are this week's recommended concerts. Fri 1/9: Leopold & His Fiction | The Healing Curse | Candy Apple – Hemlock Tavern Rebirth Brass Band | Manicato – The Independent Magic Bullets (CD Release) | The Passionistas | Airfix Kits | DJ Primo – Bottom of the Hill – all ages San Francisco [...]
Here are The Wheel’s Still In Spin ’s suggested new releases for the first week of 2009. It’s a short list of new releases and here’s the brightest spot: Glasvegas – Glasvegas | CD MP3 Download “Gerladine” (mp3) This Glasgow band originally released their self-titled debut in the UK in September of last year. This week sees the album officially released here in [...]
With the rise of Internet radio, The Wheel’s Still In Spin is introducing a new weekly feature. Every Monday, we list the recent online news articles about the future of Internet radio. Web Radio Royalty Battle Takes New Turn PCMag.com reports that The Copyright Royalty Board “wants any entity that pays royalties under sections 112 and 114 of the Copyright Act, including Internet radio, satellite radio, digital cable radio, and any other radio-like services delivered by digital means to report [...]
Original release date: 26 February 2008 ( Asian Man Records ) Download “Pants” (mp3) Download “Dog” and “Dogs” (mp3) Love and Loss I guess I never expected to stumble onto that baseball glove, but finding it instantly brought me to a standstill in the back of his closet. It had that distinctive scent of toughened leather. Old and [...]
Here are this week's recommended concerts. Fri 1/2: Dengue Fever | Goh Nakamura – Rickshaw Stop The Wailers perform “Exodus” | Tomorrows Bad Seeds | DJ Wisdom – The Independent Reel Big Fish | Streetlight Manifesto | One Pin Short – The Fillmore Sat 1/3: [...]
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down – We Brave Bee Stings and All | Read the short story review | Amazon CD , Vinyl , or MP3 | Insound CD , Vinyl , or MP3 Download “Beat (Health, Life and Fire)” (mp3) Download “Bag of Hammers” (mp3) These songs are propelled in Thao’s sultry voice and bolstered by music that is a jazz-infused variety of folk [...]
The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid | Insound Vinyl | from the band Vinyl and more | at indie record stores This album was released digitally as a complete EP. The band also delivered it on vinyl as three 12”s. In classic Decemberists style, these music ranges from the chamber folk of “Valerie Plame” to the stripped down acoustic splendor of “Raincoat Song,” while the melodies gallivant from sing-songy to indelible. [...]
Typically, there is not a wide list of strong new releases in the month of December. Luckily, there are a handful of good ones this year. With a handful of EPs, here is The Wheel’s Still In Spin ’s list of the best new releases of this month. The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid [EP] | Vinyl , Volumes I-III Vinyl , or at indie record stores [...]
Friday, December 26th, Two Gallants headlined the Fillmore in San Francisco. This marked the first time I had seen the band since SXSW 2006, when I had the opportunity to interview Adam and Tyson . Also, as a new resident of the Bay Area, this was my introductory visit to the Fillmore. The Fillmore is a great place to see a live show. After you climb the entrance staircase, there are free apples to enjoy. The bar areas are decorated with classic Fillmore posters from [...]
With the rise of Internet radio, The Wheel’s Still In Spin is introducing a new weekly feature. Every Monday, we list the recent online news articles about the future of Internet radio. With the holiday week, there was little news to report, but here’s the rundown. Radio Revs Dial Down 20% In November MediaDailyNews recites that, “radio had its steepest monthly decline in revenue in years in November, when overall revenues tumbled 20% compared to the same month in 2007, [...]
Here are this week's recommended concerts. Fri 12/26: Two Gallants | Crystal Antler | The Tallest Man On Earth – The Fillmore X | Fat Skeleton – Slim’s Qbert | Mochipet | Joyo Velarde – The Independent Hai Karate – Boom Boom Room Roy [...]
With most Christmas shopping done and the year almost at an end, there are no new releases this week to report. So, essentially, this is a post to announce the absence of a post. Back to The Wheel's Still In Spin Mainpage.
With the rise of Internet radio, The Wheel’s Still In Spin is introducing a new weekly feature. Every Monday, we list the recent online news articles about the future of Internet radio. CRTC Internet regulation proposals take shape TheStar.com details arguments that will be presented at Canada’s new media hearings. “The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission new media hearings are not scheduled to begin until mid-February, yet they have already attracted more than their fair share of controversy. With talk [...]
Here are this week's recommended concerts. Fri 11/14: Fri 12/19: Will Sheff | Bird Of Youth – Café Du Nord – SOLD OUT The Mother Hips | Matt Butler | Ride The Blinds – Great American Music Hall The Black Crowes – The Fillmore Taj Mahal Trio – Yoshi’s Oakland Charlie Hunter Trio – Yoshi’s San Francisco [...]
As the end of the year draws near, there are usually very few strong new releases. Of the albums I listened to that come out this week, not one has stood out. Instead of making any recommendations of this week's new releases, I'm just going to include the list after the jump. If you can recommend any of these albums, leave a comment. New releases from 16 December 2008: The All-American Rejects [...]
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