Blog: EAR FARM

* Agalloch - Into The Painted Grey / In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion from (((unartig))) on Vimeo . There is no now anymore, there is only when . I remember when music came packaged as a commodity on vinyl discs, then plastic cassettes, then space-age compact discs... now it's all MP3s on blogs and - wait, there it goes again. The now , it's gone. The now of MP3 blogs died sometime back in 2007 or 2008, but you didn't notice because nobody [...]

* above left: Music of the Future , 2002, by David Byrne, courtesy of Pace/MacGill // above right: History of Mark-making , 2002, by David Byrne, courtesy of Pace/MacGill 20�200 has partnered with Creative Time and David Byrne to create a benefit edition in support of Creative Time. The edition features one of David's works from his series of Tree Drawings / Arboretum . A limited edition of 600 113x143 archival pigment prints will be released on Monday, October [...]

Money, Music, and Piracy - the Effects of Piracy on the Music Industry The San Francisco Chronicle lists 11 music festivals that matter(ed) Morrissey hails unsigned group's frontwoman as the 'best British singer in years' Gibson collects 10 of the greatest rock and roll mistakes that made it to tape Popmatters wonders... was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band really the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper"? A one-hour private drumming lesson from Metallica's Lars Ulrich [...]

Bon Jovi, the Beastie Boys, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Donovan, Tom Waits and LL Cool J are among the 15 artists nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 The Examiner checks out 10 Unsigned Artists You Should Listen to Before They Blow Up Den of Geek: 10 fairly groovy, mostly forgotten songs from the movies (big ups for the Alice Cooper song from Friday the 13th Part VI ) A miniseries based on NIN's Year Zero [...]

17 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Who: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg Show Info: 18+, 7:30pm, $18 Listen: "Revolver" by Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

16 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Who: Liturgy , The Netherlands, El Topo, Great Mason Where: Silent Barn Show Info: all ages, 8:00pm Listen: "Mysterium " by Liturgy

15 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Deerhunter , Real Estate, Casino Versus Japan Where: Webster Hall Show Info: 18+, 6:00pm, $20 Listen: "Nothing Ever Happened" by Deerhunter

14 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Who: Tom Tom Club , Caravan of Thieves, The Tony Castles Where: Santos Party House Show Info: 18+, 7:00pm, $25 Listen: "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club

13 October, 2010 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Deerhoof , Father Murphy Where: (le) poisson rouge Show Info: 21+, 8:00pm, $15 Listen: "The Perfect Me" by Deerhoof

12 October, 2010 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Who: Bowerbirds , Death Vessel, Aimee Argote Where: Bowery Ballroom Show Info: 18+, 7:30pm, $13 Listen: "In Our Talons" by Bowerbirds

11 October, 2010 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Who: Broken Bells , Elf Power Where: Terminal 5 Show Info: all ages, 8:00pm, $30 Listen: "The High Road" by Broken Bells

8 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Sharon Van Etten , Julianna Barwick, She Keeps Bees Where: The Rock Shop Show Info: 21+, 8:00pm, $12 Listen: "For You" by Sharon Van Etten

10 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Early Man , Evile, Bonded by Blood Where: Europa Show Info: all ages, 7:00pm, $12 Listen: "Death Is The Answer" by Early Man

9 October, 2010 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Swans , Baby Dee Where: Bowery Ballroom Show Info: 21+, 8:00pm, $32 Listen: "Song For Dead Time" by Swans

7 October, 2010 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: !!! , Onra, Pattern is Movement Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg Show Info: 18+, 8:00pm, $22 Listen: "Must Be The Moon" by !!!

6 October, 2010 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Built To Spill , Love as Laughter, Revolt Revolt Where: Highline Ballroom Show Info: all ages, 8:00pm, $25 Listen: "Time Trap" by Built To Spill

5 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Marnie Stern , Little Scream, The Forms Where: The Rock Shop Show Info: 21+, 7:30pm, $12 Listen: "Transformer" by Marnie Stern

4 October, 2010 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Serena Maneesh , Wovenhand, Apse Where: Knitting Factory Brooklyn Show Info: all ages, 7:00pm, $12 Listen: "I Just Want To See Your Face" by Serena Maneesh

3 October, 2010 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: GAYNGS Where: Webster Hall Show Info: 18+, 8:00pm, $20 Listen: “The Gaudy Side of Town” by GAYNGS

The xx have won the 2010 Mercury Music Prize Gibson lists 10 Giants of Southern Rock Guitar Independent record stores, ever-evolving in order to survive, are connecting with customers via social media Flavorwire compares modern rappers to 20th-century literary giants Letters of Note has two penpal letters from a (then) 21-year-old Morrissey Men: British Psychologists have used avatars to pinpoint the killer moves that can make men great dancers Spin lists [...]