Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Benji Cossa : "Sunset (demo)" [mp3] other Benji Cossa posts at Largehearted Boy Jason Boesel : "Hand of God" [mp3] from Hustler's Son (out January 12th) other Jason Boesel posts at Largehearted Boy Lissie : "Everywhere I Go'" [mp3] from Why You Runnin' [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Benji Cossa : "Sunset (demo)" [mp3] other Benji Cossa posts at Largehearted Boy Jason Boesel : "Hand of God" [mp3] from Hustler's Son (out January 12th) other Jason Boesel posts at Largehearted Boy Lissie : "Everywhere I Go'" [mp3] from Why You Runnin' [...]
wie ein gutes wirtshaus. hier kannst du immer einkehren und bist auch gern gesehen ( hier und hier ), selbst wenn du dich ein paar jahre hast rar gemacht. und die bedienung ist freundlich und nennt dich beim namen. die speisen sind variantenreich und von immer gleicher qualität. wer ein wenig serious business records vernachlässigt hat, dem wird es ähnlich ergehen. wie ein gutes wirtshaus geriert sich das label aus new york. die letzten neuigkeiten wollen nun berichtet sein und so geben wir uns mühe, dies in aller knapp- und angemessenheit zu erledigen. der [...]
CMJ released the band schedule for its 2009 Music Marathon & Film Festival yesterday, which is about as good a sign of fall hitting New York as the return of apple cider at Greenmarket. The festival runs from Oct. 20 - Oct. 24 and includes various venues throughout the city, and the list of featured artists would probably take all four days to read through. But skimming the selection reveals a fairly equal distribution of well-known acts like Atlas Sound and Deer Tick , anonymous locals (including krautrock-y Jeff Buckley-channelers Pocketknife), twenty-two bands who [...]
The press release below doesn't actually list all the acts performing at CMJ this year, so you're probably better off checking out cmj.sched.org to get a true idea of what's happening during this year's marathon. Of course, sched.org is a little confusing too and it doesn't list unofficial events and day parties (as far as I know), so you'll have to wait a little bit longer for info to trickle out from the blogs and other unofficial sources. Lastly, even though the press release says the schedule is "final", you can pretty much bet that things will shift [...]

Some of y'all were like "hey, EAR FARM, where done gone 'dem Free Music Friday MP3s from last week?!" Truth is, we were all caught up in our mini redesign and relaunch and needed some extra time to take care of business. But now! Now we are back, better than ever, with an extra-large Free Music Friday post that includes some free and legal music from a bunch of heavy hitters... just click the band name for the band's site and the song name for the MP3. In addition, we've got a bit [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Benji Cossa : "April (live)" [mp3] other Benji Cossa posts at Largehearted Boy The Fresh & Onlys : "Invisible Forces" [mp3] from Grey-Eyed Girls other Guignol posts at Largehearted Boy John Vanderslice : "Too Much Time (demo)" [mp3] other John [...]

I'm told that the above is a factually based reenactment of an actual discussion with Doug Morris from Universal... the poor guy is so clueless he doesn't even understand what EAR FARM's Free Music Fridays are all about. Awww. But you do, don't you? That's right, we're back again with another selection of songs and compilations that have come our way in the past week - all free, all legal. Some are EAR FARM favorites, some might be more your bag than ours, all are free for you to enjoy... just click the band name for the [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Awesome New Republic : free and legal Rational Geographic Volume II album download [mp3] other Awesome New Republic posts at Largehearted Boy Benji Cossa : free and legal The Rollercossa 4-track EP [mp3]* other Benji Cossa posts at Largehearted Boy Jupiter One : "Flaming Arrow" [...]

auf ein jahr serious business records zurückblicken, lohnt auch noch in 2009. erst recht, wenn man deren jahresabschluss verpasst hat. da hat nämlich der unheimlich nette und super gut bestückte verein eine grandiose compilation offeriert, die zum teil unveröffentlichtes und rares bereithält. anschließend die tracklist und der link. außerdem füge ich einige downloads an, die aufschluss über vergangenes und kommendes auf dem label geben. viel spaß! 1. Rocketship Park - Because Two Candles from Off and Away [...]

You may have needed a $700 billion bailout, Wall Street, but Serious Business Records is having the Best Year Ever! Okay, yeah, that's a lame joke. Sorry. But up for free download from now until forever is Ser Biz 's annual year-end compilation record, The Year In Business: 2008 , packed with 2008's biggest tracks from the NY-based label. Tracklist: 1. Rocketship Park - "Because (Two Candles)" from Off and Away 2. The Two Man Gentlemen Band - "Dippin' Sauce" from [...]

SERIOUS BUSINESS Holiday Party and Revue! starring… The Homosexuals Benji Cossa Secret Dakota Ring The Unsacred Hearts Higgins Rocketship Park Jack and the Pulpits The Octagon Boshra al Saadi of Looker but not the Two Man Gentlemen Band ! SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 2008 7PM-10:30PM don't be late!!! * REVUE BEGINS AT 7:30 SHARP! @ THE STUDIO @ WEBSTER HALL [...]
Thursday, December 18th The Naked Hearts @ Cake Shop / 10pm 152 Ludlow Street New York, New York w/ Scrambler/Seequill, Glass Ghost, Hologram Werewolves @ Knitting Factory (Old Office) / 8pm 74 Leonard Street New York, New York w/ Gunfight, The Ravages Friday, December 19th El Jezel + Locket + The Whisperians @ Pianos / 9pm [...]
De lokale omroep Radio Gasterlan is bezig met een zeer bijzondere, danwel bizare recorpoging. De omroep waarvoor wil maarliefst 168 uur achtereen uitzenden (te beluisteren via de stream ), niks nieuws onder de zon natuurlijk, maar de muziek is wel bijzonder, er zullen namelijk louter uitvoeringen van de kerst traditional Stille Nacht uitgevoerd worden! Naast bekende Nederlanders en prominente Friezen zal ook ik twee uurtjes vullen (donderdag a.s. 18 december tussen 14.00 en 16.00 uur). Natuurlijk is het wel de bedoeling mijn eigen draai hieraan te geven en wel middels een [...]

Somewhere in the timeline of great post-punk art-school angsty bands in the UK like Gang Of Four and Magazine, a group like The Homosexuals remains an unwieldy footnote. For some reason (many of them, maybe) this group of rag-tag gents never fully caught on, which is a shame because within the atmosphere of music the band created, true genius exists. Sure, they were passed over when they were in their prime, surrounded by like-minded miscreants (Clash, The Damned, Wire, etc.) who were just as brainy as they were dangerous, but that doesn't have to stay true. [...]

So, we are getting tired of all this new music, and starting to listen to some old stuff again. But that doesn't stop me from guiding you through my 50 best records of this year. The sequel, starting with number 40 40. Turner Cody - First Light ( B.Y Records ) Sounds Like: Born too late, but okay, we can still sing along with your (anti)folk songs; Benji Cossa [...]

Well I did it. I waited `til after Thanksgiving to post my Christmas mix. So far a lot of these songs are from last year (or years past), hell I even recycled the photo from last year's post. I'll do my best to update this mix as new songs appear. I love these songs. They are some of the best Christmas songs you're likely to hear and for a large part they are ones I've dug up first. So Enjoy and Merry Christmas (three weeks early). P.S. I'm so low tech it's not even funny [...]
Photo of the Crystal Antlers by Diana Levine In a shameless attempt to try and garner as many Google hits as possible, we're providing you with an easy way to find out if your band was covered by the Tripwire this past week. In alphabetical order, here are the 136 (no lie) bands we saw last week. Adept Air Waves Akimbo All The Saints An Albatross [...]
<BR The first day of CMJ '08 marked my first-ever CMJ experience, and as with all firsts in life it came with a few hard-learned lessons. 1. I have little to no sense of direction and need to invest in some sort of personal GPS system to keep myself from walking off the Williamsburg Bridge thinking it's just a fancy nightclub entrance. 2. Only people from Tennessee wear flip flops to rock shows. And 3. Don't drink beer on an empty stomach and then dance to The London Souls, because the [...]

Cloud Cult at The Knitting Factory (10/21/08) CMJ Tuesday: October 21, 2008 Q: Where were you last night? A: After The Jump Bloggers Respond Below. Bumpershine.com The Knitting Factory: Stunt Company Showcase w/ Paramount Styles, Cloud Cult (More Photos Coming!) Dave says: I missed the V Magazine party, so I decided to go straight to The Knit. Battering Room I worked until 8 [...]