IRON AND WINE, THE HEAD AND THE HEART ( Crystal Ballroom , 1332 W Burnside) Sam Beam may have (slightly) trimmed his illustrious beard, but he hasn't trimmed back any of the rich musical potion he concocts with Iron and Wine, which has evolved from a whispery acoustic act to globe-spanning folk fusion. New record Kiss Each Other Clean has Iron and Wine revisiting the '70s soft rock of Beam's childhood. NED LANNAMANN MAD RAD, WEINLAND, AND AND AND, THE [...]

I honestly think this California duo can do no wrong. Every song they have sent me has been dynamite and are blast-heavy through my speakers. They have been working on their debut project called Still Dreaming for some time now, and it is close to being released. Until that debut is released they sent me another dope track called "Gladiator." The track is pure rawness and the beat is from the popular dub-step track called "Sierra Leone" by dub-step producer Mt Eden . The track is so epic with [...]
Life is all about choices. Understanding your choices, and acting on them in a reasoned and well-thought out manner is the key to a happy and fulfilled life. The corollary being, if you get the choice wrong and make a million Arsenal fans around the world yell "Oh, Bendtner!" simultaneously, then, well, pain and misery await 1 . Which explains why I turned up to Iron And Wine's gig at The Roundhouse nearly an hour late last night. You know, in the choice between watching the team I've supported for 33 years chase shadows, suffer possibly [...]
Let's be honest. Valentine's Day is a very hit or miss holiday. There's those that love everything about it, and count down the days until they will be serenaded by their lover . And then there's the majority of people that hate the holiday as it can only remind them of how lonely they are, watching couples holding hands in disgust. As for me, I fall into the category of indifference. It's a nice holiday, but I don't really give much of a shit. Nevertheless, I get all giddy with the opportunity of putting [...]

Good morning campers. Below you'll find a few of our top tips for the week ahead. Hopefully we'll see some of you at one of these gigs! If you have any gig tips for us, post them in the comments section at the bottom. Tuesday 14th September Band/Artist: Iron and Wine Location: Union Chapel Tickets: Click here to buy Argument: Watch [...]

So my stupid tonsils, who I was never that enamoured with anyway, decided that they needed to act up in the last few weeks and had to come out; no waiting for them... This would explain why I have been off the radar of late so apologies for the lack of posting folks. I have been in Zombieland snuggled under a duvet with boxsets of Arrested Development (thank you Brian). But I'm hoping to get a few things up here in the next few days, but bear with me, as I now, post-op, seem to have the energy [...]
Filed under: The Hit List 25. 'Our Endless Numbered Days,' Iron and Wine (2004) Though one-man-show Sam Beam specializes in finger-picking, hillbilly he is not. On his impeccable, heartbreaking second album he's an acoustic existentialist. 24. 'The Black Parade,' My Chemical Romance (2006) For such [...]
Ok, to start off, I have two corrections to make. First, in the post " Atlanta Album Preview: Nomen Novum " I had listed what I believed to be a possible tracklisting to Nomen Novum 's upcoming debut album, November , but I in fact gave you the possible tracklist Nomen Novum 's second album comprised of songs they are performing live already. The tracklist for November looks like this: intro / new coke permanent makeup I collect things/pow-pow little witches don't look up my face her body [...]
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I know several teachers (One of them is my mom. Hi mom!), and from them I've learned two things: teaching is tough work, and you get a heck of a lot of vacation time. Which second fact makes it a great career choice for aspiring musicians — teach all year, tour for the summer, get signed to a label and never look back. That's how it works, right? Well, that's how it worked for the following. • The most famous example of teacher-turned-rockstar is probably Sting, who spent two years as an English teacher, an experience [...]
Fuse and the Boston Phoenix have coincidentally come up with similar ways to celebrate Independence Day. The Phoenix has named the best band, best solo artist, and best new band from each of the 50 United States, while Fuse is having viewers decide which of two modern acts should represent each state for an All-American Face-Off . The Phoenix is going for bands that exemplify both the "all-time greatest" and ultrahip, so their choices rarely coincide with Fuse's. For instance, while the Boston alt-weekly praises Alabama's Hank Williams, [...]
Iron & Wine - Boy With A Coin Iron & Wine are out on tour in support of last year's brilliant The Sheperd's Dog . Tour Dates: Wed 04/09/08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues Thu 04/10/08 Tallahassee, FL The Moon Fri 04/11/08 Orlando, FL Plaza Theatre Sat 04/12/08 [...]
With the release of the very sweet "The Shepherd's Dog" album, Iron & Wine will be performing on a few national media outlets. Tomorrow, October 5th, Iron & Wine will be performing live on the David Letterman show, then on October 24th Iron & Wine will be performing on NPR's World Cafe radio show. (more...)
Artist : Iron and Wine Album : The Shepherd's Dog Release Date : September 25, 2007 Label : Sub Pop Website : Iron & Wine Free Downloads : Innocent Bones Rating : 7.5 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. (more...)
Free Downloads : Boy With A Coin 09/24/2007 @ Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom 09/25/2007 @ Toronto, Ontario - Danforth Music Hall 09/26/2007 @ Montreal, Canada - Metropolis 09/27/2007 @ Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre 09/28/2007 @ Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre 09/29/2007 @ Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 09/30/2007 @ New York City, NY - Town Hall Theatre 10/23/2007 @ Leeds, UK - City Varieties Music Hall 10/24/2007 @ Gateshead, UK - Sage Gateshead 10/25/2007 @ Manchester, UK - Academy [...]
In addition to the exciting prospect of `Tokyo Sex Destruction` visiting the U.K for some shows in November, those ingenious people at Inka Records have put together a limited 7" single including the highly infectious `One More Sunday`& the stomping track`Breakout Town`. With keeping to Inka Record`s short pressings of 500 copies , 100 are available through their website , the remainder can be only be purchased at tour venues . BUY [...]
Psychedelic influenced Indie Rock from New York ... `We Tigers` release their debut four track E.P to adorn another generation of sitars & pop art. The sound is original & loose , maybe damn right dirty at times. You may like to open your eyes now! We Tigers : Elbow Room BUY ONLINE
The nineteen track live set from June`s `Delamere Forest` show is available for free download over at their official website. Cut down into five parts , each segment posted for a limited two weeks , so keep checking back over the coming months. The Charlatans Online
Interview with ` Happy Mondays` drummer Gaz Whelan , Episode one of the bands online podcast.
Essex based three-piece`The Straights`generate that unmistakable English sound , well structured songs & lyrics that cleverly relate to the majority of today's British music culture , something the Americans have tried to duplicate for years & look what happened , we ended up with the bloody Killers....I`m pretty sure comparisons will be made regarding The Straights musical influences & their self-sure attitude , no doubt the same clichés will surface with identical labels pinned on the last generation of quality British indie rock. [...]
Some clever record executive has been doing his times tables & hit on the fact its the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd`s 1967 debut album `Piper At The Gates Of Dawn` this year , not one of their best pieces of work to be pressed on plastic but certainly ground breaking for it`s time..Next months three-disc reissue has been remastered with bonus tracks , wonderful cloth-covered book packaging containing an eight page reproduction of a Syd Barrett notebook. The extremely well spoken `Uncut` magazine have a Pink Floyd special edition out next month , all should become [...]