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Meteor Awards
Matt Cowley about over 5 years ago
Check out the winners of the Irish Music Awards.
read this postTom, Basic Black
Matt Cowley about about 5 years ago
In a time where many artist sites compete for the flashiest, zoomiest, and web2.0-iest effects, there's something beautifully simple about this.
Oh, and watch the video all the way to the end.
read this postPeter Gabriel knows what you want.
Tags: music, technology
Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago
Peter Gabriel is backing a new automatic media-filtering service.
<><>Three years ago the former Genesis frontman gave his backing to an iTunes plug-in called "The Filter", which was designed to automatically generate playlists from your music collecti... read this postDonna The Buffalo @Jannus Landing
Tags: music, concert, donna the buffalo
airstudio about over 4 years ago
<>What a night it was! Introduced by WMNF's own Deadhead Ed, DTB, always wonderful, hit the stage and got the herd smiling from beginning to end. It was a balmy evening with little room to move, but all present swayed happily while singing along t... read this post
Pledge to Vote, Get a Free Song
Tags: music, politics, election
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
Wilco is offering a free song download if you'll sign a pledge to vote this year:
<><>And in the spirit of giveaways that seem to be sweeping the nation, we've got something free for you. No it's not a pile of cash (sorry) but rather an audio postcard ... read this postUkelele Orchestra Plays Shaft
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
What's the most important part of a coal mine, apart from the coal?
Shaft
read this postNo, it's the Davis Safety Lantern.
Avett Brothers Rescheduled
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
updated 10/21
<>WMNF’s concert with the Avett Brothers has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Cuban Club. If you bought or reserved tickets for the 10/23/08 show they will be honored for the rescheduled show. If you seek a refund, co... read this postcd of the week
Tags: cd of the week, music
Mike Bagley about over 4 years ago
This week’s cd of the week is from crystal stilts called “Alight of Night”
From the Pitchfork review:
<><>The Crystal Stilts are moody-sounding guys who make fabulous stripped-down garage-pop. Their mix-and-match post-punk ditties manage to sound both a... read this postDamon Fowler in the Trib
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
From the tbo.com:
<>Damon Fowler's been making a name for himself well beyond the Tampa music scene that nurtured him.
With his new album, "Sugar Shack," Fowler is set to go even further.
<>"Sugar Shack" is Fowler's first album for Blind Pig, one of the ... read this postWho shot rock & roll?
Tags: music, photography
Matt Cowley about over 3 years ago
Some great images in a New York Magazine slideshow
<><>The Brooklyn Museum’s "Who Shot Rock & Roll, a Photographic History, 1955 to the Present," showcases rock stars, of course, but it also means to highlight the photographers — like Albert Watson, Ri... read this postTribute to Tony Williams Lifetime
Tags: music
Matt Cowley about over 3 years ago
Video of the Day for a rainy afternoon -- a concert tribute to Tony Williams Lifetime, featuring Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman:
Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute from Living Colour on Vimeo.
read this postOmar Sosa live at Duc de Lombards
Matt Cowley about about 3 years ago
Check out Omar Sosa's Afreecanos Live from March 2008. Sosa will be live for WMNF on April 9 - details here.
read this postHayes Carll - Another Like You
Matt Cowley about almost 2 years ago
In advance of his show at Skippers and Marcie's interview, here's Hayes Carll:
read this postCaravan of Thieves plays Psycho Killer
Matt Cowley about 8 months ago
The Caravan of Thieves is playing October 6 with Applebutter Express and the Mudflappers at Skippers. Here's Caravan playing Psycho Killer at the Belle Chere fest:
read this postThe story behind classic tracks
Tags: music
Matt Cowley about 8 months ago
Sound on Sound published a series of articles about the behind-the-scenes stories of some classic tracks, from Miles Davis to David Bowie. Check it out here.
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