Pop Tarts Suck Toasted ❤ On Tuesday, The National are releasing a DVD about the making of their fantastic 2007 release Boxer. A Skin, A Night was directed by Vincent Moon and supposedly captures exactly… Read full post »
Bows + Arrows ❤ Say what you will of John Darnielle's voice, but concede perfection when you're lifted by the ears and thoroughly shaken. The Mountain Goats - Going to Bridlington VPRO Session 1996… Read full post »
The Music Slut ❤ Friday, 5/16 @ Masonic Temple (AIDS Benefit) E-mail us for a chance to snag a pair of tix! Winner will be chosen at random on Thurs (10am). Visit The Mountain… Read full post »
captain's dead ❤ afternoon, y’all. so far 08 is turning out to be a pretty good year in terms of the number of great releases. here be a couple that will definitely end… Read full post »
Glorious Noise - Rock and roll can cha… ❤ MP3: The Mountain Goats - "Lovecraft in Brooklyn" (Aesop Rock remix) Be sure to check out the very cool Sketch Theatre video for it, too. As is typical in today's… Read full post »
Battle of the Midwestern Housewives ❤ MP3: The Mountain Goats- We Were Patriots MP3: Wilco- Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again) MP3: Sufjan Stevens- The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts MP3: Belle and Sebastian- Fuck This Shit Buy Read full post »
Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands ❤ Happy Birthday, Baby It seems half the people I know have birthdays in May or June. Is this statistically possible? Shouldn't a random sampling scatter human birthdays equally over the… Read full post »
Berkeley Place ❤ Y’know, I’ve been getting a lot of shit lately. I don’t know what possesses people to read a blog and then write nasty shit iin the comments. I mean, if… Read full post »
can you see the sunset from the souths… ❤ So last night I was at Wrigley Field to witness my beloved Cubs blast the Brewers by a final score of 19-5. Great game and sure, the Cubbies hit a… Read full post »
Pop Headwound ❤ Heretic Pride was a welcome return to form for The Mountain Goats after the disappointing Get Lonely . It finds John Darnielle back on top of his game with a… Read full post »
It All Started With Carbon Monoxide ❤ Ugh. Sometimes I hate technology. I also hate my lack of ability to manipulate it for my own purposes without going completely insane. I tried changing my theme this morning… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ The Mountain Goats featuring Erik Friedlander "Lovecraft In Brooklyn" (Live on Fair Game) - On the album Heretic Pride , "Lovecraft In Brooklyn" is a moody, dynamic rocker, but in… Read full post »
The Rich Girls are Weeping ❤ (Little Annie in London, 1993. Photo by Conyle Jay) 4.12.08: The Charleston: Wmsbrg, Bklyn: Bellmer Dolls/Josh Garza & Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines/Little Annie with Paul Wallfisch If there's something… Read full post »
So This Is What The Volume Knob's For ❤ Read full post »
lost in your inbox ❤ Here's some good news. John Darnielle, aka The Mountain Goats , shared a bit about his recent health concerns and the upshot is that he's not dying, just facing… Read full post »
Hits In The Car ❤ This is an ever changing list of some of the songs I've mentioned before in the blog or simply some of the stuff I've found that I find interesting, but… Read full post »
Bows + Arrows ❤ If there's one thing that can wake the mighty B+A from its slumber, it is a (great) new Mountain Goats record. Or in this case, defamation of not only a… Read full post »
The Catbirdseat ❤ I may be incorrect, but I’m *pretty sure* that April 8th will mark the first time that all of the Mountain Goats 4AD releases will be in print on vinyl.… Read full post »
Raised on Indie ❤ The Mountain Goats’ “Sax Rohmer #1″ from the new album “Heretic Pride.” Originally from MPR: The Current Song of the Day on March 24, 2008, 10:00pm Read full post »
The Devil Has The Best Tuna ❤ Hospital Bombers Genre: Indie / Emotronic / Folk From: Amsterdam, Netherlands While lot of bands wear their influences on their sleeves Hospital Bombers take a step or two beyond mere… Read full post »
The Rich Girls are Weeping ❤ (photo courtesy of iandavid )Well, sorry we didn't get to the post-apocalyptic playlist last week; I'll save that for another time -- promise. What to say about The Mountain Goats… Read full post »
So This Is What The Volume Knob's For ❤ We've written quite thoroughly about the Mountain Goats' live shows in the past (just check out June's past two posts ). However their Brooklyn show was different - no, not… Read full post »
lost in your inbox ❤ Hi everybody. I'm in a bit of a rush as I'm writing this yesterday (Thursday) and have about 18 things I have to do before I go to work… Read full post »
t-sides ❤ Much like John Darnielle himself, the Mountain Goats’ audience at Webster Hall on Tuesday night had a tendency to flaunt its wit. Every time someone called out a song request… Read full post »