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Captured Tracks
Captured Tracks is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The label was founded in 2008 by Mike Sniper. About Current flagship artists include: Craft Spells, DIIV and Wild Nothing. Captured Tracks has reissued recordings by influential British artists the Monochrome Set, the Wake, the Servants, Stockholm Monsters and the Cleaners from Venus. The label has also reissued recordings from New Zealand's Flying Nun Records, L.A.'s Medicine and Nebraska's For Against For Against is an American post-punk/dream pop band from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Despite numerous lineup shuffles and some periods of dormancy, the band has produced material steadily since 1984. History Something of an anomaly in Midw ..., among others. The label's current roster of artists includes Becca Mancari, Craft Spells, DIIV, Dinner, Drahla, JayWood, Juan Wauters, Locate S,1, Martin Newell, Molly Burch, Mourn, Reptaliens, Scout Gillett, THUS LOVE, Wax Chattels, Widowspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which also includes Dead Oceans and Jagjaguwar. Secretly Group includes the three record labels as well as a music publisher known as Secretly Publishing, representing artists, writers, film makers, producers, and comedians. History Secretly Canadian was founded in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill while they attended Indiana University. The Swanson brothers, originally from Fargo, North Dakota, decided to move to Bloomington after a Billboard article painted the Midwestern college town's scene as the next Seattle and an incubator for up-and-coming bands. Before Secretly Canadian was founded, Chris Swanson and Eric Weddle met in 1995 as sophomores involved in Indiana University's campus radio station, WIUX. Then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (magazine)
''HERO Magazine'' was an American glossy bimonthly LGBT magazine co-founded in 1997 by Sam Jensen Page and Paul Horne. The magazine stopped publication in January 2002. It was based in Los Angeles. Overview The magazine rode the wave of the "mainstreaming" of LGBT culture and was the first LGBT magazine to be classified as "highly recommended" by ''Library Journal''. It published the first automotive column in a national LGBT magazine. HERO turned away from the "sex sells" attitude of many other LGBT publications,Michael Warner, '' The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life'', Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2000, p. 41 and did not accept adult or tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ... advertising. The magazine was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Falls
Veronica Falls were an English indie pop band that formed in London in 2009. The band consisted of Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare, both on vocals and guitar, Marion Herbain on bass guitar and Patrick Doyle on drums and backing vocals. The members of the band were formerly in the bands The Royal We and Sexy Kids. The band released several singles in the United Kingdom and the United States throughout 2010. Veronica Falls came to prominence with the release of their self-titled debut album in 2011. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 150. History Formation and early work (2009–2010) In 2009, Roxanne Clifford and Patrick Doyle from Sexy Kids teamed up with James Hoare of Your Twenties. Clifford and Doyle met Hoare at a Comet Gain show. After a meeting with Hoare, their friend Marion Herbain accepted to join the band to form Veronica Falls as it is now. In 2010, Veronica Falls released two singles, "Found Love in a Graveyard" and Beachy Head (song), "Beachy Head", on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Poison
''Dog Poison'' is the ninth studio album by the American garage rock band Thee Oh Sees Osees are an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band currently consists of primary songwriter and core member John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (d ..., released in 2009 on Captured Tracks. It is the band's third release under the name Thee Oh Sees. Track listing Personnel All personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes * John Dwyer - writer, performer * Paul Wackers - cover art * Eric Landmark - master References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dog Poison 2009 albums Oh Sees albums Captured Tracks albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thee Oh Sees
Osees are an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band currently consists of primary songwriter and core member John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (drums), Paul Quattrone (drums) and Tomas Dolas (keyboards). Osees sound incorporates a wide range of rock genres, including 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock, punk rock, noise rock, art punk, and 1980s post-punk. Initially an outlet for Dwyer (Coachwhips, Pink and Brown and The Hospitals) to release experimental home recordings, Osees evolved into a full band, featuring Brigid Dawson (vocals, keyboard), Petey Dammit (bass, guitar), Mike Shoun (drums), and Lars Finberg (drums, guitar). Over the course of several releases and genre transitions, the band became noted for their prolific discography, energetic live shows, and whimsical visual aesthetic. The band has changed its lineup and name several times, having previously been known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Widow
Grass Widow is an American indie rock band from San Francisco, California. Their music has been described as discordant and lo-fi, and connected to the post-punk roots of the members of the band. The band was formed in 2007 with members from the band Shitstorm. All three members share vocal duties. Hannah Lew plays bass, Raven Mahon plays guitar and Lillian Maring plays the drums. The band mentions in interviews their intentionally collaborative creative process, and their focus on sustainability in their music careers, opting to tour for only two weeks at a time to stay connected with friends and family. Songs are created together in their San Francisco practice space and all contribute equally to the work of the band. Members of the band are often asked about the fact that the band is all-women and about their feminism, and have responded with a quote from Gina Birch: "And you ask me if I’m a Feminist? Why the hell would I not be?!" They cite influences like Neo Boys and Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Girls (band)
Little Girls is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. With a focus on Minimalist Electronic, Little Girls released CULTS EP (September 6, 2011) on Hand Drawn Dracula and are currently working on their second full-length record. In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions and singles released on Brooklyn labels Mexican Summer and Captured Tracks, Little Girls released their debut album ''Concepts'' on Paper Bag Records on October 13, 2009. Prior to ''Concepts''. The band also released ''Tambourine'' with Paper Bag Digital on June 2, 2009. The songs combine lo-fi distorted surf rock with layers of haunting, and melodic walls of sound. Little Girls quickly embarked on a North American tour, performing with some of the most talked about bands of the year, as well, has performed at several major International Music Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woods (band)
Woods is an American folk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jeremy Earl (vocals, guitar), Jarvis Taveniere (various instruments, production), Aaron Neveu (drums), Chuck Van Dyck (bass), and Kyle Forester (keyboards, sax). The band's former bassist, Kevin Morby, left the band in 2013. Woods have released 11 albums, the latest being ''Strange to Explain''. Pitchfork Media reviewed one of their previous albums, '' Songs of Shame'', giving the band its "Best New Music" designation and describing the sound as "a distinctive blend of spooky campfire folk, lo-fi rock, homemade tape collages, and other noisy interludes, all anchored by deceptively sturdy melodies." Singer-guitarist and founder Jeremy Earl also runs the Brooklyn label Woodsist, for whom the band releases their work. Early history Prior to their initial output as Woods, founding members Jeremy Earl and Jarvis Taveniere, along with former member Christian DeRoeck, performed together i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blank Dogs
Blank Dogs is an American post-punk project from Brooklyn. It is a monicker for multi-instrumentalist Mike Sniper, who had previously played with DC Snipers.Interview , July 29, 2009 Releases Blank Dogs' first releases arrived in 2007. By 2008, it had issued around hundred releases in 2008, in various formats. Blank Dogsat Among them was an anthology on |
Dum Dum Girls (EP Vinyl)
''Dum Dum Girls'', also known as ''Yours Alone'', is the second EP by Dum Dum Girls, released via on September 9, 2009 by Captured Tracks. It was only available on 12" vinyl. It included an early version of the title track, which also would later appear on the band's debut album, '' I Will Be''. Track listing All songs written and composed by Dee Dee Deedee, DeeDee or Dee Dee may refer to: Given name * DeeDee Halleck (born 1940), American media activist * DeeDee Jonrowe (born 1953), American kennel owner and dog musher, three-time runner up in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race * Deedee Mag ..., except as noted. References {{Authority control 2009 EPs Dum Dum Girls albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls was an American rock band, formed in 2008. It began as the bedroom recording project of singer and songwriter Dee Dee (née Kristin Gundred). She is currently based in Los Angeles. The name is a double homage to the Vaselines' album ''Dum Dum'' and the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys".Zach, Kell"I Will Be" review''Pitchfork.com''. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-22 History The first release under the Dum Dum Girls moniker was a five-song CDR on her own label, Zoo Music, in late 2008. It was followed by an EP on Captured Tracks and a 7" on HoZac Records She quickly gained attention with these releases and signed to Sub Pop in July 2009. Dum Dum Girls' debut album, '' I Will Be'', was released in March 2010 and was well received by critics. ''Pitchfork'' described the songs as "genuine earworms, both unfailingly hip and often wonderfully associative". Dee Dee produced the record with Richard Gottehrer, who had previously worked with Richard Hell, Blondie, the Go-Gos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretly Group
Secretly Group is a family of American independent record labels based in Bloomington, Indiana. The group is made up of Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, and Dead Oceans. Secretly Canadian, the first of the labels, was formed in 1996 by brothers Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic. Weddle later left to form label Family Vineyard; the remaining trio were joined by Darius Van Arman, as well as his label Jagjaguwar, in 1999. The two labels had worked closely before Jagjaguwar's offices moved to Bloomington to work alongside Secretly Canadian's.Secretly Canadian: Mythological Proportions Spacelab, August 8, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2008. In February 2007, the partners behind Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
