Hear the Australian Cassette Magazine That Inspired the Birth of Sub Pop
Anyone who knows their Sub Pop history will know that the iconic Seattle label’s beginnings lay in the cassette tapes that founder Bruce Pavitt used to distribute with his early 1980s zine Subterranean...
View ArticleRetro Redesigns of Indie Record Label Logos
Here at Flavorwire, we have something of a hankering for retro design, and as such we were rather taken by these reworked logotypes, especially as they happen to be the logos of some of our favorite...
View ArticleThis Year’s Essential Record Store Day Exclusives
Yes, this Saturday is 4/20, but if you can detach yourself from the bucket bong, it’s also Record Store Day. The annual celebration of independent record stores has grown into quite an industry, and as...
View ArticleKurt Cobain Reading List: The Essential Books, Interviews, and Photos
I truly believe that there is very little left to say about Kurt Cobain. In the 20 years since his suicide, we’ve searched for meaning in his actions on April 5, 1994, and most certainly in his actions...
View ArticleFather John Misty Is a Horny Man-Child Mama’s Boy Worth Your Earnest Attention
(Photo by Emma Tillman) On the day before Josh Tillman’s 2013 wedding in Big Sur, the 33-year-old folk-rock troubadour — aka Father John Misty — took his bride, Emma, for a long hike before they...
View ArticlePreview New Tracks from Beach House’s Forthcoming ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’
In anticipation for the release of Thank Your Lucky Stars, Beach House’s second LP of 2015, the band has previewed three new tracks—“Majorette”; “One Thing”; and “She’s So Lovely”—from said forthcoming...
View ArticleA Beach House Divided: Reconciling ‘Depression Cherry’ and ‘Thank Your Lucky...
Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally are concerned that they have strayed too far from their origins. In an official announcement on Sub Pop’s website prior to the release of Depression Cherry, the band...
View ArticleThe Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Richard Prince’s Spiritual America, a nude portrait of a then 10-year-old Brooke Shields, has been pulled from a show scheduled to open tomorrow at the Tate Modern after the museum had a visit from...
View ArticleMusic and Beer: A Match Made in Rock ‘n Roll Heaven
Music nerds who are also beer nerds, prepare yourselves for a total geekgasm: The Asheville Brewing Company is teaming up with the Bob Moog Foundation to create Moog Filtered Ale. Yes, you read that...
View ArticleThe Morning's Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Fast Five, the fifth film in the Fast and the Furious franchise, earned $83.6 million in its debut weekend, setting a box office record for Universal in the process. The takeaway: Expect that six...
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