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updated: Sun Jul 20, 2008 06:53 am

Indie News

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6 hrs ago | The Independent

Do we need another indie band?

Friday night on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. This is the venue Radiohead played a career-defining show 11 years ago.

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Related Topix: The Kooks

Sat Jul 19, 2008

3D Gamers

Kill Zone 2 - E3 2008 Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer

Developed by Amsterdam-based Guerrilla, Killzone PS3 is a military first-person shooter that builds upon the 2004 PlayStation title.

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Related Topix: Amsterdam, PlayStation 3, Video Games

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Indie band making mark without words

These days, indie bands have a hard enough time getting attention in an overcrowded marketplace -- and, if your music has no words, that makes it much harder.

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Related Topix: Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, Horseheads, NY

Themonitor.com

CD Review: The Ready Aim Fire

Listening to The Ready Aim Fire!'s new album Strong Enough is like listening to a friend talk about her problems.

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Related Topix: The Postal Service, Entertainment

Digital Spy

Kooks complain about "diluted" indie scene

The Kooks have criticised bands that have "diluted" indie music in recent years.

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Related Topix: The Kooks

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Brooklynvegan

Sic Alps, Siren, Jarvis, Girls, Cheeseburger and more in This Week in Indie

Sic Alps Another busy weekend, eh? The Village Voice Siren Festival , now in it's eighth year, is just one of those things you go to, despite massive crowds and the tendency for it to always fall on the ...

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Related Topix: York (Pennsylvania State University System), Chicago (University of Illinois System), University of Illinois System, Stephen Malkmus, New York, NY, Coney Island, NY

Wed Jul 16, 2008

AZNightBuzz.com

Beck coming to Phoenix

The instrumental band Explosions In The Sky got a big boost in popularity from a film score.

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Related Topix: Explosions in the Sky, Pop/Rock, Beck, Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro

AZNightBuzz.com

Food Fight: Who has the best all-you can-eat deal?

The instrumental band Explosions In The Sky got a big boost in popularity from a film score.

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Related Topix: Explosions in the Sky, Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Shropshire Star

Crowds flock to indie Sunday show

Can't see video? Update Adobe Flash Player Video may take a moment to load. Return to Video Index The first Indeco Sunday Social took place at the Quarry - and we were there to capture all the action.

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Related Topix: Mystery Jets

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Pitchfork

Eat Skull: Sick to Death

On their first album Sick to Death , the Portland, Ore., band Eat Skull mashes together almost everything that's great about trashy art-punk, weirdo fuzz-garage, skuzzy punk-pop, Kiwi garage-rock and off-kilter ...

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Related Topix: Punk, Television Personalities, The Homosexuals, Music

Sun Jul 13, 2008

WIS-TV Columbia

Authorities offer sketch of Rock Hill Post Office robbery suspect

The Postal Service and the Rock Hill Police Department are still looking for a man who robbed the Rock Hill Post Office back on June 20.

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Related Topix: The Postal Service, Rock Hill, SC

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Hereford Times

Festival-goers ready for headliners

Spirits were high at Scotland's biggest festival as nearly 85,000 music fans geared up for the headline acts.

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Related Topix: Rage Against the Machine, Pop/Rock, The Kooks

Oil and Gas Investor

Stephen PayneHollywood's View On Oil Industry Day 1: The Drowning Pool

Stephen Payne discusses political influences on the energy industry, and more. July 7th, 2008 spayne To do something different, I'm going to spend a week discussing movies that have dealt with the oil industry.

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Related Topix: Paul Newman, Melanie Griffith, The Drowning Pool, Thriller, Mystery Movies

Fri Jul 11, 2008

National Post

The journey continues for Eric's Trip

Mark Gaudet, Chris Thompson, Rick White and Julie Doiron of Eric's Trip. After years of speculation, one-off "reunion" shows and random festival appearances, Eric's Trip fans can finally rejoice.

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Related Topix: Julie Doiron, Pop/Rock, Eric's Trip

Thu Jul 10, 2008

This is The West Country

Sounds of Minehead

MINEHEAD has been immortalised in song in a CD dedicated to great British holidays.

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Related Topix: Hefner

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Shropshire Star

Indieco set to rock the Quarry

For festival lovers who'd rather avoid the mud, the mileage and the mess of the larger, more established festivals, Shrewsbury's putting on its very first one-day event packed with cutting-edge bands and ...

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Related Topix: Pony Club, Mystery Jets

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Brooklynvegan

an indie rock coloring book, Feist plays Brooklyn Wednesday

Taking a cue from such indie megahits as LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends", Panda Bear's "Comfy in Nautica", and Joanna Newsom's "Peach, Plum, Pear", Miller crafted a coloring/activity book sure to tickle ...

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Related Topix: Joanna Newsom

National Post

Keeping the beat in the hot, hot heat

Not a big fan of stadium seating -- or seating in general? Check out an outdoor music festival, such as Guelph's Hillside Festival, above, where dirtless derrieres are discouraged.

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Related Topix: Travel, Canada Travel, The Acorn, Toronto, Canada Travel

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Shropshire Star

Indieco set to rock the Quarry

For festival lovers who'd rather avoid the mud, the mileage and the mess of the larger, more established festivals, Shrewsbury's putting on its very first one-day event packed with cutting-edge bands and ...

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Related Topix: Pony Club, Mystery Jets

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Creative Loafing Tampa

Dead Maids to play New...

Rising independent U.K. rock band Dead Maids , a group currently drawing comparisons to such revered acts as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sonic Youth and Explosions in the Sky, will perform at storied Ybor City ...

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Related Topix: Explosions in the Sky

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