Album Review: The Blank Tapes – Vacation
The Blank Tapes’ new album Vacation, out this week on Antenna Farm Records is the sound of falling in love with summer—a collection of eleven beachy pop songs featuring infectious melodies and relentlessly…
Video: The Blank Tapes Performing on Breakthru Radio
Breakthru Radio has put out a couple of great sessions by artists we really like lately. Eternal Summer, who will play the Mohawk on Saturday (win tickets here) are one, and Pop Press…
SXSW Preview & Interview with The Blank Tapes
California’s The Blank Tapes create fuzzy beach hits with just enough grit ad quirk to keep the songs affecting and distinct. The band has garnered a tremendous amount of buzz leading up to…
New Track: The Blank Tapes – “Coast to Coast”
Pop Press International loves The Blank Tapes, the jangly psychedelic pop project consisting of frontman Matt Adams, who’s backed by Pearl Charles, DA Humphrey, and Will Halsey. We’ve been impressed by the band’s recent…
New Tracks: “1000 Leather Tassels,” “Mr. Mister” – The Blank Tapes
San Francisco’s Blank Tapes draw on 60s pop and psychedelia for their new songs “Mr. Mister” and “1000 Leather Tassels.” The organ of the former recalls songs by the Zombies, but the reverb laden…
Blank Tapes Release “Coast to Coast” Video, Embark on Tour
Pop Press International faves The Blank Tapes have released a new video via Filter for track “Coast to Coast” from their forthcoming full-length Vacation, out on May 14th on Antenna Farm Records. Directed by…
Memory Tapes Shares “Replaced” Mix
Wednesday we wrote about a new mix posted by Davye Hawk, aka Memory Tapes. Shortly after that Hawk tweeted that the song had to be taken down, saying that it was “not [his]…
Memory Tapes Share Remix of B-sides and Unreleased Tracks + Errors Remix
Yesterday, Memory Tapes posted on their blog a nearly 30 minute montage of remixed B-sides, unreleased tracks, and clips from various releases. The cut, simply titled “Displaced mix” can be heard in its…
SXSW Announces Sampling of 2014 Musical Artists
SXSW is the greatest music festival on the planet. And I don’t care what anybody says. While it presents some overcrowding in small venues, it also affords the ability to see artists in…
10 Must-see Bands at NXNE
Here’s our list of 10 of the bands we’re most excited about seeing at NXNE. Of course, we’re beside ourselves with excitement over seeing The National in Yonge-Dundas Square, and who can resist…
SXSW 2013: Final Thoughts and Reflections
Without question, this was the best SXSW I have ever attended. I hope you’ll forgive me for moving past a simple list of the best things I saw, and bear with me for…
SXSW Day 5 feat. Smashing Pumpkins, The Sword, Dog Bite, and Pageants
The final day of SXSW came extraordinarily early for me. While others might have gotten a late start, allowing themselves to sleep in to ease the exhaustion, Pop Press International’s first SXSW day…
SXSW 2013 Highlights Day 1 feat. Local Natives, Body Parts, and Social Studies
By the end of the first day of SXSW, it’s always hard to believe that there are four more left. In part, because of how many amazing artists you’ve seen, miles you’ve walked,…
SXSW 2013 Best Bets: Showcases and Day Parties
Many SXSW attendees, including myself, constantly bounce around during SXSW, and have no problem running across town and waiting in a few lines to see a ton of different bands. These kind of…
25 Must-see Bands at SXSW 2013
SXSW 2013 starts this weekend with film, and music follows next Tuesday, which is almost impossible for us to believe. All this week, we’re going to bring you content regarding the nation’s best…
SXSW Announces Next Round of Bands!
Although Christmas is right around the corner, the music lover’s Christmas, South by Southwest is still a few months away. However, today we have been blessed with the glory of another announcemnt of…
Agent Ribbons Cassette Release Party
The bill at Frontier Bar Tuesday night offered several acts I’d been curious about for a while. Although Jason Chronis has been performing as JC & Co for a while now, I’ve somehow…
Stream Downtempo Bedroom Pop from Fog Lake
Jangling and fuzzy, “Rattlesnake” is a bedroom pop gem from St Johns, Newfoundland-based songwriter Aaron Paul, who records under the moniker Fog Lake. The track wanders gently but steadily through wavering vocals and…
Julia Lucille Shares Bedroom Recordings Inspired by the New Moon
Last summer, songwriter Julia Lucille moved into an Airstream trailer in the woods for a few months after a breakup. There, Lucille began to write and record sparse bedroom songs each new moon as a way of…
Daniel Bachman’s Deliberate River
Daniel Bachman’s new album River was released Tuesday on Three Lobed Records, prompting another round of reflective listening sessions. You can read our review of his last record here. This most recent release from the…
A Pilgrimage West to Marfa Myths
Bent against the flow of the entire universe descending upon Texas’ capital for the inception of the nation’s largest film and music festival, I drove my car head-on into the sun with two…
Utopian Living: Highlights from Utopiafest
Yesterday, Pop Press INTL. Assistant Editor Lukas Truckenbrod did a great job capturing the Utopiafest vibe and reported about some of the music from this year’s installment. 2014 marked the third time I’ve…
14 Great Austin Albums from 2013
Don’t worry–you’re in the right place. Likely, you saw this headline and thought, surely this is an old post; we’re two months into 2014. We’ve had this post drafted since the end of…
New EDM Mixes of Elliott Smith Songs Released by Soul Coughing’s Mike Doughty
You’ve likely heard by now. But to provide the brief details: under the moniker UUL, Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty has released three new mixes of (largely) unheard Elliott Smith material culled from…
Mountain Goats Prep Re-issue of Classic All Hail West Texas
The Mountain Goats are my favorite band. So, the announcement that the group will release a remastered, expanded edition of their cult classic All Hail West Texas, which will be available on vinyl for…
Just Doing Our Thing: Talking with Calvin Johnson
If cassette tapes are on the rise again, K Records founder Calvin Johnson is just the guy to provide solid proof. As part of Pop Press International’s Northwest Week, we talked with Calvin…
Bikini Kill Reissue Catalog Through New Label
In honor of Bikini Kill’s 25th anniversary the group has launched Bikini Kill Records, which will reissue old material. The label will first release the band’s self-titled EP (1992) followed by original demo…
The Mountain Goats Announce New Album Transcendental Youth
I just wrote a few days ago about the Mountain Goats sharing an old demo for reaching the 40k twitter followers milestone. Now, I am thrilled to tell you that my favorite band…
