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Eat Sugar Interviewed By The Big Takeover | 04/2011 | Hit the newstands to support a great magazine. The Big Takeover has an in depth interview with Eat Sugar titled 21st Century Braniacs in their next issue. |
Thavius Beck Video | 04/2011 | Thavius Beck has teamed up with director Corey Brandenstein and producer Matt Stanley to create a video for "Go" from his latest release, Dialogue. The concept utilizes an 60s hairdryer, some insane projection, green screen, and Thavius' favorite Launchpad to create the futuristic video. Novation seems to have taken notice and featured the video on their youtube page and website. |
Golden Glow To Play Friends Of Mine Festival 2011 | 04/2011 | If you're anywhere near Manchester May 20th-22nd, you're not going to want to miss the Friends Of Mine Festival. In addition to amazing acts like The Cribs, The Charlatans, Buzzcocks, The Fall, Badly Drawn Boy, Toro Y Moi and A Certain Ratio, Mush's own Golden Glow will be taking the stage. Don't miss it. Check out the complete line-up at NME. |
Reviewsic Talks Shop With A Lull's Todd Miller | 04/2011 | If you are in Chicago this weekend, don't miss A Lull's record release show at Schubas. Leading up to the show, A Lull's Todd Miller sat down for an interview with Reviewsic. Check it out to learn about the band's music influences, making Confetti, and what's in store next for A Lull. |
Eliot Lipp Brolabs Free Remix Album | 04/2011 | Eliot Lipp took some time out from his non-stop touring to put together Brolabs, a free digital release that features remixes of some of his music from the past three years including a number of tracks from the Mush catalog. Remixers include Mux Mool, Leo123, Kelpe and The Opus, among others. A number of websites have posted the download link including one of our favorites, Urb. If you haven't heard the originals, you can stream Eliot Lipp's 2008 Mush release The Outside for a limited time. |
A Lull Headlines BankRock! Pop-Up Art Loop | 04/2011 | Discover art in unexpected places. If you are in Chicago on April 30th, don't miss A Lull, live at the Pop-Up Art Loop event BankRock! at The Vault, 205 S. State St. |
A Lull Podcast And Live Review On Chicago Verse United | 04/2011 | Chicago Verse United continues to show A Lull some love, this time with a review of the Confetti record release show at Schubas and a podcast interview with the band. |
A Lull Live Concert Stream April 27th | 04/2011 | Those who made it to our SXSW showcase can attest to the fact that A Lull is one of the most exciting live acts in indie music. Thanks to Betta Promotions, you can check out a live concert stream of A Lull from Paragon Studios in Chicago this Wednesday, April 27th at 8:30 pm CST (9:30 pm EST, 6:30 pm PST). |
Is And Of The Live On WRGW | 04/2011 | New Mush artist Is And Of The is doing an in-studio performance on WRGW Friday 4/22 at 2:30 pm EST. Check it out to hear some amazing music from the newest Mush signing. |
Big Takeover Interviews A Lull | 04/2011 | Hit the newstand this month and grab the latest issue of Big Takeover for an interview with A Lull. |
A Lull iTunes New And Noteworthy | 04/2011 | Congratulations to A Lull, who landed on iTunes New And Noteworthy section for their debut album. |
A Lull Interviews By Indie Rock Reviews | 04/2011 | Another great interview with A Lull, this time with Indie Rock Reviews. Check it out to learn how the band formed and how they went about writing and recording their new release, Confetti. |
SXSW 2011 Photos | 04/2011 | We've compiled some of the photos of our SXSW 2011 showcase. Check out pictures of A Lull, Her Space Holiday, Melting Season, Thavius Beck (with a special guest spot from 2Mex) and Open Mike Eagle (who was joined by Swim Team for "Go Home") and many thanks to those who made it out. |
A Lull On Pitchfork's Forkcast | 04/2011 | Head over to Pitchfork's Forkcast section for a free download of "Water & Beasts" from A Lull's upcoming LP, Confetti. |
Melting Season "Beach Blanket" Video | 03/2011 | Wow! Melting Season has done it again. His self-directed videos are the perfect compliment to his music. Check out the latest visual head-trip with the video for "Beach Blanket". His record Harmoni-Pet Deluxe is out now on iTunes or from our store. |
A Lull Covered By Baeble Music | 03/2011 | Baeble Music is one of the premier destinations for music videos on the internet. We're thrilled that this week A Lull made their front page with the video to "Weapons For War". |
Zoon Van Snook Hits The Netherlands | 03/2011 | Zoon Van Snook takes his electronic show on the road, playing five shows (and three radio sessions) in the Netherlands before heading back to the UK for a festival date and DJ set in Bristol. The festival also includes sets from Bibio, Clark, Gonjasufi and many more. |
Deru Interviewed By SYFFAL | 03/2011 | SYFFAL (Shut Your Fucking Face And Listen) has been making some noise lately with their unhinged interviews and twisted take on today's indie music scene. Deru recently went back and forth with Joel Frieder's from SYFFAL and lived to tell about it. |
Thanks For A Great SXSW | 03/2011 | Many thanks to all those who came and supported, SXSW 2011, Mush and our acts. Your presence made it, it was a sold out event with onlookers staying to catch mere glimpses from the exterior of the building. Check out some post show coverage in the LA Times for Open Mike Eagle and the Chicago Sun Times for A Lull for both their Friday night coverage and their festival wrap-up. |
Mush Goes To SXSW | 03/2011 | Mush is thrilled to announce that we will be at SXSW this year. The show is Friday, March 18th at the Bat Bar and features A Lull, Her Space Holiday (playing a special electronic set with tons of early HSH material), Melting Season, Thavius Beck, and Open Mike Eagle - with a possible surprise guest spot or two. Here is a link to the poster. And a show preview from The Onion's AV Club. 09-10 Open Mike Eagle 10-11 Thavius Beck 11-12 Melting Season 12-01 Her Space Holiday 01-02 A Lull |
A Lull Features From Cold War Kids Tour | 03/2011 | David Beardsley from the Oregon Music News describes A Lull live at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland as does Melophobe. There are also some great pictures from the show in the articles. Also check out a great Q&A with A Lull's Nigel Dennis and a glowing live show review ("A Lull stole the show and won more than a few converts during the evening") in the Boise Music Examiner. |
Free Eat Sugar Remixes | 03/2011 | City Beat writes about how Eat Sugar and Mush are giving away three tracks though the Mush Web site, free for a limited time. The download is a maxi-single featuring the original version and two remixes of “Clap You Hands,” from Thavius Beck and The Animals At Night. |
Lymbyc Systym Tour Canada | 03/2011 | Lymbyc Systym is hitting Canada this March (with shows in NYC and CT on the way) Details on the shows page. Look for them at Montreal’s Under The Snow Festival. The Concordian wrote up a great article. |
A Lull Tours With Cold War Kids | 03/2011 | A Lull is opening for the Cold War Kids right now! The tour will take them from Oregon to Canada to the midwest. 3/3 - 3/15th. Details on the shows page. The new EP with remixes from Houses, Spirituals and Melting Season is now available on ITunes or the Mush store! |
Is And Of The Signing Covered By GW Radio And Paper | 02/2011 | Drew Bandos' school paper (The GW Hatchet) and radio station (WRGW) have both covered his signing to Mush. |
Eat Sugar New and Noteworthy | 02/2011 | Congrats to Eat Sugar who made iTunes New and Noteworthy sections for both Alternative and Electronic albums this week. Grab their record now! |
Golden Glow Video For "Adore Me" | 02/2011 | Golden Glow has been getting some great press. Check out the video for "Adore Me" - a song that Neu magazine says "sticks in your mind indie pop that doesn't mimic but conjures the spirit of our favourite postpunk bands." |
A Lull Featured | 02/2011 | Check out Loud Loop Press for a great interview with Mush's newest artist, A Lull where they talk about making their "Weapons For War" video. |
City Beat Talks With Eat Sugar | 02/2011 | Brian Baker from City Beat magazine interviews Cincy-based Electro/Indie/Rock quartet Eat Sugar with the help of some beer at the Northside Tavern in Cincinnati. Learn the story of how they went from planning to self-release their latest album to ending up on Mush in the feature The Greatest Redo. |
A Lull Gets Chosen By Loud Loop Press | 02/2011 | The entire country is taking note of A Lull, but they are especially making noise in their hometown. Check out Loud Loop Press' article picking out the 11 Chicago Bands To Watch In 2011. And A Lull gets more love from Loud Loop Press, who makes news of the band singing to Mush and Confetti getting a release date. |
Mush To Release Debut From Golden Glow | 02/2011 | If you're a rabid music fan, you may have seen a string of positive press from new Manchester recording artist Golden Glow pop-up on the internet over the past few months - or maybe you'e heard of him through his inclusion on a compilation from The Drums new label, Holiday Records. Mush is thrilled to announce that we will be releasing his debut this spring, along with some help from Bleeding Gold records on a limited vinyl run. Visit our Soundcloud page to grab a free download of "Adore Me" or check out previous press in City Life UK, Warmer Climates, NME, Exit Fare, The Unsigned Guide, NME (again), The Pigeon Post, This Is Central Station, Rolling Stone France, Vox Pop, Pull Yourself Together, Died Young, Stayed Pretty, AAA Music, and Louder Than War. |
XLR8R Premiers Houses Remix Of A Lull | 02/2011 | Check out the XLR8R website for the premiere (and free download) of the "Weapons For War" remix from Houses. The remix will appear on A Lull's single along with remixes from Spirituals and Melting Season. |
In Your Speakers Features A Lull | 02/2011 | A Lull's record has been getting a great response this far. In Your Speakers has the all of the remixes streaming along with a great article on the band. |
Melting Season Remix of A Lull's "Weapons For War" | 02/2011 | Head on over to Indie Rock Reviews to check the Melting Season Remix from A Lull's upcoming "Weapons For War" single. |
L.A.'s Open Mike Eagle Discusses Indie Rap's Mostly White Audience | 02/2011 | OME doesn't shy away when writer Mike R. Meyer from the Phoenix New Times interviews Open Mike Eagle and brings up the challenging topic of indie rap's mostly white audience. |
New Episode of Open Mike Eagle's Podcast "Helicopter" | 02/2011 | Go to Open Mike's blog for the latest episode of his podcast Helicopter where this week he answers questions from fans and features music from Bill Cosby, Busdriver and a track of his own "from the vault". |
Eat Sugar Plays Midwest | 02/2011 | An Eat Sugar show is not an event to be missed, which means that the folowing is good news for those of you in Ohio and West Virginia. Details on the shows page. |
Is And Of The To Release Debut On Mush Records | 02/2011 | Is And Of The is the project of Drew Bandos, a 20 year old experimental musician from Philadelphia currently studying in Washington, DC. We are thrilled to announce that Mush will be releasing his debut late in 2012. The album, Heads Phased For Dreamless Sleep, was recorded in dorm rooms and basements while as student at George Washington Universirty. We will also be releasing a prelude EP, Haindpainted Glow in the fall. |
Special Feature: Open Mike Eagle | 02/2011 | Open Mike Eagle has been racking up this press for his album and EP this year. Roll over to Paper Lanterns Collective to check a new interview. |
Relevent Features Thavius Beck | 02/2011 | Thavius Beck is a serious electronic composer, and Relevant magazine takes note in an article titled Massive Sound. |
Eat Sugar Featured In City Beat | 02/2011 | City Beat recently featured Eat Sugar as they were nominated for a Cincinnati Entertainment Award. Learn some more about the band and check out their "Clap Your Hands" video. |
Open Mike Eagle - The Art Rap After the After Party | 02/2011 | Open Mike Eagle goes back and forth with SYFFAL (Shut Your Fucking Face And Listen) in an entertaining interview. |
The Union Presents: A Fireside Chat With Open Mike Eagle | 02/2011 | Open Mike Eagle makes the Fireside Chat section of The Whethermen's Union. Read what he had to say when asked to choose between Whoopi or Halle. |
A Lull's "Weapons For War" Gets Remixed | 01/2011 | "Weapons For War" is A Lull's lead single from their upcoming album, Confetti. Along with a great video, it now has remixes from Houses, Spirituals and Melting Season. |
Thirsty Fish Sounds Like Rap | 01/2011 | Head on over to our Soundcloud page to get a taste of the upcoming Thirsty Fish release Watergate. The track "Sounds Like Rap" is available for streaming and free mp3 download. |
New Melting Season Video | 01/2011 | It's rare that an artist can create his own videos and viusally capture the same feel of his music. We are extremely lucky to have an artist like that with Melting Season. Check out his video for "Beside The Ferrymen". |
Daedelus Tours Again | 01/2011 | Daedelus is playing a set of shows in San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. before heading across the ocean to play an impressive run of European shows, mostly with Los Angeles' Tokimonsta. Head to the shows page for details on his US Live shows and his EU/UK tour dates. |
Jazzdriver | 01/2011 | Busdriver is headed to New York to partake in one of the more exciting, if underexposed, annual events in music: his now-traditional yearly performances with virtuoso jazz crazies Kneebody. They cover his songs, he raps over theirs, they pretend to be electronic patches, he pretends to be a trumpet. |
Melting Season To Be Released By Mush Records | 12/2010 | Melting Season is the moniker of Texas' Bruce Blay, a member of Denton's Sleep Whale, and an amazing solo musician in his own right. We're proud to announce that we will be releasing his debut, Harmoni-Pet Deluxe this spring. The track "The Cliffs" has already been featured on Pitchfork's Forkcast. Hit our Soundcloud page for a free download of "Beside The Ferrymen". |
Zoon Van Snook In Alarm | 12/2010 | Zoon Van Snook get some much-deserved love from Alarm magazine. Read Alarm Magazine's thoughts on his full length release (Falling From) The Nutty Tree. |
FREE Holiday EP from Her Space Holiday | 12/2010 | Download new two-track Holiday EP from Her Space Holiday for free on Soundcloud. Let It Snow! |
Open Mike Eagle Gets A Haircut | 12/2010 | Open Mike Eagle's Art Rap After Party is getting an amazing response from press and fans (if you haven't already grabbed it, it's being given away for free for a short time through the LA Times). In celebration, Mike has chopped off the dreads, and captured it all in a music video for the track "Haircut" that's filmed in a style inspired by the look of early 90s late night public access video shows. Check out his new cut. |
Deru Makes iTunes Best Of 2010 | 12/2010 | Congratulations to Deru - iTunes has chosen "Peanut Butter & Patience" as one of the best electronic tracks of 2010 and Say Goodbye To Useless as one of the year's best albums. Deru joins Caribou, Ratatat, Four Tet and Matthew Dear on the lists. Check the year end Indie Spotlight Best Of 2010 Tracks and Albums for the full rundown. |
Open Mike Eagle Art Rap After Party Given Away For FREE By The LA Times | 12/2010 | For the next two weeks, the Los Angeles Times Entertainment section's Pop & Hiss column is giving away the new EP by Open Mike Eagle, Art Rap After Party. Grab it and spread the word. |
Zoon Van Snook Interview | 12/2010 | UK music magazine Venue interviewed Zoon Van Snook about the relase of his new pile of magic (Falling From) The Nutty Tree. Check it out if you like reading about bears full of wasps, threatening Boards of Canada and wearing a dressing gown in the streets of London. |
Open Mike Eagle LA Shows | 12/2010 | Open Mike Eagle is starting off December in style with three Los Angeles shows! Check him out along with a bevy of talented artists at Emcees Give Back at Soundlounge on the 8th. Then hit the Echoplex on the 16th for a show with Busdriver and Blu. Finally you won't want to miss the Project Blowed 16th Anniversary Concert where he will be performing as part of Swim Team on the 28th. |
Zoon Van Snook Live Show Preview | 12/2010 | Check out a sneak peek of Zoon Van Snook's free upcoming CD launch show in London at Bristol's Colton Hall on December 11th. |
Open Mike Eagle Is Four Years Old | 12/2010 | Check out this free download featured at Phat Friend of Open Mike Eagle's song "Four Years Old" from Art Rap After Party. |
Zoon Van Snook Gets Remixed | 11/2010 | Zoon Van Snook's "Cuckoo" from his upcoming album (Falling From) The Nutty Tree is being released as a single with remixes from Minotaur Shock, James Yuill and Christ. |
Free DL - Antimc Remixes Open Mike Eagle | 11/2010 | Here's a remix of Mistakes (Feat. Alpha MC) by Antimc, one of many remixes Open Mike Eagle is continually adding to website for his album Unapologetic Art Rap. |
Zoon Van Snook Party | 11/2010 | Anyone planning to be within range of Bristol Colton Hall at 8pm on December 11th, Zoon Van Snook is having a free launch party for his debut full length, (Falling From) The Nutty Tree! |
Thavius Beck Tours Europe | 11/2010 | Thavius is going to Europe on his Live Beat Series tour spanning from Prague, Dublin, Paris, Barcelona and Brussels to Dresden, Geneva and Berlin! |
Eat Sugar Plays West Virginia | 11/2010 | If you happen to be in the Virginias this December, make sure to stop by 123 Pleasant St. on the 10th to catch Eat Sugar. |
Head Like A Kite Plays December | 11/2010 | Seattle's favorite dashing rock 'n roll troubadours, Head Like A Kite will be playing some west coast shows throughout December that are sure to be a rip roaring good time. |
Eliot Lipp Plays End Of Year Shows | 11/2010 | Eliot Lipp has a few good shows left in his system this year, including two in Georgia in November, followed by what sounds like the New Year's Eve party to attend, especially if you're as excited as we are both about what Eliot has been doing with his music lately and about his show mates Lazer Sword and Virtual Boy. Complete details have now been made available. |
Swim Team Cypher Continues To Thrill The Masses | 11/2010 | Open Mike Eagle and The Swim Team just can't stop getting love for their thoroughly unique LA hip hop patoi. Head to Passion of the Weiss to get writer Jeff Weiss' take on their new brand of poetic revolution. |
Mush Signs A Lull of Chicago! | 11/2010 | We are elated to report that Mush will be releasing the full-length debut from Chicago's own band, A Lull. Their gorgeous album, Confetti, and a remix EP for the lead single, "Weapons For War" will come out this spring. We are also thrilled to announce that the album and EP are being licensed by the label Something In Construction (home to Memory Tapes among other great acts) for a simultaneous release in Europe. A Lull joins the Mush roster after releasing the widely loved EP, Ice Cream Bones on Lujo Records and a 7" on their own, as well as embarking on touring adventures (up to and including getting struck by lightning) that have helped them perfect a mellifluous live act (to see what we mean check this performance at a Chicago area show earlier this year). Watch the video for "Weapons For War" then take a look at some of the press on A Lull, including coverage in Pitchfork, Stereogum and XLR8R, to get a sense of what we're all in for. |
Urb Covers Swim Team Cypher | 11/2010 | Urb Magazine took notice of Open Mike Eagle and The Swim Team's private cypher and waxed ecstatic about it on their site today. |
Philaflava Posse Cut Featuring Open Mike Eagle | 11/2010 | Download Philaflava's posse cut for free, featuring Cadence Weapon, Rob Sonic, Selfsays, Ardamus and our very own Open Mike Eagle! |
The Return Of Andre Afram Asmar | 11/2010 | Suffering from an aneurysm in 2004, Andre Afram Asmar underwent an intense half-decade of physical therapy on the road to recovery. Despite his health setbacks, Asmar remained determind to complete his epic, Harmonic Emergency - an album originally architected in sessions between 2001-2004. We could not be more proud that his album has now been delivered, with a January 2011 scheduled release date. This album is one of the greats. |
Open Mike Eagle Embarks On One Week World Tour | 11/2010 | Open Mike Eagle is hitting California and Arizona with members of his hip hop collective The Swim Team, Sahtyre and Verbs, on what is being preemptively dubbed by historians across the globe as The Return Of The One Week World Tour. |
Review Of Ninja Tune's Anniversary Show Feat. Thavius Beck | 11/2010 | Chinashop Magazine has a review of Ninja Tune's twentieth anniversary show at the Echo over the weekend. |
3Ninjas Remixes Open Mike Eagle Track | 11/2010 | Stream the 3Ninjas remix of Open Mike Eagle's track "Original Butterscotch Confection" featuring Busdriver. |
Open Mike Eagle And The Swim Team In A Private Cypher | 11/2010 | WARNING: this video will own your head. Shot beautifully in a private theater, Open Mike Eagle's Los Angeles rap collective The Swim Team whip out their cypher skills and take turns reminding us all what's so exciting about hip hop, anyway. The answer? People with talent like THIS. |
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