wax&wires

Pick up this great sophomore release from one of Brooklyn’s own.

A long string of events indirectly led me to one of my favorite albums of the past few seasons.

This indie doc poses the question to artists on all sides of the copyright debate: can you own a sound?

“They call me Hova, that’s not my name!”

Check out these videos to get a glimpse into the production mind behind indie rock guru Daniel Smith.

Passion pit is a great, and somewhat quirky, electronic group from the east coast. The project actually started when singer Michael Angelakos decided to write a few songs to give his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.

Once again, Urban Outfitters has compiled a great mix of tracks for download on their site. This time, they’re funneling everything through iTunes, but the music selection is just as eclectic and fresh as ever.

Discovery is a side project from members of Vampire Weekend & Ra Ra Riot. I’m not the biggest fan of either of those two bands, but have really dug the programming in the new group.

In this episode:
- Airquote Abuse
- Seattle-based rock group Barcelona
- Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
- thesixtyone.com

Elektra Records has been dormant since 2004. Now, the founder of Fueled By Ramen will try to inject some new life in the 60-year-old label.

We’re running out of graves for the few indie radio stations left, so it seemed about time for a check-in on big radio.

Many of you have already heard a lot about Josh Freese’s variable pricing plan for his new album, “Since 1972.” Here’s a follow up to how it’s been going.

Check out Natasha Khan’s critically acclaimed breakthrough album, Fur and Gold, for just a buck!

Take your favorite bits of Imogen Heap, mix in some Bjork and a string quartet, and you’re pretty close to Kate Havnevik’s Melankton.

Seattle-based Barcelona just announced this past December that they had been signed to Universal Records after about 3 years together.