http://www.metafilter.com/tags/folk+indie Posts tagged with 'folk' and 'indie' at MetaFilter. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:16:20 -0800 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:16:20 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/77983/i%2Dbought%2Dsome%2Dcrappy%2Dlights%2Dand%2Dstarted%2Dcalling%2Dpeople%2Dup Live from <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/category/pink-couch-sessions/">the Pink Couch</a>: <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/the-bouncing-souls/gasoline/">Punks</a>, <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/the-vivian-girls/i-can-t-stay/">Girls</a>, <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/spoonboy/stab-yer-dad/">Boys</a>, <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/good-old-war/coney-island/">Warriors</a>, <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/witches/the-center/">Witches</a>, <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/cheeky/get-outta-here/">Kids</a>, <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/bridge-and-tunnel/call-to-the-comptroller-s-office/">Comptrollers</a>, and your new favorite band <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/best-friends-forever/circus-song/">Best Friends Forever!</a> <small>(boyzone comment flamewar included)</small> <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/">If You Make It</a> also has <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/super-bobby/stay-true-paltz/">oodles </a>of <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/bomb-the-music-industry-/holland-1945/">live</a> <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/the-ergs/books-about-miles-davis/">concert</a> <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/letters-to-the-moon/what-we-were/">footage </a>(like <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/best-friends-forever/handpocket/">more BFFs</a>!) and a (well intentioned) <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/category/series/">series of 31 films in 31 days</a>. Similar to <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/60111/Ive-got-a-new-partner-now">Daytrotter's </a><a href="http://daytrotter.com/chronological">Live Sessions </a>or VPRO 3VOOR12's <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/groups/6457">Elevator Sessions</a> or <a href="http://www.blogotheque.net/-Concerts-a-emporter-">Blogotheque's Concerts A Emporter </a> but with no corporate sponsorship or fixed agenda, it's just <a href="http://www.obsessioncollectionmusic.com/2008/04/if-you-make-it-awesome-diy-music-site.html">a guy</a> and a "<a href="http://internationalassholesmagazine.blogspot.com/2008_12_20_archive.html#2884458154477712215">crappy Ikea couch</a>" documenting folks who like to <a href="http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/laura-stevenson-and-dave-davison/rainbow-connection/">Dream It Yourself</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.77983 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:16:20 -0800 concerts DIY folk homerecording indie live lolbkln music punk Potomac Avenue http://www.metafilter.com/68963/But%2Dfor%2Dnow%2Dwe%2Dare%2Dyoung%2Dlet%2Dus%2Dlay%2Din%2Dthe%2Dsun <a href="http://stereogum.com/archives/video/ten-years-of-in-the-aeroplane-over-the-sea_008036.html">In the Aeroplane</a> <a href="http://cutshallowradio.blogspot.com/2007/12/020-in-aeroplane-over-sea.html">Over </a><a href="http://www.audiogalaxy.com/articles?&a=116">the Sea</a> was released 10 years ago today. Happy Neutral Milk Hotel day. The article in the third link above was written by Will Sheff, frontman of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okkervil_River">Okkervil River</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68963 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:57:19 -0800 aeroplane e6 elephant6 folk fuzz indie itaots jeffmangum mangum neutralmilkhotel nmh pop rock willsheff ludwig_van http://www.metafilter.com/62050/Watch%2DIrans%2Demerging%2Dnew%2Dmusic%2Dtalent <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rgt5hzMvCI">Iran: This musician is revolutionizng the music scene (Video)</a> Mohsen Namjoo and her superstar tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62050 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:08:00 -0800 folk indie iran mohsen music namjoo new rock video hoder http://www.metafilter.com/45062/I%2Dtend%2Dto%2Dthink%2Dthe%2Dalbum%2Dis%2Da%2Dbit%2Doverrated%2Dbut%2DChicago%2Dis%2Dgorgeous <a href="http://www.confabulators.com/2005/illin-noise-remix-of-sufjan-stevens-album-by-mc-dj-2005">Illin'-Noise!</a> is the new remix of <a href="http://www.sufjan.com/" title="His official site.">Sufjan Stevens</a>' <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/stevens_sufjan/illinois.shtml" title="Pitchfork's gushing review.">album</a> <i><a href="http://artist.amazon.com/illinois" title="via non-referral amazon link, two free mp3 downloads from the original, a/k/a Come On and Feel the Illinoise">Illinois</a></i> <a href="http://toolshedmedia01.com/ts/sufjan-stevens-chicago-pf.mp3" title="mp3 of 'Chicago', hosted by Toolshed Media; as far as I know, this is sanctioned by Stevens' label. It's also an outstanding song; the best on the original record.">by</a> <a href="http://www.childishgambino.com/" title="HIs blog and website">mc DJ</a>; a torrent is available, as is <a href="http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dmg297/Illin-Noise%20Album%20cover%20copy.jpg" title="Front Cover Art">cover</a> <a href="http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dmg297/Illin-Noise%20Album%20cover%20back%20copy.jpg" title="Back cover art; both available in the torrent file.">art</a>. It's not quite like <i><a href="http://www.autistici.com/petsounds.htm" title="Everyone's favorite Pet Sounds Remix Album available for download.">Hippocamp Ruins Pet Sounds</a></i> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/42017" title="I actually really dug this release. As you probably could tell, since this is like the second post I've made plugging the damn thing, the first being the Terre Thaemlitz post.">previously on Mefi</a>) -- it's not nearly as noisy, and not quite as good, although it's still worth checking out, particularly "Chi-Town" (from "<a href="http://www.radioparadise.com/modules.php?name=songinfo&song_id=37719" title="This song is so gorgeous. For reals.">Chicago</a>"), "Zombies" (from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_(album)" title="This link to Wikipedia's writeup on the album is mainly just an excuse to mention that I freakin' LOVE this song title. The song itself is pretty awesome, too, with the whole I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S rhythmic singing, but, man, that title!">They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!</a>") and "Jacksontown" (from "<a href="http://snard.com/sg/guide/?ep=29&fmt=0" title="WRONG JACKSONVILLE.">Jacksonville</a>"). [<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/43319" title="Sufjan on Mefi; however, if you missed this, you might want to check it out; includes a link to a rare Sufjan Stevens Song not available yet on record.">prev</a>.] tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.45062 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:54:48 -0800 djmc download drumandbass folk indie music pop remix sufjanstevens torrent Rev. Syung Myung Me http://www.metafilter.com/44129/Confabulate%2Dit <a href="http://www.confabulators.com/">The Confabulators.</a> They Are Confabulators!! They Write About Music!! They Have Come From The Decemberists Board!! Ahhhh! It began on a <a href="http://decemberists.com/orate/viewtopic.php?t=1338&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0">message board</a> (reg. required). All the latest news about <a href="http://decemberists.com/">The Decemberists</a>, <a href="http://www.sufjan.com/">Sufjan Stevens</a>, and now, more! Their latest entry: A <a href="http://www.confabulators.com/2005/review-of-pitchforks-review-of-sufjan-stevens-illinois-2">review </a>of <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/">Pitchfork's</a> <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/stevens_sufjan/illinois.shtml">review</a> of Sufjan's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009R1T7M/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">Illinois</a>. That'll teach 'em. tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.44129 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:37:03 -0800 criticism folk indie music pitchfork pop ludwig_van