ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MERGE . Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, I think it’s time that I can safely declare my love of holiday tunes. Last winter, I was belting, humming, and dancing along to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel well into February. This winter, theContinue reading
In New York City, fall is marked by the leaves in Central Park changing color, the sun setting well before the end of the work day, the return of chunky knitwear and thigh-high boots, and thousands of audiophiles swarming Downtown Manhattan to attend the annual CMJ Music Marathon. During the Marathon, which rocks out nearContinue reading
THE SUBURBS–the new album from ARCADE FIRE, the Montreal-based, indie-rock sensation–has landed at #1 on Billboard’s Album Chart, beating out Eminem’s “Recovery” and Lady Gaga’s “The Fame.” Total copies sold in the first week? 156,000! As we posted earlier this week, Merge Records is the phenomenal indie label that has recorded all three of ArcadeContinue reading
Arcade Fire, the indie-rock band that surprised everyone with its meteoric rise, releases its third CD, “The Suburbs,” today. The album is already receiving amazing reviews and attention, like this New York Times feature from this past weekend: “[Their songs] mingle the punky and the symphonic, the cryptic and the heart-on-sleeve, the self-doubting and theContinue reading
Don’t want to give Dad a pair of GoldToe socks again this year? We don’t blame you. That’s why no matter who’s on your list, Algonquin has the perfect gift… For Her Going Away Shoes By Jill McCorkle Eleven short stories, full of longing and laughter, from the “guardian angel of short fiction.” The DinnerContinue reading
Randomizer.org has spoken, and we are excited to announce the winners of this week’s Book Booty prize! Marianne D., Kim K., Cat W., Paul B. and Mary E-B. are each going to receive a copy of Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records along with a special 2009 promotional sampler from Merge Records. Spanning theContinue reading