UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO RYAN NEARY OF SEATTLE, WA FOR WINNING THE POSTER!! We just found out we will be covering the Sasquatch Music Festival again this year. One of the performers we can’t wait to see is young blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. Don’t know who he is yet? Take it from us: This kid […]
Help some orphaned kittens and get some great cat-themed original art for doing it
Each month, Randomville profiles an artist that Barsuk Records provides us. For May we’re profiling Ramona Falls. The last time I saw Menomena perform, it was their first show to kick off their tour for their new album Mines. I had seen the band several times and had been a fan for years. From a fan’s perspective in the audience, […]
It seems like the older and older I get, the more and more I absorb the sadness when someone dies. I never met Adam Yauch, or MCA of The Beastie Boys as he was also known as. But just because I never met him, that doesn’t mean I can’t feel sad about his passing of […]
UPDATE: CONGRATS TO CHRIS ADKINS OF INDIANAPOLIS, OUR CONTEST WINNER!!! Ah yes, contest time once again at Randomville! Who would like to win a free Lithograph (sorry, not signed) of The Mars Volta? We’re going to make one lucky fan a winner! Here is what you have to do: Either leave the comment “Mars Volta” […]
Quite frankly, I’m surprised with how Damon Albarn’s career has turned out. When Blur was put on indefinite hiatus back in 2004, I thought that the Britpop superstar was destined for an unremarkable solo career. After all, how did most of our favorite frontmen of the 90s cope after their massively successful bands broke […]
The Lumineers recently lit up Seattle, specifically at Neumo’s on March 31st. Check out the photos from Erin Lodi.
Each month, Randomville profiles an artist that Barsuk Records provides us. For April, we’re profiling Maps & Atlases. Fresh off of a SXSW frenzy, Chicago Band Maps & Atlases are set to release their new album Beware and Be Grateful on April 16th (UK) and April 17th (US). Having been a band now for about eight years, they have […]
Each month we feature a new charity to share with our readers in hopes that they might donate to or at least spread the word to others for awareness. For April, we are profiling Transitions Global, a non-profit that assists girls who are victims of sex trafficking in Cambodia. 1. The mission of Transitions is restoring […]
Over a decade has passed since The Magnetic Fields released 69 Love Songs, an expansive, three-disc project that featured an exhaustive amount of songwriting styles and lyrics that all centered around a simple yet complex subject: obviously, Love. It has and will likely forever remain the group’s most well-known work, and rather than try to […]