Articles tagged "mac mccaughan"Books ReviewOur Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small by John Cookby Evan Sawdey[11.Sep.09] :. Despite some generous editorializing, Our Noise is as engaging (and human) a music industry tale as you're ever going to read. ![]() Music Feature“It’s a Gut Feeling About the Music”: An Interview with Mac McCaughanby Drew Fortune[3.Mar.09] :. After founding the influential Merge Records, the inimitable Superchunk, and the prolific solo project known as Portastatic, Mac McCaughan is finally ready to look back at his career, his bands, and those wonderful four-track recordings that he thought he lost 'lo those many years ago. ![]() Music FeatureBand of the Year: An Interview with Arcade Fireby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][5.Mar.07] :. The artistic license offered by an indie label led to the darker and more ambitious Neon Bible. It brims with arrangements that include a symphony orchestra and a choir recorded in Budapest, Hungary, and a massive church organ. "It felt sometimes like we were making a film rather than a record," Win Butler says. ![]() Music FeatureJust Making Records: An Interview with Portastaticby Jon Langmead[13.Oct.06] :. Mac McCaughan creates string charts and listens to tropicalia while running Merge Records, and he doesn't mind if you haven't listened to Superchunk. |
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