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Friday, September 17 2010

Superchunk: Majesty Shredding

By Arnold Pan

In a year marked by indie comebacks and punk-pop's revival, leave it to Superchunk to show both peers and upstarts alike how it's done.


Thursday, July 15 2010

More Than a Summer Fling: An Interview with Stuart McLamb of the Love Language

By Anthony Lombardi

On the heels of their Merge debut, Stuart McLamb of the Love Language opens up about signing to the indie mega-label, the major differences in songwriting and recording between the band's debut album and Libraries, and his love of Amy Grant.


Monday, May 10 2010

Progressive Sounds: Technology and Innovation in Indie Music

By Laura Schnitker

Indie is not characterized by a particular business practice, sonic trait, or listening habit alone, but rather as an approach that relies on innovative uses of technology.


Friday, March 5 2010

Various Artists: Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox

By Evan Sawdey

Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Will Oldham, Stephin Merritt, the Mountain Goats, the late Jay Reatard, and dozens more pay tribute to one of the best songwriters no one has ever heard of -- and what a joy it is to listen to.


Friday, September 25 2009

Various Artists - SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE REMIXES! (new album / stream / videos)

By Tyler Gould


Friday, September 11 2009

Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small by John Cook

By Evan Sawdey

Despite some generous editorializing, Our Noise is as engaging (and human) a music industry tale as you're ever going to read.


Monday, March 5 2007

Band of the Year: An Interview with Arcade Fire

By Greg Kot

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.


Friday, October 13 2006

Just Making Records: An Interview with Portastatic

By Jon Langmead

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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