Friday, October 21 2011
Superchunk: Foolish (Remastered)
It's a testament to Superchunk's consistency that it's difficult to identify a single landmark album by the group, but 1994's Foolish happens to be the most challenging and best all-around offering of the band's 20-plus year career.
Thursday, September 23 2010
Superchunk: 17 September 2010 - Washington D.C.
Plowing through a 90-minute set with more energy than most bands half their age can muster, Superchunk reminded us that a reunion tour doesn't have to be a by-the-numbers cash-in.
Friday, September 17 2010
Superchunk: Majesty Shredding
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.
Friday, September 11 2009
Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small by John Cook
Despite some generous editorializing, Our Noise is as engaging (and human) a music industry tale as you're ever going to read.
Thursday, May 21 2009
Superchunk: Leaves in the Gutter
For over 20 years, Superchunk has built their own ground to stand on, and it is on that firm land that they've created Leaves in the Gutter, taking all their well-established talents and weaving it through a mature and infectious tunefulness.
Tuesday, March 3 2009
“It’s a Gut Feeling About the Music”: An Interview with Mac McCaughan
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.
Friday, October 13 2006
Just Making Records: An Interview with Portastatic
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.
