http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog news and views from the Matador brain trust (and the brains we trust) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-from-matador/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-from-matador/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:26:28 +0000 Patrick http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=7395 ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-from-matador/feed/ 2 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/09/this-christmas-just-got-10-better/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/09/this-christmas-just-got-10-better/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:31:20 +0000 Michael http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=7157 If you’re anything like us you probably haven’t started your holiday shopping yet, and it’s a good thing you haven’t. Now you can get your friends and family something they will really love and take advantage of a 10% off sale valid through December 15th at the Matador store. Just make sure to enter code [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/09/this-christmas-just-got-10-better/feed/ 4 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/08/fucked-up-do-they-know-its-christmas-benefit-single-featuring-yo-la-tengo-gza-tegan-sarah-ezra-koenig-bob-mould-and-more/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/08/fucked-up-do-they-know-its-christmas-benefit-single-featuring-yo-la-tengo-gza-tegan-sarah-ezra-koenig-bob-mould-and-more/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:01:27 +0000 Patrick http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=7111 If all goes well, on iTunes you’ll be able to purchase Fucked Up’s star-studded cover of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? All proceeds will go to benefit three organizations in Canada working to bring to end to the epidemic of missing and murdered native women. UPDATE: it’s available! Go HERE The song is a tongue-in-cheek [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/08/fucked-up-do-they-know-its-christmas-benefit-single-featuring-yo-la-tengo-gza-tegan-sarah-ezra-koenig-bob-mould-and-more/feed/ 8 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/12/17/merry-fucking-christmas/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/12/17/merry-fucking-christmas/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:50:06 +0000 Judge http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=3461 Photo by PAOLO PROSERPIO at the Milan show last week. In what feels like their 400th show of the year, Fucked Up will once again be hitting London tonight with the final show of 2008 for the band, and for Matador UK. Here’s the details : WED DEC 17 UNDERWORLD LONDON 8PM ALL AGES (14+) FUCKED UP THE KING BLUES LETS WRESTLE Tonight will [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/12/17/merry-fucking-christmas/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/11/10/matador-artifacts-part-one/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/11/10/matador-artifacts-part-one/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:32:20 +0000 Patrick http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=3176 Here is part one of an occasional series on Matador artifacts from our history. The Matador Profiles ad series (recently resurrected) ripped off the Creem Profiles ads from the 1970s, which in turn ripped off the Dewars Profiles ads from that period and earlier. Click on the image for a legible version. Here you can see [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/11/10/matador-artifacts-part-one/feed/ 4