http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog news and views from the Matador brain trust (and the brains we trust) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:08:47 +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/2009/12/16/the-decade-cant-end-soon-enough-unless-youre-having-fun-matador-artists-staff-and-associates-remember-2009-before-its-done/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/16/the-decade-cant-end-soon-enough-unless-youre-having-fun-matador-artists-staff-and-associates-remember-2009-before-its-done/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:05:08 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=7327 (sure, we’re allowed to have an annual holiday party, but who’s supposed to pay for the cleanup?) Once upon a time — when the bulk of our internet activity was longer than 140 characters — the Matador website feature periodic news updates (almost all of ‘em brutally late in arrival), along with an informal selection of [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/16/the-decade-cant-end-soon-enough-unless-youre-having-fun-matador-artists-staff-and-associates-remember-2009-before-its-done/feed/ 10 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/11/23/the-diceman-cometh/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/11/23/the-diceman-cometh/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:14 +0000 Patrick http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=6918 Sonic Youth, Andrew “Dice” Clay, there have been a lot of amazing shows in the past few days. Hickory-dickory-dock, folksss… ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/11/23/the-diceman-cometh/feed/ 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/12/a-homeless-guys-editorial-tony-victorys-idea-of-karma/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/12/a-homeless-guys-editorial-tony-victorys-idea-of-karma/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:03:51 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=5433 As readers of America’s most popular music blog have probably already heard, yours truly had a particularly unpleasant Monday night/Tuesday morning ; to wit, my South Austin home completely burned to the ground. Everything I owned — along with the possessions of 2 roommates/dear friends, was lost in the blaze. Over the past two days, [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/12/a-homeless-guys-editorial-tony-victorys-idea-of-karma/feed/ 48 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/01/26/pa-test/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/01/26/pa-test/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:47:23 +0000 Patrick http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=3730 hi hi ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/01/26/pa-test/feed/ 1 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/12/17/2008-the-year-in-self-congratulation-music-matador-artists-staff-pals-feel-the-need-to-share/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/12/17/2008-the-year-in-self-congratulation-music-matador-artists-staff-pals-feel-the-need-to-share/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:04:20 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=3437 (work crews feverishly prepare for the announcement of just what we’ve been watching and eating in 2008) Every December I send out a rambling, somewhat desperate electronic message to the Matador artist roster (well, most of ‘em) along w/ label staff and our Beggars’ colleagues, begging for their favorite people/places/things/records/memories from the year about to conclude. [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/12/17/2008-the-year-in-self-congratulation-music-matador-artists-staff-pals-feel-the-need-to-share/feed/ 14 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/10/14/miwa-reports-we-jamboree-econo/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/10/14/miwa-reports-we-jamboree-econo/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:55:21 +0000 Adam F http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=2861 This just in from the Monte RV depot in Linden, NJ: Just leaving linden nj to pick up the hospitality vehicle el monte calls the “jamboree” – an appropriate name for the upcoming festivities we soon will encounter. -Miwa Look for this beast parked out front of the Rogan Store all day. ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/10/14/miwa-reports-we-jamboree-econo/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/08/12/shearwater-live-at-florence-gould-hall-nyc/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/08/12/shearwater-live-at-florence-gould-hall-nyc/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:24:42 +0000 Blake http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=2171 If you missed this truly amazing evening with Shearwater, or just want to see it over and over the show is now readily available. The wonderful people at Baeble Music recorded it and are streaming the first set in which they played Rook in it’s entirety. Here’s a preview of show with the band [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/08/12/shearwater-live-at-florence-gould-hall-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/30/exclusive-matablog-footage-hovas-glastonbury-riposte-to-noel-gallagher/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/30/exclusive-matablog-footage-hovas-glastonbury-riposte-to-noel-gallagher/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:04:36 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1836 You’ve probably already heard about Jay-Z’s mock tribute to Oasis’ “Wonderwall” at the Glastonbury Festival this past Saturday night. While rock blogs across the globe are showing the same YouTube clip from the BBC3’s footage of the event, I’m pleased to say the Matablog editorial staff have discovered secret video of the former Marcy Projects [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/30/exclusive-matablog-footage-hovas-glastonbury-riposte-to-noel-gallagher/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/23/matadors-victory-dance-for-when-earles-and-jensen-soundscans-boom/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/23/matadors-victory-dance-for-when-earles-and-jensen-soundscans-boom/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:51:41 +0000 Kimberly http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1809 Here is a taster of how we are going to celebrate when the Earles and Jensen Soundscans accelerate, this is just the tip of the iceberg wait till they totally take off then our pecks will really be glistening ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/23/matadors-victory-dance-for-when-earles-and-jensen-soundscans-boom/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/20/lethal-bizzle-vs-the-download-festivals-sophisticated-audience/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/20/lethal-bizzle-vs-the-download-festivals-sophisticated-audience/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:49:47 +0000 Gerard http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1799 If I had found it at the beginning of the set, I’m not sure I would have carried on. It was a banana skin, thrown at my feet as I played last weekend’s Download festival. On the outside, someone had written “Bizzle you black cunt”. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Being who I am, I’d probably [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/20/lethal-bizzle-vs-the-download-festivals-sophisticated-audience/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/12/chicken-in-a-bag/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/12/chicken-in-a-bag/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:54:48 +0000 Patrick http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1766 Late to posting this: a couple of months ago I became intrigued by John Thorne’s writing on poached chicken, in his first book, Simple Cooking. He modifies a recipe by Barbara Tropp, where you submerse an entire chicken in boiling water, cover it, turn off the heat, wait for two hours and then eat. Thorne [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/06/12/chicken-in-a-bag/feed/ 5 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/04/16/matador-records-and-record-store-day/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/04/16/matador-records-and-record-store-day/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:36:45 +0000 Sara McManus http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1533   I know for me, every day is Record Store Day, but now there is an official day to celebrate independently owned record stores and it is this Saturday, April 19th! RECORD STORE DAY! The following bands/members will be participating by: The New Pornographers – John – DJing at Vintage Vinyl (St. Louis, MO) @ 3:00 Times New Viking [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2008/04/16/matador-records-and-record-store-day/feed/ 3 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/11/06/shat-in-the-linkin-parks-van/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/11/06/shat-in-the-linkin-parks-van/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:36:51 +0000 Andrew Earles http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=981 No square inch of scenery left to chew, no square inch of Shatner’s ass to kiss, and no clips of the interview on YouTube yet, but one can enjoy Mike Patton exploring everything that happened in music between The Infectious Grooves and Linkin Park! ]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/11/06/shat-in-the-linkin-parks-van/feed/ 0 http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/10/05/end-of-an-ear-welcomes-the-cave-singers-to-austin/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/10/05/end-of-an-ear-welcomes-the-cave-singers-to-austin/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:16:24 +0000 Blake http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=889 The Cave Singers will be performing at End of an Ear on Friday, Oct. 19th at 5pm. The performance is free to all so please come enjoy! (photograph by jenny j.) The Cave Singers at End of an Ear Friday, 10/19 at 5pm 2209 South First Street Austin, TX You can also catch them later that night at Emo’s, supporting [...]]]> http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2007/10/05/end-of-an-ear-welcomes-the-cave-singers-to-austin/feed/ 0