Merge Records

...included on 2004's "Crowding Up Your Visual Field" DVD. Family obligations and endeavors such as McCaughan and Balance's Merge Records, whose roster now boasts chart-toppers Arcade Fire and Spoon, have kept everyone occupied since the end...

In this article: Superchunk, Mac McCaughan, Spoon, Tokyo, DVD, Fandango, Matador Records, and Nirvana

...Jones, Lefty Frizzell and Gene Watson, to name a few -- were effective tutors. ARTIST: LOU BARLOW ALBUM: GOODNIGHT UNKNOWN (Merge Records) Lou Barlow's latest release, "Goodnight Unknown," incorporates the aggressive guitar,...

In this article: Joe Nichols, Devendra Banhart, Gossip, Lou Barlow, Meshell Ndegeocello, Beth Ditto, Joey Waronker, George Jones, and Merle Haggard

...under his own name, with Mike Watt's backing group, the Missingmen. Barlow recently released his second solo album, "Goodnight Unknown," on Merge Records, combining the songwriting strengths of his past projects (Sebadoh, Folk Implosion,...

In this article: Lou Barlow, Emoh, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Dale Crover, Melvins, E mail, Missingmen, and Imaad Wasif

...for far less money than it costs to record and press a few dozen 7-inch singles? Such is the conundrum that confronts Chapel Hill-based Merge Records as it celebrates its 20th year as one of the most successful American indie labels. As one...

In this article: Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Magnetic field, Superchunk, Spoon, Arcade Fire, Matt Suggs, Butterglory, and Stephin Merritt

...though a release date has yet to be determined. The Montreal-based band is distributed in North America through independent label Merge Records, which sheltered such alternative acts as Neutral Milk Hotel and Dinosaur Jr. Arcade Fire...

In this article: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible, Funeral, Neutral Milk Hotel, IP Address, Montreal, North America, Boston, and U.S.

As the frontman for Chapel Hill icons Superchunk, he wrote some of the genre's smartest, sharpest songs. He was also the co-founder of Merge Records, home to the Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Spoon, Superchunk, Neutral Milk Hotel and...

In this article: Mac McCaughan, Superchunk, Washington, D.C., Magnetic field, Butterglory, and Charlie Haden

...awesome Coen Brothers western. The Magnetic Fields: "Washington, D.C." (Mark Robinson remix) In honor of its 20th anniversary, Merge Records ordered remixes of some classic tracks, few better than this retuned version of the Fields'...

In this article: Oh No, Big Boi, Magnetic field, Big Sur, Too Short, Jack Kerouac, and George Clinton

The form has errors highlighted in red, please review these entries and try again! NC-based Merge Records celebrates 20th anniversary DURHAM, N.C. - An independent record label that began in a rented home in Piedmont North Carolina is...

In this article: North Carolina, Laura Ballance, Durham, Mac McCaughan, Chapel Hill, All rights reserved, M. Ward, Superchunk, and Spoon

"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Book Review: Our Noise: The Story Of Merge Records by John Cook I'm working, but I'm not working for you... Superchunk's "Slack Motherfucker" was the first "hit" on Merge Records, and it launched...

In this article: Superchunk, Mac McCaughan, Raleigh, NC, Seattle, WA., Magnetic field, Sub Pop Records, and Dinosaur Jr

Headlines: Special edition of the Morning Mix today, in honor of my trip down to North Carolina for MergeXX. Expect things to be quiet on here for the next few days. I might check in with a quick post or two, but this is my actual vacation,...

In this article: Superchunk, Cornershop, Spoon, 69 Love Songs, Guv'ner, Dan Bejar, The Clientele, Stephin Merritt, The Magnetic Fields, and Strange Geometry