It’s the day of hump once again, and frankly I’m still pretty groggy from the weekend. What better way to get the blood pumping than to feast on some new music?
A good friend and trusted music recommender (is there a more eloquent term?) came back from the Airwaves Festival this past weekend raving about Montreal […]

British file sharing site OiNK got dey asses busted, as we say in Chicago, this week following more than 2 years of scrutiny by the IFPI (International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry, the RIAA of ‘over the pond’) and British and Dutch police. An unnamed twenty-something, believed to be the site’s administrator, will be […]

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the last 5 years at CMJ, it’s tat you can’t be everywhere at once…unless, of course, you’re an energetic intern. Enter Intern R, a snappy lad who assists the bigwigs at a New York City promotional marketing firm and clearly hasn’t slept in almost a week. His report […]

It’s true - the first official NDFY event is taking off TONIGHT at the Slipper Room in New York, with our good friends at Rykodisc, the Onion, and Plantetary Group. I’m super psyched to be a part of such a cool event, and I hope to see some new faces there. I’ll have free candy!
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Since I spent all of Wednesday traversing the eastern half of our great nation in a decade-old Jeep with three sleeping musicians, all in the name of spreading joy and sweets around CMJ…your weekly Hump Day Smörgåsbord is again a day late. Apologies, friends, but without further ado:
He’s the party-starter of the moment, but does […]