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The Mountain Goats take on Super Tuesday
NPR‘s Weekend America invited The Mountain Goats to write and perform a song for Super Tuesday. In true John Darnielle style, it’s a bitterly humorous meditation on politicians as vampires, with a dash...
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Coverage: The Mountain Goats, “The Sign”
Well, I totally failed to post anything about either of the Mountain Goats shows I went to last week, so here’s a taste of what John Darnielle is like in concert – this is their cover of Ace of Base’s...
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A Mountain Goats sampler
[embedded YouTube video; if you can't see it, click here] I’ve been on something of a Mountain Goats kick recently, partly because of the recent concerts and partly because listening to John...
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John Darnielle plays with the Weakerthans
[embedded YouTube video; if you can't see it, click here] John Darnielle (of the Mountain Goats, in case you haven’t been paying attention) made a guest appearance at the Weakerthans concert in...
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When worlds collide
John Darnielle (yes, again) upbraids Roland and Yamaha for not providing gear for the live version of Model 500, Juan Atkins’s band: You need to get right, Roland and Yamaha. You need to get right....
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The Mountain Goats: Satanic Messiah EP
Woo! The Mountain Goats (and by ‘Mountain Goats,’ we mean ‘John Darnielle’) just recorded a four-song EP, Satanic Messiah. It’s available for download here; donations via PayPal or Google Checkout are...
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Want to write a book about an album?
The 33 1/3 book series is pretty awesome, and they are currently soliciting proposals for new books. If you’re not familiar with them, the conceit is that each book is about a single album, but the...
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Songkick: social media site for concerts
Songkick brings together two bright spots in the world of music: fan communities, and live music. On the one hand, it’s an evolving database of live shows, complete with dates, opening bands, and...
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