As we prepare for the SXSW music droolfest that will take place once the official schedule for the annual Web/Film/Music festival and tradeshow — (clap, clap, clap) deep in the heart of Texas — the Filter Magazine Blog has a sneak peek at 2007 band lineups. After all, last year’s roster was released Dec. 15, […]

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Drama for Yamaha
Drama For Yamaha EP
Label: BrotherSister (Australia)
Consisting of two Aussies and two Malaysians, Melbourne’s Drama for Yamaha have themselves a fantastic post-punk 6-track debut EP here.
With the fresh sound of tribal drums, complex tempo changes and well placed synth, keys and guitar, the quartet is like an impish, made-for-radio Broken Social Scene.
This track is […]

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Inspired by Dial-a-Song, Tony over at Minneapoliscast is putting together a fun project for February.
I’m looking for 28 artists to submit one new song each to be posted on Minneapoliscast during the month of February. One new song each day. In the spirit of They Might Be Giants, the songs can be anything. A […]

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Memphis
A Little Place in the Wilderness
Label: Good Fences
Montreal’s Memphis is essentially Torquil Campbell, lead singer for Stars and North Carolina’s Chris Dumont. On their sophomore album, A Little Place in the Wilderness, the duo teamed up with Metric’s James Shaw and Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band for a 10-track lo-fi über party.
It’s winter […]

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Prompted by our review of Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities, we’d like to run a little contest for you, our faithful readers.
What You Could Win:
-Copy of Sonic Youth’s Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
-Sonic Youth t-shirt
How to Win:
Simply be the 10th person to e-mail us your name and address with “Sonic Youth Contest” in […]

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Sonic Youth
Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
Label: Geffen Records
Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities is a treasure trove for Sonic Youth fans unable or unwilling to troll eBay and Craigslist searching for out-of-print singles, Japanese imports and potentially non-existent live recordings.
First off, let’s just say that this album is incredible, even if you don’t like […]

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Johnny Action Figure
Asks the Room to Please Stop Spinning
Label: DRP Records
High school indie emo rock friends from Reading, Pennsylvania who made a big splash young, Johnny Action Figure are looking to continue building buzz nationwide with some help from MTV, CN8 and rotation on East Coast radio.
Their latest, a 7-track EP titled Asks the […]

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Aviette
Until We Hear From Dave
Label: Draw Fire Records
With Until We Hear From Dave, Minneapolis-based Aviette unfurls its postmodern indie rock blitzkrieg upon the few intellectuals left amongst the musical desolation known as the Midwest.
Consecrated in the same musical tableaux as the Kills and Andy Warhol’s The Velvet Underground & Nico, it’s downright impossible to […]

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Paul Christian
Never Been Lonely
Label: Texas Drift Records
Minnesota’s own Paul Christian has a new album out, Never Been Lonely.
Inspired by the likes of Chris Isaak (thanked in the liner notes for his advice and inspiration), Orbison, Yoakam and Lovette, Christian has a superb talent for folk songwriting - evidenced in the musical showcase of […]

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Story of the Sea
Enjoying Fire
Label: Speaker Phone Records
Walking the streets of downtown Minneapolis, the three members of alt-rock band Story of the Sea look like any other random dudes. But in a club on a Friday night, SOTS become a three-headed post-punk animal.
With power chords, catchy but not crappy hooks and earsplitting drums, on […]

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