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Win a 3-Month Subscription to Vinyl Me, Please

Hello, friends! Today we have a special giveaway that involves Beck and vinyl. That got your attention, didn’t it? The good folks at Vinyl Me, Please (learn more about them here) are pressing and releasing an exclusive, bourbon colored marble 180g marble vinyl of Beck’s historic album Odelay as their October record of the month. And … Read more

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[PHOTOS] Beck + CRX at The Peabody Opera House in St. Louis

ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Beck has a new album on the horizon, which will feature singles “Wow” and “Dreams.” He brought his current tour to the Peabody Opera House last Friday. CRX, fronted by The Strokes’ Nick Valensi, opened the show, and they will release the Josh Homme-produced New Skin on October 28 via … Read more

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Norah Jones Gets R-R-R-Remixed!

Photo credit: Autumn de Wilde The November 2009 release of Norah Jones’s The Fall proclaimed a departure from her signature mellow/jazz/fun for the whole family sound. Instead, she tapped into her inner supply of rock ‘n’ roll, grabbed a new bunch of collaborators including Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse), Will Sheff (Okkervil River), … Read more

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Jam of the Day | Tobacco (Featuring Beck) – Fresh Hex

While doing my homework for this post, I began to realize just how important Beck has been to my musical path. I mean, he was initially decorated as the voice of my generation, crystallizing much of the post-modern ruckus of the alternative explosion, but in unexpected ways. His foray into electronic music seemed like a … Read more

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Forecastle Festival Day Three Photo Recap | Beck, The Replacements, Jenny Lewis, Sharon Van Etten, Nickel Creek, Lucius, Sun Kil Moon, Hayes Carll, The Weeks, Reignwolf, Matrimony

Jenny Lewis at Forecastle | All photos by Jason Gonulsen The final day of the 2014 Forecastle Festival was packed with some heavy hitters, including Beck, The Replacements, and Jenny Lewis. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day jammed with Paul Westerberg and The Replacements, while Reignwolf rocked like no other all weekend. Please enjoy these … Read more

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10 to Spin | Alyssa Graham

Last August, we interviewed singer-songwriter Alyssa Graham, where she talked about her newly-released EP and her love for Neil Young (who, of course, is a favorite here at SIC). Well, today is a big day for Graham, as the full-length album of that aforementioned EP, Lock, Stock & Soul, has been released to the world … Read more