(photo by David Waldman) (stream / download ’44th & Vanderbilt’ EP) (stream/purchase ‘The Chemistry Of Common Life’) Last fall, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of Fucked Up’s ‘The Chemistry of Common Life’ – an era-defining punk LP that also just so happened to be the Canadian band’s Matador Records debut. This Friday, our long-in-the-works orange … Continue reading "Fucked Up – ’44th & Vanderbilt’ EP"
(photo by Erica Henderson) stream / purchase ‘The Electric Version’ (20th Anniversary Edition) In May, The New Pornographers’ sophomore album ‘Electric Version’ (2003) celebrated its 20th anniversary. A limited blue vinyl reissue hits stores today and we’ve also dedicated this latest episode of our Matador Revisionist History podcast to the record, with the band’s A.C. … Continue reading "Out Today : The New Pornographers – ‘Electric Version’ (20th Anniversary Edition) LP / The New Pornographers On The Matador Revisionist History Podcast"
Stream The Matador Revisionist History Podcast Stream / Purchase Limited White LP of Spoon’s ‘Kill The Moonlight’ Stream Interpol’s ‘The Black EP’ Our core philosophy here at Matador Revisionist History HQ is “What you want, once we’re ready.” And this time, we’re really living up to that. Last summer, we celebrated the 20th anniversaries of … Continue reading "Matador Revisionist History Podcast Episode 8: Spoon’s Britt Daniel and Interpol’s Paul Banks"
(photo : Gail Butensky) Today, we celebrate 30 years of Pavement’s debut full-length, ‘Slanted & Enchanted,’ which was first released on this day in 1992. It remains a truly monumental album – one that defined/ruined a generation and a genre, depending on who you ask. This isn’t our first pass at the ‘Slanted & Enchanted’-anniversary-game … Continue reading "Pavement – ‘Slanted & Enchanted’ 30th Anniversary – splatter vinyl + ‘Courting Shutdown Offers’ CS bundle"
Today, we close out year one of Matador’s Revisionist History podcast, which pairs artists and collaborators to discuss a Matador album celebrating a noteworthy anniversary. The fifth and final episode of our inaugural season brings Julien Baker together with Carl Newman, Neko Case, and John Collins of The New Pornographers. (stream the podcast here) … Continue reading "Episode 5 of The Matador Revision History Podcast With Julien Baker & The New Pornographers"
Listen to the Matador Revisionist History Podcast HERE. Stream / pre-order limited lightbulb yellow LP edition of David Comes To Life HERE. Today we pull back the curtain on the fourth installment of the Matador Revisionist History podcast, which pairs artists and collaborators to discuss a Matador album celebrating a noteworthy anniversary. This episode honors Fucked … Continue reading "Matador Revisionist History Podcast – Episode 4: Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus"
The latest episode of Song Exploder dives into Lucy Dacus’ “Thumbs”. Stream it here. stream / purchase ‘Home Video’ Lucy Dacus on Tour Wednesday, September 22 191 Toole, Tucson AZ % Friday, September 24 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles CA % (SOLD OUT) Saturday, September 25 The Observatory OC, Santa Ana CA (SOLD … Continue reading "Song Exploder With Lucy Dacus"
Today, we are thrilled to present the third episode of the Matador Revisionist History podcast, which pairs artists and collaborators to discuss a Matador album celebrating a noteworthy anniversary. In honor of the 40th anniversaries of Gang of Four’s Solid Gold and Mission of Burma’s Signals, Calls and Marches, we had Jon King and Hugo … Continue reading "Matador Revisionist History Podcast – Episode 3: Gang of Four and Mission of Burma"
Perhaps having tired of interviewing such nobodies as Lorne Michaels, CM Punk, Steve Albini, Tom Arnold, Matt Sweeney, The Amazing Jonathan and Barack Obama (sadly, not on the same episode), Marc Maron today welcomes Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan to the garage . Bob Odenkirk and David Cross stop by as well, though perhaps they … Continue reading "Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan on Marc Maron’s “WTF”"