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AC Newman –“Encyclopedia Of Classic Takedowns”, The 2nd MP3 from ‘Shut Down...

(of course, by “out now”, we mean “out October 9″) As mentioned in this space a few weeks ago, on October 9 Matador will be releasing the 3rd A.C. Newman album, ‘Shut Down The Streets’.   The ’70′s...

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Green Day Out Buy Early Get Nows Us

If Feist would finally confirm to host the first-ever “Christoper Pell Lombardi Awards For Excellence In Convoluted Marketing Schemes”, the fourth installment of Buy Early Get Now (aka The New Ps “Box...

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AC Newman – Brooklyn Record Release Gig/Party, October 8

“Want You To Know”: A Short Film By James Blose set to the music of A.C. Newman’s ‘Shut Down The Streets’ Do I need to repeat the information listed above?  Quite possibly, if your eyesight sucks or...

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Hear A.C. Newman’s ‘Shut Down The Streets’ a week before it’s out

It’s out October 9, but today you get a first listen at A.C. Newman’s third solo effort ‘Shut Down The Streets’ Do yourself a favor and check out what in our completely unbiased opinion we believe to...

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Say hello to ‘Shut Down The Streets’

He’s done it again and we’re all better off for it, A.C. Newman’s new solo effort, ‘Shut Down The Streets‘ is out today! Last night he rang in the album’s release with a short set and release party at...

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A.C. Newman on WFMU’s Cherry Blossom Clinic tomorrow

I’m not generally in the business of imploring people, but I’ll make an exception just this once to implore you to tune in to tomorrow’s installment of The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T. for a...

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A.C. Newman – La Blogotheque session, featuring Neko Case, debuts

Today La Blogotheque and The AV Club bring us a stunning live performance session from A.C. Newman. The session – featuring guest vocalist Neko Case (who features prominently on the new, must-own...

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A.C. Newman on The Current tomorrow morning

That’s right, everyone: you too can start your Friday morning off right with an A.C. Newman live session on Twin Cities radio titan The Current. I doubt they’ll Shut Down The Streets for it, but it’s...

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A.C. Newman –“I’m Not Talking” video

Today Pitchfork debuts the first video from A.C. Newman’s album Shut Down The Streets (album available for purchase), a brilliantly subtle, hilarious take on “I’m Not Talking” (directed by The General...

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A.C. Newman on NPR’s World Cafe today

(photo by Noah Kalina) During his last jaunt across these United States, A.C. Newman swung by Philadelphia’s WXPN to record a session for the World Cafe program. The fruits of that session will finally...

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Yo La Tengo and AC Newman Attempt To Extract Your Cash For WFMU

(above : James and Ira, struggling gamely with Silver Convention’s “San Francisco Hustle”.  Photo courtesy WFMU) Venerable WFMU, oft-hailed as the finest listener supported free-form station in the...

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AC Newman and Bill Fay In A Post-Apocalyptic-Cable-TV-World

(above : this is either a promotional still from “The Walking Dead” or a photo from last April’s Record Store Day — I can’t find my notes!) TONIGHT ON AMC : you can hear AC Newman’s version of Bill...

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Coming August 26 : The New Pornographers’‘Brill Bruisers’

“This is a celebration record. After periods of difficulty, I am at a place where nothing in my life is dragging me down and the music reflects that. We wanted Xanadu and we wanted Sigue Sigue Sputnik,...

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The New Pornographers’ A.C. Newman: secret Brill Building audition tape revealed

Last week the New Pornographers played a triumphant (no really, they triumphed) concert at the Brill Building in New York City’s Times Square to celebrate the release of their new album Brill Bruisers....

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“What Makes a Pop Song Work”– Carl Newman & Neko Case on NPR’s Morning Edition

(photo: Chris Buck) Back on September 4th, The New Pornographers and National Public Radio took over NYC’s historic songwriting hub, the Brill Building to present a special concert celebrating the...

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