http://www.indiefreak.net Indie Music and News Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:08:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everyone. Sorry for the inactivity. My power supply fried on my computer and midterms came around simultaneously, which led to little free time for me. However, I should be more active now that both those aforementioned issues have been handled. At my university, we have an independent student radio station ... http://www.indiefreak.net/misc/209-209/ I'll be on vacation through Wednesday so I apologize for any lack of activity on my part until then. Should be back in full swing by Wednesday afternoon.  Until then, have an enjoyable Columbus Day weekend! http://www.indiefreak.net/misc/vacation-wednesday-207/ Vampire Weekend are at it again and have announced a new song - Horchata along with a new fall tour that spans the West Coast, Canada, and Japan. The song, Horchata, is a track off of their new album, Contra.  The airly procussions in the music was provided by Bazillion,  Mauro ... http://www.indiefreak.net/music-news/vampire-weekend-debut-song-horchata-announce-fall-tour-204/ So as some of you might or might not know Sunny Day Real Estate (SDRE) has been on a reunion tour these past few weeks.  They just happened to have a stop in DC at the 9:30 club so I figured it was a good idea to see them live. What ... http://www.indiefreak.net/music/sunny-day-real-estate-tour-199/ Thom Yorke has unleashed a  video for his new single "The Hollow Earth."  The video, directed by Raymond Salvatore Harmon.  The single is part of the 12" LP FeelingPulledApartbyHorses, which was released today. While the video caused me to experience a seizure, the song is pretty kick ass.  Check it out ... http://www.indiefreak.net/music-news/thom-yorke-album-hollow-earth-192/ According to CNET, it seems songwriters, composers, and music publishers are working on a plan to target Apple and other online distribution outlets to increase compensation they receive for their downloads.  Adding more fuel to the fire, they even want to be compensated for 30 second previews found on a ... http://www.indiefreak.net/misc/music-publishers-writers-lobbying-congress-itunes-digital-downloads-188/ Well just yesterday I was able to snag a really good deal on a Sigma 18-50 2.8 lens for my SLR.  What that means for this site is I'm going to start taking photos of shows I see. The lens is slated to arrive tomorrow and if I'm lucky I'll be ... http://www.indiefreak.net/misc/camera-lens-means-186/ Sorry for no posts in such a long time, but I've been buried neck deep in school work these past few days.  If someone had only informed me grad school would require so much reading I would have taken the easier route and just gotten a job. Anyways I wanted to ... http://www.indiefreak.net/music-news/giraffes-giraffes-amazing-181/ Way back in January, Ryan Adams wrote a long-winded post on his personal blog telling everyone that he was ready to "step back now, to reel it in." That post and the whole blog has since been removed. When you go to Ryan Adams' website now, you end up on ... http://www.indiefreak.net/music-news/ryan-adams-launch-single-friday-178/ Alan Palomo's pet project Neon Indian has announced their debut tour for the fall.  Backed with visuals from video artist Alicia Scardetta, this tour should be an audio visual mind trip.  Catch them starting tonight in Texas. 09-09 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves 09-11 Springfield, MO - The Outland Ballroom 09-13 Morrison, CO ... http://www.indiefreak.net/band-tours/neon-indian-schedules-tour-176/