The proverbial “they” said it couldn’t be done, but with these words, The Bad Penny has reached its thousandth post since launching way back in 1862 (the same year rock ‘n’ roll was invented!). In celebration of what is still a smaller number than the grand total of songs released by Guided by Voices (no, we didn’t do the math, but are you gonna challenge that assumption?), here are the top 10 most popular posts in the modest history of this website:
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Superchunk are delivering their sunniest, most playful and even chipper-sounding record since 1995’s Here’s Where the Strings Come In. Read my Music Connection review.
“Is It Making You Feel Something,” the first single from the quartet’s upcoming LP Songs in the Key of Yikes, is so quintessential Superchunk that it hurts. Read my review of the song on Treble.
Keeping the Superchunk momentum going after yesterday’s release of Majesty Shredding, here’s another vintage interview previously unavailable online. This one was conducted about nine years ago and primarily revolves around their penultimate record, Here’s to Shutting Up. Continue reading
With the music-business climate perhaps more rotten than ever, there’s a growing tendency to romanticize the past. But it’s easy to forget the challenges faced by indie-rock bands and labels prior to the dawn of the Internet. Or, in the case of Merge Records, prior to the dawn of the Arcade Fire. Continue reading
With the first day of autumn only 10 days away, here’s a new batch of chestnuts for yer ears. Continue reading
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