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Matador RecordsOfficial Website: http://www.matadorrecords.comArtists with releases on this label: Interpol, Mission Of Burma, Stephen Malkmus, Mogwai, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Times New Viking, Dead Meadow, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Guided by Voices, Jaguar Love, Fucked Up, The Ponys, Jay Reatard, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists , TV Casualty, Ceremony, Perfume Genius, A.C. Newman About: "The label began in 1989 when Chris Lombardi dragged the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton Tiers’ Fun City studio to record OLE-001, ...and there was light. Run out of Chris’ New York apartment, Lombardi added artists such as the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk to the initial roster. Joined by longtime Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990, Matador experienced its first taste of crazed media attention & big sales with the North American release of Teenage Fanclub’s debut long-player, A Catholic Education. Over the years, the label has moved from shoebox sized offices to larger and larger complexes, the staff has grown from 2 to 24, and the roster has simply exploded. As well as functioning as the North American home to Pavement, Liz Phair and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Matador has helped artists such as Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Cornelius, Solex, Pizzicato Five, Helium and the Arsonists reach audiences worldwide. While Matador has often been characterized (not by the label itself) as an underground or “indie” rock label, over the years, the label’s musical direction has grown, to the point where many hip hop, electronic and experimental acts play as prominent a role in the label’s sound & future as any number of singer/songwriters and rock bands. Sometimes all of the above converge. Throughout the label’s history, Matador has been a champion of artistic freedom, diversity and innovation. The label’s catalog and release schedule reflect the tastes of the company’s owners, Lombardi and Cosloy, and their longstanding commitment to sharing the music they love with as many others as possible." excerpted from http://www.matadorrecords.com/matadorinfo/faq.html Recent ReviewsRecent NewsQueens of the Stone Age: "If I Had A Tail" Queens of the Stone Age have released another song from their upcoming album ...Like Clockwork, titled "If I Had a Tail." The album, their first since 2007's Era Vulgaris, is due out on June 25,… 2013-05-17 15:00:01 Queens of the Stone Age: "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" Queens of the Stone Age have released another song from their upcoming album ...Like Clockwork, titled "Keep Your Eyes Peeled." The album, their first since 2007's Era Vulgaris, is due out on June 25, 2013. You can click… 2013-05-16 12:00:01 Queens of the Stone Age: "I Appear Missing" Queens of the Stone Age have posted an animated video for their new track, "I Appear Missing." The song is set to appear on Like Clockwork which is due out June 25, 2013. The (potentially disturbing) video was designed by artist Boneface and… 2013-05-10 13:00:01 Iceage: "Morals" Iceage have posted a new video for their song, "Morals." For the video, the band performed a new version of the song in the studio in Copenhagen. The original version of the song appears on their Matador Records debut, You’re Nothing. You can click Read More for the… 2013-04-10 14:00:01 The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats have announced the Tuttlingen Warriors tour featuring two of the band's three members - John Darnielle with Peter Hughes. Drummer Jon Wurster will be sitting out these dates, but Darnielle did suggest that a Darnielle-and-Wurster tour will, when it arrives, include a Q & A about the lesser-known works of Bob… 2013-04-10 10:30:01 Queens of the Stone Age: "My God is the Sun" Queens of the Stone Age have released the first single from their upcoming record, Like Clockwork. The album will be released via Matador Records on June 25, 2013; the band had previously released its material through… 2013-04-09 12:00:01 Queens of the Stone Age announce 'Like Clockwork' Queens of the Stone Age have announced their next album will be released this June, and is titled Like Clockwork. The album will be released via Matador Records on June 25, 2013; the band had previously released its… 2013-03-25 14:00:01 Yo La Tengo: "Come See About Me" (The Supremes) The AV Club has premiered the first cover of their ongoing AV Undercover series for 2013 with Yo La Tengo covering The Supremes song “Come See About Me.” What's different this year, is there is no longer the round room, because of an office move. However, the new backdrop… 2013-03-19 15:30:01 Johan Wieth (Iceage) Iceage are a threatening band. They're threatening because of their chaotic, metallic, shambling mass of sound. They're threatening because their latest album, You’re Nothing is thirty minutes of ice cold cathartic destruction. They're threatening because they seem to have appeared out of the ether. They're threatening because people can't… 2013-03-11 20:00:01 Ceremony post tour dates, live video Ceremony have announced a handful of tour dates on the west coast this June, most with Total Control. In addition, the band has been featured on "Ligeramenti Disenfocado," a web series which presents artists performing out of focus, to "bring the attention to the music itself, not so much in the artist behind it." The band performed… 2013-02-26 14:00:01 |
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