Galaxie 500 11 tracks

unpiano: music — Covers don’t get much better than this. I’m not sure why Galaxie 500 was so good at covers but they did it right almost every time. Don’t you just want to loop the beginning of ‘Submission’ so that it plays again and again? Anyways, it’s not new ... read more »

boogie woogie flu — The Fourth of July is almost here.I'm on hiatus until further notice.Download:"Almost Independence Day" mp3by Van Morrison, 1972.available on Saint Dominic's Preview"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (alternate take) mp3by Bruce Springsteen, 1973.... read more »

KinoSport — Miami, Arizona “The Chinese make a hole in the roof to let out the soul at death. When a Watchandi warrior slew his first victim, the spirit of the dead man entered the warrior’s body and became his woorie, or warning spirit; it resided near his ... read more »

Salad Days Music — Today (March 30th) marks the release of the deluxe reissues of Galaxie 500’s Today, On Fire, and This is Our Music. These reissue have been bundled with Uncollected, their legendary Peel Sessions, and their only live record, Copenhagen. MP3’s: ... read more »

Page 300 — It's snowing in Nashville tonite. They've actually issued a severe winter weather advisory for us. Usually that means we get a slight dusting and it's gone by 10 a.m. the next morning. But today the weathermen were all like "No, we really mean it ... read more »

Warped Reality — Dean Wareham Lizard Lounge, Cambridge March 21, 2008 As the former frontman of Galaxie 500 and Luna and currently one half of Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham has become known for a certain kind of highly literate, glacial pop. His new memoir,... read more »

An Aquarium Drunkard — (Diversions, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)   Steeped heavily in the sounds of the last four decades of the golden coast, I was both surprised... read more »

The Sound Of Indie — Usually I try to not post the same track if I’ve posted another version on the site before, but I just couldn’t help myself. Blue Thunder has always been my favorite Galaxie 500 track, so when I got this recording in a trade, it was the first song... read more »

Walrus Music Blog — In addition to our interviews and video retrospectives, The Walrus will now feature a new series dedicated to cover songs, called "We've Got It Covered." We will post original versions of songs, as well as their, often times newer, cover version... read more »