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Top Ten (pounds gained)

Posted by Lyle On Dec 18, 2009

It happens every year, the inevitable top ten list... Honestly though, how can I write a musical top 10 and not offend any of the wonderful labels that I work with... SO when asked by Merge for my top ten I quickly turned to the BRM crew and we ... Read More

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The Grammy's + Carrie Brownstein=a new blog post

Posted by Lyle On Dec 11, 2009

Who are we to list our top ten of the year? (could somebody ask us already? Pete will start with his top ten meals... I might go for ten best blog posts... god I hope this is one of them). Well instead simply pointing to Pitchfork and having... Read More

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I want my brMTV

Posted by Lyle On Dec 4, 2009

As always, we are more then honored to cut and paste the obvious from Pitchfork... this time around from a list of Best Videos of 2009. BRM is happy to represent 3 out of the 45,006 videos that they listed... there is no need to refer back to th... Read More

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Happy Turducken Day

Posted by Lyle On Nov 23, 2009

Oh, the Bank Robber loves a good holiday, that is why we don't care that much for Thanksgiving. According to Wikipedia (which is, of course, always right), thanksgiving is: "Traditionally, a time to give thanks for the harvest and express g... Read More

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A Blog Post Grows In Brooklyn

Posted by Lyle On Nov 13, 2009

No one knows less about what is going on in Brooklyn then Mr. Hoboken here... not that I didn't spend a lot of time when I was young hanging out in Crown Heights visiting my dad's parents. So yeah, Crown Heights is where it is at baby (or at lea... Read More

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Jerry Fuchs RIP

Posted by Pete On Nov 9, 2009

While we aren't known for the serious posts over here on the BRM Blog, we would like to take this space today to acknowledge the passing of a truly incredible musician and member of the BRM family. Jerry Fuchs, drummer for both Maserati and Th... Read More

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Everyone Loves A Parade?

Posted by Lyle On Nov 6, 2009

Not sure why, but some sort of parade is going on down by my office. A lot of folks are dressed in black and white, and since those are the official BRM colors I assume we have something to do with it? Could it be that they are celebrating o... Read More

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Count Floyd Where Are You?

Posted by Lyle On Oct 30, 2009

Hey, I guess I love Halloween more then the next guy, but today in the NYTIMES they wrote a piece saying that certain schools etc are banning... uh scary costumes from any Halloween related activity. Does that mean you can't dress up as Richar... Read More

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CMJ '09-Really?

Posted by Lyle On Oct 20, 2009

I won't use this space to talk about my first CMJ experience, but I will say it was more than 5 years ago.......That the CMJ music festival still exists in 2009 is kind of a brain breaker........Who is going to these at this point? New bands? Hasn... Read More

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Boys In The Attic

Posted by Lyle On Oct 16, 2009

Amazing how one can go to bed and wake to find the next day's topic can be so, uh yesterday... I mean, aren't we all sick of Balloon Boy, Not Balloon Boy, Box Boy, Attic Boy, Barf Boy already? Well to prepare yourself for the onslaught of late n... Read More

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Rainy Day

Posted by Sarah On Oct 13, 2009

Here it is, the day I've been waiting for for like 10 months - it's raining in LA! Whoo-hoo! Anybody remember that Ray Bradbury short story about the classroom of schoolchildren on Venus where it rains all the time except one day the sun came ... Read More

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Wall Street 2 - The Money Will Roll Right In

Posted by Lyle On Oct 9, 2009

As you may know, the sequel to the always enjoyable "Wall Street" isbeing shot right outside my office... Who says being on Wall Streetdoesn't have it perks (if you ever need a really expensive, fancy watch,come visit my hood). So far it... Read More

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Look at us doing the Twitter

Posted by Pete On Oct 7, 2009

Hello?can you hear us doing twitter?does this work?So yeah, Bank Robber Music is all up on the Twitter now and you should totally Follow Us! Granted we are mostly doing this so we can follow the Schnitzel Truck around our neighborhood, but we may ... Read More

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Letterman's Ipod?

Posted by Lyle On Oct 2, 2009

Who am I to mock others indiscretions, but as I'm sure you all know David Lettterman is dealing with an extortion case of $2 million based on his uh, relationship with his female workers. When this happened, with how many ladies it happened, a... Read More

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Another Fine Day for BRM and P'Fork

Posted by Lyle On Sep 25, 2009

Well, I sure am glad that Pitchfork reviewed all the Beatles records... I was concerned they weren't going to sell! At least P'fork had its own BRMFEST with several of our new releases getting reviewed. Didn't do as well as "Sgt. Pepper... Read More

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Happy 5770 !

Posted by Lyle On Sep 18, 2009

Ah yes... another Jewish year rolls around, so lets give some props to some BRM musical Jews shall we?Eric Elbogen of Say Hi is todays reigning Jew....originally the band was called SAY HI TO YOUR MOM, though I would have preferred DONT FORGET TO ... Read More

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Best Worse Singer? Really?

Posted by Lyle On Sep 11, 2009

So from best female guitarist last week on the BRM blog to, uh... PASTE magazine's new list. So, I'll let PASTE take the lead with its BEST WORST SINGERS (why so negative). Hmmm... of the top ten list, BRM gets 5 out of 10, not bad (uh 50%! lo... Read More

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Ladies And The Guitar

Posted by Lyle On Sep 4, 2009

Hmmm... favorite female guitarist... as recently covered in cutting edge music magazine ELLE.... the list they ran includes some of the best including my favorite The Great Kat... But where oh where is Sylvia Juncosa? Don't know her ? Here's a... Read More

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Everyone's Wearing Shorts!

Posted by Pete On Aug 27, 2009

It's Lyle's vacation week over here at BRM, which really just means that he's checking his email every 15 minutes from a different part of the state. Between Gandhar's trip to Germany, my trip to Maine and Canada last week, and now Lyle's foray in... Read More

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Pitchfork 500 vs. BRM 2008

Posted by Lyle On Aug 21, 2009

So Pitchfork is a uh, well, I'm not sure why, compiling the top 500 songs of the 2000s. Really? Don't they have anything else better to do like helping health care reform? Eh, I guess not. So I know the question on everyone's mind is, what... Read More

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Touch Me I'm Sick

Posted by Lyle On Aug 14, 2009

It is a rough line to cross, mixing your rock and your politics... for every great MC5 jam you'll get the Dead Kennedy's "In God We Trust." Well, out of the Fiery Furnaces comes a thankfully non-musical stance on Health Care Reform. ... Read More

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Another Sad Redhead

Posted by Lyle On Aug 7, 2009

Here's a clip of "If You Leave" covered by Nada Surf on "The O.C."....The new hunky intern Axel can help you out with this clip: -Lyle ... Read More

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(De) Generationals

Posted by Lyle On Aug 6, 2009

So I'm honestly not sure what put the final nail in the coffin of the Eames Era.......Hailing from Baton Rouge, The Eames Era (thanks to Dawn), were one of the first bands that BRM picked up and I'm still having quite a ride working with their mus... Read More

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Obama's birthday and birth certificate!

Posted by Lyle On Aug 4, 2009

Happy Birthday President Obama! I can't wait to celebrate at Chuck E. Cheese in Somerset, NJ later today... In the meantime, you can thank me for discovering your REAL birthday certificate, you know, the one that's proof that you were born in Isra... Read More

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Polvo vs. Rain

Posted by Pete On Jul 31, 2009

this is what it looks like in NY right now: That said, it shouldn't stop anyone from going to see Polvo play at South Street Seaport in about two hours. Sure, you may get struck by lightning, but have you HEARD the new Polvo single yet????? chec... Read More

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Trailer For The new Alice In Wonderland movie?

Posted by Lyle On Jul 27, 2009

OK, I'm not really posting the clip of that trailer, i mean i'm still getting over the photo.....I'm also not posting the damn Tom Petty "Don't Come Around Here No More" clip...but how about checking out the new video from Joker's Da... Read More

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I leave town and look what happens...

Posted by Lyle On Jul 23, 2009

Keep it classy Hoboken....Yes, the new Mayor, 20 days in, just got arrested... As a tribute to our new mayor, here's "YOU'RE A PRISONER" by Death: Hoboken, I'll be back on Sunday, pull it together! Time for more BBQ!lyle ... Read More

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Obligatory Pre-Mergefest Post

Posted by Lyle On Jul 21, 2009

*Actual festival size may vary (Cat's Cradle 500 capacity)OK DOKE, so Gramps here is getting ready to hit the road tomorrow for Merge Fest... A plane actually... Its a short flight so hopefully my pilot can stay awake for it. Anyway, my to d... Read More

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Monsters Of Folk?

Posted by Lyle On Jul 17, 2009

or maybe it is Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis.Give it a spin: Enjoy,Lyle ... Read More

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The Great Debate

Posted by Lyle On Jul 15, 2009

LA HIPSTER ABOVE, NYC HIPSTER BELOW:Ah, the age old great debate, LA VS NYC, can't get enough of that one.........Music? Punk (NYC duh), Hardcore (LA), food? hmmm......I do think that NYC has learned how to make a damn tasty taco by now, but I'll ... Read More

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When D'oh Things Happen to Good People

Posted by Lyle On Jul 10, 2009

Look term pal/tour manager/nanny etc etc Dorien recently had the rude awaking of seeing a transmitter smash through her car windshield......Hard to believe, but the oh so reliable NJ.COM has the detail.....all i can say is thank goodness she owns ... Read More

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Born To Love Volcanoes

Posted by Pete On Jul 8, 2009

I watched a pretty awesome special on one of the nerd channels the other night about photographing volcanoes. magma, lava, all that good stuff. No idea what it was called. You'll know it if you see it. Besides volcanoes being completely rad,... Read More

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July 4th vs Boxing Day

Posted by Lyle On Jul 2, 2009

One constant since I started the Bank Robber is that some Canadian music supervisor will get in-touch with me on July 4th for something....I mean I'm not complaining (me complain?), I love all things Canadian, be it SCTV, VoiVod, bacon or D.O.A.... Read More

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Media Eye: Hung

Posted by Lyle On Jun 25, 2009

Not that I belive in goofy karma or anything along those lines, but this morning upon exiting the post office with a arm full of mail (and really people, what part of "don't send to this address" do you not understand)? the nice lady w... Read More

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Pete's Pick: Double Dagger

Posted by Pete On Jun 19, 2009

Every once in a while a record comes into the BRM office that I like better than everyone. That doesn't mean no one else likes it, it means that I play it 4 times a day for a month until everyone is sick of it. This month's winner - Double Dagger'... Read More

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Here We Go Megan

Posted by Lyle On Jun 17, 2009

So Megan Fox just texted me asking why BRM is the only web site in the world that doesn't have a picture of her.....Well, after explaining to her that it's a music licensing website (which of course she was fascinated to hear about), she said &quo... Read More

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Should We Only Post Videos With Mike Watt?

Posted by Lyle On Jun 12, 2009

Because the world needs another article about music licensing... John Petkovic, who is in Cobra Verde as well as a scribe for Cleveland.Com, has taken the task into his own nimble fingers. Sure, you get some standard boring quotes from me, but J... Read More

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Land Of The Jr.

Posted by Lyle On Jun 8, 2009

Well is it really a BIG suprise that the new "Land Of The Lost" tanked? I mean, even when I was a kid that show kinda sucked, and I would watch dinosaurs in anything! Maybe a remake of Groovy Goulies? Or at least Penelopy Pitsop--s... Read More

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AYEYEYEYEYE. HUH!

Posted by Lyle On Jun 2, 2009

so much better than pete yorn and scarlette johanson's press pic DISCLAIMER: LYLE WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT EVENTHOUGH IT SAYS THIS BLOG POST IS COURTESY OF HIM, I, HARTLEY GOLDSTEIN JR. AM THE ACTUAL AUTHOR. NOW YACHT.... So the great mi... Read More

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A Troll With No Name

Posted by Lyle On May 28, 2009

Byrds bassist pictured below:Who doesn't love the Byrds? I mean, they were always an obvious signifier that if you were a punk, you actually liked OTHER kinds of jams (Husker Du "8 Miles High" anyone?)... If I'm ever in the middle of t... Read More

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Here's Johnny (sigh)

Posted by Lyle On May 26, 2009

Oh boy... so our pal John Roderick is seeming to have a little bit of writer's block finishing the long awaited new Long Winters album......Thankfully I got through this post without using a picture of Jack Nicholson from "The Shining" (... Read More

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Happy JV Day!

Posted by Lyle On May 20, 2009

John Vanderslice is celebrating both the release of his new album "Romainian Names" AND getting a fantastic review on Pitchfork by buying a new t-shirt! Yup, John sure celebrates BIG and this time he's jumped on the "There's An Ap... Read More

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BANK ROBBER TREND REPORT '09: THE NEW CATCHPHRASES

Posted by Hartley On May 18, 2009

"...and I don't mean Vin Diesel"30 Rock's Liz Lemon can eat her heart out - the new catchphrase is not "that's a dealbreaker." Perhaps, we at the Bank Robber should be on the cover of Time Out cause we would like to submit ... Read More

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BOWERBIRDS MAKE GORGEOUS NEW ALBUM!

Posted by Hartley On May 13, 2009

Bowery Ballroom? Bow and Arrow?Bow down?Lil Bow Wow?BOWERBIRDS!It's too bad Bill Callahan already made the most stunning folk album of '09 because had he not, the new Bowerbird's Upper Air (Dead Oceans) would certainly be my top pick. God, it's a... Read More

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Craptastic Wednesday

Posted by Lyle On May 13, 2009

My old man (not pictured above), has to go in for some lame surgery crap today....Should be fine, but still a day at the hospital in New Brunswick isn't going to be a day at Seattle Grace ....So my personal soundtrack below for "Craptasti... Read More

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BANK ROBBER PSA: WE DID NOT GO SEE STAR TREK THIS WEEKEND

Posted by Hartley On May 11, 2009

No.Nah.Jesus. 84 on Metacritic, and we still don't care.In other news, seminal post-rock instrumentalists Tortoise have a new record coming out in June on Thrill Jockey (natch). It's called Beacons of Ancestorship - and if you think that's a wor... Read More

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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN THE SEQUEL: Dinosaur Jr. / Superchunk

Posted by Hartley On May 7, 2009

This is really the cover of the new Dinosaur Jr. record...like seriously.Continuing off last week's now-classic post schooling you cats on the new/old sounds of Japanese collage-popster, Cornelius - everything old is new again...well...again. This... Read More

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Post Derby Blues

Posted by Lyle On May 4, 2009

Who doesn't love a good Derby party? Hats, food, drink, no one asking me to listen to demos, and a long shot winner (pictured above), a true smash! Plus how about that happy jockey dude? That is one little happy guy: Anyway, here's a little A... Read More

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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: CORNELIUS!

Posted by Hartley On Apr 30, 2009

go ahead. judge a record by it's cover.In 1997 when Matador released Cornerlius' US debut, Fantasma, I had no idea who or what Cornelius was or sounded like. What my 16 year old self did know, however, was that Fantasma had one pretty awesome cove... Read More

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BANK ROBBER MUSIC DOES SUMMER FOOTWEAR!

Posted by Hartley On Apr 27, 2009

our ankles are not this pale really.In our continuing series of "we came to work dressed like Jennifer" posts - see previous blog here....They say great minds think alike, and dare I say it Bank Robber Jennifer (or as Lyle has dubbed her... Read More

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ARMY NAVY MAKE ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO SENDING UP THE PROCESS OF MAKING GREAT VIDEOS

Posted by Hartley On Apr 24, 2009

these dudes amuse meThere is definitely a discernible "cool" indie sound -unfortunately the awesome dudeman's in Army Navy don't have it. The Army Navy "sound" has no warbly yodeling-friendly vocals a la Neutral Milk Hotel or... Read More

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Pop goes the music (thank god!)

Posted by Lyle On Apr 22, 2009

I don't need no stinking Facebook quiz for me to list my five favorite drummers, but here they are anyway:Bun E. Carlos, Topper Headon, Keith Moon, Elvin Jones and Chuck Biscuts.......now considering that only one of those five is either alive... Read More

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Marathon Man

Posted by Lyle On Apr 20, 2009

For those of you who care Hartley Goldstein (not pictured above), finished the Boston Marathon in a amazing 3:27.....so yeah, the guy can blurb and run, now if i can only get him to do both and the same time....As a tribute to Mr. G below is Ben K... Read More

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: THE WOODEN BIRDS

Posted by Hartley On Apr 16, 2009

we actually know this guy!The Wooden Birds are a new band on the very wonderful Barsuk Label. That said, "new" might be a bit of misnomer considering The W 'Birds are helmed by Andrew Kenny who for years fronted the minimalist slo-core t... Read More

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BANK ROBBER GOES TO THE CINEMA: TEAM LOVE EDITION

Posted by Hartley On Apr 13, 2009

Gangsignage Is IndieHere at the Bank Robber we love the Team Love. And lately, quite frankly, there has been a lot to love at the Team. The new Felice Brothers record will be on constant rotation in the Bklyn abodes of those dudes in search of a s... Read More

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BRM mixing the G with the OY

Posted by Lyle On Apr 8, 2009

As I get ready to leave for the Passover i want all my music supervisor friends to know that the BRM is up and running! Besides my obsessive compulsive checking of the ol' iphone the non-jews are running the show:Yup Pete and Jen are hard ... Read More

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THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART ARE READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UP

Posted by Hartley On Apr 6, 2009

Too much?So look, when months ago I proclaimed Bklyn's The Pains of Being Pure At Heart as totally awesome, and championed their self-titled Slumberland debut on this blog I had no idea what was in store for these guys and girl. Now it seems as if... Read More

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AKRON FAMILY: A PHOTOSET

Posted by Hartley On Apr 2, 2009

Now before you say: "Hartley, why, that's not a family!? That's a big semi-tie-dyed American flag sir!?!? What gives?" Friends, this is actually a "family." It is the cover art for Set 'Em Wild Set 'Em Free (Dead Oceans) the ne... Read More

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Breaking News: Nada Surf Re-launch

Posted by Lyle On Apr 1, 2009

Brooklyn based indie rockers Nada Surf shocked the music world with today's announcement of a new line up for the band as Skada Surf. The band will be performing all of Nada Surf's greatest tunes but ska style, include "Inside Of Love Rude ... Read More

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BREAKING NEWS: YEAH YEAH YEAH'S DEFEND CRAPPY NEW ALBUM WITH PREDICTABLY IDIOTIC STATEMENT

Posted by Hartley On Mar 30, 2009

This week the Big Apple Circus made its way to Ludlow St."It just seems like there are too many mopey, whiny indie bands out there now." — The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' in defense of their "dancey" new album [Guardian UK]Really? Is t... Read More

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BREAKING NEWS: BILL CALLAHAN MAKES BEST ALBUM OF 2009. STILL SAD.

Posted by Hartley On Mar 27, 2009

The actual music is nowhere near as boring as this cover art is. just sayin'.He used to put out a lot of records as Smog, and then a funny thing happened with Bill Callahan. He put out a record under his actual name. Yes, in 2007 Bill Callahan mad... Read More

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Lost With Rockville

Posted by Lyle On Mar 25, 2009

Recently on LOST the song "Excelsior Lady" by The Donkeys was featured, except it was re-recorded by The Donkeys as uh, Geronimo Jackson.....Go figure.....I guess if you need a band that sounds like they are from the 70's The Donkeys, ... Read More

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A Old Man Goes To Austin

Posted by Lyle On Mar 23, 2009

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band: So Gramps here has successfully lived through another sxsw....regardless of the indigestion, lack of sleep, and various people who are pissed off at me I had a good time.......A few lessons learned:Kids suck : Such ... Read More

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THE OBLIGATORY EVERYBODY IS AT SXSW BUT ME POST

Posted by Hartley On Mar 19, 2009

HELLO. YOU ARE READING THE OBLIGATORY EVERYBODY IS IN AUSTIN AT SXSW BUT ME POST. IT'S COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM BANK ROBBER HQ WHICH IS COMPLETELY EMPTY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ME CUZ EVERYONE IS AT SXSW BUT ME WHICH GIVES THIS POST IT'S TITLE AND IT... Read More

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HEY LOOK WE'RE AWESOME!!!!

Posted by Hartley On Mar 16, 2009

Basically, yes.So it's not like Bank Robber doesn't usually hook our artists up, but it's always nice when we've got some quality spots to account for ourselves. Given our infamous logo, I almost feel like half our clients think Bank Robber is jus... Read More

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BREAKING NEWS: THE NY TIMES THINKS BISHOP ALLEN ARE "PROFESSIONAL"

Posted by Hartley On Mar 12, 2009

2/5 members in plaid....I expected more frankly.Brooklyn's Bishop Allen have alway held a special place in my heart. It's not only that my very own neice's hubby was the best man at BA-founder, Christian Rudder's wedding, or that one of my ex girl... Read More

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted by Lyle On Mar 10, 2009

Why no Monday blog post from Hartley? Well forget about the financial world crises, you wanna know drama? Hartley thought he lost his cell phone! HG quickly realized it was left in a cab, and a very good samaritan came through and returned the pho... Read More

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NOBODY WATCHES THE WATCHMEN

Posted by Hartley On Mar 5, 2009

ha.Here it comes. The buzzkill. In full disclosure I had a 100 buckaroo bet riding on the fact that the Watchmen movie was going to totally bite SO INCREDIBLY HARD. Jules and Germs, it looks like I'm going to be a rich man on this one. As I sit he... Read More

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A BANK ROBBER BLOG PUBLIC SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT

Posted by Hartley On Mar 2, 2009

IT WITH GREAT REGRET THAT I INFORM YOU DEAR READERS OF THE BLOG AT BANKROBBERMUSIC.COM - GIVEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OUR BLOG COULD NOT MAKE IT TO WORK TODAY. THIS BLOG IS THUS TAKING THE DAY TO DO SOME "STUFF AROUND THE APARTMENT." CAT... Read More

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ROSEBUDS MAKE PRO/ANTI NRA VIDEO

Posted by Hartley On Feb 26, 2009

Here's looking at you...and you...and you...So everyone's favorite North Carolina-hailing his'n'hers duo who may-or-may-not-be-married, The Rosebuds, have gone and made a video. Considering the front page of yesterday's NY Times Dining section was... Read More

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OUR OWN OSCARS

Posted by Hartley On Feb 23, 2009

As I'm sure all of you fine readers of this here Bank Robber Music blog realize, it was a huge night for the BRM last eve at the Oscars. We had plenty of wins. Plenty. But before I get to all that - a couple impressions...- I worry for Seth Rogen ... Read More

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 4 NEW BANK ROBBER VIDEOS

Posted by Hartley On Feb 19, 2009

Total post-punk album art in waiting...So the Bank Robber HQ is all abuzz today, awaiting tonight's trek uptown to Harlem's "historic" Apollo theater. Why is your humble narrator, Lyle, and the BRM gang all heading to such a prestigious ... Read More

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M. Ward on Letterman!

Posted by Lyle On Feb 18, 2009

Sure it would of been something if M. Ward showed up dressed as Joaquin Phoenix but alas he didn't and just put on one killer performance with the help of Oakley Hall! Here's M. Ward: and a little Oakley Hall: Enjoy!Lyle... Read More

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3 Way Tie For Last

Posted by Lyle On Feb 12, 2009

Good old Peter Margasak at the Chicago Reader practically wrote a blog update for us (thanks Peter!). His recent round up of current re-issues is a BRM triple threat with a write up on the Volcano Suns, Zero Boys and Death-read it!I saw the Volc... Read More

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THE INEVITABLE GRAMMY RECAP

Posted by Hartley On Feb 9, 2009

The kid in the back is ready to go sky-divingSo last night the Grammy's happened. To think, if it wasn't for my dear old mother's reminding me to watch in the 11th hour I would've missed a ton of rappers lip-synching their own hits, Thom Yorke wit... Read More

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BREAKING NEWS: THE GYPSIES HAVE TAKEN OVER BROOKLYN!

Posted by Hartley On Feb 5, 2009

I like her swordSo this is the sound of new Brooklyn. I don't know what's in the PBC vinyl-siding that lines the townhouses of Greenpoint and Williamsburg and Red Hook et al, but it's certainly making all the men grow massive beards like me 5 year... Read More

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NEW JULIE DOIRON > NEW LIZ PHAIR

Posted by Hartley On Feb 2, 2009

The latest Julie Doiron album looks like this:face paint is indieTitled I Can Wonder What You Did With You Day (Jagjaguwar), the record doesn't sound nearly as ruefully quirk-tastic as the cover art and title imply. In fact, much of Wonder miracul... Read More

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BEN KWELLER'S COUNTRY RECORD

Posted by Hartley On Jan 29, 2009

He's short like his grandma...That's quite a retro grunge look Ben Kweller was rocking on Tuesday night when he swung by Letterman to give the world a taster of his brand new country record, Changing Horses (ATO). As the above clip lays evidence... Read More

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M. WARD IS

Posted by Hartley On Jan 26, 2009

He wrote this song just to remember the endless summer in your life....So this is a really gorgeous video. Edited by Ward himself for the title track off his stellar new album, Hold Time (Merge), the gauzy black and white old tram (?) footage ... Read More

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Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band!

Posted by Hartley On Jan 22, 2009

this picture gets no easier to look at over time. odd. Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band are the latest signings to Dead Oceans Records. Their A&R owner guy, Phil, has some fucking interesting and diverse tastes. Dead Oceans' roster somehow manages... Read More

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Your New Death Cab For Cutie: Telekinesis

Posted by Hartley On Jan 15, 2009

Not the actual album artThis isn't the album art either, but it is what Telekinesis looks like obscured by a vintage Leica Whether you look like this:Or this:Or this:Or even this:You probably loved Death Cab For Cutie. Whether you were a fan from ... Read More

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SHE DIDN'T WIN!

Posted by Hartley On Jan 12, 2009

So the Golden Globes happened. And I'm taking it as proof of the existence of an actual God that the presentation managed to, for the most part, hold my attention at least half as much as my third period 11th grade Chemistry class. In fact, dare I... Read More

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AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR FRIEND, JASON SCHWARTZMAN & "HIS PEOPLE"

Posted by Hartley On Jan 8, 2009

love this guySo here's the scoop fellow Bank Robber Music blog readers, subscribers, livers, lovers and the like...A few weeks back Jason Schwartzman and "his people" called our headquarters. Now as even the most casual visitors of this ... Read More

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