Maybe I wasn't clear but I'm definitely a big, big fan of many Merge artists. They do put out some garbage but the great stuff more than makes up for it.

oh, I was really referring to Danny Don't Rapp's idiotic comment that my post about being a Merge fan is a "fucking joke"

That guy needs to lay off the meth.

Mercury

Bon Jovi
Def Leppard
Fall Out Boy
Hanson
Rush
Ugly Kid Joe

if there are any thrill jockey fans out there who would like to hear this.. send me a PM....



"The collection is planned as a set of 10 singles. The bands were allowed to cover any song by any Thrill Jockey band....."

1 - Angela Desveaux - Two Moons (by Arbouretum)
2 - John Parish - Vampiring Again (by Califone)
3 - Arbouretum - Bus Stop (by Thalia Zedek)
4 - Califone - Jewel (by Freakwater)
5 - The Sea and Cake - Spider?s House (by Califone)
6 - The Zincs - Blue Marble Girl (by Howe Gelb)
7 - Tortoise - Falls Lake (by Nobukazu Takemura)
8 - Pullman - Three In The Morning (by Chicago Underground Quartet)
9 - Thalia Zedek - Flat Hand (by Freakwater)
10 - Eleventh Dream Day - I Like The Name Alice (by Sue Garner and Rick Brown)
11 - Bobby Conn - Washed In The Blood (by Freakwater)
12 - ADULT. - Underwater Wave Game (by Pit Er Pat)
13 - Pit er Pat - Flew Out My Window (by The Lonesome Organist)
14 - Sue Garner and Rick Brown - UMO (by OOIOO)
15 - David Byrne - Ex-Guru (by The Fiery Furnaces)
16 - Directions in Music - Toy Boat (by Jeff Parker)
17 - Freakwater - Passengers (by The Zincs)
18 - Archer Prewitt - Mrs. Turner (by The National Trust)
19 - Howe Gelb - Boxers (by John Parish)
20 - Mouse on Mars - Middlenight (by The Sea And Cake)

oh yes, can't forget those aussies - some great releases in the past year. also, i forgot to mention italians do it better and bpitch (though i'm not sure how i feel on ellen allien's new one).

puma, I feel like I haven't seen you around here lately.

good to see you posting.

dov check pms

oh and domino and nonesuch i love

Blind Pig
In The Red
Tompkins Square
Goner
Smithsonian Folkways
Siltbreeze

I don't really pay attention to labels as a general rule. The only label that I feel like puts out really good/interesting music on a consistent basis is Nonesuch. Their big name, of course, is Wilco... but there is also Sam Phillips. Not to mention amazing releases by Steve Reich.

yeah, i wasn't around for a bit due to work kicking my ass but trying to get back into it!

A couple more that if I ever came into a large amount of money, I could spend hundreds of dollars buying everything on the label:

Ghostly International
Morr Music

I totally forgot Sounds Familyre, the label started by Daniel Smith of The Danielson Famile. Everything they release is fantastic...

I've heard of like 3 of these labels so far.