Fame in 1989. The first country artist to travel with sound and lighting systems, the first to record a live album in Las Vegas, and the first to star in a music-based colour TV show.  (less)

Christmas in the United States is built on longstanding rituals at the same time as new riffs are continually being invented. It has its own distinct identity, and in one of the most culturally diverse societies on the globe, a Christian holiday has risen as the country’s most prominent. The striking array of works conducted by Judith Clurman on this recording open a window onto the many facets of a contemporary Christmas. Most of these compositions were first performed at one of the annual Christmas-tree-lighting ceremonies at Lincoln Center, where Clurman has directed music-making since 1992, and many were commissioned for those events.  (less)

Red just in time for SPRING BREAK!!! The Minneapolis four-piece has been lighting up venues across the Twin Cities and pretty much touring the rest of the country non-stop, sharing the stage with bands like Dungen, Tapes n' Tapes and Monotonix. And as anyone who has attended one of those performances can attest, Me & You Cherry Red is one of the most exciting, atmospheric, and forward-thinking releases of the past couple of years so it wasn t long before the self-released CD sold out. Fortunately, that s no longer the case. The new and improved Modern Radio reissue isn t just better sounding and straight up more available, it also contains the previously out-of-print EP Cuz It s a Beach Funeral and fancy new artwork by Danimal of Gay Beast. Vampi...  (less)

of 12 musicians from 5 countries, ENTER provides the listener with an experience that is simultaneously diverse and comforting. Tracks that run the gamut in structure and complexity: From Decomposure’s "Matches", an explosive seduction that consists entirely of samples of the artist lighting matches, to internet experimental notable doofgoblin’s angst-tinged commercial debut "Frazed". Solo projects from Decomposure, doofgoblin, and Plan 29 will be released on Unschooled by October 2003  (less)

Christmas in the United States is built on longstanding rituals at the same time as new riffs are continually being invented. It has its own distinct identity, and in one of the most culturally diverse societies on the globe, a Christian holiday has risen as the country’s most prominent. The striking array of works conducted by Judith Clurman on this recording open a window onto the many facets of a contemporary Christmas. Most of these compositions were first performed at one of the annual Christmas-tree-lighting ceremonies at Lincoln Center, where Clurman has directed music-making since 1992, and many were commissioned for those events.  (less)