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pitchfork.com - 7/20/2009
Articles: XX Merge
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The Merge Records story might be the quintessential indie rock romance: A Raleigh, N.C. kid named Mac McCaughan loved rock music. He'd sneak into local rock clubs (and get kicked out). He gradually started playing with some bands around town, along the way meeting people and hearing music he ...
Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records
ournoisethebook.com - 7/16/2009
Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records
— ournoisethebook.com — OUR NOISE The Story of Merge Records By John Cook, Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance Buy It:... AMAZON.COM BARNES AND NOBLE POWELL'S BOOKS INDIEBOUND Read an Excerpt ABOUT THE BOOK Merge Records defies everything you've heard about the music business. ... (more) Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records

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Top 20 Merge Albums of All-Time
poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com - 7/22/2009
Top 20 Merge Albums of All-Time
— poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com — Tomorrow marks the start of the huge celebration Merge has planned for its 20th Anniversary! It seems... fitting that we take a look at the great albums the label has released over the years, the ones that brought us to this insane world of independent ... (more) Top 20 Merge Albums of All-Time

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Review of Now, Now Every Children’s Cars
.: chromewaves.net v7.5 — ... August 4 and a full-length solo record is in the works. Billboard talks to James/Yames about the Harrison EP, a song from which is available to download on his website. LexGo and Pantagraph talk to Neko Case. Director Bruce MacDonald explains his plans for the Broken Social Scene-powered film This Movie Is Broken to The Globe & Mail. They’re aiming for a release something early next year. Pitchfork salutes Merge Records on the occasion of its ...

UNC-TV’s “NC Now” features Merge
Merge Records » News — In addition to the great press and radio accolades we have been receiving for our birthday, UNC-TV’s weeknightly television newsmagazine, North Carolina Now has put together a feature about Merge that will air tonight, Tuesday, July 21. Visit the schedule page of the North Carolina Now website for broadcast information.

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