Tagged: M Ward

Five Questions For M. Ward

Matt Ward isn’t exactly the most talkative individual. Sure, his accomplished career vindicates him from having to be a good interview or even offer some random blogger insight into his creative process. But like all writers, I thought I’d have a chance to dig a bit deeper. read more »

POSTED May 6, 2009 3:07PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , ,

M. Ward – "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry Cover at Coachella)

There is really just one thing necessary to cover Chuck Berry: the ability to absolutely obliterate a roots rock guitar solo. M. Ward took on “Roll Over Beethoven” during an encore set at Coachella and left no riff unturned. If anybody is rolling over in their grave, it’s definitely not Mr. Berry. read more »

POSTED May 1, 2009 2:33PM IN THE TRIPWIRE Comments (3) TAGS: , , ,

Merge Records Releases XX Line-Up With Conor, Spoon, Superchunk And More

The line up for the five-day-long Merge Records 20th Anniversary Celebration has been announced, and the event to bound to be nothing but stellar with headliners like label-founders Superchunk topping the bill. read more »

POSTED April 3, 2009 12:14PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sasquatch Announces Line-Up; We're Pretty Impressed But Our Wallets Are Not

In the wake of the ever increasing pool of festivals and the possible merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the idea of paying $200 to see live music during a recession resulted in our pockets slapping us back into reality. But to be fair, the Sasquatch Festival — presented by Live Nation and tickets sold by Ticketmaster — is one of the cheaper weekend-long festivals and the line-up could quite possibly be the best yet. read more »

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FADER/Southern Comfort 7″ Series #1: They’re Here!

The first run of our FADER/Southern Comfort7″ series has arrived. For this limited-edition vinyl, we asked Lou Laurita to handle cover art duty, and got some of our pals to contribute unreleased jamz: M Ward … read more »

POSTED December 15, 2006 9:33AM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , , , ,