As mayor of mixmeamolotov.com, I’m declaring that today is officially Bernstein Day! Go out and celebrate: take the day off from work and go do something you’ve never done before. Ride your bike to a neighboring state, make a movie, write a song, do some fingerpainting, learn to play backgammon. And don’t fear the haters [...]

happened as I stumbled onto Mates Of State’s blogcument about simulataneous pregnancy and album-making, just as Peter Mulvey’s kicks-my-acoustic-loving-ass “Notes From Elsewhere” album came up on the iPod.

2007 is done, and I want to thank all of you who visited, read, downloaded and commented at mmm this year. Much appreciated.
Before I close the book on ‘07, I wanted to share with you two BBC radio sessions that kept me company off and on during the year. They are from two of [...]

I saw this video over the summer, both on TV and in the blogs. But I waited until now to post it myself, because I feel that Laura Gibson’s music is best experienced in winter weather (and not just because of the snow-covered album artwork). If you haven’t heard her album “If You Come To [...]

2007 was a good year to be a fan of the man named Robyn Hitchcock. We got a documentary, we got a box set, we got a tour, and we got a glimpse into what next year should look like in terms of releases.
I’ve spent two weeks with the box set, and there are some [...]

This is it: MMM’s first podcast! Here’s proof that I can geekvangelize about artists other than Dan Bern and Robyn Hitchcock.
Contents:
Nina Nastasia & Jim White - I’ve Been Out Walking
Rachel Taylor Brown - Upright Man
Justin Power - Needles Spin
Elvis Perkins - It’s Only Me
Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat (acoustic version)
Occasion:
Justin Power is playing a [...]