Heat Happening

Oppressive heat. Too difficult to sit and write. Here's a song that emulates the feeling of slowly being roasted, with its hazy guitar riff that induces a delirium like one brought on by heat, steadily beating against the listener, rising in intensity like mercury in a thermometer. Hey, look: maybe it's not too hot to write:

I Have Never Been So Excited For a Book-Release

"Whether you're a fan of Beat Happening, Bikini Kill, or Nirvana, this book will help you understand a scene that changed music history."

 - Charles R. Cross, author of Heavier Than Heaven 

Not even when it was announced last month that a book chronicling Yo La Tengo and the rise of indie rock was going to be released, and I was pretty damned excited about that.

Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music, out July 10, details the history of the seminal Olympia, WA-based label co-founded by Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson in 1982. Featuring interviews with figures associated with the label over its thirty-year-existence, there's a good chance artists including Beck, Mirah and members of Modest Mouse, Built To Spill and Bikini Kill will make appearances. Here's hoping.  

Love Rock Revolution will also be accompanied by a soundtrack that will be available from the author's website here between July 10 and July 17.