Matacast

A short documentary on one of the nutmeg state's garage rock treasures.

Outtake from the short film "Waiting For Something"

Outtake from the short film "Waiting For Something"

Outtake from the short film "Waiting For Something"

The fifth in a series of 5 videos for Yo La Tengo's "Popular Songs".

The fourth in a series of 5 videos for Yo La Tengo's "Popular Songs".

The third in a series of 5 videos for Yo La Tengo's "Popular Songs".

The second in a series of 5 videos for Yo La Tengo's "Popular Songs".

The first in a series of 5 videos for Yo La Tengo's "Popular Songs".

The Golden Archipelago is Shearwater’s third album for Matador. It arrives February 23 in North America and February 15 in the rest of the world. http://www.matadorrecords.com/shearwater/

This is the third of five videos created by Jonathan Swain for Yo La Tengo's new album, Popular Songs, due out on September 8, 2009. For juicy pre-order action go to www.BuyEarlyGetNow.com.

This is the first of five videos created by Jonathan Swain for Yo La Tengo's new album, Popular Songs, due out on September 8, 2009. For juicy pre-order action go to www.BuyEarlyGetNow.com.

This is a trailer for 'Waiting For Something' a short film about Jay Reatard directed by Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz. This documentary will premiere on MySpace the week of August 3, 2009. Jay's new album "Watch Me Fall" will be in stores and on iTunes on August 18, 2009. A free EP can be downloaded at www.JayReatard.com/FreeDownload/

A look at life in the Connecticut music scene. Condo Fucks "Fuck Book" now live on iTunes.

A.C. Newman and band stopped by Atlantic Sound this past January to record a series of songs from "Get Guilty" (available now on iTunes).

This is a special audio-only edition of Matacast. We bring you a brand new mp3 from Fucked Up's upcoming album "The Chemistry of Common Life" which will be in stores and on iTunes on October 7. More information can be found at http://www.matadorrecords.com/fucked_up and http://lookingforgold.blogspot.com/

This was filmed by Baeble at Florence Gould Hall in New York City on May 5, 2008. Go watch the whole show at http://www.baeblemusic.com/Concerts/FlorenceGould/Shearwater.aspx.

Jaguar Love answer some questions before they take the stage in Seattle. Their debut album will be in stores and on iTunes on August 19.

Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater gives a tour of the Falkland Islands. As part of a survey team from Falklands Conservation and the Edinburgh Zoo, he searches for Striated Caracaras or, "Johnny Rook". Video by Gavin Harrison, Edited by Michael Torres Shearwater's new album, "Rook", is now available via iTunes.

Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater gives a tour of the Falkland Islands. As part of a survey team from Falklands Conservation and the Edinburgh Zoo, he searches for Striated Caracaras or, "Johnny Rook". Video by Gavin Harrison, Edited by Michael Torres Shearwater's new album, "Rook", is now available via iTunes.

Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater gives a tour of the Falkland Islands. As part of a survey team from Falklands Conservation and the Edinburgh Zoo, he searches for Striated Caracaras or, "Johnny Rook". Video by Gavin Harrison, Edited by Michael Torres Shearwater's new album, "Rook", is now available via iTunes.

Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater gives a tour of the Falkland Islands. As part of a survey team from Falklands Conservation and the Edinburgh Zoo, he searches for Striated Caracaras or, "Johnny Rook". Video by Gavin Harrison, Edited by Michael Torres Shearwater's new album, "Rook", is now available via iTunes.

Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater gives a tour of the Falkland Islands. As part of a survey team from Falklands Conservation and the Edinburgh Zoo, he searches for Striated Caracaras or, "Johnny Rook". Video by Gavin Harrison, Edited by Michael Torres Shearwater's new album, "Rook", is now available via iTunes.

The 3rd episode of the epic Mission of Burma analog mastering sessions at Sterling Sound

EPK for the upcoming Matador deluxe reissues of Mission of Burma's first 3 albums, Vs., Signals Calls and Marches, and The Horrible Truth About Burma

Another genius track from Earles and Jensen's "Just Farr A Laugh"...illustrated no less! SEGA!

Watch The Ponys perform "Harakiri" live, and then watch more footage from the same show at Rhapsody (http://www.rhapsody.com/theponys/videos). You'll also find a live EP for sale there. Prefer your live music in person? Check out the tour with Spoon!

Here's footage of Jennifer O'Connor performing "Century Estates at NYC's The Living Room on May 30th. The studio version of the song is available on O'Connor's Matador debut "Over The Mountain Across The Valley and Back To The Stars." For more info, go to http://www.matadorrecords.com

This is footage of Shearwater performing their song "Seventy Four Seventy Five" at this year's South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Taped by our own Adam Farrell, the lighting may be kind of dim, but what do you want, floodlights in a church?

Here's a guide on buying early and getting now with The New Pornographers upcoming release, "Challengers," on Matador Records. Participate in our crazy preorder scheme for beaucoup bonus materials including a 4 disc some-assembly-required Executive Edition box set of "Challengers" More info is at www.buyearlygetnow.com

This is footage of Shearwater performing their song "Hail Mary" at this year's South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The song can be found in a studio incarnation on the album "Palo Santo," recently reissued in a deluxe and expanded two disc format from Matador Records

Here's Lavender Diamond's new video for "Open Your Heart" off of their full-length Matador debut CD/LP, "Imagine Our Love." The video was directed by Australian singer Sia.

Here's the video for Love of Diagrams'"No Way Out," directed by Benjamin Ducroz, Anthea Caddy, and Antonia Selbach. One of Matador's new signings for the new year, Australia's Love of Diagrams make their Matador debut with a self-titled EP, to be followed by a full-length entitled "Mosaic.""No Way Out" can be found on the Love of Diagrams EP, out 1/30 on Matador Records.

Ladies and Gentleman, I present for your approval Chicago's own Ponys, captured in live performance (courtesy of our friends at liveeyetv.com). Their debut record for Matador, entitled "Turn The Lights Off," hits stores on March 20. Until then, check out all things Ponys at http://www.matadorrecords.com/the_ponys, where you can preview a song from the album.

Pavement's "Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition," a deluxe expanded reissue of their classic third album will be in stores on November 7. In honor of it, here's some footage of Pavement performing "Grounded" in Manchester from Nov. 19, 1999. The footage comes from Lance Bangs' Slow Century DVD.

This is a preview of the DVD that will be packaged on the upcoming Chavez double-CD redux 'Better Days Will Haunt You' on Matador. The footage was recorded during the band's European tour with Guided By Voices in 1996.

'Better Days Will Haunt You' double CD+DVD in stores October 10. Until then, enjoy this look back at the nineties, when Chavez was riding high, playing the Hollywood Bowl, accepting gold records, running the Chavez Kids charity, and surfing in tuxedos. "Unreal Is Here" was directed by Clay Tarver, and scandalously ignored by the VMA's

In the history of motion pictures, there is no shortage of lost classics. Be it Erich Von Stroheim's "Greed," or Orson Welles' original cut of "The Magnificent Ambersons," coulda, shoulda, woulda been masterpieces have slipped through the cracks of time for as long as movies existed. But for the past 3 months, no lost classic has been so lost, or so classic as the 3rd episode of the Early Man demolition derby. Metal fans, fans of crashing cars, and especially fans of crashing cars while listening to metal have been walking around with an Early Man shaped hole in their hearts, seemingly destined to wait in cruel anticipation forever. The wait is over my friends. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to present the electrifying conclusion to the Early Man car-wrecking saga. Once thought lost for all time, a print was discovered behind some stuff in our office. It is presented here, in sumptuous m4v format, for your viewing pleasure.

If you like heavy metal, chances are you like cars. If you like cars, chances are you like demolition derby. If part two, Mark O tricks out and specs out the Early Man sponsored car.

If you like heavy metal, chances are you like cars. If you like cars, chances are you like demolition derby. See part one of the metal band Early Man's sponsored car, driven by the death defying Kade Blackburn, in the midst of some brutal action of its own last Summer, as part of the Wayne County (Utah) Demolition Derby. The band's friend, David Kleiler, documents this momentuous marriage of rock and motor sports, and the first part of his series of video vingettes about the weekend.

In this final episode, Mogwai talks about what it's like being Mogwai.

Mogwai describes Mr. Beast as a less self-indulgent project although they've found new ways to be indulgent, including an even louder live show. But in a bout of brutal honesty, they still can't tell you whether it's their best yet.

Mogwai talks up the songs, the progress and what their fans might think of their latest album, 'Mr. Beast'.