Pampelmoose is a music and MP3 web site covering the eclectic independent music scene. We stay clear of major labels and their artists to avoid having the Web Sheriff gallop through our offices. We are indie at heart so we support all things indie – in all its shapes and forms.
Dave walloped the bass strings and is a founding member of the highly influential, post-punk band, Gang of Four. With his business partner, Ned Failing, he started Pampelmoose in 2005. We love music and we love the way the internet leveled the playing field for all artists.
Josh Kneedler is a highly experienced interactive designer. He began working in online media in 1997 at the birth of the interactive world, a world we now take for granted, one that has become as common as the utilities we use at home. His skills consist of design, programming, and creative direction. It’s an eclectic mix, but one that is vital to pursuing new ventures where traditional broadcast media rules do not apply. Josh understands that music artists no longer need traditional record labels. A consumer in Japan may never have heard of our local Northwest music scene so local bands need a different way to promote their independently produced CDs. Josh has the necessary skills and experience that highlight innovation over imitation to tackle contemporary challenges in the world of interactive programming, design and creative marketing. Some of Josh’s work can be seen on his web site: http://www.joshkneedler.net
Portland is graced by the best summers I’ve ever known. Please don’t tell anyone, that from mid-May to well into October we have the most perfect weather here in Stumptown. I’m happy to share that information with you so that you don’t need to move here and be part of our incredible creative community or [...]
SMMR BMMR – Friday through Sunday @ Rotture (315 SE 3rd Ave) & BC’s Saloon (2433 SE Powell)
If you’ve noticed a fuzzier, uglier tone creeping into the world of garage rock, punk and pop these days, you’re not imagining things. Even as GarageBand, ProTools and countless other computer programs allow for a cleaner, sleeker sound [...]
They play rock and roll. Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana have created a trio called Them Crooked Vultures. Heavy, man… [via @sashafrerejones]
Gigantic Music (The Walkmen, Harlem Shakes) announces the long-awaited release of ARMS (Todd Goldstein, guitarist for Harlem Shakes) full-length debut, Kids Aflame, in the US! Previously only available on import through Melodic Records in the UK, the US version of Kids Aflame will feature new bonus tracks and be released digitally through Gigantic [...]
Fol Chen
Week number 16 of the Pampelmoose New Music Hour radio show on WOXY.com. I want to drop some props on the I Guess I’m Floating music blog for turning me on to some great new acts, some of which are featured in this week’s show. This week you’ll hear Monotonix, Fol Chen, Twin Tigers, [...]
It was only a matter of time…
Radiohead – These Are My Twisted Words
Minimal, seamless, moody, Cocteau Twins [maybe,] listened to dubstep [definitely,] young [hooray,] not Coldplay [a godsend.] Their MySpace has these artists as influences: Aaliyah to CocoRosie, Rihanna to The Cure, Missy Elliott to Chromatics, The Kills to Ginuwine, Pixies to Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake to Tracy + the plastics. The xx’s debut record, entitled [...]
The Canadians are coming [again.] The Balconies hail from Ottawa and consists of Jacquie Neville (of Jetplanes of Abraham fame), Liam Jaeger (ex-For the Mathematics member), and Jacqui’s brother Steve Neville. There’s a lot of talent wrapped up in this tight-knit pop-rock trio as each member is an experienced song writer and performer. The Balconies [...]
