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Rock Candy has moved - Please update your bookmarks! 12 Mar 2012 | 07:31 am
When I started this blog in 2009, it was out of necessity that I hosted it away from Omaha.com. At the time, blogging hadn't been embraced and I was one of the first in the newsroom to start a blog or...
Rock Candy Interview: Tim Kasher of Cursive 2 Mar 2012 | 08:15 am
Cursive on the cover of GO. Photo by Daniel Muller. I've interviewed Tim Kasher many times and I'm always grateful because he's open for anything. As raw and honest as his lyrics are, he doesn't shy ...
Digital Leather does "Enzymes" for Love Drunk 28 Feb 2012 | 12:38 pm
Digital Leather Digital Leather has a new album, "Modern Problems." On it is a song called "Enzymes." The intrepid fellows at Love Drunk filmed them performing the song in O'Leaver's basement. If yo...
Listen to Mike Mogis play on the new M. Ward single 22 Feb 2012 | 11:50 am
When M. Ward decided it was time to record a new album, he called on old friend and fellow folk monster Mike Mogis for some help. A portion of Ward's upcoming album, "A Wasteland Companion," was reco...
New Mynabirds album 'Generals' and new single download 22 Feb 2012 | 06:49 am
Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds We knew Laura Burhenn was in the studio with Richard Swift, the Oregon-based producer who has worked with Damien Jurado and plays with The Shins. Now we know the name ...
Rock Candy Interview: Joanna Bolme of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks 18 Feb 2012 | 10:30 am
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Credit: Leah Nash Fresh off nearly a year of touring with reunited seminal indie band Pavement, Stephen Malkmus jumped into the studio with his main focus: the Jicks. ...
Review: Karmin on Saturday Night Live 14 Feb 2012 | 10:54 am
If people thought Lana Del Rey shouldn't have been on Saturday Night Live, I wonder what they think of Karmin. If you don't know the duo, Karmin's famous for doing covers of pop songs on YouTube. But...
The Grammys: The best show I've seen in years 14 Feb 2012 | 07:35 am
Last night's Grammy Awards telecast was the best I've seen in years. Most of the performances were fruitful, they actually gave out awards every once in awhile and some of the performances were incred...
Grammy Awards live chat! 13 Feb 2012 | 11:06 am
Hey! Yeah, you. The Grammy Awards telecast starts in a little while and we're going to talk about it. Tune into CBS and join us starting around 6:30 p.m. to talk about the performers (Beach Boys, Foo...
Weekend Candy: OEA Awards, Grammys, Ranch Bowl Orphans and a ton more 11 Feb 2012 | 10:20 am
I'm not going to do OEA Award predictions because I already know who's won. No, I can't tell you. It's a secret. Go to the awards and find out yourself. They're Sunday night at the Hilton Omaha. You c...
