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Merge to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Festival

2009-01-08 16:15:00 by Ryan Dombal in Pitchfork: News
 
...Merge Records ' 20th anniversary and the label that brought us Arcade Fire, Superchunk, and Spoon is looking to celebrate. Big time. The uber-indie is planning a five-day festival in its native North Carolina this summer to commemorate its longevity-- we're not sure which Merge bands are playing the blowout just yet but you can save the dates...
 
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Merge Records Link with The Shins, Prep Mega 20th Anniversary Festival

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2009-01-08 14:00:00 by Darren Ressler in The LimeWire Music Blog
...Merge Records will celebrate its 20th anniversary with XX Merge, a festival that's been confirmed for July 22-26th. Bands are still being confirmed, and the Durham, NC based label promises more details on the massive event shortly. In related news, the label has confirmed that The Shins (pictured) will deliver a track for the Merge covers...
 
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Death Cab, National, Battles Boost Merge B-Day Box

2008-09-12 08:00:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
 
...Merge Records ' 20th anniversary SCORE! compilation series , you'll get a little peek onto the record shelves of some more of your favorite indie rocking celebrities. As previously reported, Merge is releasing a series of 14 compilations of tunes from the entire Merge catalog, curated by some of the brightest lights in and around the arts....
 
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Merge Records Celebrate 20 Years of Putting Out Better Music Than You with Deluxe Box Set

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2008-08-26 11:00:00 by Heidi Vanderlee in The LimeWire Music Blog
...Merge Records since 1988? I realize that's kind of specific, but I'm sure it'll appeal to someone. Like all the people who will commit to a year-long subscription from Merge to get their hands on all of a 14-part set, which goes on pre-order sale next month. Score! Merge Records: The First 20 Years will be entirely curated by celebrities such...
 
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Byrne, R.E.M.'s Buck Curate Merge Anniversary Box

2008-08-25 12:00:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
 
...Merge Records , the North Carolina-housed indie rock imprint responsible for some of your very favorite music, like, ever To celebrate this momentous occasion, the label is delivering a little something they call SCORE! Merge Records: The First 20 Years . Essentially a massive box set, SCORE! will be comprised of a series of 14 compilations...
 
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Bright Eyes, Pornos, Lekman, Caribou Join Merge Box

2008-10-16 17:00:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
 
...Merge Records have revealed quite a few more of the folks laying covers and remixes of their favorite Merge catalog classics on subscribers to the label's 20th anniversary SCORE! box set series-- which, to recap, is due to include 14 celeb-curated comps of Merge favorites, a covers disc, a remix collection, and other goodies The list of...
 
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Merge Is 20; I'm Old, Too

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2008-10-30 11:00:00 by Judy Berman in The LimeWire Music Blog
...Merge Records is approaching its 20th birthday. You see, I was once a plucky teenager (hard to believe, but true), and I remember buying the label's 10th birthday compilation "Oh, Merge!" soon after its release. And now, here I am in my mid-20s, face to face with the fact that 10 years have already passed. It's a little bit creepy, and I'm...
 
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Sirius and XM to Begin Music-Station Merge November 12th

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2008-11-07 18:50:42 by Daniel Kreps in Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
...merge their stations . The consolidation was first revealed on XM Escape, which announced in a promo that it would make the leap from Channel 78 to 28. The merge date was also confirmed by a DJ on Sirius the Pulse. The merge actually started in the weeks following the XM/Sirius deal, as Howard Stern was added to XMs lineup after being Sirius...
 
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Merge Launches Digital Music Store

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2008-03-07 07:00:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
...Merge Records -- home of releases from Arcade Fire, Spoon, Magnetic Fields, Neutral Milk Hotel, M. Ward, Caribou, the Clientele, Camera Obscura, Destroyer, and label founders Superchunk, among so many others -- launched its very own digital music store this week Releases available from the Merge digital store will come in high quality MP3...
 
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