The Floridian doom-pop band Merchandise directed their own video for "Totale Nite," the pounding eight-minute title track from the mini-album they released earlier this year. (It's not an EP, not yet…   Read Story »

Primavera Sound Festival took place over multiple days in Barcelona last week, hosting acts including Blur, My Bloody Valentine, the Knife, Phoenix, the Postal Service, the Breeders, and many more.…   Read Story »

Remember last month when we made a hand-wringing post about the death of the MP3 and thereby the end of the downloadable Monthly Mix? Well, fuck it -- ZIP FILE BACK. Thank you for your comments and…   Read Story »

Last night, Tampa post-punk band Merchandise played a show at Portland's Backspace. To a small crowd, they played tracks from their album Children Of Desire and new tracks, kicking off their set with…   Read Story »

Merchandise are a band of Florida hardcore kids who have taken a turn toward dreamy postpunk, and they're getting ready to release the follow-up to Children Of Desire, the album that put them on the…   Read Story »

Last week Stereogum brought Tampa post-punks Merchandise to Los Angeles' Sonos Studio for a free show as part of SPIN Music Group's Unmuted series. In addition to revisiting songs from last year's…   Read Story »

From a New Yorker-in-January's point of view, the Sonos Studio's single biggest attribute is that it is in La Brea, which is a place where it is not 2º at the moment. GOOD JOB, SPIN MUSIC GROUP &…   Read Story »

Next Thursday 1/24, SPIN Music Group, Stereogum, and Sonos Studio present Unmuted, featuring a performance by Stereogum40 alums Merchandise in an intimate Los Angeles gallery space . The Tampa…   Read Story »

The melodically-inclined Tampa punk trio Merchandise had a big year last year, largely on the strength of their murky, glowering Children Of Desire album. We won't have to wait long for the…   Read Story »

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to select the rising bands which have connected them, someone wrote a long time ago. Or, something close to that. Here's what…   Read Story »