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Photo: Shervin Lainez & Nikki Fenix *** Brian Burton can pinpoint the exact moment when The Shins changed his life. “ It was 2004—I was in New York at

Episode #606 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Rami Krayem and Jon Sortland of Cigar stop by to talk about their new album, The Visitor, the origins of the band, songwriting, growing up, touring, and so much more! They also stick around to talk the news with Em and John. OFF!s kill...

James Mercer and The Shins celebrate ‘Oh, Inverted World’ on tour, Local Features, Portland local Features, Breaking Features alerts for Portland city.

This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2001 Week continues with an interview with Shins singer/songwriter James Mercer, as he looks back on the song that took him from a struggling Southwestern musician with an uncertain future to frontman for one of the biggest indie bands of the 21st century: "New Slang."  In the late-90s, James Mercer was a twenty-something guitarist/vocalist, building tracks on a computer in a New Mexi...