From the inbox:

Anti- Records, home to the most eclectic and innovative artists ever in the history of the world such as Tom Waits, Man Man, Neko Case and Michael Franti, is launching a new blog, and we are inviting you to check us out at antilabelblog.com.

There, you’ll be able to download a free sampler of songs from some of Anti’s new and upcoming releases, including Cadence Weapon, Devotchka, Islands, Tim Fite and Bob Mould, among a zillion others (download here)

We started the blog in the hopes of being able to write about interesting things that might otherwise go unreported, say, for example, when members of a certain Philly outfit shave off their signature supplementary facial hair. Oh, you think we jest? Check out the first entry. Or how about Nick Cave’s trip to the dentist? That might be in there… um, someday. It could happen.

To kick things off, we’ve already posted a ton of new music and a bit of snarkastic commentary. In addition, you will be able to find the whens and wheres of all the Anti artists performing at South By Southwest, including set times (which are always subject to change, natch).

Hope you‚Äôll take a second and stop by. It’s not perfect, and we‚Äôre still making changes, but we‚Äôre trying real hard.