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Currently ranked number 7 in the Alt. Rock channel. - Leave
Currently ranked number 1 in the Alt. Rock channel. - Dead To Me
Currently ranked number 2 in the Alt. Rock channel. - The Tower
Currently ranked number 9 in the Alt. Rock channel.www.myspace.com/soapboxarmy... - I'm Yours
Currently ranked number 3 in the Alt. Rock channel.This song was written at the stage of a relationship where you feel yourself falling for someone...
Said the Gramophone
- Prevenge
Iran - "Buddy" A trail of jellybeans, a licorice rope tow, a bubble tape conveyor belt, a melty fudge path. Past shady lanes, perfect row houses, ma... - C'EST A TON TOUR
Busta Rhymes - "Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On Em)" [buy] When I blow out birthday candles later today I will wish for two things: Wisdom; andTo b... - Peaceful Third Grade
[LIFE magazine via the astounding nevver blog] Abe Vigoda - "Wild Heart" (removed by request) A stack of chips as tall as my chest. A wheelbarrow o...
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- your love / my girls
Thanks to xxxchange for the tip on this one; I'd read elsewhere that Animal Collective's "My Girls" -- which is my current favorite song on MPP -- was... - if i had a heart
Video of '09 (SO FAR)?(directed by andreas nilsson // via pitchfork.tv)************************... - new video :: The Very Best : Kamphopo
Here's Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit's first official "Malawi Pride" video as the the Very Best, for "Kamphopo," the first official 7" single from thei...
Largehearted Boy
- Book Notes - James Kennedy ("The Order of Odd-Fish")
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. One of the most ... - Try It Before You Buy It (January 6th Music Releases)
Try It Before You Buy It features free and legal music downloads and full album streams from the week's music releases. MP3 downloads and full album s... - Shorties (Animal Collective, Hype Machine 2008 Zeitgeist, and more)
Billboard profiles Animal Collective. Instead of drawing on direct influences, Animal Collective makes albums with a connection to places in mind. &qu...
Stereogum
- New Peter, Bjorn & John - "Nothing To Worry About"
Before the holidays, a Swedish website surprised us with the world premiere of "Hey (Shut The Fuck Up Boy)," a new Peter Bjorn & John song ostensibly ... - New Bodies Of Water Video - "Under The Pines"
When we posted about L.A. prog-gospel crew Bodies Of Water's "Under The Pines," we mentioned that at least in name, the song reminded some of us (me) ... - Final MacWorld Hits Us With Very Sexy News About ... Variable iTunes Pricing
Apple always knows how to grab headlines for its sense of theater and savvy in rolling out new products, and the company's last ever MacWorld presenta...
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- Bookmark these
My friend Daniel Schwartzbaum now has a blog over at Dan Schwartzblog - an incredibly appropriate and entertaining blog title if I ever heard one. He'... - Behance Outfitter
Madrid just clued me in to the Behance product line Creative Outfitter - well designed paper items that help you task out your day. I'm a big fan of t... - Some Apps
While it's not an official 37 Signals product it does appear that Outpost will let you manage your Basecamp projects via the iPhone. This would be gre...
You Aint No Picasso
- [CONTEST] Win Flight of the Conchords DVDs, goodies
The cover of the FotC notebook Now that we've all streamed the first episode of season two of Flight of the Conchords, I figured it'd be great to give... - [MP3] Skeletons: "The THINGS"
I was thinking about Tomlab last night and decided to go home and find out what the label had been up to since last I checked. I decided to give Skele... - [MP3] Of Montreal cover Caribou's "Melody Day" on NYE
Slowly the covers from Of Montreal's performance on New Year's Eve are starting to trickle in. The one I was most looking forward to hearing was their...
Popsheep
- Madmen have no ears.
This post will conclude this holiday/seasonal serial concept. After this, I will resume posts inspired by my intense personal life and occasional ama... - Results
Here is the seasonal holiday posting result, #1:Chris-A-Riffic - Now, Now. There, ThereI've been waiting for this recording for many years. This time... - Super do I know it's Christmas?
uptodatecoverageofchristmas2008:Me listening to "The Sheppard" by Chet and wrapping presents in my childhood room in Victoria, B.C., Canada...
Pitchfork Media - Today
- On Repeat: Animal Collective: "My Girls"
So, yeah, the new Animal Collective album Merriweather Post Pavilion is incredibly good. For me, "My Girls", the danceable and insanely catchy ode to ... - Changes Afoot at iTunes Store
As reported on CNET and confirmed on MediaMemo, Apple announced some changes to the iTunes Music Store today at its MacWorld Conference and Expo in Sa... - N.A.S.A. Launch Dates
The list of names assembled for the forthcoming N.A.S.A. album The Spirit of Apollo, out February 17 on Anti-, makes our heads hurt. Somehow, the prod...
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary
- Le Blogotheque’s Album of the Year: Forest Fire - “Survival”
I'm sure I'm also speaking for the band when I give a huge thanks to La Blogotheque for choosing Forest Fire's Survival as the Top Album of 2008 (abov... - The January 2009 Mix is Posted…
...in case you hadn't noticed. Go here, or just grab 'em below. The Catbirdseat Mix: January 2009 Women - "Black Rice" Robert Pollard - "Imaginary Q... - New Robert Pollard, “Imaginary Queen Anne”
From the forthcoming Crawling Distance (out 1/20 on GBV, Inc.), here's a new song from Uncle Bob: ::: Robert Pollard - "Imaginary Queen Anne" :::...
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- Headlights rewind and remix, Charlotte Hatherley visits Cinnabar City, XTC covered and uncovered
Marius HansenLast July, I was introduced to Spanish site Buffet Libre on account of their releasing a massive compilation of covers - mainly of '80s p... - Amos The Transparent, Whale Tooth, Bellewoods at Rancho Relaxo in Toronto
Frank YangThough concert season is always light during the end and start of the year, this year's layoff of 19 days seemed exceptionally long. And so... - Glasvegas covers Spector
WikipediaFirstly - some of you who make this a weekly Sunday stop may have been a mite confused as to why the area to the right formerly reserved for ...
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- the Thermals, Antibalas, Busta Rhymes, Thievery Corporation, Marc Maron, other tickets & stuff
That 2nd Thievery Corporation show at Terminal 5 (Feb 26) is now on presale (password=thieveryretaliation). Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra are playing t... - Willie Nelson - 2009 Tour Dates (2 shows @ Lincoln Center w/ Wynton Marsalis & Norah Jones)
Willie Nelson has a full tour schedule for the first three months of 2009. That includes two "Two Men With the Blues" shows at Rose Theater ... - Lady Sovereign is playing a one-off show @ Pianos in NYC
DOWNLOAD: DJ Frampster - Dusbstruction (MP3) "Very Special one-off performance by Lady Sovereign & DJ Frampster, showcasing material from her...
Muzzle of Bees | Music Blog
- A.C. Newman :: Get Guilty
By Jodi Root My favorite part of listening to a new album that first time is to try and pinpoint which songs are the singles. There’s always the obv... - Tonight: Merriweather Post Pavilion Release Party
Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at Burnhearts in Bay View. We'll see you at 7pm and bring your friends because we'll have some sweet givea... - MP3: Mark Olson & Gary Louris - "Doves & Stones"
A new year begins with a number of new releases that we're interested in hearing in 2009. We've been anticipating the official release of the reunite...
Noise Addicts
- NoiseAddicts needs your help !
I love writing for the readers of NoiseAddicts. It's fun, I get to write about all of the subjects that I love most, and the positive feedback that I... - Secret Irish investigation into the Sex Pistols revealed
The Sex Pistols were (actually, they reformed in '96) an English punk band that got their start in London in 1975. They pretty much put wheels on the ... - A new record for vinyl (no pun intended)
Pop, crackle, hiss... No, this isn't the sound of the new b-grade Rice Crispies. The music-buying public, deeply enamoured with digital downloads, i...
KQED: Arts & Culture
- Event: Not Your Mother's Living Room: Tell It On Tuesday
A monthly performance storytelling night (last Tuesdays) at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts in Berkeley, Tell it on Tuesday is like sitting down ... - Art Review: Anonymous Postcard
Do you have a burning criticism or commendation that you'd like to get off your chest but feel too shy to let others know? Or perhaps you're not shy a... - Event: The Rickshaw Stop Celebrates Its 5th Birthday!
In January of 2004, some entrepreneurial folks took a camera studio on Fell Street at Van Ness and transformed it into the Rickshaw Stop, a venue that...
Culturespill
- Music is Neato: A Heroic Weirdo and His Catalogue of Musical Dreams
by Omar Geith At this point, I think we’ve established that rock ‘n’ roll, insofar as humanity continues to run things, is here to stay. Out of... - The Best Album You’ve Never Heard: Bill Fox’s “Shelter From the Smoke”
Bill Fox with The Mice in the 1980s (Far Right) Trying to find Bill Fox these days is a bit too much like trotting the globe in a hot air balloon in ... - Meet Glen Campbell. Again.
by Stephen Foster It is either fashionable to praise Glen Campbell’s recently released and ironically titled Meet Glen Campbell, or in fact I am ...
