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The excitement thrumming hot in my veins as The National kicked off my first listen of the opening track on their forthcoming album High Violet was nearly overwhelming: Terrible Love (live on Fallon) – The National I’m also gobsmacked by the album art, which sort of reminds me of this image. High Violet is out May 11 [...] [full post]

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We’re proud to announce the details of our SXSW day party, happening Wednesday, March 17 at the Mohawk. Together with Austinist and BMI, we’re pulling out all the stops for this year’s event. The Mohawk (located at 912 Red River) is one of the premiere Austin venues, and we’ll be using both the indoor and [...] [full post]

You, You're Awesome — I'm Deaf and You're Boring   

Bear in Heaven — Bag of Bags   

Besnard Lakes — Albatross

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson — The Sound   

Via Audio — Babies

Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore — Something, Somewhere, Sometime

You, You're Awesome — I'm Deaf and You're Boring   

Twin Tigers — Sexless Love   

Avi Buffalo — Whats In It For?

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We kicked off our local residency series at Stubb’s back in November with Neon Indian, and now we’re back at the same venue for another installment of the WOXY Local Residency series. This time, we’re excited to welcome one of our favorite local bands, the Golden Boys, Crooks and A Giant Dog. The latest and [...] [full post]

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In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Like a classic out-of-print album, this month Milkweed Editions reissued Ken Kalfus's 1998 debut short story collection,... [full post]

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In its initial form, Here We Go Magic was the 4-track project of Luke Temple. Since then, he’s surrounded himself with a few friends — Kristina Lieberson, Michael Bloch, Jennifer Turner, and Peter Hale — who you’ll eventually hear playing together on the band’s second album Pigeons (out 6/8 on Secretly Canadian). For now, get [...] [full post]

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While you’re waiting for Eric Wareheim to take Dr. Steve Brule’s catch phrase to the realest level with his his next video directorial assignment for your HEALTH, there’s this new remix to keep you busy. Because all you do is track down Tim & Eric news and wait for HEALTH jams. The band’s called this [...] [full post]

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In the contest which has most made me want to escape with the loot, Fuel/Friends gets to give away one of the jaw-droppingly cool new box sets celebrating the White Stripes‘ new live concert film. Under Great White Northern Lights was filmed to capture moments from their summer 2007 tour across Canada, from the big [...] [full post]

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After a 10-year hiatus, Alec Empire & Co. are getting together for a one-off show at London’s Electric Ballroom on 5/12. The anti-Fascist “anarchist” techno-heads recorded a new single “Activate” for the occasion. It’ll be out 5/17 on their Digital Hardcore label, but there’s currently a free remix at NME. [full post]

Gonjasufi — Dust

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Pure Ecstasy are from Austin, TX, so maybe the trip to SXSW won’t be as exciting for them as it will be for anyone hoping to catch them live. Their tracks on their MySpace are promising, but “Voices” is the best of the bunch. Here singer Nate Grace offers soft pleas over watery guitar chords. [...] [full post]

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I have looked through a lot of old books about camping, the outdoors, etc., and I have yet to find any that are as good looking as the Time-Life: American Wilderness series. Pictures and writing are both wonderful. (Ed Abbey edited the “Cactus Country” edition.) The best part about these book is that they’re not [...] [full post]

Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage   

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In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Richard Milward's debut novel Apples simply blew me away a couple of years ago with its twisted... [full post]

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Just touched down in Louisville to this exciting news: Conan will be playing Bonnaroo! More info/dates at TeamCoco.com [full post]

The National — Terrible Love (Live @ Fallon)

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Annie Clark doesn’t mention the album they tackled, but the St. Vincent mastermind did Tweet that she teamed up with Tropicalia stalwarts Os Mutantes and Liars for one of Beck’s Record Club collaborations and that it’ll be online “soonish” and was “serious fun.” (Guess: First Suicide record?) [full post]

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The guys in Still Flyin’ just sent over the studio version of this song that I’ve been loving for a little while. MP3: Still Flyin – Runaway Train II “Runaway Train II” is a complete and total jam that’s got an LCD Soundsystem-worthy bass line and a the sweetest sax solo since the last time you [...] [full post]

Here We Go Magic — Collector

Here We Go Magic — Only Pieces (live on MOKB radio)

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Xfm is celebrating the 21st anniversary of the Stone Roses self-titled debut album with a wealth of online content. The University of Texas shares some of David Foster Wallace's personal books and offers an exclusive between inside the covers. East... [full post]

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Organising anything in this country is generally a recipe for thanklessness. Once you get past the begrudgers and naysayers you’ve got to deal with a whole heap of apathy. I’ve limited experience of the subject but my toes are unlikely to dip into said murky waters until I at least grow some balls. So I have genuine respect for the folks behind the Choice Music Awards. What it lacks in a clear mission statement it more than makes up in pushing a clutch of near unknowns towards that fabled spotlight. And the award has certainly stepped up to the plate the last 2 years as Jape and this year’s winner Adrian Crowley were deserving winners. The 10 grand prize money should keep the latter in fisherman caps for the foreseeable future but if ever a singer deserved some recognition it is he. Despite a string of wonderful albums Crowley’s profile at home is virtually non-existent and this in a country that affords legendary status to a never-ending list of workaday troubadours. The Barna man has a cushion soft vocal delivery and the atmospheric musicianship makes a combination that can often be heartbreaking. ‘Season of The Sparks’ may not be his best work but it supplies all the necessary Crowley moments to ensure you’ll delve further. Here’s ‘The Wishing Seat’, cheer up now. KD

Adrian Crowley - The Wishing Seat

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Titus Andronicus — A More Perfect Union   

Titus Andronicus — A More Perfect Union   

Emma Pollock — Hug The Harbour

Kate Nash — I Just Love You More

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Melbourne label Lightspeed Recordings is doing some awesome stuff of late. They’ve just sent over some recent goodies from Agent 86, Fromage Disco, and Gustav. Check out Lightspeed recordings over at Juno, they’ve been busy. Loving this edit of Watusi Band by Fromage Disco and Knacky Fuckles. Fromage – “Vicious” (DJ Agent 86 Remix) [audiohttp://this.bigstereo.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/03 Watusi Band [...] [full post]

Jason Collett — Lake Superior   

Jason Collett — Rave On Sad Songs   

Plushgun — Mixtapes (Buffetlibre PEACE)

Harlem — Gay Human Bones

The Sister Ruby Band — Rebecca (Just Take It From Me)   

Senryu — Inklings

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mp3: nite jewel :: want you back (phaseone remix) Taken from Phaseone's excellent new mix, The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote. ******

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All through my trip to LA, people were asking me who I was most excited to see at SXSW. I realized pretty quickly that I really only have a short list of bands I have to see and that somewhere in the top five is the Danish group Oh No Ono. I’ve really fallen hard [...] [full post]

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[photo] One of the groups we're most psyched about seeing next week at SXSW is Austin's own thoroughly bewitching girl-gang, SLEEP ∞ OVER. We mentioned their dark and beautiful "Your World is Night" a while back, and gorgeous new jam "Sunspots" is an even better woozy, haunted lullaby that sounds a bit like Grouper chopped & screwed: mp3: SLEEP ∞ OVER :: sunspots ****** SLEEP ∞ OVER's...

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Our weekly Sirius | XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features new music from Neon Indian, Cults, Harlem, Erykah Badu, Madlib, Pure Ecstasy, Miracles Club, Zola Jesus, the Bitters, and more. You can listen online with a free trial here. Check this week's playlist + some mp3s after the jump... ****** gorilla vs. bear blog...

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Harlem — Gay Human Bones

Harlem — Friendly Ghost

jj — Let Go

jj — Ecstacy   

jj — My Way

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New Order broke up a few years ago, but it seems their stock is higher than ever with the latest wave of electro-flavored indie bands. Hits like “Bizarre Love Triangle” and the ubiquitous “Blue Monday” have seen recent covers by everyone from The Arcade Fire to Moby, Iron & Wine to Radiohead. The latest installment is Ceremony: A New Order Tribute, a beautiful two-disc set containing 31 new [full post]

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For those of you that don't know, I have a pretty awesome 3-year-old daughter. Because of this, I am often thrilled to keep up with awesome shows like Yo Gabba Gabba or Phineas & Ferb...they so beat the plethora of princess movies the rest of my life seems to be invaded by.

Of Montreal recently (and finally) performed on Yo Gabba Gabba (really, no other band is more perfect for the show probably). The song is called Bananas Rice Applesauce Toast...



Future guests this season will include Erykah Badu, Band of Horses, Fred Armisen, the Killers, Solange Knowles, the Faint, and Blitzen Trapper, so you can expect quite a few more of these types of posts!

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We're helping to present this tight little last-minute unofficial SXSW kickoff party, put together by our friend Dean from the great True Panther, and the boys from Harlem. It goes down Wednesday, March 17 at Charlie's in downtown Austin. Free/No RVSP required. Starring: Harlem, Magic Kids, Happy Birthday, Hunx & His Punx, Shannon & the Clams, and Rainbow Bridge. See you there! mp3: Harlem ::...

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I know, I know.  About a third of what The Game spits is nothing but name-drops and shout-outs.  And another third is just lame attempts to sound like everyone else. But when he’s on his game, The Game is pure fiya.  When Game hits the mark, he crafts perfect bangers that recall the best hip [...] [full post]

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Actually, on latenightwithjimmyfallon.com. This hasn’t even aired yet. “Terrible Love” is our first listen from and the first track on the National’s forthcoming LP High Violet. Are you ready for some good music? The band will play Brooklyn’s Bell House tonight and tomorrow. Tickets sold out in less than a minute. High Violet is out 5/11 on [...] [full post]

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My little brother has been trying for about a dozen songs now to best me by sending me something marvelous that I’ve never heard. He’s far away living in Sydney with his Aussie girlfriend now, and I miss him terribly, so I was thrilled to let him win this latest incarnation of Stump The Sister. Joseph [...] [full post]

The Be Good Tanyas — Light Enough To Travel (Geoff Berner Cover)

Elizabeth Mitchell — This Little Light Of Mine   

Lori Carson — I Saw The Light (Todd Rundgren Cover)

Danny Barnes — Let Your Light Shine on Me (Willie Johnson Cover)

Arborea — This Little Light Of Mine   

Allison Moorer — Light of a Clear Blue Morning (Dolly Parton Cover)

Allison Crowe — Shine a Light (Rolling Stones Cover)

Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson — I Am The Light Of This World (Rev. Gary Davis Cover)

Ted Hawkins — Long As I Can See the Light (Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover)

The Dodos — Biggest Light Of All (Kath Bloom Cover)

Dan Mangan — There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Smiths Cover)

Death Cab For Cutie — There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Smiths Cover)

Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson — I Am The Light Of This World (Rev. Gary Davis Cover)

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Shout Out Louds “At Work” from Ted Malmros on Vimeo. A film about the making of Shout Out Louds third album, “Work”. [full post]

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Driving fuzzed up old style rock that coasts along courtesy of versatile vocalist Andy Metcalfe, is oozed out by this live-wire Liverpudlian troupe. Who seek to continue to leap and bound off from the momentum given by their Zane Lowe endorsed debut EP, ‘Elementary of Youth’. ‘Alcatraz’, is a topsy-turvy three and a half minute [...] [full post]

Dr. Dog — Stranger   

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Off Sparklehorse’s 2001 album It’s A Wonderful Life. What an album. + Download Sparklehorse via eMusic’s 25 free MP3 no risk trial offer ____________________________________________________________________________________ [full post]

Paul Weller — Aim High

Paul Weller — No Tears Left to Cry

Paul Weller — Moonshine

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Whether it’s historically or artistically accurate or not, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hardcore, whatever you want to call it, used to be the realm of Satan. Well, clearly Jesus was having none of that, cause ever since Underoath’s 2004 They’re Only Chasing Safety brought they’re brand of Christian Hardcore to the masses,it has been [...] Related posts:

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It’s been a while since we checked in with mellow Jersey Shore/Galaxie 500 fans and BTW Real Estate. Turns out they were hiding in an actual real estate office and performing “Suburban Dogs” for the company holiday party. Pass the spiral ham, please. Real Estate is out via Woodsist. While we’re here, revisit “Green River.” Real [...] [full post]