February 2008
The Archives
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02.19.08If You Didn’t Already Know, Now You Do: Folk Alliance Conference 2008 Is A Great Place For Newbies and Legends Alike.Well, festival day one is less than 24 hours away. I'm barely awake right now, having been working on a documentary for the National Civil Rights Museum this weekend, and I've started to go through my inbox of Folk Alliance information. If you're a fan of folk music, names like Belle & Sebastian, Peter, Bjorn and John, Loney, Dear, Joanna Newsom, or Devendra Banhart, you couldn't help but be familiar with the artists whose influences are whispered into theirs. Dotted in amongst those showcasing are a younger generation of up and coming performers whose advance word-of-mouth has ...
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02.17.08SUNDAE: I Know We Can Make It If We Try, Oh Yes We Can Can.I feel like absolute hell, but I know we can make it. I'm going to keep playing this song until I get through feeling crappy. Furthermore, never forget that YES WE CAN. Listen to The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can Head over to Amazon and buy some Pointer Sisters downloads, or you can purchase Yes We Can Can: The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings by clicking here.
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02.15.08REMIX!: Cassettes Wont Listen’s “Paper Float” Gets Ablechopped Every Week | Club Europa in Greenpoint Brooklyn TonightGuess what, readers? I'm about to break my own rule and copy/paste a press release! But, it's because I'm headed off to GRAMMY Career Day. Regardless, enjoy this remix from Cassettes Wont Listen (which in this remix, reminds me a lot of The Postal Service..), I did. Cassettes Wont Listen - Paper Float (Styrofoam X911 Remix) Cassettes Won’t Listen’s “Paper Float†Gets Remixed By Styrofoam, Mad Decent (Diplo and DJA), Blockhead, Maker, Aarron LaCrate, Scott Thorough & More Small-Time Machine EP Due March 11th 2008 / One Alternative Free EP Up To 10,000 Downloads Out Now On www.cassetteswontlisten.com Tomorrow At Club Europa ...
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02.13.08TEXELECTRO: Ghostland Observatory Do A Little Grave Stompin’ Remix.Is it Electro? Is it Soul? Is it Punk? Is it Texas? It's all of that wrapped up in an easy-to-serve biscuit you place on a turntable and lay the needle into in order to produce ass-shaking and dancing. Yes, Ghostland Observatory have a new album due out on February 26th, Robotique Majestique and I'm willing to bet you it contains musique fantastique. Here's a vinyl remix of the song "Dancin' On My Grave" for you to get down with. Get on down already. WTF? Ghostland Observatory - Dancin' On My Grave (Let There ...
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02.13.08New Music From The Explorers Club Gives A Big ol’ Hug To The Beach BoysI don't know the first thing about The Explorers Club except that I got this MP3 from their new album, Freedom Wind (due out May 10th from Dead Oceans) and I love its Beach Boys overtures. Sure, they love the Beach Boys, but in this same email I'm also told that they count The Byrds, Emitt Rhodes and ELO among their other influences. OK. You have my attention. They're going to be playing a huge showcase at SXSW on March 13th with their Jagjaguwar, Secretly Candian and Dead Oceans family, and they'd like me to tell you that it's ...
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02.13.08VIDEO: Beach House’s “You Came To Me”("You Came To Me" comes from the latest Beach House album, Devotion, on Car Park Records.)
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02.12.08Radiohead To Tour U.S. — Tickets For Southern U.S. On Sale February 14thRadiohead has announced a slough of dates in May for which tickets will go on sale via the web on Valentine's Day, February 14th before general sale begins on Saturday, February 16th. Want tickets? You can get them via W.A.S.T.E., and I'd suggest you head over and check out what you have to do in order to get them. In the meantime, you can bet your bottom dollar someone around here is planning a trip, you should do the same! May 5 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, Florida May 6 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, Florida May 8 - ...
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02.12.08Loudersoft Loves Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground | XTC-tested, Beatle Pop Goodness Approved.The best part of listening to thousands of submissions and suggestions from all over the map is that when a gem actually surfaces, you can see the highlights shimmering that much more clearly. In accordance with this thought, I'm completely blown away by the recently-acquired Seattle band Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground's self-titled debut, and I needed to tell someone. Kay Kay & co. have produced a modern psychedelic pop masterpiece: a diamond which is neither over nor under polished, a rare and precious offering full of inventively original works without an ounce of filler, each of which pays ...
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02.12.08Pornophony Remix Contest: Make An Indie Rock Remix In 7 DaysThe cool kids over at Pornophony have started what is being called the (wait for it...) Indie 'Beat' Off. In short, you have 7 days to take their indie rock track and create a remix out of what they give you. Pinch it, poke it, twist it, curl it, fade it, braid it, extend it or suspend it -- the level of glamour is completely up to you. Every Monday, a new track will be posted for mixing. After you remix it, submit it to Pornophony, at which point it will be judged by none other than ...
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02.11.08Ephraim and Chester Meet Eloise of Lord T and EloiseWho was that man in gold on the red carpet last night at the Grammy Awards? None other than Maurice Eloise XIII of aristocrunk rap duo Lord T and Eloise. Check out this hilarious interview.read more | digg story
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