The Essex Green, in anticipation of their new album, Cannibal Sea, have announced a string of new tour dates. What’s that you say? Why yes. There is a date in Lexington, Kentucky. Thanks for asking. But even if you can’t make it, here’s one of my favorite songs of 2006: MP3: The Essex Green – [...]

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I’m on a huge The M’s kick right now. I just got Future Women and am loving every minute of it. Also, it compliments my rediscovery of T Rex quite nicely. I picked up Electric Warrior on vinyl today. Between those two albums, it’s been pretty rough for any other bands to get any ear-time. [...]

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Here’s the newest song from YANP favorite (and namesake), Bishop Allen. They appear to be going strong with their one-EP-a-month project. January and February were gems, and March just might be a diamond. MP3: Bishop Allen – Monitor I never thought of Bishop Allen as a romantic band until they started this project. Sure, they [...]

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I hate Texas and I hate Chris from Gorilla vs. Bear*. Not the “kill whoever made that movie Benchwarmers” kind of way. No, I’m talking about good ol American jealousy. Texas gets all the cool stuff and I’m sick of it. The Glass Family are yet more proof that Texas is the new Canada. MP3: [...]

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I’ll be honest, I didn’t really think this video looked very good when Stereogum posted pictures from it. But hey, what do I know? Turns out that it’s actually funny. Wayne with the wolfman is priceless. Stream The Flalming Lips – The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (MOV) Get your Flaming Lips “tarot” read at AtWarWithTheMystics.com [...]

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According to a post on True To You.net, Morrissey will not be playing any shows in Canada on this tour because of a “barbaric slaughter of over 325,000 baby seals.” As you might have guessed, Canadian fans are pissed. Maybe it’s the lack of shows, or maybe it’s this last minute barb that he stuck [...]

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I had my first audio fatality on Monday. I was catching up on some promos that had been sent to my parent’s house, when it happened. The victim? Hail Social’s new 7″, “Warning Sign.” Luckily Seth from Polyvinyl was able to hook me up with a nice MP3, so consider this both a memorial and [...]

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I ran across The M’s today while listening to KEXP to catch Page France’s instudio. They played “Mansion in the Valley” right before T Rex’s “Jeepster”–quite a good move on their part, as some more zealous rock critics have been drawing a comparison between the two more often than not. While I don’t (yet) have [...]

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MP3: Grizzly Bear – Owner of a Lonely Heart (Yes cover) Grizzly Bear Tour Dates 3/29 — Charlottesville, VA — Satellite Ballroom 3/30 — Raleigh, NC — NC State Talley Student Center 3/31 — Atlanta, GA –The Earl 4/01 — Gainesville, FL — Common Grounds 4/02 — Orlando, FL — The Social 4/03 — Tallahassee, [...]

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