Phew! I just spent two hours ordering a gift for my girlfriend from France, finding out that activity in France causes the card to get declined for unusual activity, fixing that, and trying to reorder the gift. So as such, I’m late for class and my advising appointment. I have some amazingly wonderful stuff to [...]

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Looks like everybody’s getting in on the Halloween fun this year! The C86-ish group the Postmarks have recorded a special cover of Ministry’s “Every Day is Halloween” that will be the ‘first in a series of free seasonable downloads from The Postmarks.’ MP3: The Postmarks – Every Day Is Halloween I can’t lie to you: [...]

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Robert Schneider (Apples in Stereo, Marbles) told me this past May that he hoped to eventually release an album of children’s songs. Now it looks like he’s starting to get serious. Writing under the name Robbert Bobbert (“If the number of B’s in a name represented fun, Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine have cornered [...]

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I feel as though I’ve just been a party to payola. Not because Middle Distance Runner included a (losing) lottery ticket in their package, but something far worse. You see, in exchange for writing about them…I received a CD with some wonderful pop tunes (Sorry. We studied ethics in Journalism all today and it’s on [...]

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Looks like the Evangelicals have readied a Halloween track to get you properly prepared for the spookiest of holidays. A Halloween mix will be coming soon, but consider this a treat to hold you over. MP3: Evangelicals – The Halloween Song It’s cute, silly and sticks true to the Halloween theme. Evangelicals combine some perfectly [...]

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Bands are supposed to be bigger than you or me. From Sigur Ros’ screen that separates them from the audience, to the Decemberists’ ‘high school play gone awry’ atmosphere, people expect something more than just people. And last night, that’s exactly what De Novo Dahl gave us. MP3: De Novo Dahl – Shout Watching De [...]

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MP3: De Novo Dahl – Shout De Novo Dahl The Joybombs 10/21 @ Mecca (451 Chair Ave) 8PM — All Ages, $3

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Feels like it’s about time for a new Shins record, doesn’t it? Song removed by request. Here’s an appology song to anyone who got their hopes up. MP3: The Shins – Strange Powers (Magnetic Fields) MP3: The Shins – Australia “Australia” is a killer song, full of everything that made you fall in love with [...]

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Not since hearing the Magnetic Fields used to peddle dogfood have I been caught this off guard by a commercial soundtrack. One of Nissan’s new commercials features that familiar driving, plinking bass and piano line from the Essex Green song “Snakes in the Grass.” MP3: The Essex Green – Snakes in the Grass So within [...]

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