Love. Love. Love. I love Ivana XL’s music. For those of you who’ve been longtime YANP readers, you might remember that she used to go by the name of Ivana C. Doesn’t matter what she goes by, however, as her songs are just perfect. In fact, here’s her cover of “Nobody Does it Better,” the [...]

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I know it’s a bit late, but I just found this ridiculous video that casts Christopher Walken, John Madden, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Bill Cosby and George Bush in the first thanksgiving.

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I mean really, how can you not get super excited at the mere idea of Apostle of Hustle covering Huey Lewis and the News? I recently watched American Psycho for the first time since it came out and am even more into Huey than I used to be. I have no shame in enjoying his [...]

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MP3: Keith John Adams – Dad (off Pip) To celebrate his upcoming record Unclever, Keith John Adams is doing something special for the preorder. The first 40 people to preorder his new record will get a song written specifically for them. When you preorder it, just include your full name, email and a funny story [...]

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I was recently hipped to Intelligence by a friend and have been loving them intensely ever since. In a weird way, I’m almost frustrated by this. It’s way too late in the year to have a band making a run at my year’s end list of best albums. Oh well; I’ll cut them a break [...]

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Here’s your last reminder to head out to the FREE You Aint No Picasso-sponsored Vampire Weekend show this Sunday. There’ll be free food and drinks provided by Gumbo Ya Ya and other goodies for those who make it out. The Old Tarr Distillery is down near Rupp Arena. I’ve never been, but it’s where they [...]

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I keep thinking that I’d done a real post on Fishboy, but recently realized that I hadn’t. In addition to contributing to the HHBTM Singles club, they released a pretty sweet album this year and are heading out on tour today. Catch ‘em if you’re able! MP3: Fishboy – Proper Name Spelling Bee Fishboy on [...]

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Leave it to the French to keep churning out dancefloor hits. The year has seen Justice rise to popular consciousness with “D.A.N.C.E.” and Daft Punk released their live record/DVD. Now it’s time for Danger to rock our faces. Big thanks to Discobelle. MP3: Danger – 14h54 (link)

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I figured Thanksgiving was a good time to mention this Darfur Charity Album put together by Waxploitation. It features rare, exclusive and unreleased songs by some of your favorite musicians. One hundred percent of the proceeds are going to help, so it’s a great way to enjoy yourself and help out a little. MP3: Bright [...]

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