Stereogum’s got the info and tunage on the new LCD Soundsystem song written for the blackjack movie 21. The song’s fantastic and makes me want to jump in a convertible and drive around at breakneck speeds. God bless you, James Murphy.

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Pitchfork is streaming another new Boy Least Likely To song on their Forkcast. This one may actually be better than “Balloon on a Broken String.”

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Here’s the next installment of My First Time, the interview series that gives a little peek into the musical firsts of some bands I’ve been crushing on as of late. This time, it’s San Fran’s own The Dodos! Below you’ll find a few highlights of the Dodos duo’s early forays into music; including venues catching [...]

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I saw Michel Gondry’s new film Be Kind Rewind over the weekend and felt compelled to share my love. I’ve peppered in a few loosely-related MP3s in the mix to keep this from getting too far away from the tunes I know you all enjoy. MP3: The 6ths – Movies in My Head If I [...]

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Got this one via /Film, the only film blog you’ll ever need. I didn’t watch the awards last night tonight, but I think this makes up for it. If you’ve seen There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men (and Juno), you’ll likely find this as funny as I did. If not, please [...]

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From The Flaming Lips @ Bonnaroo Here’s a sweet cover the Flaming Lips did a while back that I rediscovered this past week and cannot stop listening to. MP3: The Flaming Lips – Nobody Told Me (John Lennon) If I were making a Flaming Lips introductory CD for a friend, I’d absolutely have to include [...]

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I posted this VV&TLL track almost exactly a year ago, but I found reason for a repost. Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies are releasing an EP with this and four others swell tracks on it. You can find ordering information on their myspace, along with details on several radio appearances they’ll be making in [...]

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I like to believe that there will one day be an opportunity for me to be led by Will Smith to sing the the Fresh Prince theme song with tens of thousands of people. Until that day comes, this video will have to do.

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Dan Snaith of Caribou was kind enough to be the third installment of the My First Time series. If you haven’t heard last year’s Andorra, do yourself a favor and seek that one out. It makes for great turning-into-springtime driving music. MP3: Caribou – Eli My First Time …with Caribou First record you bought Eagles’ [...]

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