It looks like 2008 is going to be another banner year for Okkervil River. They first caught my attention with the Black Sheep Boy track “For Real,” which has remained one of my favorites to this day. Then they followed it up with the downright fantastic song “The President’s Dead” early last year before releasing [...]

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MP3: Throw Me the Statue – Lolita As I’ve said before, I’m a big fan of Throw Me the Statue’s “Lolita.” Now it’s got a sweet video to compliment its pop stylings. So go check it out, but don’t forget to bring your heart-shaped glasses and lollipop! Watch “Lolita” at MTV.com

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I don’t know if this is common of my generation, but when I’m bored I do a lot of wikipediaing. Today I wound up on the 30 Rock entry and remembered this fantastic track that’s used in the episode “The Source Awards.” The only thing is that it’s jazzed up with a piano backing in [...]

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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 go-around it’s Doveman, who is gearing up for a big North American tour in support of his record With My Left Hand I Raise [...]

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Wale’s Seinfeld-inspired Mixtape About Nothing is now available for download over at Elitaste.com. I’m downloading it now and look forward to enjoying it when I wake up.

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After sending out a lot of texts and emails that said “yes, it’s three of the people from Page France… no it’s not Page France,” I finally got things squared away at Al’s Bar and settled in to enjoy Michael, Whitney and the rest of the Cotton Jones Basket Ride. MP3: The Cotton Jones Basket [...]

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Noisycrane soldiered through a fun “solo” set by three of its members. They took turns sharing the mic, swapping around to do Johnny Cash covers, songs they’d done dozens of times and songs that will be on their upcoming record Limestone Walls & Frozen Falls. I really enjoyed their song “E to A,” which I [...]

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Chuck Palahniuk’s Choke now has a trailer, complete with tons of Sam Rockwell and music by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Choke is out Sept 26. Need more slapstick? Check out this Stepbrothers trailer starring John C. Reilly and Will Farrell. Here’s a ton of information on the upcoming Watchmen movie adaptation. And if anyone [...]

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Michael Nau (ex-Page France) will be playing under the name the Cotton Jones Basket Ride today in Lexington. The show is happening at Al’s Bar at 6th and Limestone. It’s all ages and $3. Doors are at 8:30. Cody from the band Noisycrane will be opening with a solo performance. MP3: The Cotton Jones Basket [...]

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