I saw the Whigs at our Hot Freaks! SXSW party, but had the misfortune of eating my breakfast burrito during their set. As such, I took no photos and was often more focused on the Texas cuisine in my stage than the band on the stage. Friday proved that that was my mistake. MP3: The [...]

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While cleaning my room I discovered an unopened package from Sub Pop. Shocked and a little angry at myself for this mistake, I immediately tore it open and stuck the accompanying CD in my computer. Turns out that it was a sampler of all the albums Sub Pop is going to release this year, including [...]

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Photo by Greg Helgeson Big sloppy wet kisses to Aquarium Drunkard for posting the Replacements’ Sh*t, Shower and Shave compilation that includes two nice covers. Naturally my favorite is going to be the Big Star cover, which rocks my face. MP3: The Replacements – September Gurls (Big Star) “We played that song because it’s almost [...]

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Ubiquity, ubiquity! I just got home from watching Vampire Weekend delight a crowd of thousands at Bonnaroo and now I’m getting emails telling me that they’ve just announced a show back here in Kentucky. I guess that free show we did with them in Lexington must’ve left a good impression of the Bluegrass state in [...]

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Big thanks to one of my many sister blogs, BSOTM, for pointing me towards this song. MP3: Snake and Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band – Ten Cities Beyond The places this band could go. “Ten Cities Beyond” is largely an instrumental track that’s got more than enough fire and fury to give it wings. It’s fast, [...]

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Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Look, guys. When one of my favorite bands covers another of my favorite bands, it’s only polite to let me know. That would be like Chris GvB not knowing that Lykke Li covered A Tribe Called Quest. But he does and he posted on it. But I’m going to forgive you [...]

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Thanks to Stereogum for the heads-up. If you head over to iLike, you can stream three tracks off the new Beck record Modern Guilt. There’s “Chemtrails,” the drifting, cosmic bit of weirdness; “Orphans,” which sounds like a mix of something off Mutations and some of Four Tet’s more downtempo stuff; and there’s “Gamma Ray,” whose [...]

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It seems that all my most valued bootlegs are from Bonnaroo: Radiohead, Girl Talk and now My Morning Jacket. Here’s their amazing concert presented in full. For more photos and a review, go here. My Morning Jacket @ Bonnaroo 6.14.08 MP3: My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges MP3: My Morning Jacket – Off the Record [...]

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I think Death Cab is in the running for the best live band that I don’t really care for but still respect award. I was a fan of theirs for about two months back in early high school, but have never really been into them since. Still, I have to say that I respect the [...]

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