Jason the Swamp: what a great way to come back from a “vacation.” And after four years of running YANP (I missed its birthday! Oops!) I consider posting three videos over three days a vacation. It’s good to be back in somewhat full force. I’ve stuffed myself with turkey, leftovers, chinese food and leftover chinese [...]

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After enjoying the Q-Tip and Lykke Li duet at the MTVu awards, I was in the mode to check out The Renaissance, Q-Tip’s newest album. Once Chris told me it was going to be in his year end list, I knew I had to give it some time. After making my way through it a [...]

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I’ve been listening to a lot of old stuff lately. The other day I was driving home listening to an oldies station and “Somebody to Love” came on the radio the perfect distance from my home. I got to belt it out along with Grace right up until I hit my street. So while “White [...]

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Here’s a classic Thanksgiving video. Side note: I’m pretty sure this is what happened in my stomach today! Mmm… Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

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Head over to the Laundro Matinee to check out videos of Elf Power playing “A Tired Army” and a combo of “New Mythology” and “Paralyzed.” Seeing them this summer gave me even more respect for them — which is a tough thing to do. Actually, I guess I saw them three times this year (Lexington, [...]

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Jeffrey Lewis (a Rough Trade artist) did a history of Rough Trade Records through song and visual art. I knew next to nil about Rough Trade’s back story, so it’s both entertaining and informative for me.

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Oh man. I’m just a week into finding out about the new Bicycles record Oh No, It’s Love and I’ve already posted on it a few times. It’s well deserved, though. The album (this song even more so) is fantastic. If you’re a fan of indie pop, it’s a must-grab. The video’s fantastic too. The [...]

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Thanks to Poptarts Suck Toasted for pointing me toward this cover. Jens has always done the best covers and this is no exception. MP3 Jens Lekman – Water Runs Dry (Boyz II Men Cover) Lekman put on one of my favorite shows of 2008. However, I haven’t heard too much about what he’s been up [...]

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I don’t often get to my emails. However, I Come to Shanghai sold me on checking out this tune with the inclusion of one phrase: “Deerhoof, for example, is pretty much our favorite modern rock band.” That’s a pretty good way to get my attention. Downside is, now that it’s been used, I’ll be less [...]

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