Continuing in the “Flight of the Conchords are awesome” trend, FotC are going to be releasing the songs from their HBO series the day after the show airs. So when you watch the show on Sunday, just go to sleep and when you wake up you’ll be able to log onto iTunes and buy the [...]

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Starbucks is releasing an interesting Valentines Day compilation that features bands ranging from A.C. Newman to Death Cab for Cutie covering their favorite love songs. I’m most curious to hear DCFC do the Cure and Daniel Martin Moore’s version of Billie Holiday’s “I Hear Music.” Sweetheart: Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs: 01 [...]

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BTOTM turned me on to the Do a little bit back. It’s some fun dusty, tropical pop music. And as far as I know, it’s pronounced “doe” like the musical note, not “dew.” MP3: The Do – Tammie I’d recommend the Do for fans of Love Is All, even though they share only passing similarities. [...]

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Someone over at Amoeba sent me a link to this full concert Flight of the Conchords did at Amoeba records last April. Aside from the six minute intro where they try to get a guitar working, it’s a great time. Also they soundcheck by playing the Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” so that’s [...]

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I haven’t been posting most of Ruby Isle’s latest covers in their Elbo.ws covers project because, frankly, I didn’t like any of the new ones. However, they finally grabbed me again with this complete 180 take on the Decemberists’ “The Rake’s Song.” It’s like MGMT, but weirder because of the source material. MP3: Ruby Isle [...]

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Dark Was the Night is streaming a new song off their charity compilation. This time around it’s Yeasayer’s “Tightrope,” a song that they’ve been playing live for over a year now. Stream Yeasayer’s “Tightrope” on Dark Was the Night’s Myspace

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Anni Rossi was a completely random discovery today. My boss at the record store grabbed her new album Afton out of a pile of promos and tossed it on the speakers. I normally don’t like to play things that I don’t already know are or suspect will be awesome, but I quickly realized that Afton [...]

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I’ve been waiting for this bootleg to surface for weeks now and it’s finally arrived. E6 Townhall member timewasajoke recorded Of Montreal’s New Year’s Eve set in Athens, capturing over a dozen covers ranging from the Jesus and Mary Chain to Katrina and the Waves. It’s available in FLAC format at Dimeadozen, but you can [...]

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Photographed the first day of Bonnaroo 2008, inside a porta-potty UPDATED: New clues added. Bonnaroo has a tradition of hinting at their upcoming lineup with a series of riddles, some easy and some so dense that they’re nearly impenetrable. This year… looks like we’re in for a lot of density. Roo Clues has a comprehensive [...]

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