Vandaveer is one of the many artists who’ve contributed to Before the Goldrush a charity compilation that benefits Teach for America. I’ve talked to some people who’ve done TfA and it seems like a really tough gig. So to help soothe their day (and yours), here’s Vandaveer covering Leonard Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way to [...]

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Thanks to Stereogum for pointing me towards this. Okkervil River’s The Stand-Ins was one of my favorite records of last year and “Pop Lie” was the first track that grabbed me. Will goes absolutely wild in this video, giving us even more to love about Okkervil River.

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the front of the BLKS JKS / Esau Mwamwaya seven-inch The FADER and Southern Comfort have sponsored another fun little contest for You Ain’t No Picasso readers. I’m giving away a four-pack of seven-inches ranging from afro-pop to whatever the Dirty Projectors are. Here’s the list, followed by the contest rules. The 7″s include: Telepathe/77Klash [...]

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I picked up on this track from Muzzle of Bees, so thanks so much for that one. MP3: The Online Romance – Ladybug, Don’t Smile “Ladybug Don’t Smile” is a bit out of season. It would be an ideal late February release, so that we could all walk around listening to The Online Romance as [...]

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John Vanderslice’s studio Tiny Telephone is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and JV is celebrating by throwing what sounds like a huge party. John’s playing with the 30-piece Magik*Magik Orchestra and Choir at the end of this month in San Fransisco. John Vanderslice performing w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra January 30, 2009 | Great American Music [...]

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The sound is a little too low, but this video is just too good to pass on. Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Johnny Marr of the Smiths/Modest Mouse and Phil and Ed of Radiohead play Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees” and “Bodysnatchers” at 7 Worlds Collide. If ever there was an all star lineup in the past [...]

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Pitchfork.tv just posted the video for my second favorite Blitzen Trapper song and the title track of their second album Furr. It’s a nice and simple stop motion video that uses a bit of art and a bit of super8 looking footage.

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Bodies of Water just released this wicked six-minute video for their song “Under the Pines.” It’s like watching a trippy version of The Village shot in the 60s. “Under the Pines” is off Bodies of Water’s album A Certain Feeling, which is out now on Secretly Canadian.

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Today at work Matt (the other one) threw on an interesting-looking CD called The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele. I’d seen him mentioned on a few blogs and had been meaning to check him out. From the first song I was way into the album, but “You Can’t Force a [...]

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