OK. Even though I announced it a while ago, people just now seem to be asking me if I know what’s up with the Girl Talk concert happening in Lexington on August 27. My A #1 advice is to GET YOUR TICKETS NOW. Tickets are on sale TODAY; info on how to snag them is [...]

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This is juuust about as good as getting a peak at Thurston Moore’s record collection or hearing Michael Jordan speak candidly about the current class of the NBA. Quentin Tarantino sat down and rattled off his twenty favorite films. There are, of course, some very surprising choices (including two Keanu films) and some that are [...]

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I’m glad I started following Local Natives on twitter, partially because they’re one of my favorite young bands and partially because they keep me updated with all their goings on. For instance, I wouldn’t have found out that they just uploaded a new song to their myspace page. You can stream it in the myspace [...]

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Starting today and ending next Saturday, Lexington’s Boomslang festival organizers are offering tickets to the entire fest for just $35. After that expires, tickets are $50 or $20 for a day. Head over to Boomslang’s web site to find out how to grab your early bird tickets! MP3: Os Mutantes – Teclar As I mentioned [...]

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Thanks to Pop Candy for pointing this one out. I’m not the biggest Napoleon Dynamite fan, but Jared Hess’ new film Gentlemen Broncos looks hilarious. It’s about a lonely loser whose God-awful sci-fi novel is stolen by a fading author (Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords). If you aren’t sold on the plot alone, [...]

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It’s time again for another installment of My First Time, the series where I ask some of my favorite bands to share stories about their musical “firsts.” Everything from the first song they ever wrote to the response they got when they first played their songs for their family. It’s all here. Because after all, [...]

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After weeks of local rumors and good long while of actually knowing it was an inevitability, I finally have permission to say on here that the Dame is closing. I talked to the Dame’s general manager Nick Sprouse today and he confirmed that their last day is August 23. Luckily that’s only a little over [...]

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Here’s a live recording of Of Montreal’s newest debuted song. So far we’ve got “Coquet Coquet,” “Like a Tourist” and now “Girl Named Hello.” This one, unfortunately, sounds like the least single-worthy of the three, but it’s still pretty nice! MP3: Of Montreal – Girl Named Hello (live at Bonnaroo) Even though I’m not immediately [...]

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Here’s that Cure cover that Cursive did last night at CD Central. It’s a pretty good recording and a really good cover. Unfortunately it cut off the part where he talks about how he always sings like Robert Smith. Oh well. Enjoy! MP3: Cursive – The Lovecats (Cure cover – live)

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