Wow. This video does not make my impending choice of Monsters of Folk vs. attending Halloween parties any easier. I thought the choice was just going to be between dressing up and acting goofy and driving to Louisville to see a once-in-a-lifetime show. But turns out it the fact that Jim James, M Ward, Conor [...]

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Going into a Girl Talk show, I always treat it like a window into a sociology experiment I’m not conducting. It’s a great place to people watch, except that Girl Talk show attendees are usually either fantastic people or incredibly annoying individuals. But even that level of admiration and hate is difficult to keep up [...]

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Remember when I wrote that rave review of Thao Nguyen’s performance at Monolith? Well, I was particularly taken with the new songs she previewed at the festival. I’m not 100% sure, but I think “Know Better, Learn Faster” was among them and the one that really got me. Either way, it’s available for download now [...]

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Man, I’ve got to stop reading Rawkblog. All it has done this weekend is fill me full of musical wonder and break my heart by telling me which pop groups I love have broken up. Well, the news this time actually came from a tweet from Justin of Aquarium Drunkard. But no matter where the [...]

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I think it’s passed the point of cliche to complain about how late rappers are to take the stage at festivals, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s the preeminent memory I have of Doom’s show. His poor DJ, Dr Who Dat?, had to kill time for about 15 minutes or more with general [...]

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Oh hey, I suddenly have a reason to vaguely care about the Twilight sequel New Moon. The full soundtrack was announced for the sequel today and it includes new songs from Grizzly Bear, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sea Wolf and a duet between Bon Iver & St. Vincent. Naturally I’m most excited for the new [...]

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Pitchfork.tv just posted this new video for St. Vincent’s standout track “Marrow.” The video’s nice and vaguely creepy, but the real magic here is still the song. It’s one of my favorites of the year and seems like it’ll never grow old.

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I’d lost track of Langhorne Slim for an album or so — ever since his debut album, anyway — until my boss at the record store put on his new album Be Set Free the other day. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but he’s grown even far beyond that great first record. This new [...]

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Big thanks again to NYC Taper for recording Of Montreal’s show at Terminal 5. We not only got a great quality recording of a good set, but another addition to the Of Montreal covers archive, which now has solidly above 80 covers. MP3: Of Montreal + Janelle Monae – Love Hangover (live Diana Ross cover) [...]

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