I guess this isn’t the best cover I’ve seen all year, but I’d definitely put it comfortably in the top three so far (and Jamey gets points for being involved in the #1 slot too — Of Montreal covering the Jackson 5!) When I saw James Husband/Of Montreal in Nashville, one of the highlights was [...]

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Lemme tell you what: every band that’s ever done a Take Away Show is probably angry at the Blogotheque guys right now. “You mean we could’ve recorded our session on a cool french carousel? That was an option?!” they are likely yelling after watching this video. Mix some of the best songs of the year [...]

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Thanks to the Decibel Tolls for pointing me to this new cover Emily Reo did of Built to Spill’s “Cars.” Unfortunately I’m not really that up on my BTS, so I had to youtube the original. Embarrassing, I know. MP3: Emily Reo – Car (Built to Spill) And if you missed it, here’s her original [...]

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Thanks to Stereogum for this great video of Bat for Lashes covering Radiohead’s “All I Need” live in concert. It’s not quite up to Radiohead standards — but really, who is? Would’ve been sweet to catch this in concert, but then again I’d just like to see Bat For Lashes in concert at all.

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In a further attempt to suck up to non-Kentucky readers, I’ve got another out of state contest for you guys. (well, I guess you can win if you’re in KY — you’d just have to drive a really long way) I’m giving away two tickets to the Harvest of Hope Festival in St. Augusine, Florida. [...]

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As you may have read on a few other KY blogs, Of Montreal will be playing a show at Buster’s this May. However, what you might not have picked up is that this is going to be a You Ain’t No Picasso Presents event, which means I’ll be there giving away the new YANP tshirts [...]

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MP3: The Whigs – In the Dark Woo! I knew that I’d get to catch the Whigs again before too long. Of course, they were just in Kentucky, so it’s kind of my fault… but that’s not the point! The point is that they were just booked to play with Band of Skulls and the [...]

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It seems like every time there’s a new We Are Scientists album out, the first I hear from it is a radio rip of their lead single from a British radio station. On the plus side, now that they’re wildly famous over there, the quality of the rips has gotten excellent! I guess that’s what [...]

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I’ll start with the upside: new Happy Hollows song! Now the unfortunate downside: you can’t make out even one word of the vocals. It’s a halfway decent recording otherwise, but you literally can’t hear anything she’s saying and it’s kind of a drag. Still, if you’re as into the band as I am, you’ll probably [...]

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