I was pretty much KO’ed yesterday and didn’t touch the internet until after 30 Rock. So please chalk up the fact that I didn’t post this video to that reason rather than any lack of excitement. Odd Blood is easily one of my favorite releases of the year and this performance on Fallon is an [...]

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Photo by Mark Goldstein Some kind soul just emailed me this new Z-Trip remix of the Dead Weather’s song “Treat Me Like Your Mother” featuring Slug from Atmosphere. I’m not the biggest fan of that Dead Weather record, but this was one of the few songs I enjoy. Now it’s been remixed by the best [...]

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The Morning Benders’ Big Echo is one of the most buzzed about records of the first half of the year and this video shows why. This is a great recording of the track “Excuses” as recorded by the band, plus a choir and miniature orchestra. It’s easily one of the best live videos I’ve seen [...]

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I’ve been on the lookout for Wilco’s cover of Neil Young’s “Broken Arrow” from the NY tribute to pop up online, but it looks like that might take longer than I expected. Luckily Muzzle of Bees posted a live recording of the band tackling the cover in Portland. Oh joy!

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It’s been a popular rumor around town for a long time that Mastodon were finally going to get booked to play Busters. Seems like the rumor practically predates the venue. But it’s official, it’s happening and it’s about time. Mastodon w/Baroness and Valient Thorr Saturday May 22 Busters Thanks to blueline for the heads up. [...]

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Man, what a wild day. Tons of snow, UK game and the eeking out of the Bonnaroo lineup over the ENTIRE DAY. Well it looks like all three are done and with largely positive results! We snagged Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, the Flaming Lips, She & Him and a ton more great groups. Here’s the full [...]

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For the past month or so, I’ve had a two friends who have talked back and forth on Twitter about how good Lissie’s new album is. They’ve both told me to check her out, but for some reason I never got around to it until Aquarium Drunkard recently profiled her. It’s one of those times [...]

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This is our first listen to the new Thermals record, due out in September. Yeah, September. That seems like both an eon away and pretty soon, considering their last album came out just last year. But “Canada” is out on iTunes today and available for streaming below. It’s straight power-pop and sounds tailor made for [...]

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Today Bonnaroo’s initial lineup gets announced. The only catch is that they’ve invited the bands to announce their involvement over the course of the day through whatever social media they want. Starting at noon (two hours from now), Bonnaroo’s myspace page will begin to compile a list of who all has announced. But why wait! [...]

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