Of Montreal’s show this past Saturday was the best I’ve seen them since their Roseland Ballroom show in New York. And really, it’s almost an unfair battle since that show had a horse and Andrew from MGMT guest-guitaring on a Nirvana cover. So as far as regular shows go, this one was just about tops. [...]

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You might not know the rapper Childish Gambino, but there’s an above average chance that you’re familiar with Donald Glover’s other work. When not assembling mix tapes under the name Childish Gambino, he’s spent the past couple years writing for 30 Rock, playing Troy on Community and writing and performing skits with the Derrick Comedy [...]

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While stopping by Zane Lowe’s BBC 1 radio show, Vampire Weekend did this cover of Rancid’s “Ruby Soho.” It would have trouble sounding much different than the original, but it does sound great. MP3: Vampire Weekend – Ruby Soho (Rancid) Thanks to Abeano for ripping the cover.

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So it turns out that I really enjoy putting together these covers archives. It gives me a chance to rediscover the depth of influences of some of my favorite bands and — in cases like this — rediscover how great the band is. I used to be a HUGE Decemberists junkie. I’m still a fan, [...]

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After a fun and wild trip to Nashville, getting to see James Husband was a great way to relax. Jamey was backed by Of Montreal co-members Dottie and Davey, as well as Ricky from the Besties, Heather McIntosh on cello and someone I didn’t recognize on guitar. It had to be pretty close to a [...]

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I missed the majority of the Super Bowl, but the all my favorite blogs had this waiting for me when I got back. Even better than the A+ soundtrack of Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” is that it’s really funny! Not as cute as that Google one, but still fantastic.

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MP3: One For the Team – Every Little Thing I never forgot how good One For the Team are on record, but man did my memory fail me on how good they are live! I’d say the only think keeping them from putting on a Matt & Kim-level show is that M&K always look like [...]

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Since I’m making the drive to Nashville to see Of Montreal live in Nashville tonight, I figured it’d be fitting to post this fantastic recording of what seems to be the most promising of Of Montreal’s new songs. You can also check out a great quality live video of their new song “Teenage Unicorn Fisting” [...]

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“The Underdog” really raised the bar for Spoon videos. As such, this completely cool high contrast video for “Written in Reverse” seems juuuust a little bit boring. But then again, videos where we just watch the band play the song in a studio have always had an uphill battle.

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