Looks like my first attempt at publishing an unconfirmed rumor was right: Pavement are headlining this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival! Looks like we’ve got a great lineup ahead, as it also includes performances by LCD Soundsystem, Lightning Bolt and a bunch of other great bands announced in this first round. Here’s the partial list of [...]

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So that Happy Hollows contest yielded a lot of great band suggestions. The first is A band I seem to have missed out on last year. Luckily Wild Moccasins will be hitting up SXSW this year, so it’s still not too late for me (or you!) to get into them. MP3: Wild Moccasins – Fruit [...]

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Pelican will be there! Loads of other bands will too! Maybe you’ll also be there! So yes, tickets to the Scion Rock Fest are free… but I’m offering two of you the chance to skip out on the RSVPing and have tickets mailed to you. So if you dig metal and can be in Columbus, [...]

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I thought I was getting tired of celebrity guest appearances in music videos, but Fred Armisen is just great as one of two book store owners who invite Annie Clark to play an instore for an empty store.

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I picked up on Shark?’s new EP while reading Poptarts Suck Toasted. If you dig the Strokes and fuzzed-out guitar rock, definitely check them out. MP3: Shark? – I’m An Animal MP3: Shark? – Let’s Roll “I’m an Animal” and “Let’s Roll” sound like two different bands covering unreleased Strokes songs. They’re both fairly raw [...]

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Apologies for all the Bonnarumors as of late, but it’s really been occupying a lot of my time lately. According to Live Daily (via Stereogum), this year we can count on getting Paul Simon and maybe — just maybe — Paul McCartney. I’d be excited to see Paul Simon (though I’m not sure he’s quite [...]

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Painting by someone who is definitely not me and super talented Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have a new record I Learned the Hard way out April 6. I downloaded this yesterday afternoon, but had to wait many excruciating hours until after work and LOST to finally hear it. Totally worth the wait, guys. MP3: [...]

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Photo via Deerhoof’s Myspace Uh… someone please record this so that I can listen to it forever and ever. Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu are teaming up to cover Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures at the Donaufestival in Austria. The fest takes place April 28-May 8 in Krems, Austria and includes performances by Panda Bear, Wolf Parade, [...]

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Today I’m back in the hospital for another fun run through the American medical system. But because I’d hate to leave you guys without entertainment and me with nothing to do, I’ve decided to run this contest and kill two birds with one stone. MP3: The Happy Hollows – Faces I’m giving away 10 copies [...]

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