This was only my second time seeing a full set by the Whigs. I’ve seen them partially at two festivals, but only once before had seen their show from start to finish. That show at the Dame was one of my favorites of 2008 and still holds a lot of great memories for me. So [...]

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Going into the show, I knew next to nothing about Band of Skulls. I’d had a few friends recommend them to me, but I never really looked into them for whatever reason. So when I got to Cosmic Charlie’s in the middle of their set, I decided just to make my way to the front [...]

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Pitchfork just keeps getting better and better. I knew they had another round of additions, but I figured it’d be a few small bands and that’d be it. Not so. This time they added Big Boi, Wolf Parade, Liars, Major Lazer, Local Natives, Robyn, Real Estate, Free Energy, Kurt Vile and a couple more. Check [...]

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Twenty minutes after I read that this story had been debunked and deleted my draft on it, /Film confirmed that the rumor is true: the Arcade Fire and Spike Jonze are working together on a new film. As JAFB pointed out, John Estrata wrote on twitter that the Arcade Fire were currently in Austin to [...]

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Here’s the first video off the Apples’ new record Travellers in Space and Time. It stars their buddy and record head Elijah Wood AND features the most in-jokey book title ever (“The Impact of Sound Velocity on the Evolution of Tone and Soul in Tidal Waves” by Ruston H.S. Moone PhD)

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Mates of State just announced that they’ll be releasing a covers album called Crushes. The tracklist is pretty sweet — everything from Fleetwood Mac and Belle & Sebastian to Nick Cave and Tom Waits. They did a mean Gnarls Barkley cover back in 2006, so I know they’ve got it in them to do these [...]

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Pitchfork just shared this new Menomena track with the world. It comes to us from a split 7″ they’re doing with the Helio Sequence that will be out on Record Store Day (April 17 — come say hey!). Not sure if it’ll be on their upcoming full length, but Mines will be out July 27. [...]

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Still mulling over your feelings on Congratulations? Me too. But starting next week we’ll have an opportunity to hear the new songs performed live all over the US. Check out their tour dates after the break.

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I finally got to check out Avi Buffalo’s new record and was fairly impressed. It’s loaded with great pop songs that just might wind up being a key component of my spring soundtrack. And while this wasn’t my favorite song on the album, “Remember Last Time” is more than good enough to give you a [...]

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