A while ago I posted on Of Montreal offshoot Yip Deceiver, but couldn’t offer a download. Well, Davey has decided to make them available for download, so today’s your (our) lucky day! MP3: Yip Deceiver – Obnoxia MP3: Yip Deceiver – Sadie Hawkins Day It seems that things are lining up for an early 2011 [...]

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Whoa! Of Montreal have put together their own epic 3-minute beach battle with their first single “Coquet Coquette” as the soundtrack. Enjoy it, download the song below and catch ‘em on tour all over the US. MP3: Of Montreal – Coquet Coquette

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Photo by not me When I moved into my new apartment this summer I borrowed every season of Seinfeld from my work and watched them until we got our cable installed. So it’s only fitting that Wale should drop the sequel to his Seinfeld mixtape during my own personal Summer of George. MP3: Wale – [...]

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Wait, did I say that Mute Math needed a light show? Because MGMT really needed a light show. That Bonnaroo show I caught back in 2008 was amazing. The darkness gave them such control over the atmosphere. But Lollapalooza? Eh. Fairly good musical performance with not much to look at. For years I’ve argued against [...]

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Mute Math were good, but I’m really convinced that they need a nighttime set in order to really shine. Their music’s fairly dynamic, so when the music explodes into a chorus you want it to be accompanied by an explosion of light as well. While they’re fun in the sun, I think they’re even better [...]

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Yeasayer were great. Their new record Odd Blood is one of my favorites of the year. Everything should have been perfect at Lollapalooza. The problem with their show was that there was way too much bass. Like, way too much. “Rome,” one of my favorite tracks on Odd Blood, was particularly covered up by too [...]

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Whoa. If Anti Records hadn’t endorsed this as authentic, I’d hesitate to believe this was real — it’s that crazy. But in 1987, Tom Waits covered the James Brown super-classic “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” live in concert. Here’s the proof. The beautiful, beautiful proof. MP3: Tom Waits – Papa’s Got a Brand New [...]

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It’s tough to think of any other band in the past few years that’s blown up quite in the way that Phoenix have. They were trotting along with some good albums to their name and a very respectable fan base, then BOOM! They’re headlining Lollapalooza and playing in during every commercial break on Fox. It’s [...]

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I was poking around the internet last night and ran across Detroit synth pop band Lettercamp. Some of you from the area might know this better as Liz Wittman’s (Friendly Foes) solo debut, but this is my first introduction to her. It’s catchy and it’s got a fresh air about it, so I’m sold. MP3: [...]

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