There was a lot of hate for Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza, but there was easily twice as much love. In fact, by comparing the Strokes’ audience to Gaga’s, I’d guess there was five times as much love. And really, I have to put myself in that camp as well. Gaga’s show is a spectacle that [...]

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Here’s Kanye’s 90 second preview of the “living painting”/video for his new song “Power.” It’s creative, fitting for the song and a fair amount better than I thought it’d be.

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On my way up to Chicago for Lollapalooza. Here’s one of the many, many songs on my playlist for the drive. Enjoy! MP3: Jonathan Richman – I’m a Little Dinosaur (live)

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MP3: Portugal the Man, the Dig + Port O’Brien – Strangers (the Kinks) Portugal the Man, one of my favorite groups, will be hitting the road again this fall. This time around they’re supporting Primus for a bit before going off on a headlining tour. Catch ‘em if you’re in the area! They put on [...]

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MP3: Holy Fuck – Latin America And the good news keeps on rollin! Thanks to Decibel Tolls for pointing out that Holy Fuck have an upcoming show at Louisville’s Zanzabar. Holy Fuck, Shedding, and TBA Wednesday, September 8 Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St., Louisville 9 p.m. / 21+ / $TBD

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MP3: Cymbals Eat Guitars – Ballad of Big Nothing (Elliott Smith) MP3: The Thermals – Now We Can See Looks like the string of good concerts in the KY area continues with the addition of the Thermals and Cymbals Eat Guitars. Cymbals Eat Guitars tour dates Aug 6-8 – Lollapalooza – Chicago IL Sep 30 [...]

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MP3: Arcade Fire – Such A Shame (Jay Reatard) Whoa. Here’s something to get your blood pumping for the Arcade Fire’s upcoming Lollapalooza performance and subsequent tour. Here’s a great cover of the recently passed Jay Reatard’s “Such a Shame.” Download the MP3, as well as check out the Arcade Fire covers archive I’ve put [...]

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Photo by not me The whole time I was in the doctor’s waiting room I had to listen to Wale on twitter counting down to the release of his “More About Nothing” mixtape. And now that I’m finally out of the waiting room, I’ve got to wait until I get off work to actually listen [...]

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When I was in LA to photograph the new Of Montreal album being recorded, someone close to the group let me hear some of bassist Davey Pierce’s solo project Yip Deceiver. It sounded great and not too different from what Of Montreal fans were already enjoying in Davey’s supporting role. Here’s hoping that he can [...]

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