NME is reporting that Pulp’s classic lineup will be taking the stage for the first time since 1996. So far they only have two dates — Primavera Sound in Barcelona on May 27 and the London’s Wireless Festival in Hyde Park on July 3 — so either start praying for some stateside shows or start [...]

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The Wombats are one group that I’ve enjoyed for a while, but never can seem to keep good track of. Maybe it’s because they’re on another continent, but I think it’s because they’ve always got something cooking. Well, here’s the latest to emerge from their pot — “Jump Into the Fog.”

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Today is officially my first “do nothing” day in a couple weeks. If it wasn’t, I know where I’d be. Plus it’s been long enough since their last release that they might have a couple new songs in the bag… The Features w/Real Numbers at Cosmic Charlies Sat Nov 6 — 10pm 18+

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Whoa guys. Whoa. I wanted a little more Girl Talk in my life, but all these dates plus a new album coming out soon is maybe a bit more than I wanted. Well, probably not. But if you live in North America, there’s a good chance Girl Talk is playing within 10 miles of your [...]

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If it’s after Halloween, it’s time for forward-thinking people to start thinking about Christmas — and apparently the Boy Least Likely To are two such forward-thinking people. They just announced that they’ll be releasing an 11-song album full of Christmas tunes this December 7 (Nov 30 on iTunes). Christmas Special tracklist 1. The Christmas Waltz [...]

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Janelle just tweeted a link to the web site Shape of What’s to Come, which is featuring a new song written by her specifically for them. I wish I could tell you a little more about it, but the site requires registration to download it and I’m a little pressed for time. I’ll have to [...]

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Idiot Glee covering “The Ledge” and “The Chain” Like I said just the other day, Idiot Glee was fantastic as Fleetwood Mac on Halloween. My YANP-sponsored Come As You Aren’t party was a blast — and with performances like this, I take zero credit. Here’s some videos of three of their songs, “The Ledge,” “The [...]

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The Tallest Man on Earth has always sounded like a more energetic Bob Dylan to me, so I guess it’s only fitting that the video for “Love Is All” should be paired with home movie footage from the 60s. It’s not my favorite way to make a music video, but this great song makes up [...]

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I realized yesterday that I never put up my photos of the Handsome Furs in Halifax. The first 1/3 of the show was fantastic — and really the rest of the show was probably quite good, but I’ll never know because people started coming down the aisles and standing in front of our section to [...]

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