Vandaveer sent me a quick note alerting me to the presence of his newest Christmas EP. This is his second one; both are available at his site. This new one’s got versions of “Silver Bells,” “Merry Christmas Baby” and “Blue Christmas.” Download Vandaveer’s XMas EPs at his web site

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I was listening to WRFL yesterday and heard this great track that I just had to share. I’ve been pretty ignorant of Thee Oh Sees for a long time, but that ends today! MP3: Thee Oh Sees – Tidal Wave When this track started up I thought that Nuggets-esque guitar riff was a looped sample [...]

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Really having a hard time not reading that title as as an unenthusiastic “oh, it’s Christmas.” But the upbeat, beautiful song manages to bust out of my weird mental quirks into the realm of fantastic seasonal tunes.

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If it’s December at You Ain’t No Picasso then it’s time for Mixmas. Every year I use the holiday season as an excuse to get some of my favorite musicians to contribute a mix centered around a theme of their choosing. They share some of their favorites and we get a little peak into their [...]

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Thanks to every blog in the world for posting this in the past hour. Here’s Neon Indian covering T. Rex’s “Children of the Revolution.” MP3: Neon Indian – Children of the Revolution (T. Rex)

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Last week Jim James played at the President’s Park in D.C tree lighting ceremony. They also had B.B. King, Sara Bareilles, Maroon 5 and Common, but snooooze. Hit the link below and go about 1/3 through to get to Jim singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Watch the tree lighting ceremony, including Jim James’ [...]

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I can’t tell you why I loved this — only that I did.

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Cover Me has a first look at REM’s Christmas fan club songs: this Xmas cover and one song that’s three instrumentals from their upcoming record mixed together. The cover’s great, but I gotta point you to Death Cab for Cutie’s version. Hear REM’s fan club Christmas songs

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Here’s late night musical guests at their best: it’s Phosphorescent joining with Letterman’s house band horn section to play through “It’s Hard to be Humble (When You’re From Alabama).”

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