I was out of town for yesterday’s big news: Death From Above 1979 will be reuniting for Coachella 2011. This year’s lineup is pretty good, but likely not enough to get me to make the trip. Still, one reunion show for DFA1979 is a good sign for a tour or at least a few more [...]

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Let’s not bury the lede: Athens, GA band the Masters of the Hemisphere are getting back together and have given You Ain’t No Picasso an exclusive new song to share. As for the reunion, here’s the only information I have at the moment. The original group has reformed, recorded a 12-song album titled Maybe These [...]

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We’ve got a lot of talent in Lexington, KY — and as it turns out, we’ve got a lot of talented people named “Robert.” Obviously we’ve got Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo, who wrote this song, but we’re also home to Robert Beatty (Hair Police, Ulysses) who directed the video for “CPU.”

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We’ve already seen the video for “Victory Walker 2am” (reposted below), but now we’ve got the MP3 and some news to accompany it. Still Flyin have readied their next LP for your greedy little hands. Neu Ideas is out Feb first and features bonus remixes from Hood Internet, Love is All and a couple other [...]

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For some, the appeal of a Mister Heavenly show might be that Michael Cera plays bass with the group (for the moment anyway). Those people should be the last to have a chance at tickets. The real allure is the fantastic, innovative music the group have put together. And at their latest NYC show, this [...]

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Dirty Beaches’ “Sweet 17″ was given to Pitchfork the other day. You’re hopefully already familiar with “Lord Knows Best,” but now we’re getting into territory that sounds more like the rest of the album. MP3: Dirty Beaches – Sweet 17 The only thing keeping “Sweet 17″ from being a tie for my favorite track on [...]

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I just realized that I’ve used the phrase “super excited” in 2/3 of posts I’ve written about the Man Man/Islands collaboration Mister Heavenly (well, now it’s 3/4). Guess that must tell you something, huh? Well today we get our first listen to their finished studio work. Enter your email below to snag their tunes “Mister [...]

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I got sent this video with a line about how it sounded like Of Montreal with Fleet Foxes. Throw in a touch of T Rex and I’d say you’re just about there. “I’m the Enforcer” is acoustic guitar, layered vocals and two and a half minutes of gentle pop bliss.

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Which is more likely: that you and three friends will have four boomboxes at the same time or four smartphones? In 2011 it’s a no-brainer. That’s why the Flaming Lips are adapting the idea behind their 1997 album Zaireeka, which was a four CD set designed to be played simultaneously. Wayne and Steven demonstrate above.

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