Oh man. If I could only read Jack White’s mind during this. Parts two and three will be shown tonight and tomorrow on the Colbert Report.

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Any girl-fronted band in 2011 with a two word name that begins with “Best” is basically asking me to say they have a bad or poorly chosen name. OK. Best Youth have a bad/poorly chosen name. Now that we got that out of the way, we can continue. Best Youth, to their credit, sound nothing [...]

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Great news! Radiohead recorded another new song for their upcoming From The Basement session. We already heard “Staircase,” but the group also performed “the Daily Mail” as well. Above you’ll find video of Thom performing the song solo in 2010. [via AtEase]

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I got asked one of the dumbest questions you can be asked at a festival: “How were the Black Keys?” They were the Black Keys, fool! These guys are one of the strongest, most consistent bands making music today. Their albums are A+ material and their live show is so strong that we need to [...]

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Whoa, buddy. I knew Mumford & Sons were popular, but this was probably the closest I’ve ever been to seeing a Justin Bieber/NSYNC/Beatles moment of fangirl ecstasy from an audience. I’m not trying to say that their entire crowd was very excited female fans, but that was 90% of the front row. As for the [...]

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I really love the pop simplicity of the new CSS song “Hits Me Like a Rock.” The guest vocals from Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie aren’t a bad addition either. La Liberación is out Aug 29. Stream “Hits Me Like a Rock” at CoS

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Another addition to a slew of awesome shows coming this summer/fall, psych-pop outift Black Moth Super Rainbow will be playing Cosmic Charlie’s on September 17th (according to the Google calendar of events on the venue’s site). BMSR played to a HUGE crowd at the Red Mile Round Bard two years ago and the show was [...]

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Well this is a bit unexpected. Radiohead just dropped this gem in advance of their webcast of their performance for Nigel Godrich’s “From the Basement” series on July 1. Here’s Radiohead playing a new song “Staircase” in Godrich’s Basement. MP3: Radiohead – Staircase (live From the Basement)

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Lexington’s Boomslang festival has a pretty sweet 2011 lineup announced so far. There’s a lot of experimental acts on the bill, but a few classic (pop) rockers as well. Swans, Psychedelic Furs, Pelican and Tom Tom Club are all coming to our fine city. Get excited, guys. Boomslang goes down Sept 23-25. Boomslang Festival Lineup [...]

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