Just because the Flaming Lips have about two dozen projects going on right now, that hasn’t stopped Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd from teaming up with Al Novey (I’ve never heard of him either) to record this Neil Diamond-influenced track. I think the Youtube description says it best: “When an illustrious rock star and a golden-throated [...]

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tUnE-yArDs’ remix 12″ came out today and it features reworkings of “Gangsta” by Cut Chemist and Ad Rock. To celebrate/remind you, they’ve released this video for the song, directed by and starring Ms. tUnE-yArDs herself, Merrill Garbus. This is one of my favorite songs of the year, so listen up if you haven’t already heard [...]

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For better or worse, Colbert doesn’t cut his guests any slack. So after 15 minutes of ribbing Radiohead about their anti-corporate stance and calling Dr Pepper “the Official Drink of Radiohead,” the guys got their chance to respond. Thom got a good one in, comparing Dr Pepper to “that stuff they put in your mouth [...]

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It feels weird that Midpoint was my first time seeing Cheyenne perform as a solo artist. I’ve seen her play with Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore in the past, but this was a first. And while I love her in the support role, she’s fantastic as a solo artist. Well, I shouldn’t really say [...]

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Yesterday one of our regular record store customers, an middle aged fellow, came in and told me that he didn’t like Dark Side of the Moon because that’s when Pink Floyd went from his little indie secret to everybody’s favorite band. Well, being that I have no such experiences with the record, it still holds [...]

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Another sweet giveaway this week! This time around I’m handing out a vinyl copy of Blonde Redhead’s score for the D&D documentary Dungeon Masters by Keven McAlester. The score’s a really great composition and sounds great on wax. To enter to win a copy of Blonde Redhead’s Dungeon Masters, leave a comment with your name, [...]

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I’m under strict orders not to watch this weekend’s SNL until my girlfriend get back, but luckily that doesn’t apply to the musical guest segments. And don’t forget that Radiohead are appearing on the hour-long episode of the Colbert Report tomorrow! Radiohead: “Lotus Flower” Radiohead: “Staircase”

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Thanks to WLFY for providing us with Jonquil’s contribution to a new split 7″ with Solid Gold (out soon on Dovecote). “Mexico” has the African pop feel of Vampire Weekend, but without the prep school sheen. <p><a href=”http://soundowl.com/track/1r41/jonquil-mexico”>Download Jonquil Mexico</a></p>

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