MP3: Mister Heavenly – Pineapple Girl Mister Heavenly just shared their fall tour dates and I couldn’t be happier. They’ve got a Lexington show and they’re hitting up a lot of secondary markets that are often overlooked (like Lexington — which actually might be a tertiary market if you want to be mean about it). [...]

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Lately Chris Taylor’s Terrible Records twitter account has been talking about “Cyan” a great deal. I must’ve been napping for a second yesterday, because I’m first catching it this morning. It’s got so much life to it that I’d have a hard time believing most of you aren’t as into it as I am. Here’s [...]

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Thanks to Yvynyl for pointing out the existence of this new single by Saskatchewan. The “Skinny Dipping” 7″ is out now and available for free download! MP3: Saskatchewan – Skinny Dipping This is the closest I’ve heard a band come to the real core of Beach House. It’s relaxing, the haunting vocals are there and [...]

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MP3: Mister Heavenly – Pineapple Girl Cosmic Charlie’s just announced a show I’ve been hoping for all year: Mister Heavenly are coming to Lexington. Mister Heavenly Friday Nov 11 at Cosmic Charlies 10PM | 18+ $12 Adv | $15 DOS To prepare yourself, I suggest buying the record on vinyl and then reading my interview [...]

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The Flaming Lips’ six-hour song has made its entry into the world! The Lips are selling the “Strobo Trip” set you see above at select record stores pretty much as they’re able. Fans have ripped the songs and put them online for all to hear. You can check out the lengthy track “I Found a [...]

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From their site: “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, [...]

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Here’s a quick overview of the shows happening at Boomslang this year. For information on non-band related events, check out Boomslang’s website. You can pick up tickets at CD Central, UK’s ticket outlet or at the doors of the venues. Friday at Cosmic Charlies: Those Darlins Boomslang is getting started off right, with an evening [...]

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So CANT is successful enough that I don’t have to start every write-up with “CANT is Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear” now, right? Good. This is video is a great match for the slow burn of CANT’s fantastic track “She Found a Way Out.” There’s nothing groundbreaking about it; it’s just a great example of [...]

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Hands up: who saw this coming? I’ll admit that I didn’t. The classic GBV lineup has recorded a 21-song album Let’s Go Eat the Factory, due out in Jan 2012. Check out the track list over at Mojo

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