Now here’s a great track to start the week with. Tiger Waves are a pop group from Austin that have been releasing a lot of stuff on their bandcamp over the past month. Snag some goodies over there after you’re done with this one. MP3: Tiger Waves – It Could Never Stop What fun these [...]

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This makes me miss Portugal The Man a lot. Here they are in San Diego performing a cover of the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It’s also got a great transition from their song “The Devil.” Portugal the Man: “The Devil” > “Helter Skelter”

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MP3: Moon Tides – Swimming Funny story. I was trying to find the bandcamp page for the band Swimming and ran across Moon Tides’ song “Swimming.” I had downloaded a Swimming (band) song and was trying to get back there. Strangely my Google search led me to another awesome band! Moon Tides on Bandcamp

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It what could be one of the most perfect pairings ever, here’s Tom Waits reading two Bukowski works, “The Laughing Heart” and “Nirvana.” You can hear what Waits has to say about Bukowski in this video. Tom Waits reads “The Laughing Heart” Tom Waits reads “Nirvana”

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Here’s the latest group to pay tribute to REM after their breakup. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks covered REM’s college radio classic “Radio Free Europe” in Atlanta earlier this month. Thanks to Muzzle of Bees for the video!

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If anyone was wondering if The Weeknd would be able to get his third promised album of 2011 out before January, here’s your answer. He posted “Initiation” to his Tumblr with no prior announcement and little fanfare. He doesn’t explictly say this is off his next release, but that’s the same pattern he followed for [...]

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I loved Givers’ debut album, so obviously I jumped at the chance to hear Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier remix their song “Meantime.” Enjoy! MP3: Givers – Meantime (Deerhoof Remix)

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R Stevie Moore was the act that convinced me that the 2011 Boomslang organizers had done a good job booking the festival. This prolific psych-rocker lives just a few hours away but has never played in Lexington (at least to my knowledge). But he and his band put on a fantastic show at Natasha’s on [...]

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St Vincent has a solid track record of choosing great bands to cover (seriously: Tom Waits, Big Black and Pop Group? That girl’s a music snob). Here’s another great one to add to the collection. MP3: St Vincent – She Is Beyond Good and Evil (Pop Group) Download this and more at the St Vincent [...]

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