I’m going through a major Queen phase right now so I thought I’d only be polite of me to share. If you haven’t spent any time watching Queen’s live DVDs, there’s really very little else I could suggest to improve not only your day but your entire life. There are few classic bands that I [...]

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Last year’s breakout band Summer Fiction returns this year with a great Christmas single to celebrate the season. It’s a free download from their bandcamp, but you can snag it here. It’s a must-have for any of you looking to spice up your Christmas mixes. MP3: Summer Fiction – Christmas Eve For Two Summer Fiction [...]

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Wooden Wand moved to Kentucky about two years ago and I’d like to think that the community has embraced him pretty well. And while it’s not not exactly “I Heart KY,” he cared enough to pen this lovely track about his time here. His ragged southern storytelling ventures more into Drive-By Truckers territory here to [...]

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Whoa! Of Montreal released a surprise new song into the wild today. Enjoy “Withered Debts,” our first taste off Paralytic Stalks. MP3: Of Montreal – Wintered Debts I’m at work, so I can’t really go into depth right now. However, I can remark how much this throws back to 1998-2004 era Of Montreal in parts. [...]

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I met a guy who said he started reading my blog because I loved early Smashing Pumpkins stuff. I don’t know that I’ve ever really gone out of my way to mention it, but yeah, the Pumpkins were my first musical love. So when I was asked if I wanted to give away either of [...]

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Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Not only am I psyched to premier this new Yellow Ostrich song, I’m doubly excited just to hear it! This track sounds like Alex has focused more on the live show with a full band. It starts off as straight-ahead pop but then launches into a wild guitar solo [...]

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> One of Helplessness Blues’ best songs (if not the best) gets a video that’s just about as beautiful as the song itself.

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OK, let’s all get this out of our systems right now. Now that we’ve had ourselves a snicker, it’s time to enjoy some music. MP3: Bear Driver – Never Never “Never Never” feels like Bear Driver wrote a really powerful song, then reigned it in. Ordinarily you could interpret that as a complaint, but it [...]

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That Radiohead existed in the mid-80s as “On a Friday” is common knowledge among Radiohead fans. What was not common until recently is possession of those early demos. Today we get two tracks from 1986 — before Johnny joined the band. On a Friday: “Everybody Knows” On a Friday: “Girl (In a Purple Dress)”

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