These United States @ Cosmic Charlies
Bill Callahan @ Cosmic Charlies
Jim James @ 21c
Daniel Martin Moore @ 21c
The Hood Internet @ Busters
Man Man @ Busters
Ford Theater Reunion @ Busters

YANP’s Trip to Finland 2009
Murmansk
Manna
Them Bird Things
Hevisaurus
Os Mutantes
Strangers Family Band
Disappears
Wussy @ CD Central
Faust
Mission of Burma
Casino vs Japan

Monolith 2009 — Denver, CO
Phoenix
Method Man & Redman
Bad Veins
The Thermals
Dandy Warhols
Neon Indian
The [...]

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Friday in the Mohawk, the Prototypes song “Danse Sur La Merde” came over the speakers between sets. I started bobbing my head and getting into it before I realied that they were playing tomorrow! By the time they took the stage, I was fairly primed for their performance.
MP3: Prototypes – Danse Sur La Merde
I can’t [...]

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Three years ago, I didn’t know what South By Southwest was. One year ago, I thought I’d never be able to go. This year, not only am I attending, but I’m going to be helping to throw a two day party at two venues, with over 30 bands.
Hot Freaks! is the collaboration between six bloggers [...]

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Looks like iPod has decided to use Prototypes’ “Who’s Gonna Sing?” in their new iPod shuffle commercial. I guess they got the tip that Prototypes are the “biggest band in the world.”
Download the MOV here

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The wonderful folks over at Minty Fresh Records are offering Prototypes’ new EP as a free download. If you’re a fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Goldfrapp or any other female-fronted dance-rock with a brain, you can’t skip out on this.
MP3: Prototypes – Je Ne Te Connais Pas
MP3: Prototypes – Exister
Grab the other three by [...]

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Time to announce the winners of those three contests I just ran. Here they are in no particular order:
Raconteurs Prize Pac: Cbotwell
Petticoat Petticoat CD #1: James (“Pure Evil Takes Talent, Ingenuity, Cunning, Oregano And Thyme”)
Petticoat Petticoat CD #2: Maia (“Putin Enjoyes the Tasty Icecream Cone On A Trampoline”)
Prototypes NYC Tickets: Brittany Shaw
So [...]

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Sometimes I might feel like I’m somewhat “in the loop” when it comes to new music. Thank goodness for days like yesterday to deflate whatever ego I might have. Local Lexington heros, The Scourge of the Sea just signed to Alias Records, and will be the label’s first release in almost a decade.
MP3: The Scourge [...]

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My friend Jill told me that I need to break in my new room by throwing a one-man dance party. While I’ll most likely wind up shaking my stuff to !!! or Danger Mouse, I think Viva Voce are ahead of the pack for the rock-out jam of the year. “So Many Miles” is the [...]

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