#30: Trailblazer @ Al’s Bar [Original Post] Man, what a great first Trailblazer show for me to catch. On record he can occasionally get a little noisy for my taste, but this set didn’t get too far from his solid guitar rock base. Solid songs and a great performance made this one of the best [...]

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#30: Fishboy – Classic Creeps MP3: Fishboy – Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut I don’t know which I find more impressive: that this album effortlessly weaves witticisms through incredible melody or that the entire album tells a complexly involved story. It’s easy to be dismissive of some pop records, but labels like “simplistic” just don’t stick [...]

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2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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After the video of a new tUnE-yArDs song started making the rounds, I knew I had to rip the song into MP3 format for us to enjoy on the go. Here’s tUnE-yArDs debuting an awesome new track. MP3: tUnE-yArDs – new song (new; live) Watch the video after the jump

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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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It’s no secret that I love tUnE-yArDs — especially her song “Gangsta.” Turns out the Beastie Boys’ Adrock feels the same way. You can snag this free remix of that fantastic song below and pick up the single’s 12″ on Sept 27.

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I couldn’t stop listening to tUnE-yArDs’ song “Gangsta” off WHOKILL yesterday; maybe a part of me remembered she was going to be on Jimmy Fallon’s show that night. But I didn’t catch her on late night TV (I did in Chicago, though). I can, however, relive the magic thanks to the internet. So hit play [...]

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You can’t always know upfront that something is going to be quality, but when it’s a video of tUnE-yArDs shot by Yours Truly, you can pretty much assume it’s going to be awesome. And indeed this video is just that! There’s a quick interview beforehand about where the title W H O K I L [...]

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