#35: The Head and the Heart @ Forecastle [Original Post] I’d heard a song or two by Head and the Heart going into their show at Forecastle, but I’ll admit that I was really just seeing them because there wasn’t a lot of competition for their time slot at Forecastle. But just like what happens [...]

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A great chunk of tUnE-yArDs’ Merrill Garbus’ performance involves her making very serious, brow-furled faces. She found that a bit harder than normal at Bonnaroo, often cracking a huge grin during stern-faced moments due to her fans’ outlandish and often goofy shows of support. Fans arrived with faces painted (a tUnE-yArDs live show constant), banners [...]

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Oh man, this is too good to actually exist in real life. tUnE-yArDs, the Roots’ drummer ?uestlove, Angélique Kidjo and Akua Naru teamed up to cover Fela Kuti’s “Lady” for a Red Hot Organization fundraiser. Read more about the project here and actually BUY the song via one of these links: US iTunes Canada iTunes [...]

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#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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