Prediction: Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s “Strangers Are Strange” will do for the 70s PI genre what the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” did for the 70s cop genre.

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Wooden Wand’s got a new music video for his song “Winter In Kentucky.” Now, I don’t want to say that he plays me, but I will say that he plays someone with my exact job, filmed on location at my job (CD CentraL). Wandy also has a long stretch of tour dates that takes him [...]

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I had to miss Ryan Adams’ show in Louisville this past month; video clips like this make me extra sad about that. Here he is letting his metal side out (seems to be his biggest side) with a cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA.

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Why didn’t this happen four years ago? Nerdcore rapper MC Chris will get his own cartoon show soon. It’s produced by Titmouse, the animation group behind Metalocalypse. MC Chris has logged some voice time as the crazy character MC Pee Pants on Aqua Team Hunger Force.

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I’ve been mad about Kishi Bashi ever since I saw him live last year. Guy’s insanely talented. That’s probably why they went with a live video of him performing for the official video for his song “Manchester” off his upcoming album 151a.

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Shearwater’s Animal Joy is one of my favorite albums of the year so far. Now we’ve got this great video for its standout track “Breaking the Yearlings.” It continues the wildlife exhibit motif of the album’s packaging to great effect. [via SG]

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The Polyphonic Spree’s video for their new song “What Would You Do” looks like Terry Gilliam teamed up with a preschool class. Check it out and be sure to go see them if they’re touring anywhere near you this year!

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SPOILER ALERT! Annie kills Chuck Bass. Just kidding. She does, however, provide the music for a swanky Valentines day party that the girls wind up at. Says Annie on Twitter “They don’t show when I smash my guitar on the bar, but pretty sure they will tonight”

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Bruce Springsteen’s new song “We Take Care Of Our Own” got a grand showcasing last night when it opened up the 2012 Grammys. Wrecking Ball is out March 6. [via AP]

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