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Time for your weekly dose of covers. This week was a little stale, but I managed to scoop out a few goodies from the vaults.
(The) Arcade Fire - Brazil (Bossonova cover)
This is a b-side from the “Rebellion (Lies)” era. It’s one of my favorites — I can’t believe I haven’t [...]
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Portland’s The Sly Oyster reports that Spoon’s Britt Daniel played a solo show in Oregon on last Friday. The Spoon frontman was later joined on stage by Sleater-Kinney’s Janet Weiss; it was with this help that he let, new song, “Who Backs Your Money?” rip. This is the second preview of a new Spoon album [...]
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This new Spoon track was unveiled at the Pitchfork Music Fest, earlier this year. Wasn’t the P4K fest ages ago (late July)? Why did it take THIS long for a live rip to surface? Anyway, it is hard to make a conclusive verdict on low quality, live recordings because many different factors can take away [...]
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Listen to the ADN Project:
While you read Pretty Much Amazing
When You’re Bored at Work
When You’re Bored at Home
While you read Pretty Much Amazing
When You Want to Listen to Great Music
While you read Pretty Much Amazing
No, seriously, check this out, this is what one of the ADN DJ’s told me in an email–
I guess what we’re [...]
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What a good-lookin’ feller.
Mark your calenders for the upcoming musical goodness. Watch out for the new R.E.M., Colin Meloy, Spoon, Tokyo Police Club, and the Roots.
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The Annuals, Wet Zoo EP (Canvasback)
Apples in Stereo, Electronic Projects for Musicians (Yep Rock)
Black Francis, Svn Fingers (Cooking Vinyl)
The Black Keys, Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
R.E.M., Accelerate (Warner)
The Sword, Gods [...]
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This is Filter Mag’s top picks of who to go see at this year’s South by Southwest Festival. I think their selection is pretty great, really. Here ya go.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12th
@ Antone’s (213 W 5th St)
Simian Mobile Disco - 8:00 p.m.
Lightspeed Champion - 10:00 p.m.
Sons & Daughters - 11:00 p.m.
The Kills - 12:00 a.m.
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Its kind of sad, isn’t it? Yet another summer has come and gone, but what a summer it was. The wind, once again, is drawing us closer to ripping that box in the corner of our wardrobes, with “Cold Clothes” scribbled across it in black marker. All I’ve got to say is, bring it!
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