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This is obviously a missing track from Embryonic...

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http://www.spoontheband.com/ As does this:http://www.amblingalp.com/

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Backspacer - Pearl JamMy allegiance is reaffirmed.It feels great to listen to a straight forward rock album from a band that defies age and stereotypes. I've long been a fan of Pearl Jam, but like most have lost touch since the early part of the decade. This album reminds me of why I had a Ten poster on my wall and why I used to wake up to VS every morning. Shoot, I played the shit out of

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Embryonic - Flaming Lips (Fast Review)Wow.This is the most difficult album of the year, in the best possible way. The Lips have never been one to dwell in the approachable realm for all. They are, afterall, the purveyors of oddity and showmen of the other world. They love to freak and they love the bizzare but moslty the love to be themselves.The album has it's certain ups and downs but when

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Video for the first single from Powerhouse Super Group: Them Crooked VulturesNew Fang:

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To Lose My Life - White LiesWhen words like power, angst, emotive meant more to music there was a sound that wasn’t rock and it wasn’t pop. Listeners could find a connection to the words and find them real in their own lives. The songs were beat driven and flowing to keep listeners engaged but still challenging and complex enough to inspire. It felt artistic, creative yet safely reassuring. The

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Unmap - Volcano ChoirCollaboration from Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Collections of Colonies of Bees gives us Volcano Choir. Beautifully Bizarre.Mixed opinions on this one. I love that Justin is as ambitious as he is but the heavily instrumental and sparse arrangements leave much to be desired for me. It sounds more like a small collection of songs strung together with outtakes from studio

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Single from the new project of the Black Keys, drummer, aptly titled: Drummer.http://www.myspace.com/drummerthebandThe song is post grunge, a lot like a Dinosaur Jr. fuzzy riff heavy stuff of late. I dig it and look forward to digging into this album soon."Feel Good Together"

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Deertick with Johnny Corndawg - The Visulite, October 18th 2009Sunday night shows are tough in a town like Charlotte. For the most part, Charlotte is a play it by the book kinda town, the crisp shirted, big banking folks who enjoy being scene at the best spot more than checking out the scenes that the backside of this town offers. Sunday nights are tough because most folks have hit it hard all

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Post-Nothing - Japandroids First off this is the best title for an album I have seen in years. A swift f-you to the genre geeks and loser bloggers eager to dissect and ascribe unneeded titles and classifications (ahem). Secondly, this is the most awesomest and aptly fitting band name I have seen in years. Album cover alone and these guys kick ass.I come to my perspective of this album and band

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Person to Person - Foreign BornDavid Byrne is the king of mixing elements of world music and generating expert skilled pop miracles. Foreign Born have taken the success of recent upstarts such as Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot to heart, embracing the sounds of African Pop music and reinterpreting it into their own. The difference and success here falls with the efforts of the band to hop around

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Man on the Moon: The End of Day - Kid CudiDamn this boy has some emotional issues. More Emo than rap, Man on the Moon, is in many ways a second coming of Kanye and in some ways a glimpse at an artist that could learn to embrace himself and be a legend.The problem with manic people regardless of their abilities and aptitude is that their creative output is likened to their disposition; sporadic,

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Salvation is a Deep Dark Well - The Builders and The ButchersIn a year chopped full of bands plucking away at the sounds of the west and south comes Portland's The Builders and The Butchers with their sophmore release, a nod to the wild west.The album plays jangly like a live recording which gives a powerful punch and a foot stomping notion to the whole collection. The tales are what will really

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After Robots - BLK JKS I can't quite figure this one out. It's ambitious as hell but for me it falls short of the intended goal.It's been tagged as the African version of OK Computer and the band as been called upon to be the next U2 of sorts, I don't see it. The album is droning at times and awkward too often. It's loses me far more than it draws me in. I have no issues with a language barrier,

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A Brief History of Love - The Big PinkThis album completely caught me off guard, in the best possible way. I had never heard of The Big Pink and aside from a brief album review I had glanced at on P4K I didn't realize they were on a worthy radar; I am better for the introduction. An album that isn't afraid to be many things and be many things for the better. I cannot help but feel similarities

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Broken Side of Time - Alberta CrossThe production is bigger and cleaner but the heart is still very much in tact. They may be yankees via the brits in makeup, but they are every bit southern in focus and delivery.Many songs off the breaktrhough EP (Thief and Heartbreaker) are still present and are presented in a "cleaner around the edges" manner and the new tracks show a band on the path to

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> Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is prepped to release his first solo outing via ANTI. The album, Mo Beauty, was recorded in New Orleans and features an all-star supporting cast. One of my favorite drummers Stanton Moore (Galactic etc.) will be on skins and Robert Walter, George Porter Jr. and a who's who of New Orealns trendsetters are all a part of the party. Certainly a break from

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I guess my whole dissection of the current state of Indie and the presence of the rootsy/folksy/southern styling’s in so much that is released of late started with a little jab at the Beatles. It seems only fitting that I’ll lay the topic to rest for a bit with a complete circling of the wagons. Monsters of Folk – Monsters of FolkA few months back Jim James of My Morning Jacket release an EP of

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Josephine - Magnolia Electric Co.I have been a devoted fan of Jason Molina since I first spun the Songs:Ohia side two of a split EP with My Morning Jacket. I was drawn of course by the split billing with Jacket, assuming I was to discover another band of the same elk, which at the time was rare (unlike these days). What I found did not resonate with me immediately. There was a familiarity with

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Check out some of these awesome performances from some of the bands I have been discussing of late thanks to Daytrotter Sessions:Stream the songs or download, they open in iTunes, some awesome stuff here, enjoyThe Avett Brothers (Laundry Room, A Lover Like You, More of You, Paranoia in B Major)The Felice Brothers - this stuff gives me chills, the new Dylan? (Marlboro Man, Chicken Wire, Hey

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Upper Air - BowerbirdsI am going to go ahead and warn Jejune, this review is not going to be glowing.Bowerbirds are a bit of the 'it' band in new folk. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I find myself bored when I listen to this album. All the elements are there to make this a great album, most people are raving about it, but it is bland to me.The male singing to female companionship is not

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Oh My God, Charlie Darwin – The Low AnthemWhile I am on the topic of superior second albums let’s dive into The Low Anthem’s bold leap forward. The Low Anthem is not my new favorite band and they underwhelmed me in a hostile crowd at bonnaroo this summer, but there is a profound directness and dusty happiness to their world. OMGCD shows a major versatility for a young band, especially a band that

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Welcome Joy – The Cave SingersEarlier this year I was knocked over by this band’s initial release, Invitation Songs, unbeknownst to me at the time a 2008 release, it was brooding, harrowing and had a sacred spirit and darkened soul about it. Folk music of the bottle as much as the heart. About a month ago I got my hands on the newest release and I am even more engrossed than before.There is

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So where does this 'twang' or 'southern swagger' reside in Indie these days you ask, well it seems almost everywhere.Ryan Adams, Beck, Wilco and Kings of Leon have all garnered massive success from altering variations of the country-pop-rock formula, which is often condoned by the Brooklyn type Indie snobs, but which often yields the biggest commercial success. Jack White is a huge advocate of

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I don’t exactly know how it all came about, but sometime in the past 9 months I fell asleep and music revolved. I’ve been plugging ahead in my own life oblivious to this monumental happening unfolding one crucial element at a time. A few posts back I made a satire of sorts of the current state of Indie music, numbering its essential days until the likely evolution of ‘next’ occurred. Perhaps why

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Time to Die - The DodosIt took a few spins to see what was already before me, just set to a focus I didn’t know to see at first. When I first let my eyes listen to Visiter I was drawn to the off kilter, almost catastrophic clambering of beats and sounds. The drawn came in the slightness of the sound; direct, hard hitting pop-rock thrown off by altered timing and tilted ambition. It was Califone

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500 Days of SummerOver the past few years there has grown a subtle to some and overt to others, blurring of the lines between the mainstream and the world ‘under the radar’ or ‘left of the dial.’ Being Independent used to mean more than simply not having a major label or film house backing your project, it meant that everything about the work you were involved in was uniquely different, often

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More from the NBA/Music blogger. This time he takes on Country music and for the most part I have to whole heartidly agree with his impressions of modern country music and how bands such as Wilco, MMJ, DBT and the sorts embody more of what country is born to be; from the heart and of the head. I even love how he's not afraid to call some of the what the National does 'country' because it

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Paul Shirley, pro basketball player for 13 years, unleashes on modern pop music, praising the likes of Passion Pit and scathing the inane awfulness of the Black Eyed Peas. Aside from it being far too predictable and annoying for the average LTME reader, we did feel it worth sharing simply because it reminds us that we are not alone in or dislike of all things wrong with pop and wish the best for

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On a cloudy, hung over Sunday I decided to delve deep within my inner morose world and viewed the 2007 Anton Corbijn film Control, the story of the rise of post-punk icons Joy Division. Admittedly, I am not a seasoned veteran in the world of Joy Division, but have long been a fan of their predecessors and of course the bands that followed directly and indirectly with their sound and style.The

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Farm - Dinsaur Jr.Brah, fear not, rock is good hands indeed. J Mascis is a guitar god, much like Mr. White of below, but in a different manner and style...and volume. Dinsaur Jr. may is the rare band to grow over the years in the best possible direction, towards perfection of their craft. They are the quinessential stoner rockers of the alternative era of music and still manage to wow the hard

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Horehound - The Dead WeatherMr. White finds his blood. Brudding, evil, sadistic and thunderous, this album is tighter and more fierce than anything White has done in years and easily the most successful aside from his mainstay of the Stripes. Tagged a super group of sorts, this album takes some of rock's power lords and places them in familiar yet altogether different waters. Taking the lead of

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The Satanic Satanist - Portugal. the Man After being in awe of their performance at Bonnaroo this year I wasted no time in getting my hands on Churchmouth, a monster of an album. It's dark, devloping, moody, soulful and the way they blends Sanata like jams into Mars Volta like rock explosions is unique in the way that makes you excited to be different. The mystery of this Alaska based band hung

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Coyne and Co. have posted a few tracks from their upcoming duo-album opus entitled Embryonic. The tracks take a decidedly, and much appreciated, turn from the straightforwardness of At War. They are spacey and bizarre, as they should be. Early streaming reminds me more of Clouds Taste Metallic and the second half of Yoshimi, and I mean that in a very positive way.Take a listen via Covert

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Two months ahead of the scheduled Time to Die, we have are presented with the gift of early indulgence. That's right, the Dodos follow up to Visiter is available for stream via there website: http://timetodie.net/ . Haven't been able to get a great stream connection so things have been a little chopping in my listening efforts, but so far so awesome. The physical realease date is still set for

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Via Spin:http://www.spin.com/articles/free-mp3-my-morning-jackets-jim-jamesJim James is currently taking a little time off from MMJ, to rest and find a new voice (which thankfully is his pre-Urges voice). He is posting a download of his George Harrison tribute dubbed Tribute To under the name Yim Yames. It's 6 song collection and heart felt rendition of George's finer moments.

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Beck is becoming a bit of a generation next David Byrne; changing his hair styles so many times now... While Jack White has barely taken a moment to breathe in the last year producing, recording, touring and managing a label and a new store, his pal Beck is taking time to reflect and enjoy himself.The Beck website has never been a perfect machine, often more confusing to navigate than needed, but

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The Ecstatic - Mos DefThe best Hip-Hop album I have listened to in years. It is brilliant at times. Stream Quiet Dog from the sidebar and see for yourself. Mos Def is a lyrical beast and he brings the groove and funky beats with him on this go around. Long awaited and worth it.

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Invisible Cities - NOMOThe king of funky, electro jazz. This album features a far more extensive brass component than previous ventures and at first it can change your perspective, but fret not as it soon builds in complex and interesting ways, making what I love about his other material even more relevant and robust. A winner.

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Wall of Arms - The MaccabeesEuro indie pop rock. Tapes n’ Tapes and Franz Ferdinand style of power chord progression with clangy percussion and a mod feel. Just a direct pop album with no frills, which is just what you want sometimes. Not too big in the US, but worth a spin, good summer tunes.

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Born on Flag Day - Deer TickFolkster hero brings the heartbreak back on his sophomore release. Songs are bigger, bolder and louder but with all the fleshing out of new material and focus on bringing a spine a pain, the sincerity of War Elephant is lost. A powerful album and one that will get many spins. Not a letdown, but not break through either.

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Lost Channels - Great Lake Swimmers A sleeper of an album, in the good way. It creeps up on ya and although nothing will knock your socks off, it will stay in your head for days. Consistent southern rock/indie song structures, early MMJ and BOH if you need a cliché tag. Perfect hot summer evening chill music.

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BRANDAROOA Sludge Through the Fuzz and Mayhem of a little festival in Manchester, TN, just south of realityThursday: Oh, the Water; Let it Rain All Over MeOn the road to Bonnaroo the weather is breaking, or so it seems, but we still have a few more hours and two more companions to join on our adventure. About an hour and a half from Manchester, TN, the site of the greatest American Rock Fest! we

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While I am wrapping up my review of the fest (sorry for the delay, been hard to get time to work on it) I'll give you Triumph the Insult Dog's take on the annual fest...the TV on the Radio interview is my favorite.Enjoy (thanks Stereogum): http://stereogum.com//archives/video/triumph-at-bonnaroo-videos-are-here-for-you-to-poo_074952.html

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Via Whigs email:As many of you may have heard by now, the legendary Georgia Theatre in Athens was destroyed by fire last Friday morning. Employees of The Theatre now unexpectedly find themselves unemployed and we (The Whigs) and our buddies Dead Confederate have decided to help these peeps by hosting a last minute show at the Melting Point this Tuesday night. Tickets are $10 with every cent of

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It seems a terrible fire broke out at the Georgia Theatre early this morning, the blaze lasted well over an hour, no reports yet on the extent of the damage. I cannot express how sad I am about this, I love that place. I have spent many, many nights on that floor and it holds some of my most fond memories from college and since.I can only hope that there is enough to rebuilt and make it stronger

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Well, I certainly have not upheld my end of the bargin thus far, but technically all of June will serve as the half-way point for this blog. That being said, I have taken more interest in the songs that have deemed themselves 'most essential' thus far and the albums, well we will address them again at length at the end of the year.For now I'll keep the songs working in the playlist on the sidebar

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Well I first want to thank the handful of you readers that took the time to send a few comments my way. I dig doing this blog on my own and do appreciate when folks take a little effort to give me some form of feedback. A 'you suck' is better than a dead response.Anyways, there are some obvious picks out in the blogosphere for earlier runners in 2009. That said, LTME ain't listen to no man, he do

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Need some input on Bonnaroo from folks that have been in years of late. I wen the first year, had a blast but did tire, both from heat/no sleep and the endlessness of jam bands. This year I am mentally and physically up for the challenge. Roo has also grown leaps and bounds since it's inception, so I am certainly in for a musical treat across the board.What kind of stuff do folks suggest

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The Whigs, the hard rocking trio from Athens, GA are prepped for yet another run on the road. This time they'll be hitting a few hotspots around the US and across Canada with the biggest band in Europe and former southern rock outfit, Kings of Leon.Pumped for the band, should be great exposure opening for the likes of KOL. Wish the boys the best on the tour.Here's a little taste.TOUR DATES:06-

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Stunning new video from Matt and Kim for the song Lessons Learned.Official video for the new Eels single Fresh BloodFeatures a smokin hot chick, not as nude as Kim, but pretty awesome all the same.

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Fleet Foxes are currently on the road with Blitzen Trapper (which I am sure is as awesome as that sounds). Despite their basic differences in sound they do share a lot in way of style and purpose to their music, namely in the art of crafting folk songs of the modern era. The two bands have enjoyed each other's company a few times on the road and have joined one another for the choicest of cuts

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Ra Ra Riot, Cold War Kids and Death Cab For Cutie - 04/09/09 Belk Arena, Davidson, NCWe’ve all been sucked into this before. It’s a phase or an identity crisis of sorts. A coming of age when you did not realize that you were not yet of age. Struggling in your teen years or perhaps early stages of college trying to create your niche or discover who you really are. Confidence is not the problem as

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Jim* played 'Beatle' all weekend and people took note.http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009904100313Guy's legend just grows and grows. Who knows, one day he may even meet me and become reader # 5 of LTME. We all need something to aspire to.Thanks Phil.*Dude from that band My Morning Jacket, I've never heard 'em, but folks say they ain't bad.

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One Foot in the Grave - Beck I have loooong been a fan of Beck, dating back to the casette single for 'Loser' which had the classic B-side of 'Alcohol', both great tunes. I bought Mellow Gold on maybe two different occasions but somehow never lasted longer than a few weeks, adolescence or sneaky friends I guess. Anyways, a few years back I dug deep into Beck's acoustic work and some of his

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My main Hombre, Mr. E, is all but ready to allow his rabid fans to sink their teeth into his latest, greatest masterpiece, 'Hombre Loco'. The album will be out later this year, sure it will coincide nicely with a full moon. The new track floating through the tubes of the information superhighway has a very fresh vibe to it, and it sits well with me. I dig the Eels, but do feel they get a little

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Grooveshark, passed along by reader Reed, is perhaps the best music streaming site in the whole damn town. I am a long time advocate of Pandora, but this site is on point.You can search any band, album or song and play the selection on demand! There is a function to save favorite songs, add to lists etc. The site offers the ability to embed tracks on Twitter, your blog, FB etc. You can even

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From Reader McConnell; Department of Eagles video for "No One Does It Like You"One of the most surprising commercials I've seen in a while; Guitar Hero with Roy, Coach K, Petrino and Coach Knight...oh and some band named Alcholica, or something.Trailer to the upcoming film from Spike Jonze, "Where the Wild Things Are", clip features an acoustic clip of Arcade Fire's Wake Up.LINK TO WILD THINGS

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Check out the Elvis Perkins NPR Morning Edition interview called Elvis Perkins: Out of the 'Dirge'Stream the songs from his new album as well.*thanks www.subterraneanblog.com/.../elvis_perkins.JPG for the pic

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Track passed on from avid LTME enthusiast and rockin babe (Janine).Check out Lalita from The Love Language, a band from Raleigh, NC.RCRDLBL Link

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Invitation Songs - The Cave SingersDroplets form, hold and fall through the dew of the daybreak. They start from the brow, curve past the eye and run quick down the bone to the beard. The taste is sour and salty like the ocean to the far east. The air is no longer frozen and the sweat reminds him of days that have been and the work to come. The lord has blessed these hills he walks and his good

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FACE CONTROL - HANDSOME FURSWhere erie is a verb and dark is a proper noun.Handsome Furs are the personification of dark love. They ooze with grim and grit and belts and whips. Modern lovers in a cold world. The ultimate paradox of the age old wonderment of man to express his emotions and the neo-evolution of the computer to dictate how man feels when he does so.Plague Park, the handsome duo’s

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THE MOUNTAIN - HEARTLESS BASTARDS Simple is more direct. Cleaner is more pure. Louder is more rocking.Heartless Bastards hide nothing in the way that they are a pure and essential rock act. They understand the fundamentals and would rather you note where their inspiration comes from than comment on the production quality of the albums they put out. This is both a positive and a detriment to the

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I stole all of the below from NPR. Take that you liberal jerks!*From 'Fresh Air' on NPRShepard Fairey: Inspiration Or Infringement?The Associated Press is alleging copyright infringement against Shepard Fairey for his use of Mannie Garcia's photo (left) in creating his "Hope" poster (right). APAUDIO Fresh Air from WHYY, February 26, 2009 · The Associated Press has threatened to sue the artist who

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The annual 'hot shit on the scene fest' is fast approaching and the bands, their venues, the sponsor and the times are posted. I won't be one of the lucky ones going...as always, but I do love to make my way through the list of bands to find new acts to eat up and spit out like everyone else does. Look for labels you enjoy and find pairings of bands you dig. I.e if you like Grizzly Bear, stick

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Trent posts word of a full circle for the band, 20 years in the making. Announcing a final run of shows, stripped down to the core and just designed for music and good music. Old friends, Jane's Addiction have agreed to joing them on the run, paying homage to NIN's start as a band on Lollapalooza all those years ago.NIN will be at Bonnaroo this year, I'll need to catch them before it's too

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In light of Jejune's comment I want to affirm that my readers have had the pleasure of reading this classic Onion article.Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8

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With as little traffic as this blog receives it is foolish to direct readers to other successful, competent blogs and music sites, but who am I kidding here? If nothing else this blog serves as a jump board for a handful of my friends to find out a few little tidbits about bands and pop culture they likely will find out somewhere else later anyways.That being said, I obviously troll the Internet

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Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work

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And some may choose to listen, maybe.Interesting garble from former rock god current punchline. He's been through a lot and he has a curt and raw way to express himself and his views on GNR, the record industry, his past, his future, Slash, and fucking shit.Article available via Billboard. enjoy

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Dark Was the Night - Various Artists (all super duper cool indie acts though)Dark Was the Night has been getting plenty of Internet buzz and rightly so, it's practically a attendance sheet for who's attending the "in scene" for 2009 indie music. There is plenty of new material here from the standard bands in the business, most of which is really damn good. There's the whole notion of this being a

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...and readGood friend, big music fan, avid lover of LTME, massive music hook up and purveyor of the true written word of note, Noah, has unleashed On the Table: News, Notes and Reports - Compilation of Found Articles, world be warned!If you are in need of a worthy topic to fill your head or come across something of note worth sharing with others then please do stop on by and speak your mind as

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Davy - Coconut RecordsMovie stars who try to be rock stars is an age old conundrum. Everybody from Bruce Willis to Shaq wants to leave their day job for a while and be a star of another realm. As enticing as the thrill of success sounds the ineviatble blunder of failure will likely seize itself as a permanent scar on one's legacy (see 30 Seconds to Mars of whatever that nonsense is that Juliette

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It's here, the initial lineup. I am going this year if it takes all I've got to get there.Ther have been a lot of rumors and false posters making there way around the information superhighway the last few weeks, but the core stayed true; PHISH will headline two nights (F-YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and Bruce and the Late Night TV emsemble band will headline the final night (snooze, if it's anything like

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If you’ve ever seen a one trick pony out in the field, alive and freeIf you’ve ever seen a one trick pony, then you’ve seen meThe Wrestler - Darren Aronofsky starring Mickey RourkeLoss comes as the greatest of all life’s challenges. Sometimes what it lost is never found again. In the worst of cases life, as it once was, is never matched. When that occurs, a loss so severe, those that have

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New tunes unleashed by Arctic Monkeys, who sound like they have refined their rock sound and should be ready for another onslaught of world domination. Via Stereogum, the Monkeys have been working with Josh Demme of QotSA, as Gum notes the material isn't heavier, just darker. This song is pretty great, I am excited about where this band may be headed, I'll be all about the return of the

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THE 100 MOTHERFUCKIN' BEST ALBUMS EVER!!!, DEBUT ALBUMS RATHER, AND THEY MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE THE BEST! LET'S AT LEAST CALL THIS A LIST OF STUFF TO LOOK AT.This is possibly one of the more pathetic attempts at a list I've seen a blog put out, aside from that crap LTME does every now and again, laughable.Some obvious selections make the cut, Velvet Underground, GNR, Pearl Jam, Talking Heads etc.

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Google just reminded me (well at least informed me with lack of prior knowledge) that today is Jackson Pollock's birthday. I have always been a fan of Pollock and his ordered mayhem approach to creating. I studied him a fair amount in high school and performed a Pollock style painting with a fellow student on a large canvass. The other student and I worked on a section at a time, opposite of the

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Great tracks from two bands on the rise: I'm Confused - Handsome Furs (far more direct and pop sounding than anything off the premiere, anxious to hear this album, very high hopes coming from LTME)Stream the song here. (thanks Stereogum)Tightrope - Yeasayer (really pumped about the new album)

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Noble Beast - Andrew BirdAndrew Bird is an odd one, there's no escaping that. He is fascinated by words, instruments, sounds and deeper/hidden meanings. His work is contradictory in that it combines things that would appear shouldn't belong together. Mandolins, violins and beatboxes.Bird is a classic instrumentalist at heart. He is a trained expert on many instruments and he puts them to play in

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Blood Bank - Bon IverI met you at a blood bank, we were looking at the bagsYou remember how you felt the first time you heard Bon Iver. It felt like a warm blanket by a fire on a cold winter day. It felt comfortable, by telling you that you are alone. It was a sound that yearned to be heard. It needed you to accept it, for it was dark, down on it's days and in need of a companion.Blood Bank

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The songs are in my ears but I feel them in my feet. These are cold cold days, but this album glows of heat.Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal CollectiveA beautiful mess executed to perfection. More delightful, moving, engrossing and exhilarating with each listen; I haven't been this sincerely stunned or impressed by an album in quite some time.Animal Collective put to use years of tweaking

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They just often have to go through a lot of shit (literally) before their victory is reached.Slumdog Millionaire is the story of the everyman of this disillusioned generation. The world around us spouts wealth and glamorizes every nuance of the mundane that most lose sight of what's real and what's important. It's important to follow your dreams, but it's just as important to rationalize your

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The most important thing to happen to America in ages is now becoming even more of a part of your life. That's right, the ability to mock everything has taken one step further and now those awesome political posters used by whatshisname are availble for your mockery as well.Thanks to Paste Magazine, you can upload your fav pic and turn it into a motivation/Americana/Obama poster...for better or

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Track streams from Jagjaguwar site. Titled Blood Bank, the track is far more vocally direct, produced to emphasize the bass in the vocals, less reverb. The lyrics are more direct narrative, more singer-songwriter. The song wanders along the story he has to tell, but has no typical structure. An interesting approach and more accessible than many tracks on For Emma. Bon Iver seems on the brink

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MYKONOSBLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS

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Can it really be?That's right gang, the folks over at Bonnaroo (Superfly) have put together a little something to get the festival juices flowing, which is fine with me in this frigid weather.They'll be streaming exclusive footage from the epic fest. The footage is all live and the sound is remixed from the sounboard of the shows themselves, clever how they do that.The program is called,

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The AV Club Interviews Brett and Jermaine from that little show that I am amped about. That's right, season 2 of Flight of the Conchords kicks off on HBO this Sunday evening. Since the Panthers pissed away their season last weekend (there firsthand) this is really going to be highlight of my weekend.Read here: http://www.avclub.com/articles/bret-mckenzie-and-jemaine-clement-of-flight-of-the,

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If you haven't already heard Animal Collective have made themselves a little album and it's oh so special, isn't it children!If you are one of those super duds that haven't given into the hype and illegally downloaded it, stream the sucker here. http://au.myspace.com/dominorecordsoz

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The Joy Division Biopic that made it's brief run in the theatres last year is up on Pitchfork Media TV. Haven't watched it yet, but looks amazing, well shot. The story is quite intriguing as well.http://pitchfork.tv/week/joy-division/

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It's as rewarding as it should be.thanks for letting me steal your link, I Quess I'm Floating (a great blog FYI)Still Crazy After All these Years (Paul Simon) - Deer TickSpeaking of great covers, Stereogum is keeping us all posted on the new Phosphorescent album, a tribute by way of covers from the extensive and heartfelt catalouge of one Willie Nelson. Another pairing that will certainly yeild

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Great perspective and insight on both the artist and the album. Audio available as well on the link.http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/hot-math/?ex=1247115600&en=968203abb6836e5a&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=OP-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M077-ROS-0109-L1&WT.mc_ev=clickI am a fan of this album despite it's tempid reviews thus far.Thanks for the link Beale.

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Sent by occasional blog reader, fantastic emailer, father of one and current resident of Oman, Schant.

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I feel lucky. No honored. In fact it goes well beyond a feeling or a notion, it is known. We are all fortunate people. These truly are the greatest day’s man has ever known.Of course I am aware that we the world is in an economic downturn that has repercussions rippling to every corner of the civilized economic world. There is war across much of the Middle East and religious tyranny reigns

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Stream Andrew Bird's new album, Noble Beast. A departure from what I consider his peak in Armchair, but still a profound new album. The verbose lyricist does not disappoint and the myriad of instruments makes for a compelling listen. Verdict is still out on my overall impression, but I like what I hear so far. I do favor Bird more when tackles songs with Dosh and I was in favor of more

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Artists (namely of the jam world) weigh in on their picks for albums and shows of the year. Moe., MMJ, Schools, STS9 etc voice their thoughts...http://www.jambase.com/Articles/16163/JamBase's-Best-Of-2008

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