Many bands toil for years, chasing a fame that, for most of them, will never come. But what of the bands who achieve instant recognition, without all the years of honing their talents? San Diego’s Wavves is just such a band.After being plucked from obscurity by a “Best New Music” review from the music gods [...]
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With its upbeat charm and infectious chorus, “Sick Muse” is probably the best song on Metric’s new album Fantasies, and now there’s a video for it. If you have half as much fun watching it as the band did making it, you’ll still be having twice as much fun as you should today. Also, if [...]
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We’re happy to announce that after years of unquiet admiration, we’ll finally get to see St. Vincent. She’s touring in support of her acclaimed new album, Actor, and will play San Diego’s Casbah on Saturday, May 30.According to the LA Times music blog Pop & Hiss, the new record was written and recorded on a laptop [...]
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As news of his passing spread across the Internet, many people made sincere and moving tributes to Jay Bennett, the polarizing but astoundingly influential former member of Wilco who died unexpectedly on May 24, 2009.In the search for our own fitting tribute to Jay Bennett, we decided to round up some of his best live [...]
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Jay Bennett - November 15, 1963 to May 24, 2009Soundboard / READMELike a Photograph / C.T.M. / Whispers or Screams / Puzzle Heart / Shakin’ Sugar / No Church Tonite / My Darlin’ / Forgiven / Little White Cottage / Fireworks / Watching Junior Drive / It Hurts / LinkSpecial thanks to Chandler for the [...]
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I’ve been catching up on a lot of things lately, including back episodes of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. I’m glad I didn’t let these episodes slip away. This segment of “The Word” from last Tuesday’s Colbert is comic gold.Potentially Related Content‘If All 50 States Approve Gay Marriage, Straight Marriage Becomes Illegal’ (0)Colbert [...]
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You wonder where true love went because the breeder in your bed don’t butter your bread.Subscribe to the podcast by adding this link to your RSS readeror in iTunes (Advanced menu > Subscribe to Podcast):http://feeds2.feedburner.com/owlbearpodcastThe Girl At My Pity Party – Adam BalboShadow On the Wall – Brandi CarlileThe Hill – Glen Hansard & Markéta [...]
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Shane MacGowan Gets a Set of New Teeth The Pogues singer had recently talked about getting his teeth fixed to prevent his face from ‘falling apart’. Tone Language Is Key To Perfect Pitch “Perfect” or “absolute” pitch is rare in the U.S. and Europe, but musicians who speak an East Asian tone language fluently are [...]
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Cost of Cigarette Litter May Fall on San Fran’s Smokers A proposed fee would add 33 cents to the cost of a pack of cigarettes, helping offset the estimated $10.7 million a year spent cleaning up discarded butts. Styrofoam Ban Grows in CA Palo Alto joins 21 other California towns in prohibition of polystyrene takeout [...]
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California Voters Exercise Their Power–and That’s the Problem Residents relish their role in the lawmaking process, but they share the blame for the state’s severe dysfunction. ‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers If your local newspaper shuts down, what will take the place of its coverage? Law Students Teach Scalia About Privacy and the [...]
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Larry King, godfather of the softball question, published an autobiography earlier this week, called My Remarkable Journey. In the book, King finally answers all of the softball questions that have plagued our minds since he took to the airwaves in 1913.By promising King that we’d model our interview after his “promote, don’t go for the throat” [...]
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Cloud Cult have worked hard to get where they are. Their early albums contained moments of brilliance, but were weighed down by a lack of focus, frustrating silence, and cacophonous filler. After releasing six promising but inconsistent albums, the band finally struck gold with 2007’s The Meaning of 8, which balanced quirkiness and catharsis without [...]
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A few months ago, Neko Case played a “secret show” at the Casbah, which was announced ahead of time on the underground Internet site MySpace. The show, designed to promote music enthusiasts TurboTax, was set to open its doors at 7pm and would only admit people on a first-come, first-serve basis.However, people on the Casbah’s [...]
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Soundboard (FM) / READMEInterview / Hold Time / Interview / 100 Million Years / Interview / Epistemology / Interview / LinkPotentially Related ContentStream M. Ward’s Entire Forthcoming Album, ‘Hold Time’ (0)January 12, 2009 Link Roundup (0)Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue (0)
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Just stop crying, I mean it this time.Subscribe to the podcast by adding this link to your RSS readeror in iTunes (Advanced menu > Subscribe to Podcast):http://feeds2.feedburner.com/owlbearpodcastStop Crying - Bobby Bare, Jr.Solitaire - WilcoGeorge W. Bush: Though The Night - Christian Kiefer, Matthew Gerken, Jefferson PitcherHeart Paper Lover - Marissa NadlerBorn On a Train - [...]
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Soundboard (FM) / READMEIntro / Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer / There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve / Interview / The Changeling / Young Atlantis / Outro / LinkPotentially Related ContentNew Pornographer Carl/A.C. Newman to Play Casbah on February 25 (0)
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Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM “I took the picture because I’m fascinated by the insides of things that we don’t normally get to see…That was when Officer GE Abed spun me around and put handcuffs on me.” Wikipedia Art: Vandalism or Performance Art? The plan was to write a new article, titled [...]
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California Fires Sparked by Power Tool In an ironic twist, the wildfire that scorched 13 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes was apparently sparked by a power tool used to clear flammable vegetation. Yosemite National Park to Revisit Tribal Ties The park will review visitor information and archives to make sure that its American [...]
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Hey everyone! After experiencing some technical difficulties over the last couple of months, I decided to rework how we host downloads on Owl and Bear. Note: this generally does not affect the Wilco Archive.Here’s the breakdown: Previous Downloads offered by Owl and Bear have been compiled into a master list, now called the Owl and [...]
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