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So, wearing socks with sandals IS a crime
New Spoon single, reminder of Austin group's love for Low
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SPOON: GOT NUFFINNEW SINGLE OUT JUNE 30SPOONX3 July 9, 10 & 11 at Stubbs AmphitheaterOn Tuesday, June 30th, SPOON will debut its first newly recorded material since 2007's universally acclaimed Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga: Merge Records will release the three-song "Got Nuffin" single on CD and digital download beginning June 30, with 12" vinyl version following in July, exact date TBD."Got Nuffin" was
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Today's Moment of Zen: Yeah ... kiss it!
Sincerely, your former friend Matthew
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New Beastie Boys album announced + 'Hello Nasty' reissued!
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BEASTIE BOYS HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 1 OUT SEPTEMBER 15 ILL COMMUNICATION & HELLO NASTY TO COMPLETE DELUXE REISSUE SERIES INTIMATE AUGUST 6 CHICAGO SHOW TO PRECEDE LOLLAPALOOZA APPEARANCE SEPTEMBER 24 HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW SOLD OUT Summer Festival Domination Begun With Bonnaroo To Continue Through All Points West, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and more New York NY -- June 23, 2009 -- The
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Crazy Beck news!
BECK.COMEXTENSIVE OVERHAUL TO FEATURE DEBUT OF RECORD CLUBBeck & Friends Form Music Club To Re-Record Entire Albums In One-Day Sessions and Post a Track a WeekBeck.com will be undergoing an extensive overhaul in the next month. It will feature several new sections, including Record Club, a regular meeting of various musicians to record an entire album in one day. Due to the time constraints
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Today's Moment of Zen: A 1,000-word expression
All I did was ask for the time....
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sys55 :: SHUN THE NONBELIEVERS
Like "Song(s) 4 Klang" and "Ostey." before it, this special installment of SHAKE*YOUR*SHORES was lovingly hand-crafted for an accomplice of mine. The lucky recipient? Nikki Uren, a bona fide Upper Peninsula "princess" (she had a pony when she was little) I met through the mysterious Job No. 2. Pressing on, a few quick facts about this WEIRDO you might want to understand before diving into this
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Today's Moment of Zen: Why Jimmy is the king of late-night!
Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes
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And today's ridiculous book of the day is...
Congrats, Candace, I didn't think anything would ever top "Room ... But Not Bored!"
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sys54 :: HUMAN WAS THE MUSIC
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Playboy raves, "Smart, sexy, funny and provocative!" (Too bad they weren't talking about this here awesome mix tape series....) Amazon.com Widgets1. Creeper Lagoon - "Big Money Struggle"I'm not usually a lyrics guy, but the "Please give me something that will make me dream all day" line from this song really struck a chord with me.2. Blur - "M.O.R." [Road Version]Collecting Blur's
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Zero 7 is back, free MP3 on Fly High, Duluth!
Acclaimed London trip-hop/downtempo duo Zero 7 will be releasing its new album "Yeah Ghost" Sept. 8, and we've got a free copy of the new song "Everything Up (Zizou)" -- which features the vocal talents of Eska Mtungwaz -- for your downloading pleasure.Download "Everything Up (Zizou)" here. (Comes in a ZIP file.)A special thanks to Atlantic Records for making this possible!
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Today's Moment of Zen: Forget John Updike
... this is what I should be reading in my free time!
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sys53 :: OSTEY.
Like "Song(s) 4 Klang" before it, this special installment of SHAKE*YOUR*SHORES was custom-made for a friend of mine. The lucky recipient? Amy Oster, my former secretary (OK, OK, assistant editor) at the NDSU Spectrum. -> Long story short: I would've succeeded in running that thing into the ground had it not been for her. That meddling do-gooder. I kid, I kid; she's a good friend. But she's also
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sys52 :: MISTER DON'T COME NEAR ME
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Mulligan? Amazon.com Widgets1. Cracker - "Yalla Yalla (Let's Go)"Mulligan!2. The Boggs - "Remember the Orphans"Whad'ya know? Another mulligan!3. Queens of the Stone Age - "Avon"Here too!4. R.E.M. - "Suspicion" [Live]And here ...5. Spoon - "Not Turning Off"here ...6. The Who - "We're Not Gonna Take It" [Live at Woodstock]here ...7. The Rumble Strips - "No Soul"here ...8. Wilco - "The Jolly Banker"
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A&E FYI: New E&A coming July 21 on RSE!
Via Biz3...EYEDEA & ABILITIES RELEASE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARSRHYMESAYERS ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE BY THE THROAT ON JULY 21A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album By The Throat, out July 21st on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Their first album since the breakout 2004 release E&A, By The Throat's songs range
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sys51 :: SONG(S) 4 KLANG
It always fills me with great joy when a friend asks for a personalized compilation — especially when it's someone who has introduced me to a bunch of music themselves. This special edition of my awesome mix tapes series is a batch of songs hand-selected for my good pal Kristi, whom I met in college, worked with at our college newspaper and, to cap it all off, took a roadtrip with up to Winnipeg
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Mini Midday Mix Tape #1
Amazon.com WidgetsNo, this isn't going to replace my regular awesome mix tape series (SHAKE*YOUR*SHORES) and, yes, I will get back to writing comments for those. So, no worries, this is just a test. Either way, enjoy some songs I've been listening to this week.
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A&E FYI: Craigslist victim Katherine Olson remembered with concert, album, scholarship fund
LP33.tv and craigslist Support Memorial Concert for Katherine OlsonBusinesses partner in a unique opportunity to raise money for scholarship fundMINNEAPOLIS – April 27, 2009 – LP33.tv and craigslist are among the sponsors working with the Olson family to present A Tribute to Katherine: Letting Her Light Shine memorial concert taking place on May 3rd in Eden Prairie, Minnesota in memory of th
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sys50 :: RING ROAD SUPERMARKET
For this very special* awesome mix tape, I've decided to unveil this blog's new direction: Amazon.com-aided musical discovery. Now, instead of simply "listening" to me ramble on about my current favorite songs, you can actually hear samples of them and, if you like what you hear, purchase them on the fly. However, since A) Amazon's MP3 store doesn't have EVERYTHING and B) sometimes (always) free
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First impressions of ... Fischerspooner's 'Entertainment'
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While the electroclash duo Fischerspooner hasn't released anything that invigorating since 2001's "Emerge" (from the exhaustingly hyped group's debut, "#1"), there's always hope for the future, right? Well, we'll soon find out; here are my preliminary thoughts on "Entertainment," which will be released next month.1. "The Best Revenge"Enjoyable enough — great horns, without a doubt — but probab
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