Ivie - the resident N&UR cat - recently celebrated her 12th birthday! She received a new scratching post and a catnip toy. Happy Birthday, girl.
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Cute Cat Birthday
Free Kid Mud EP: Track 5 -"Flatten as You Go Up" (Reworked by Kid Mud)
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Artist:Kid Mud
Kid Mud's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week.1. This Way is Safe2. You Don't Belong (Sticky Situation Remix) 3. 1401 South Grand Street (Reworked by Kid Mud)4. Press It Out (Guilty Bystander Remix) 5. Flatten As You Go Up ...
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Free Kid Mud EP: Track 4 - "Press It Out" (Guilty Bystander Remix)
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Artist:Kid Mud
Kid Mud's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week.1. This Way is Safe2. You Don't Belong (Sticky Situation Remix) 3. 1401 South Grand Street (Reworked by Kid Mud)4. Press It Out (Guilty Bystander Remix)Sean turned to his friend...
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Shiloe at SXSW
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The music madness that is South by Southwest is almost upon us, and our very own Shiloe will be there representing for New and Used Records. You can catch the band live at the Industry Disorder showcase sponsored by Post-Punk.com. We'll be keeping you posted on other awesome SXSW events in the coming days.
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Free Kid Mud EP: Track 3 - "1401 South Grand Street" (Reworked by Kid Mud)
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Kid Mud's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week.1. This Way is Safe2. You Don't Belong (Sticky Situation Remix) 3. 1401 South Grand Street (Reworked by Kid Mud) Sean Duncan decide to rework two of his songs for this EP, the ...
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Videos: The Bran Flakes - "Do You Want Salad in Your Taco?" and "What It's All About"
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Artist:the bran flakes
As you probably know, we like The Bran Flakes around these parts. Their latest release - I Have Hands - is out on Illegal Art and you can name your price.
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Free Kid Mud EP: Track 2 - "You Don't Belong" (Sticky Situation Remix)
Kid Mud's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week.1. This Way is Safe2. You Don't Belong (Sticky Situation Remix)For "You Don't Belong," Kid Mud handed over the reins to cut-and-paste artist The Sticky Situation. "That guy is ...
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Videos: So Many Wizards - "Let's Be Friends" and "My Friends are Nice"
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So Many Wizards - on of my favorite LA acts at the moment - shared a stage with Tigers Can Bite You last week. I didn't get a chance to see it and I have yet to catch So Many Wizards live yet. These videos from Anchortapes thankfully give me some indication of what the live setup looks and sounds like...
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Mixtape: Theophilus London - This Charming Mixtape
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Artist:theophilus london
I've got kind of a backlog of mixtapes I've been meaning to post about for some time now. Back when I used to shop for records in stores (still do, just not as much), a cool cover could persuade me to make a purchase. In this instance, the cover to Theophilus London's This Charming Mixtape inspired me to make the free download. That, and the review at Get Right Music, which said, "You may ne...
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Free Kid Mud EP: Track 1 - "This Way is Safe"
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Artist:kid mud
Kid Mud's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week.1. This Way is Safe"This Way is Safe" is the only new song included on the EP. This song was recorded in the same sessions that produced Birds Will Move In, and it totally capt...
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Free Shiloe Show Tonight (Origami Records Residency)
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I guess this is free week at New and Used Records. Kid Mud's new EP is being made available for no charge, and if you are in LA tonight you can see Shiloe for free. The band is a guest at Origami Records' residency at the Echo. Origami Records is a digital label with a terrific roster and an innovative vision. They are also now a vinyl only shop that is opening just two doors down from the ...
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Sly Charles Playlist 3/8/09
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mp3; starts at 17:30... a little late]1. M. Ward "Hold Time"2. Morrissey "That's How People Grow Up"3. Franz Ferdinand "Can't Stop Feeling"4. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart "A Teenager in Love"5. Neko Case "This Tornado Loves You"6. Vetiver "Rolling Sea"7. The Boy Least Likely To "A Balloon On a Broken String"8. Black Lips "Short Fuse"9. Titus Andronicus "Upon Viewing Brueghels 'Landscape Wit...
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Commentary: Responding to Robert Smith
Robert Smith drew some attention recently in what was billed as a potential Cure/Radiohead Smackdown when he commented on the pay-what-you-want approach to digital music, which has been employed by Radiohead, Girl Talk, Saul Williams and others. As reported by Pitchfork, Smith told Music Radar: You can't allow other people to put a price on what you do, otherwise you don't consider what you do...
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Old Video: The Boy Least Likely To on the N&UR Video Podcast
MP3 - "Be Gentle With Me" - The Boy Least Likely ToReading Pitchfork's review of the long-awaited second album from The Boy Least Likely To made me think about the time I got to interview the band for our video podcast series. Before N&UR was a label, we ran a 9-episode video podcast series called, well, New and Used Records. That was back in 2006 - The Best Party Ever had been well received,...
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Video: Vetiver - "Everyday"
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FREE Shiloe Show Monday (Origami Records Residency)
Shiloe have been invited to play a night on Origami Records residency at the Echo this Monday, March 9. The bill also includes Summer Darling, Wait.Think.Fast., and Two Guns. Oh, and did I mention it's free.MP3 - "Human Voices" (live on KUCI) - ShiloeMP3 - "Barren Womb" - Summer DarlingMP3 - "Clear Our Name" - Wait. Think. Fast.
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Cute Cat Pictures (from Bad Tempered Zombie)
This week's Cute Cat Pictures come courtest of Bad Tempered Zombie aka Barbara, a Calgary-based blogger/unofficial Radiohead executive of online promotions, who has - for those of you who don't know - been reading and supporting New and Used Records longer than anybody else. So, thanks Barbara! Barbara's cat is Sputnik, who just turned 11. Happy birthday Sputnik!Cute Cat Pictures is a weekly ...
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Jukebox: So Many Wizards
Jukebox is a feature where we ask our favorite artists, bloggers and DJs their opinions on four songs that are currently generating buzz. Then we ask them for four songs that we should be buzzing about. This week, we put quarters in the record machine with Nima of So Many Wizards..."Dimmer" - Bishop AllenPut me in a good mood. The little instrumental plucking was a nice touch. Reminds me of a...
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Sly Charles Playlist 3/1/09
[mp3; starts at about 0:50]1. TV on the Radio "Heroes"2. Dirty Projectors + David Byrne "Knotty Pine"3. Phoenix "1901"4. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart "Stay Alive"5. Neko Case "Middle Cyclone"6. My Morning Jacket "El Caporal"7. M. Ward "Rave On"8. Morrissey "All You Need Is Me"9. Deerhunter "Nothing Ever Happened"10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads Will Roll"11. Beirut "The Akara"12. New Pornographer...
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