nite jewel We have a bunch of SXSW-related announcements coming in the next couple weeks, including the lineup for our third gorilla vs. booze day party, as well as the massive lineup for Hot Freaks III . First up: we teamed up with our friends from We Shot J.R. for their day show this year, and we couldn't be more excited about this intense lineup. More details coming soon, but for now: ...
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Remember that girls post from the other day? A number of commenters/emailers pointed out that L.A.'s Dum Dum Girls were a glaring oversight on my part, and after spending quite a bit of time listening to the tracks on their myspace page (please check out the extremely awesome soaring harmonies on "jail la la "), I'm going to have to agree. These girls are actually just one girl: a librarian...
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Wavves and Animal Collective on ABC World News , via Ryan Schreiber . **********************
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As I mentioned last month , we're teaming up with Radio UTD and Domino Records to present the official Dallas release party for Animal Collective 's Merriweather Post Pavilion tonight at 7 PM at the Cavern . This is your chance to hear what 9.6 / P4k's album of '09 sounds like, assuming you've abstained from downloading the leak. And, there will be giveaways. Free.
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For today's special edition of Blog Radio , Sirius asked us to count down the top 5 artists that we think are most likely to succeed in 2009 . Of course, success is a relative term, so my list is essentially just the artists I look forward to hearing new material from/want to see live/expect breakout years from in '09. The Hipster Runoff radio program kicks things off at 5 PM EST on Sirius ...
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Joining the likes of SALEM, Alela Diane, WAVVES, Girls, Ducktails, and a few other new-ish artists from whom we expect (relatively) huge things in 2k9 is Brooklyn's Here We Go Magic . His/their self-titled debut has been steadily growing on me over the last few days, recalling some of the warmer, weirder bits of Cass McCombs ' best work, and at times, as the Fader points out , Graceland (...
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The Social Registry is recapping their stellar showing in 2008 with a couple of free, highly recommended mixtapes, featuring the likes of Gang Gang Dance, Growing, Blood on the Wall , and others. Here's one track from the label's bonus "leaked tape ", which features some of the unreleased stuff that the label "leaked' this year, including "live tracks, remixes, things of that ilk..." You ca...
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GvsB 's weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio program airs today at noon (and again at midnight) EST on the new Sirius XMU . This week's episode features new music from Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti, Bosque Brown, Grouper, CFCF, Fever Ray , and more. You can listen online with a free trial here . Check this week's playlist some mp3s after the jump... *************************** gorilla vs. bear b...
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[click for larger image ] As reported last week, Animal Collective 's Merriweather Post Pavilion will be released early on deluxe 2xLP 180 gram gatefold vinyl, with full album download, on January 6th, 2009 in North America. This is possibly our most anticipated release of 2K9, so we're pretty psyched that Domino asked us to present the official Dallas release party for the record, which w...
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[click for larger image] As reported last week, Animal Collective 's Merriweather Post Pavilion will be released early on deluxe 2xLP 180 gram gatefold vinyl, with full album download, on January 6th, 2009 in North America. This is possibly our most anticipated release of 2K9, so we're pretty psyched that Domino asked us to present the official Dallas release party for the record, which wi...
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Denton 's own Faux Fox , reworked by the mysterious and prolific Weird Tapes : mp3: faux fox :: personal best (weird tapes version) *********************** On a related note, Weird Tapes just posted up this nostalgia-tinged lo-fi seasonal jam for free download: mp3: weird tapes :: christmas break ***********************
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I love Grouper 's Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill LP quite a little bit , and her new song "False Horizon " -- which appears on an upcoming split 7" with her friend City Center -- was apparently recorded at the same time as Dragging , which would explain why it's so perfect. City Center has this to say about Grouper's latest:"Liz's song is exclusive to this release, and (was) recorded arou...
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WAVVES has posted up a new, as-yet-untitled track that's slated to appear on an upcoming release in the Fader 7" series . As is the case with most of Nathan Williams' tunes, the simple but undeniable melody firmly implanted itself in my brain after one listen. Check it out at his myspace . In other news, stay tuned for a WAVVES-related SXSW announcement from us in the relatively near future...
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I mentioned the other day that Bosque Brown has been working on her upcoming record, Baby , for the past 15 months, but she also found time to contribute this starkly stunning rendition of "Silent Night " to I'll Stay 'til After Christmas , a new iTunes-only compilation benefiting Amnesty International . Thanks to Forcefield , who curated the comp, for hooking us up with this track to g...
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"hello friend. My name is Ariel Pink . You've probably read my name online somewhere, maybe your best friend burned you some of my older records, or perhaps you even think we've met at some time in the past. Baloney! Everything you think you know is WRONG- DEAD WRONG. THIS is me, naked, without the buffer of awful tape noise drowning out any lack of vision... "--Ariel Pink (via ) Is it too...
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It's been entirely too long since we heard from Fort Worth's Mara Lee Miller , aka Bosque Brown . However, we recently received word that the new record she's been working on for the past 15 months in Denton, entitled Baby , will be released in March via Burnt Toast Vinyl . Miller's fragile, uniquely arresting voice -- think Cat Power meets Joanna Newsom, only more consistently heartrendi...
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Tracks from that ridiculous NASA record that comes out in February are starting to surface. The one with Chuck D and David Byrne was a little much, but Nah Right has the mp3 for "Gifted " (aka "the one with Kanye, Santogold , and Lykke Li "), and I give it a resounding "not that bad." Plus, Yeezy actually raps on this one. Get it here . I personally can't wait to hear the one with Karen O, ...
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10.Deep and Benzi 's THE NEW DEAL mixtape features exclusive new material from the likes of Wale, Kid Sister, Blaqstarr, Santogold, Yeezy , and others, so despite being a little hit or miss, it's definitely worth free. Also, no matter how many different versions of this song I hear, it never gets old: mp3: Jackie Chain x Kid Cudi :: Rollin' remix *********************** Download the...
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Here's another new one from SALEM 's debut UK EP, Water , which was released this week on Merok . Songs like the dreamy and haunting "Whenusleep " are where those Cocteau Twins/the Knife comparisons are coming from; this one's almost pensively sweet in a bizarre way, until you listen to the lyrics. I love this band: mp3: SALEM :: whenusleep [get the EP here ] ************************...
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