Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3: Goodnight Oslo Robyn Hitchcock is one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation. For three decades Hitchcock has been building a loyal cult following without any type of commercial success. He has been a critical darling, but could he continue to thrill listeners with his 16th studio album, Goodnight Oslo ? It's hard to answer that question. Anyone w...
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Various Artists: Protected: Massive Samples Massive Attack is arguable the biggest trip-hop group of all time. Their blending of downtempo, soul, dub, hip hop, and atmospherics have made them a definitive member of any audiophile's record collection. Protected is a no nonsense look at who has influenced and what records Massive Attack has sampled over their years of making music. The album ...
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Milke is a collaboration between electro/breaks producer Andrew “Friendly” Kornweibel and singer/ guitarist Ra. They are prepping to release a new single "Love Get Out of My Way" on March 17, 2009. Their debut album will be released later this year. Check out the single and the Designer Drugs Remix.The Original: Milke "Love Get Out of My Way"The Remix: Milke "Love Get Out Of My Way (Designe
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Thursday: Common ExistenceListening to Thursday is so 2001, is it not? I do not know many people that didn't own Full Collapse; the record was the forerunner of the burgeoning "mainstremo" movement. A decade after their debut record, can Thursday still rock like 2001 without sounding passe?The answer in a nut shell is no, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. In many ways "emo" has become ...
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N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of ApolloN.A.S.A. is made up of Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon. Squeak E. Clean is kin of Spike Jonze and DJ Zegon is pro-skateboarder Zé Gonzales. With such a bloodline its no wonder they would know some famous people, but the 40 guests on The Spirit of Apollo are a ridiculous who's who of artists. The guests on the album include David Byrne, Gift of Gab, Chuck D, Seu Jo..
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Jeezy isn't scheduled to be releasing any albums this year, but over the past couple of weeks there have been a few tracks leaking from the Jeezy camp. I don't know if they're just fodder for wannabe mixtape DJs or if Jeezy is getting interest up for a new release later this year. I don't think I'm alone when I say I can't wait for the follow up to The Recession. Anyway to hold you over, che...
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There are many pitfalls to covering Bob Dylan. The first that will always come up is whether or not the artist is worthy of covering Dylan. That might be the biggest strike against My Chemical Romance."Desolation Row" may not have been a hit single for Dylan but for Dylan lovers it is one of the best examples of Dylan's delicate lyricism. The imagery of the song is so vivid yet every image s...
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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: The Century of SelfThe long-named Austin sextet, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead return relatively unscathed from a major label contract to push the envelope on their sixth studio album.The Century of Self is being released via the band's own Richter Scale Records. Usually such a jump in record labels would be immediately apparent in t...
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Morrissey: Years of RefusalMorrissey, one of the great emoters in modern music history, releases his ninth solo album, Years of Refusal. The album continues down the path set by Ringleader of the Tormentors, with a rock driven sound. With Years of Refusal, Morrissey may have made his most overtly accessible album to date.Years of Refusal was tracked live which gives the album the immediate se...
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An all-star collaboration is sure to make headway in the blogosphere. Eminem's new track from his upcoming Relapse album which is supposed to be released sometime in the first quarter of this year. Although if he follows in his mentor, Dr. Dre's footsteps Relapse will be release sometime next decade.The thing I find most interesting about the song is it recycles a beat. While I really enjoy ...
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Welch septet, Los Campesinos! continue to bring their infectious brand of indie pop to the states. On the day before Valentine's Day, they and New Jersey rockers Titus Andronicus invaded the Paradise in Boston, MA.MP3: Titus Andronicus "Upon Viewing Brueghel's 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus'"MP3: Los Campesinos! "Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks"Titus Andronicus
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Transfers: Grind Session 101: The Good, The Bad, The UglyThree men met at Winthrop University after transferring from other institutes of higher learning. They bonded over a shared love of hip hop and they formed the Transfers.When you think of rappers going to college most people think alternative rappers of Talib Kweli (who graduated from NYU) or Aesop Rock (who graduate from Boston Universi...
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Toronto electro duo Woodhands are preparing to release a brand new EP with remixes, restylings, and reworkings of their track "Dancer". To get up some hype for the release they released this cover of Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue". I have to admit every time I hear "Electric Avenue" all I can think about is the opening to Pineapple Express. Woodlands' take on the song is a good deal differen...
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Don Diablo has blown up the blog scene. I do not really recall another DJ ever doing anything quite like this. He has released at least one track a week since the beginning of this year and he has garnered massive support from the entire blog community. In addition to the blog's support, listeners have been rampant. He has been atop the hype machine charts for weeks now.Just in time for Val...
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Dan Bull: SafeStop me when you've heard this one before: white rapper from Great Britain. Immediately you've thought of the Streets and Lady Sovereign. All right, now squash the idea of Lady Sovereign cause this rapper is a bloke. All that is left is ideas of the Streets.You probably would not be far off comparing Dan Bull to the Streets. But while the Streets released arguably terrible Eve...
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On January 27th Mariah Carey released The Ballads, a compilation of all Mariah's best love songs. The album debuted at #10 on the Soundscan charts. Now Surviving the Golden Age has two copies of the CD to give away for Valentine's Day. To enter simply reply to this post with your email address and we will be in touch if you win.The Prizes2 winners will receive: * A copy of Mariah Carey: Th...
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I'm not daft. I received the same email blast as all your other favorite blogs containing the new Thermals' song "Now We Can See". Of course I'm going to post it, but I wanted a little time to digest it.There is something off putting about the tracks opening "oh-way-oh-way-oh-oh"s. The Thermals have never really wasted syllables on anything but self-righteous lyrical content. I think the fi...
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The Lonely Island: IncredibadAndy Samberg and company release their first album as the Lonely Island after numerous viral videos that catapulted the trio into superstardom.Samberg first stepped into the spotlight when he accepted a position at Saturday Night Live. Although his first season he was mostly on commercial parodies, his video with Chris Parnell "Lazy Sunday" was the first Lonely Isl...
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Lily Allen: It's Not Me, It's YouAs a 23-year-old singer-songwriter, Lily Allen should have the world at her feet; However her personality often overshadows her singing and gets her into a considerable amount of trouble. Disparaging remarks about musicians Luke Pritchard of The Kooks, Bob Geldof, Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud, Amy Winehouse,Kylie Minogue, and Katy Perry have all garnered her the ...
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Last year Walter Meego hit it big with their single "Forever" which was featured in the Heineken Beertender commercials. The band recently released their next single "Girls".Enter Don Diablo. The internet sensation has been a hot commodity lately with remix requests pouring in. He decides to take on Walter Meego "Girls". He adds distorted bass and break beats to turn this pop song into a da...
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