Welcome back to The World Forgot. Welcome back to the Best of the Month series. Welcome many readers to election day and welcome the rest of you to a wonderful November 4th. For those that are still unaware what the BOTM series is all about here's a quick refresher. I collect songs all month long and the best that I've heard in the past thirty days I put together in one easy to find post. ...
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Off of the upcoming Always The Bridesmaids : Vol 1 (out October 14th), The Decemberists come out with "Valerie Plame", a song about the outted CIA operative we all almost forgot about. The song is quite pleasant and if you're a fan of Colin Meloy or The Decemberists (which we are) then this one will [...]
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Unfortunately, it's not a new album (that's been promised for 2009 sometime), but the Decemberists will be releasing new material this year in the form of a 'singles series', entitled Always the Bridesmaid . This release will be in 12" Vinyl and digitally, and features music that they liked, but felt wouldn't fit on their upcoming album. Here's the release schedule: October 14: "Valerie P...
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Artist: The Decemberists Single: Volume I. Valerie Plame / O New England Label: Rough Trade Release date: 14/10/08 Link: www.myspace.com/thedecemberists Other the course of the next three months The Decemberists will be releasing three volumes of singles under the banner of Always The Bridesmaid. Here's what we thought of the songs! Valerie Plame The Decemberists have this knack of sounding eit...
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Via StereogumRemember when I posted those six new Decemberists songs? Well they sound good in studio versions too. Here’s “Valerie Plame” from the upcoming “Always the Bridesmade” volume 1. The band will be playing it on Conan the night before the election (November 3rd). Preorder the Decemberists’ Always the Bridesmade 7″ series
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They perform "Days of Elaine ", from their recent series Always a Bridesmaid.PigeonsandPlanes
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It must have been great for young rockers growing up in the early days of the genre. Imagine hearing all this great guitar music and knowing that every inch of it was brand spanking new, inventive, something mind altering, it would have been such a phenomenal time to be young. Of course we are not in that time, we are in a time where any new song that is recorded can be likened to something bef...
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Damn those wiley Decemberists! Colin Meloy and his cronies just keep finding ways, against all odds, to extend the shelf-life of their, umm, ambitious song-cycle The Hazards of Love (TMT Review). This time, the big idea is to squeeze a little extra drama out of the tangled and vaguely literary web of lovers and fawns and rakes and forest queens and rivers and ghosts and whatever else, by perfor...
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If you’re familiar with any of the illustrations on Decemberists albums, posters, t-shirts, or Colin Meloy solo records, then you’ve already gotten a taste of Carson Ellis’ work.Ellis is Meloy’s wife, Decemberists collaborator, and soon-to-be...
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I guess I intend to write something a little more in-depth, but for now, this is what was hot (besides the 92 degree weather) at Lolla '09.Kings of Leon - Fucking rocked! Best of show. Easily!The Decemberists - Made my list of bands to get acquainted withJane's Addiction - Kicked ass and didn't bother taking namesSnoop Dogg - Got the party startedSilversun Pickups - Proved that their ready fo...
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The Decemberists will perform this Sunday, May 18th, at a rally with presidential candidate Barack Obama in the band's hometown of Portland, OR. ??The Decemberists?? The event will take place at The Bowl in Waterfront Park (at the corner of SW Columbia St. and SW Naito Pkwy., south of the Hawthorne Bridge). Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. The Decemberists' set will be followed by a speech from Se...
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The Decemberists have teamed up with four filmmakers--Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria--to create an hour-long animation for their most recent album, The Hazards of Love. The band has officially released the trailer for their upcoming event, on October 19, where they will perform the entire piece synchronized with the animation, as well as an additional second set ...
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Ok...let's just start with the understanding that there are no stupid questions.If you download music, illegally, you are not paying the artist. If you buy a used CD, you are not paying the artist.In both cases someone had to originally buy the CD, and the artist was paid, but from then on...what?So, ethically, what is the difference?Yes, I agree that it spreads much faster as an illegal downl...
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I encourage any of you rock/prog folks out there to listen to this concept CD. It is easily one of the best CDs this year. CLICK THE COVER TO HEAR THE CD. Just listened to them do this live again at Lollapalooza, and you have to hear it, if you have not yet.You can also enjoy it LIVE in the player below and download the concert from NPR at the link below.The Decemberists Live At SXSW"The Decemb...
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So I just finished watching South Carolina put an old-fashioned beat down on the Kentucky Wildcats, and all I can say is this:It's about time.Not that we beat Kentucky. I actually feel bad for them because they finally have a great team this year. But it's about time that things start going our way for a change. I've been a Gamecock fan since we moved down here in 1982, and basically every y...
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