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Thrill Jockey brethren Arbouretum and Pontiak kick off a tour tonight (September 5) in support of the July release of Kale , their split 12" collection of originals and John Cale covers. Pontiak are also supporting TJ's September 9 re-release of the band's ...
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With his array of vintage synths buzzing behind him, master remixer Rex the Dog has put the finishing touches on his debut LP, The Rex the Dog Show . The disc collects some new jams from Rex, slides them in alongside some familiar singles, and spices things up with Rex's remixes of the ...
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Better known as the drummer for Hella and Marnie Stern , Zach Hill goes it alone (well, plus some guests) on his forthcoming Astrological Straits . But here he's still banging out enough beats for a BoaDrum event. Far from the corpse-painted suburban wayfarer of his recent "Dark Art" ...
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Brooklyn's Stars Like Fleas are itching to get back out there and continue the slow, steady pan they began with this spring's release of their Ken Burns Effect LP. So they're hitting the road for a late-summer jaunt, to be followed by a smattering of shows off in the fall. First on the list ...
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Photo by Mike White Trent Reznor's impeccable taste in opening acts continues. In a move that we hope gets somebody a promotion, Japanese metal monsters Boris , L.A. spazz-rockers HEALTH , and London sound scientist the Bug have all been chosen to open a string of dates on Nine Inch ...
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Weezer sure do love their fans. They love 'em so darn much, they're putting them to work once again . Yesterday, Weezer put out a call to their devoted followers seeking out brief video clips which they'll employ as visual accompaniment on their upcoming tour with Tokyo Police Club and ...
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Photo by Dania Heller BBQ season might be ending, but don't tell Mark Sultan . The one they call BBQ has cooked up a pair of tours for himself and his BBQ Show as summer turns to fall, and whether the weather be muggy or whether the weather be crap, the dude's ready to fire things up. ...
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Murs ' major label debut, Murs for President , comes out via Warner Bros. on September 30. The goofily coiffed MC will hit the campaign trail shortly thereafter on a U.S. tour that extends all the way into December. The tour proper starts October 7 in San Francisco, though Murs has a trio ...
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That dirty, no-good, robbin' Maggie need not feel slighted, at least not by Deerhoof . The video for "The Tears and Music of Love", the first single from the unconventional San Francisco band's forthcoming Offend Maggie , is pretty much your straightforward live clip, shot and recorded in ...
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Photo by Michael Alan Goldberg It takes no stretch of the imagination to believe that Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos might be of the slightly nerdy persuasion; just listen to an Art Brut record and you'll probably come up with the same conclusion. But there's a lot of different kinds of ...
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Lambchop are this close to replicating an Ohio State chant with the title of their new album, but instead of the Buckeyes' "O-H-I-O", we get OH (ohio) from the band on October 7 via Merge . The eccentric outfit already has a ton of European dates this fall in support of the record, but when ...
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Goodbye, sister disco . Watching this, I can't help by think about for Escort's " All Through the Night " and the brilliantly edited clip that wound up being one of last year's best videos. This one obviously pales in comparison but is still fun on its own. And on YouTube, the fan who put it ...
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Photo by Natalie Kardos Remember that Radiohead show on August 28 at the Santa Barbara Bowl that the band webcast live ? Well, if you were too busy to catch it that night (say, watching Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention instead), NPR Music has got a treat ...
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Get ready for the longest three and a half minutes of your day. I'm not sure what this is, exactly, or who would have wasted money to film it, but the upshot seems to be that Liz Phair is having a laugh at her pop crossover moment by clumsily riffing on the songwriting/production team the ...
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As heard on last year's Fantastic Playroom , New Young Pony Club 's "The Bomb" was a taut, energetic entry under dancefloor post-punk's latest marketing banner, new rave. But isn't a bomb supposed to explode? Los Angeles electro-house duo Villains bring London-based NYPC's little explosion ...
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Photo by Kathryn Yu Just before hitting the road again for their current European tour, Coldplay stopped by BBC Radio's " 6 Music " for a sit-down in which they revealed their next studio projects. The chat was with "6 Music" host Steve Lamacq and, for some reason, R.E.M. frontman and ...
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Luminous Groove , the second well-curated and impeccably packaged Robyn Hitchcock box set released by Yep Roc, showcases his early time fronting the Egyptians, an interesting and sorely underrated moment in the songwriter's career. read more
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Available now through eMusic and soon via venerable Spanish indie pop label Acuarela, That Night, A Forest Grew is a four-track collection steeped in the growing sonic confidence and clarity of the Clientele Mk. II but harkening back to their earlier lyrical pursuits. read more
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More of the same from Matthew Sweet, only minus the fireworks of his best work. read more
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Julie Christmas, lead singer of this Brooklyn-based noise-rock/metal band, has a voice with a rare combination of technical and emotional range, but she's had trouble finding the right context for it. Until now. read more
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