Monthly Archives: February 2012 »
Video: Mouse on Mars – “Polaroyced”
Mouse on Mars released the video for “Polaroyced”, a highlight off their acclaimed EP Parastrophics. The video seems to emulate dancing outdoors on an acid trip. Or maybe the guy’s just really high on life. Dogs
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Davy Jones Dead at 66
Davy Jones, lead singer for 1960s pop group and TV sensations The Monkees, died earlier today in Florida of a heart attack. The 66-year-old native of Manchester, England was named by Yahoo Music in
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Bryan Scary Announces New Double-Album
Bryan Scary is one of the few artists around willing and able to pull off a rock opera. His music plays homage to conceptual rock from the ’70s, the styles delving in a mixture
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Video: Gorillaz, Andre 3000, + James Murphy – “DoYaThing”
Converse’s ongoing Three Artists series encourages collaboration, and their animated video for “DoYaThing” is a surefire indication of this. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and Andre 3000 (Outkast) transform into Jamie Hewlett-penned cartoons, literally entering
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Video: Ane Brun – “Worship” (ft. José González)
Ah, here’s a name from the past. I wrote about Ane Brun way back in 2008, when she released the stunning Changing of the Seasons. The Norwegian-based Brun crafts striking alternative-folk, alternating between slow-moving acoustic ballads
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Two New Radiohead Songs
Radiohead played two new songs last night in Miami, in their first show of a tour that goes into late July. The passionate Radiohead community At Ease was able to nab a video of
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Full Album Stream: Pond – Beard, Wives, Denim
Hype Machine are offering a full stream of Pond’s new album, Beard, Wives, Denim. Out March 6th, the thirteen tracks comprise the fourth album from the Australian-based Pond, which includes members more known for
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Talk To Angels
Bradford-based band Talk To Angels is the work of Embrace keyboardist Mickey Dale and his fellow collaborators, all with the intent to create hypnotic alt-rock with as much bark and bite as Embrace, but
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Win 3 Tickets to ‘Plot Your Escape’ (NYC)!
The locations of the four “Plot Your Escape” shows have been revealed. NYC, Chicago, New Orleans, and LA will each be treated to an intimate show on Thursday, March 1st. The artist list is still
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Destroyer Announces 2012 Tour
Destroyer‘s Dan Bejar had a busy 2011, touring lengthily in support of his stunning album Kaputt. It was our favorite album of 2011, and we certainly weren’t alone in feeling that way. Starting with
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MP3: Rocket Juice and the Moon – “Hey Shooter” [ft. Erykah Badu]
An excellent funk-tinged track from Rocket Juice and the Moon, the supergroup consisting of Damon Albarn, Flea, and Tony Allen. This is the first track revealed off their upcoming debut
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MP3: Arctic Monkeys – “R U Mine?”
Arctic Monkeys delivered a crunchy and aggressive new track this morning, "R U Mine?", with an accompanying video. Watch and listen inside
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Stream: Spiritualized – “Hey Jane”
Spiritualized – Hey Jane Spiritualized released the first single off their upcoming album Sweet Heart Sweet Light, out April 17th on Fat Possum. “Hey Jane” is a nine-minute epic split into multiple parts, the
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