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A Place That Doesn't Exist
Here's a very pleasant surprise for your Wednesday: Willis Earl Beal has released a collection of songs out of the blue, ostensibly as an apology for canceling his European tour. Check it out below. I...
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Athena
New single from Yuck from their forthcoming Southern Skies EP. Shimmering, shoegazey goodness.
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Lydia Loveless
Really enjoying this alt-country album Somewhere Else from Lydia Loveless, who had previously released the Boy Crazy EP, a favorite round these Cannibal Cheerleader parts. Her new album features a song...
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Willis Earl Beal and Cat Power
Check out this incredible video starring Willis Earl Beal and Cat Power singing a Bob Dylan tune ("Pledging My Time"--of course these two are Blonde on Blonde aficionados) and "Colors and the Kids."...
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Wave 1
The Detroit-techno juggernauts over at Ghostly International keep spitting out the hits. This time, it's the mysterious Com Truise, electronic wizard, and his new EP Wave 1. Has that Ford & Lopatin...
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Coming Through
Not to completely overload you with Willis Earl Beal updates, but he's just posted the strangest of strange videos. Beal's Church of Nobody video series continues, this time featuring Mischa Barton...
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Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy
The inimitable Brody Dalle of the Distillers and Spinnerette has returned! Diploid Love will be out on April 28. Here's the first tune, called "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy," and it features Brody...
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Pussy Riot Attacked
Spread this video! Members of Pussy Riot have been attacked by men dressed as Cossacks (literally jack-booted thugs) as they've tried to perform in Sochi. Criminal penalties, whips, intimidation, and...
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Real Hair
Just a quick update about probably our favorite release of the year so far. Riding high off the success of Major Arcana, the inimitable Speedy Ortiz return with the Real Hair EP, an explosion of...
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2001
Another blast from the Cannibal Cheerleader past today. Arum Rae, formerly of the now-sadly-defunct White Dress, has relocated to Brooklyn and performing solo. She'll be releasing the Warranted Queen...
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Present Tense
We've finally had an opportunity to spin the new Wild Beasts record, Present Tense, and it is without a doubt the group's best offering to date. We wondered where the group would go after the spare and...
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Monuments
Here's Austin's own Ume kissing off some sick riffs like a combo of the Sword and Queens of the Stone Age. Check out a full stream of their new album Monumentshere and check out a single from the...
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Simple and Sure
Here's the first single from the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart album, Days of Abandon. The band is moving away from the straight squall of Belong and moving to a more upbeat and precious rendition...
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SXSW Car Crash
Terrible accident last night at SXSW. Wanted to take the opportunity to link to the news about this terrible tragedy. Don't drink and drive. Ever.Â
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Bosnian Rainbows Recording New Music?
One album that I cruelly left off last year's "Best Of" was Bosnian Rainbows' self-titled debut. I would certainly amend that list after having spun the record raw the past few months. It really is a...
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Make My Head Sing . . .
I've been a fan of Jessica Lea Mayfield since With Blasphemy So Heartfelt--maybe even before, considering her turn on the Black Keys'"All I Ever Wanted" from Attack & Release. Following her career...
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Antemasque
Over the last 24 hours, news has trickled down, from an Xgames YouTube account no less, that the Mars Volta and Bosnian Rainbows wunderkind Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has reteamed with Cedric Bixler-Zavala...
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Cry Is for the Flies
Teri Gender Bender's other group besides the inimitable Bosnian Rainbows, Le Butcherettes, is releasing Cry Is for the Flies on May 15. Check out the real ragers below. Incredible stuff from this...
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Do You
I'll write a longer post later today (or this week, knowing me) explaining my long absence from the blog, but in the meantime, here's a totally edible pop confection from CC faves and Austin home-boys...
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Rapt
Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, has released her first video from her new solo record, Crush Songs. It's very reminiscient of the tunes on her leaked solo tape, K.O. At Home, which you'll...
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Seeds
Finally, a new TV on the Radio record! In retrospect, at least here in CC parts, Nine Types of Light was severely underrated. Can't wait to check out this new one, Seeds, out this fall. Here's the...
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Javelin Unlanding
Here's a new video for the excellent Bill Callahan song "Javelin Unlanding," directed by none other than Chris Rusch, who was a friend of mine during my time at UT film school. It's a wild and...
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The City Wants My Soul
This blog post has certainly been a long time coming. I've not been the most prodigious writer as of late. And when I say as of late, I mean as of the last three years. Law school ate up that...
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Goddess
First post from Chicago. Yes, it sucks compared to Austin. However, unlike the Midwest, the new album, Goddess, by Banks is truly stellar. Definitely the most chest-aching, sonically adventurous...
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Happy Idiot
The new track from TV on the Radio is here and it's called "Happy Idiot." The lead single from Seeds, this crunchy, garage-y new track reminds me of turn of the century Yeah Yeah Yeahs. You know, back...
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