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New Music: Girl Talk mp3
Artists mentioned:Girl Talk is back with his fourth full-length album Feed The Animals. You can download it for any price at Illegal-art.netGirl Talk-What Its All About mp3...(read full post)
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New Music: Tilly and the Wall
Artists mentioned:Tilly and the Wall will release their third album, O, on June 17th. The band recently performed in a music video acquired by Sesame Street to use in their upcoming 39th season set to air in the fall of 2008. The band recorded their own version of the "ABC Song."Check...(read full post)
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New Music: Sam Sparro
Artists mentioned:He's already a household name in the UK with his smash hit "Black & Gold," and if you happened to be at Coachella this year, you might've seen him kickin' it onstage with Mark Ronson. Sam Sparro has been causing quite the buzz in the UK with his Top 5...(read full post)
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Win Elvis Costello Prize Pack
Artists mentioned:"That this is as striking as he's been in 20 years, when he's hardly been slouching - that tells you he's peaking in a whole new way." - POPMATTERS"With each repeat spin, Momofuku gets better and each song sticks with you giving the album a timeless appeal that most certainly...(read full post)
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Interview with Priscilla Ahn
Artists mentioned:Priscilla Ahn's album A Good Day hits stores on June 10th. Be sure to check it out!How are you feeling about the release of your debut album, A Good Day? I imagine it's a bit nerve wrecking.It's not as nerve wrecking as it just is exciting. I can't wait to...(read full post)
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Wakarusa Music Festival 2008 Preview
Artists mentioned:I went to Wakarusa two years ago and was leery of the massive amount of people and the amount of space. However, I never had to wait in a long line and it ended up being a great experience and a ton of fun.This year's headliners include: The Flaming Lips,...(read full post)
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New Music: Ed Harcourt
Artists mentioned:Ed Harcourt is poised to release his fifth studio album, The Beautiful Lie, in the US on June 3rd via Dovecote Records. The British Mercury Prize nominee recorded the bulk of the album on an eight-track in his grandmother's house in Sussex - the rest done in East London's Toe...(read full post)
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Upcoming Event: Sigur Rós at the Uptown
Artists mentioned:Sigur Rós, whose new album is scheduled to drop sometime late 2008, will be bringing their trademark brand of beautiful, Icelandic melodrama to the Uptown theater on June 12th. For reasons unknown to anyone but the band themselves, their U.S. tour consists of only four stops: New York, Bonnaroo and...(read full post)
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Tribute to Kansas Jayhawks National Champions
Artists mentioned:KC's hip hop/rap artist Future has put together a tribute to the Kansas Jayhawks for winning the national championship. Rock Chalk!Future-Kansas Jayhawks the Champions mp3LJWorld.com-Self Made Champions: the 2008 season in retrospect...(read full post)
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New Artists in the Billboard 200
Artists mentioned:Filter's blog posted the new artists in the top Billboard 200. #1 The Last Shadow Puppets - Age Of The Understatement #4 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular #7 No Age - Nouns #8 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell #19 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours#20 M83 - Saturdays=Youth #26 Elbow...(read full post)
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New Music: Ghosty-Dumbo Wins Again
Artists mentioned:This Lawrence band has been endorsed by the Flaming Lips. Answers could be and should be Ghosty's breakout album.Ghosty-Dumbo Wins Again mp3Official Ghosty websiteBuy Ghosty-Answers on iTunes...(read full post)
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Joy Division Biopic and Documentary coming to DVD
Artists mentioned:Winner of nine film festival awards, including three at the Cannes Film Festival, CONTROL profiles Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the pioneering post-punk band Joy Division. Inspired by the energy of punk artists such as the Sex Pistols, the English rockers infiltrated the music scene in the late 70s...(read full post)
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Contest: Jaymay Signed 7" Vinyl
Artists mentioned:“Think Woody Allen if he were young and female--and could sing"--THE OBSERVER, 4-star reviewWin a limited-edition signed Jaymay 7" vinyl of her EP Sea Green, See Blue only released in the UK.Simply subscribe to our newsletter: http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?id=095ee7271eA winner will be randomly chosen next Wednesday, and you must live in the...(read full post)
