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Jul 26, 2010, 03:16PM
Compact Disc or coaster?
Sell your CDs now while you still can, and never look back.
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Jul 22, 2010, 04:05PM
Dynamic Duos
Po Po, Sleigh Bells & Glass Candy prove that sometimes less is more.
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Jul 21, 2010, 01:55PM
The Worst of the Worst: Summer music festivals
Vans Warped Tour: A day with shitty tweens and horrible music.
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Jul 20, 2010, 03:15PM
Bed of Seeds has its rough patches
The latest album from local MC Height doesn't quite come together.
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Jul 20, 2010, 10:42AM
The Brilliance of Bethany Cosentino
Best Coast's latest, Crazy On You, makes for one perfect love album.
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Jul 16, 2010, 11:10AM
Billy Corgan's Nostalgia Act
The aging rocker, currently on a small club tour, seems intent on total mediocrity.
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Jul 15, 2010, 12:27PM
Your Guide to Blaqstarr's Contributions to /\/\/\Y/\
M.I.A.'s latest features some Baltimore Club notables.
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Jul 13, 2010, 12:01PM
Jim O'Rourke does it again
A collection of Burt Bacharach songs proves to be oddly enjoyable Mom rock.
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Jul 08, 2010, 11:17AM
Wavves may get more than his 15 minutes
On his new album, King of the Beach, Wavves enlists Jay Reatards old band and sounds better than ever.
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Jul 07, 2010, 11:02AM
The blandly enjoyable Kylie Minogue
Whatever Aphrodite is, at least Minogue isn't trying to be someone she's not.
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Jul 06, 2010, 02:52PM
Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, and the real fanboys
To the message boards!
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Jul 06, 2010, 01:01PM
Mullyman's Harder Than Baltimore brings all the right beats
Get it for free here.
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Jun 30, 2010, 03:12PM
XX Success
From the obvious to the not-so, the current iteration of hip hop culture has more examples of female rappers outshining their male counterparts than ever.
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Jun 28, 2010, 01:31PM
On the continued under-appreciation of Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle
Big budget, big sound "acid alliteration."
Previously, check out John Lingan's interview with Parks here.
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Jun 23, 2010, 03:30PM
From the crates: The Grease Band
Straight from the dollar bin to your hard drive.
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Jun 22, 2010, 02:27PM
Peoples Potential Unlimited
DC reissue label PPU is one of the best around. Too bad my bank account isn't Cash Unlimited.
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Jun 22, 2010, 12:44PM
DEVO is back
And they secretly hate you.
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Jul 28, 2010, 10:58AM
Whartscape is Over
The last Whartscape is over... what will become of us now?
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Jul 23, 2010, 10:40AM
Everyone's Gotta Rely on Someone
An interview with Jake Brown of Glorious Noise.
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Jul 08, 2010, 09:13AM
The Soul of Crit
Did Robert Christgau’s Consumer Guide anticipate Twitter?
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Jul 07, 2010, 09:51AM
Mad at the Ceiling
M.I.A.—/\/\/\Y/\ (Grade: B-)
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Jun 24, 2010, 12:08PM
INTERVIEW: Matthew Papich (Ecstatic Sunshine)
The man behind Ecstatic Sunshine talks about his work, life on Earth, and what inspires him.
Below, "Dunk" from Yesterday's Work.
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Jun 16, 2010, 10:38AM
EXCLUSIVE: Mania Music Group Preview
The Baltimore hip hop label releases its first official album
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Jun 11, 2010, 11:04AM
Spare Me the Babyface
R&B fused with hip hop has turned more than a few careers around.
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Jun 01, 2010, 10:33AM
When Is a Pop Music Critic Too Young?
The New York Times’ Ben Ratliff recently reviewed the re-issue of the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St. Problem is, he was a toddler when the original came out in 1972, calling into question his credibility.
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May 27, 2010, 10:34AM
The Rise of Rhythm
Technology has brought electro music and hip-hop to the fore.
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May 27, 2010, 10:19AM
Live from Paramount
The 50th Annual Topanga Fiddle and Banjo Contest.
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May 18, 2010, 09:38AM
INTERVIEW: Hoots and Hellmouth
One of the hardest working bands around takes a moment to talk Philly, progressive revivialism and sleeping habits.
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May 07, 2010, 10:06AM
Genre Incoherence
Why death metal has it so easy, and why Shelby Lynne's new country record isn't that good.
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May 07, 2010, 10:06AM
EXCLUSIVE: Bossman Preview
The Baltimore MC Reveals Details on “The Re-Up,” Out June 8th.
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Apr 27, 2010, 09:02AM
INTERVIEW: Home
The group’s 17th album arrives simultaneously with a “digital box set” of their earliest recordings. Songwriter Eric Morrison talks about keeping a band going for two decades.
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Jul 29, 2010, 02:10PM
Flaming Lips - "See The Leaves" live on Letterman
Embryonic is out now on Warner Bros. Jason Cherkis at The Washington City Paper talked to frontman Wayne Coyne last year about the album, check it out here.
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Jul 28, 2010, 04:03PM
The Roots featuring John Legend
"The Fire" off How I Got Over, out now on Def Jam Records.
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Jul 28, 2010, 11:30AM
Superchunk cover The Cure
Another installment in the AV Club's "Undercover" Series.
Majesty Shredding, Superchunk's new album, is due out on Merge in September. More at MySpace.
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Jul 27, 2010, 10:04AM
She & Him - "Don't Look Back" live on Ferguson
Vol. 2 is out now on Merge. A few late August tour dates over at MySpace.
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Jul 26, 2010, 02:47PM
Eels release "Spectacular Girl" video
Off Tomorrow Morning, out August 24, the last album in a trilogy starting with 2009's Hombre Lobro.
More at MySpace. Frontman Mark Everett recently talked to ClashMusic about the project.
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Jul 26, 2010, 11:28AM
Dana Falconberry on Daytrotter
One of the best singer-songwriters ever to come out of Austin, I first saw Falconberry playing with Peter and the Wolf years back and have been listening ever since. Check out her Daytrotter session here.
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Jul 23, 2010, 02:57PM
Crowded House cover Talking Heads
With David Byrne himself. "Road To Nowhere" below, "Once In a Lifetime" at the Village Voice's SOTC.
More about Crowded House at MySpace.
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Jul 23, 2010, 11:20AM
Buddyhead talks to the Dillinger Escape Plan
Option Paralysis is out now on the band's new record label Party Smasher (a collaboration with French label Seasons of Mist). More from the New Jersey mathcore band at their MySpace.
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Jul 22, 2010, 02:01PM
In case you missed out on last night at the Ottobar: Deer Tick, Dawes and TV Hill
It was all a blur of flannel and beards and drunk, angry alt-country-lovin' women... Below, Dawes with John McCauley playing "When My Time Comes."
If you haven't already, check out Dawes over at Daytrotter. Those guys love them some Dawes.
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Jul 22, 2010, 11:56AM
Ozzfest '99 - We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'N' Roll
Penelope Spheeris' rare inside look at the greatest heavy metal festival of all time. Pt. 1 below. More here.
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Jul 22, 2010, 09:59AM
Jack White plays "Mother Nature's Son" at McCartney Benefit
McCartney was honored at the White House with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello and others performed, and White covered this deep cut off the White Album. Video over at TwentyFourBit.
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Jul 21, 2010, 03:17PM
Panda Bear - Surfer's Hymn and Ponytail
Live at Pitchfork Music Fest 2010. Via Stereogum, which has some great photos in their Saturday recap gallery.
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Jul 21, 2010, 10:35AM
These United States release new album
Folk rockers and friends of the site These United States just put out their fourth studio album, What Lasts. Stream it for free over at AOL Spinner.
While you're at it, check out their current video blog: 44 Videos in 44 Days.
Complete tour list available at their MySpace.
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Jul 20, 2010, 01:40PM
Robyn does "Dancing On My Own" live on Letterman
Via Stereogum.
More about the Swedish pop star at her MySpace.