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Local Natives Cover “Careful” By Television For Charity
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 5:00 pm
Local Natives have contributed a track to music blog Aquarium Drunkard’s cover album of Television’s classic 1978 album Adventure. The album, L’Aventure, is due out for download only on June 22nd. All proceeds will benefit the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, which is a really cool charity. You can check out the inspired cover of “Careful” here!
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Phoenix Acoustic Performance on NPR
Johnny Sanford :: Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 1:00 pm
Even though Phoenix sold their music to the greedy powers-that-be, they still rock. They stopped in to NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” and played four of their tracks off of Wolfgang Amadaeus Phoenix completely acoustic. On the setlist: “Lisztomania,” “Armistice,” “1901,” and “Playground Love.” Here’s the link.
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Finally, A Hip-Hop Album Inspired by The Big Lebowski
Johnny Sanford :: Thursday, May 13th, 2010 12:00 pm
As the years move on, more and more people are pulled into the Lebowski-obsession camp. Now, after years of waiting, a hip-hop album that’s solely inspired by the cult-classic film has become a reality. And it’s available as a pay-what-you-will download after the jump. MORE »
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Mates Of State Announce Track List For Their Intriguing Covers Album
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 12:40 pm
Mates of State’s forthcoming album, Crushes, is devoted to songs and artists that the band has special affection for. Their choices are pretty interesting - who would have ever expected to see homages to Nick Cave and the Mars Volta on the same album? I love it when bands get between the covers, especially when the track list is as varied and weird as this one: MORE »
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Nas Remixes Gil Scott-Heron Really, Really Well
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 11:45 am
Both Nas and Gil Scott-Heron are enormous figures in the hip-hop world, albeit in really different ways. While Nas spits fast-paced, clever rhymes out of the side of his mouth, Gil Scott-Heron is a drawler, taking his time with his words in a soulful cadence familiar to spoken-word artists. These disparate paces, unsurprisingly, work beautifully when they’re mashed together. I’m especially thrilled that Nas remixed the best track from Heron’s latest album, I’m New Here, the handclap-laden “New York Is Killing Me.” Download it here.
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Wye Oak Release Free MP3 From New EP, Begin Tour
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Friday, March 12th, 2010 3:45 pm
Baltimore band Wye Oak is certainly keeping busy. In addition to inspiring me to struggle with tons of ill-conceived tree jokes (Wye Oak? Because pine was busy! Wait, what?), they’re releasing a free download of “I Hope You Die” from their new EP, My Neighbor/My Creator and beginning a national tour today. MORE »
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New Download: Passion Pit Remixes Shout Out Louds
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Friday, February 19th, 2010 5:30 pm
While we’re the topic of Scandimania, Swedish band Shout Out Louds is releasing a new album on February 23. To celebrate this, they’re offering a free download of their new single, “Fall Hard,” remixed by Passion Pit. Download the song by right-clicking here and prepare to get down with that sweet Scandinavian sound. They’re also beginning a US tour on March 1st:
