On paper Band of Horses seems like it would be a hideously boring mess: mid-tempo rock drenched in gratuitous reverb all with more than a hint of twang. But Ben Bridwell’s idiosyncratic execution of such a simple formula catapulted his band to the upper echelon of Sub Pop’s prestigious roster, alongside The Shins and mentors […]

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Well, as promised, and previously mentioned, The Cassettes Won’t Listen (free) EP featuring re-imagined covers of tracks from the early ’90s No Alternative Compilation. The cover of Pavement’s classic Cut Your Hair is worth the price alone. Download away!

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You Ain’t No Picasso‘s 12 days of Mixmas features a mix from Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, among others. As a huge fan of My Brightest Diamond, it’s interesting to see her selections and explanations.

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I recently read that the new Magnetic Fields album, Distortion, was recorded in less than a month and was based on Stephin’s desire to make an album of songs that all sounded the same but weren’t “boring,” like a Jesus and Mary Chain album or an album “more Jesus and Mary Chain than the Jesus […]

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Reason #324: Featuring Mark Gonzales in the video for your song West Coast. In Germany. From 1998. (via simsie)

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If merely lying down with them is cause enough for fleas, then those who – of their own volition no less – agree to lip synch to one of the worst songs by one of the biggest, mangiest bitches since Cujo deserve nothing less than the beheading of their first born by spoon and their […]

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