I know it pays the bills and everything to sell the remains of your dignity to soulless corporations, but would you really want a classic song off your defining early LP associated with Grade D beef that’s barely fit for human consumption? It’s probably a clever marketing ploy, since Joe Jackson has a new record […]

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The new video from Moby’s upcoming album Last Night (out April 1 on Mute). Directed by Andreas Nilsson.

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Albums are ranked solely based on listening habits. Eric Greenwood: 1. Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, Polyvinyl This could have been a catastrophe. It’s an indulgent morass of diary-style lyrics so severely private it’s often too uncomfortable to ingest were it not for the countless hooks, layered, pitch-perfect harmonies, and unforgettably catchy […]

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music is art has a nice post regarding the Springsteen classic “I’m on fire” which includes some amazing cover versions from Electrelane, Bat for Lashes, as well as Tori Amos. (via Hype Machine)

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Great post over at Metafilter with links to the Flying Nun Documentary in 9 parts (on youtube) covering the ’80s and ’90s Flying Nun / Neusyland sound. The post also includes a treasure trove of You Tubery for fans of kiwi music, including The Clean, Straitjacket Fits, Toy Love, Chris Knox, The Verlaines, The Bats, […]

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“This animation was created by all the students in COMS274 Intermedia I, Dept of Communication Studies, Concordia University, Fall 2007. Working in Flash, all 64 students rotoscoped 1-3 seconds of video each, over a period of three weeks. (Most of them had never used Flash before.)” Via and Via Drawn.ca

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I’m not a fan of mashups (so sue me!), but for those out there that like their Interpol with a bit of M.I.A. or perhaps their Soulja Boy with some Belinda Carlisle, do check out A Plus D. Mammoth Boys

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