In the case of Ting Tings, or anyone that’s ever sold their music to Apple, accepting the “sellout” is probably worth the bling that rolls in after being in an iPod commercial. See also: Feist, CSS, et al. Now if only we could get Chris Knox an iPod commercial. Or Tom Waits. Actually, given that […]

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Mario’s got a new album coming out June 8. You can sample a track at MySpace. (Looks like a few dates are planned around the release, including a stop at DC’s Red & Black.)

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If you didn’t dig on the animated video, here’s a slightly more meatspace take on the catchy tune, Bag of Hammers. It also helps to confirm that Thao is indeed female, if you were wondering.

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For a band that once released a new 7″ vinyl single every month for an entire year, going completely digital must feel like a shock to the system, but The Wedding Present has succumbed to technology with the release of “The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend”, a true to form single […]

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After a successful and tasteful resurgence, the reunited original line-up of Gang of Four has been cut in half, as bassist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham have quit due to time constraints. Allen posted an amicable missive on his blog, explaining his decision: “At the beginning of April, I decided that I could no […]

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