Cursive made its network TV debut on Letterman Friday night, performing the dynamic and emotional “From the Hips” off its sixth studio album, Mama, I’m Swollen, out now on Saddle Creek. Love it when the horns come in. Kasher lets out some classic bellows, and Letterman seemed genuinely impressed.

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Speaking of music from commercials, I love this Bardot track.

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I unabashedly fell in love with Metric before they even had a record out. Back in 2001, I found myself humming a jingle from a Polaroid commercial and my girlfriend asked who it was and I didn’t know and despite searching the web like crazy I simply couldn’t find out. So she called Polaroid.

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Portland’s Viva Voce have a new LP, Rose City out on May 26th on Barsuk and as one might expect, they’re on tour and heading to SXSW. Devotion from the forthcoming LP. March: 12 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop 13 Visalia , CA Cellar Door 15 Tucson, AZ Plush 16 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room 18 […]

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Barcelona, home of Gaudi, Parc Guell, El Raval, Barri Gòtic, and The Primavera Sound Festival featuring Aphex Twin, Marnie Stern, My Bloody Valentine, Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Th’ Faith Healers and dozens more names that will make you scratch your head. The Bats?! Really? Saint Etienne will perform Foxbase Alpha. WTF?! Screw Glastonbury. I’m headed […]

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Hot Girl + Smiths + Elevator?! It’s like Boner Party meets Drawer B. With ZOOEY. Must see. (in addition to Mysteries of Pittsburgh)

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Was looking for this in my recently cleaned up iTunes library and couldn’t find it, so I randomly checked YouTube. Success.

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