Holiday Gift(s) from 4AD

December 16th, 2009

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VIDEO: I Blame Coco “Caesar (ft. Robyn)”

December 15th, 2009

The video for I Blame Coco‘s new single “Caesar” has just debuted on MySpace. The physical version will be officially released on January 25th in a limited edition 10″ format with a special remix by Miike Snow. It’s a jolting change of direction from the reggae-influenced pop of her demos that have been floating around […]

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George Michael: candidly crazy

December 15th, 2009

Reading this interview between The Guardian and George Michael, one comes away with the impression that Michael is kind of a paranoid loon. And not just your typically famous, crazy-person-musician-type loon, either. This goes beyond most self-absorbed celebrities and their notoriously dysfunctional behavior. I mean, I knew Michael was a bit off, having repeatedly seen […]

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Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch live at Rolling Stone

December 14th, 2009

Although, he may look a little rougher than he did 25 years ago (who wouldn’t?), Ian McCulloch’s voice still sounds amazing. Rolling Stone has footage (which, annoyingly, is un-embed-able) of the Echo & the Bunnymen frontman performing a few new songs from the band’s latest, The Fountain, as well as a killer version of “The […]

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Tim Kasher hangs out at open mic nights

December 14th, 2009

Tim Kasher, frontman for both Cursive and The Good Life, has abandoned life in Los Angeles for the anonymity of Montana, where he spends every Wednesday at a local bar’s open mic night. Kasher recently spoke to Spinner, explaining the motive thusly: “The locals don’t know I’m in a band. It’s great. It gives me […]

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If I Know You video gets UK Music Video Dance Award

December 14th, 2009

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Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox

December 14th, 2009

I know, I know, it’s not news anymore, but I don’t think we ever wrote about it and it’s the least we can do for one of our heroes. So, in case you weren’t aware, the to-be-released Merge Records tribute album Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox features Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Stephin Merritt and […]

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