Graham Coxon to release concept album in May

March 9th, 2009

Graham Coxon, now back “of Blur”, has a new solo record due out May 11, entitled The Spinning Top, to be preceded by the single, “In The Morning”, which will be available on limited edition etched 10” vinyl on April 18 to help celebrate “Record Store Day.” It’s Coxon’s first stab at a thematic, narrative-based, […]

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…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead talks new record

March 9th, 2009

The Tripwire sat down with the core of …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead to talk about the new record, The Century of Self, band names, and various and sundry barroom topics. Speaking of the new record, where’s the vinyl version? Spring US tour dates: 03.09 — Denver, CO — Bluebird […]

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American Idol to burst into ball of irony

March 9th, 2009

American Idol doesn’t care about singers; it cares about ratings. Quota for pointing out the obvious reached for today. So, it should surprise just about no one that a show that purports to be a singing competition would enlist a non-singer of the non-singer-est ilk in that of one Kanye West. West is certainly a […]

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Dave I.D. “Why Weren’t the Message Sent” video

March 9th, 2009

Raves from the English press still manage to thrust artists into the limelight, despite having cried wolf too many times to remember. But I think The Guardian is onto something with Dave I.D. This guy evidently makes Buriel look like a fame-whore by comparison, even though he does have a MySpace page, inscrutable as it […]

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Winter Gloves “Let me Drive”

March 8th, 2009

I could have sworn I posted this a while back, but the archives disagree. Fortunately, I stumbled upon it again. Fun to watch!

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Kitsuné Pioneer

March 8th, 2009

A compilation record in which tracks from Fischerspooner, Autokratz, and Guns ‘n’ Bombs, among others, get the ol’ remix treatment and featuring remixes from the likes of Ted&Francis sponsored by an Automotive Company and curated by a French Record Label/Fashion collective might seem a bit of an odd partnership given that all the aforementioned industries […]

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Tecktonik, Mon Dieu.

March 7th, 2009

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