NPR are streaming the new album from Dan Deacon, Bromst, which will be released on March 24. Go forth and listen. Seriously. (via Tug)

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This clip is a teaser for the forthcoming record by The Life and Times entitled Tragic Boogie due out April 14, 2009 on Arena Rock Recordings. The KCMO trio is gearing up for a month-long trek in April to support the new tunes. What I’ve heard so far of the record picks up right where […]

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Yep, that is The Sea & Cake’s “Jacking the Ball” in the background of that Citibank commercial. Our taxes have trickled down from bailout cash to one of Chicago’s finest bands. Reaganomics Works! “Certain nation bows to the young Nothing is wicked, everything’s fun You got some money do you right We are jacking the […]

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Yes, apparently Daft Punk will be scoring TRON2. insane. “French electronica duo Daft Punk has been signed to write the original music score for Tron 2.0, Walt Disney’s upcoming sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 animation cult hit which was scored by electronic music icon Wendy Carlos.”

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But it’s, you know, a creative sell-out with secret shows, paint guns, and Adidas track suits.

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Despite some individual members’ supreme awfulness over the years as well as the automatic lameness of the whole cash-cow reunion charade, I’m kind of intrigued to see the original line-up of Jane’s Addiction play again. Lone hold-out Eric Avery had long said he had no interest in pursuing the past, but I guess he caved […]

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A band I’ve fallen for in various incarnations has recently signed to Mute. From the PR vomit: “A Place To Bury Strangers have signed a worldwide deal with UK based record label, Mute. On Friday April 17, the band will appear at the 2009 Coachella Music Festival in Indio, CA. They will also headline this […]

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