Andre 3000 is releasing the soundtrack to his Cartoon Network series, Class of 3000, on July 3, which features fourteen songs he wrote specifically for the show. Andre 3000 – “Class of 3000 Theme Song” – mp3

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Ex-Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin is set to release his solo debut Bolts of Melody on Hi-Speed Soul. Compared to Swervedriver, Franklin’s solo work is much more intimate and low-key with acoustic guitars replacing the shoe-gaze fuzz. It’s spacey and melodic and shouldn’t be too unfamiliar to Swervedriver fans. Adam Franklin – “Seize the Day” – […]

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A mover and a shaker in the mid-90’s queercore movement in the Northwest, Team Dresch released this rocking pop gem (which I used to play constantly on my show at WUSC, despite its saying “fuck”) on the Rock Stars Kill compilation on Kill Rock Stars in 1995, which also featured songs by Mulkiteo Fairies, Boredoms, […]

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I think this song could make a believer out of anyone on the fence about this band. I imagine there are plenty of people put off by the hype and the accolades, and that’s a shame. The lyrics are just too insanely good to be ignored, and Alex Turner is too fucking young to be […]

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Zuexeus rocks. Ex-Cornelius. A one-man Drive Like Jehu. This is from his 1999 self-titled disc. http://www.myspace.com/zuexeus Zuexeus – “March Against October” – mp3

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Japanese bonus track off Mirrored. Sort of a difficult drone- it’s unlike anything else on the LP. Battles – Katoman – mp3

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As a staple on WRVU- Vanderbilt’s college radio station, Clockhammer was one of my favorite bands in high school. They were local to Nashville, Tennessee but got signed to First Warning records, which was a subsidiary of BMG, making them label-mates with bands like The Wedding Present. Success seemed imminent. Clockhammer played an early version […]

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