“Chemical Chords is their first album proper since 2004’s Margerine Eclipse (if you discount the EP collection of 2006, Fab Four Suture) and it features thirteen songs by Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane and one solo Gane composition, as well as string and brass arrangements from Sean O’Hagan.” (via) I’m pretty sure I probably don’t […]

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For some reason, punk’s most principled stalwarts, Fugazi, asked BBC Radio 1’s John Peel not to release a session the band recorded with the late legendary DJ back in December of 1988. I can’t imagine why because the performances are jaw-dropping-ly awesome and include expected staples like “Waiting Room” and Merchandise” as well as “Break […]

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While it’s a huge improvement over the catastrophe that was Without Feathers, The Stills’ new single “Being Here” doesn’t quite recapture the moody immediacy of anything off its debut Logic Will Break Your Heart from 2003. The band clearly learned a hard lesson from its sophomore slumping mistakes, but “Being Here” is too shiny and […]

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Wow. 2 great tastes that taste great together. Maps remixes M83’s We Own The Sky. We Own The Sky Also, check out M83 on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. The M83 Tour Starts tonight in LA. 5/20 Los Angeles – Echoplex 5/21 San Francisco – Great American Music Hall 5/23 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge […]

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A new release on TEENBEAT? In 2008? From Bridget Cross and featuring Mark Robinson and Phil Krauth? WTF?! I’m not complaining or anything, but WTF?! Time to walk down the Teenbeat memory lane, I guess. (via) Maybe It’s Reno – Gravestones

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RCRDLBL has a handful of free mp3 from Dirty on Purpose.

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My obsession for Crystal Castles has grown by leaps and bounds. I can’t get enough and until I am cured, you too shall suffer as a result of my addiction. Quarterlifeparty has a nice show review, and points out that the entire album can be streamed at Spinner (there are also 2 mp3 at Quarterlifeparty […]

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