The Drive-By Truckers marketing machine has ramped up for the release of The Go-Go Boots on February 15th. You can preorder the album now, you can watch the first webisodes and download the first single below and check the dates of the upcoming tour to see if they are coming to your town. We...
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It’s not often I find new material in mid-December, usually this is the time of year I am reflecting on what the year had to offer and comparing year-end lists to see if there’s anything I missed. But Chelsea Wolfe came to my attention when Stereogum posted a article titled A Few Chelsea Wolfe...
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‘Now if you don’t think this song is the greatest song ever, I will fight you. That’s no lie.’ – Ron Burgundy The best thing about the end-of-year lists isn’t finding out where everyone decided to place the new Arcade Fire, Kanye or Deerhunter or to hear people bitch that their favorite album didn’t...
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Hip-hop star B.o.B filmed his latest video, for Don’t Let Me Fall, in Colorado. You will recognize scenes from downtown Denver as well as Morrison and Red Rocks. I doubt it’s very common that rap videos get made in Colorado, but it’s also not very often that a mainstream hip-hop album doesn’t suck. Kudos...
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Patti Smith‘s Just Kids caught my eye at the airport bookstore on my way to Austin a couple weeks ago. Heading to Texas for a music festival, it seemed the only appropriate book in the small selection. I had never been a huge fan of Patti Smith‘s music, but I still held her in...
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Girl Talk – All Day Maybe he called it All Day because he knew that’s how long it would take for anyone to download it from his website, but no matter what the reason, Girl Talk dropped his newest full length mash-up today and this time he’s giving it away free! The news hit...
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On November 19th, Preservation Hall Recordings will release 504 limited edition hand-numbered 78 rpm vinyl records featuring two tracks by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with very special guest Tom Waits. Proceeds from the sale of this very special project will benefit the Preservation Hall Junior Jazz & Heritage Brass Band. - from tomwaits.com
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Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night, Nighthawks at the Diner and Small Change will be reissued as 180 gram red vinyl just in time for Christmas. Providing a great gift idea for anyone with taste in music! (hint, hint). The albums will be released on December 21st and can be ordered here.
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In this CNN interview, Matt and Aaron talk about how they owe their success to people downloading and sharing their music, selling out for the greater good and how their boring name makes them hard to Google.
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After spending about 6 months out of the spotlight after the Taylor Swift/VMAs debacle, Kanye launched a new website in February with a nude picture of his girlfriend… Then in May he released the single Power, impressing critics and fans alike, while proving he was back with a bigger ego than ever! In July...
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The new video for the alternate-version of Terrible Love show The National in their native environment. The song will be on the expanded High Violet that will be released on Nov. 11th.
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