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August 31, 2008

Beginning today, I’m beefing up the links that I include in each post to give a bit more insight into each artist/album and some more choice in clickage.  Let me know what you think!


The Walkmen – In the New Year

August 31, 2008

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From:  You & Me (Gigantic, 2008)

Buy:  Amazon | Insound | Emusic

Learn:  Wikipedia | Allmusic

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Social:  MySpace | Last.fm


Music Stuff Round-Up: 8.24-8.30

August 30, 2008

Barenaked Ladies‘ Ed Robertson survived a small plane crash on Sunday: Read

To celebrate their 20th anniversary Merge Records will release a series of compilations titled SCORE!, each curated by a different artistic type.  Curators announced include Peter Buck, David Byrne, Amy Poehler and Jonathan Lethem: Read

Dr. Dre’s 20 year old son, Andre Young, Jr., was found dead in his home on Saturday: Read

Be Your Own Pet played their final show in London on Tuesday: Read

Rufus Wainwright has dropped his plans to compose a piece for the Metropolitan Opera: Read

Steve Foley, who drummed with The Replacements during their final year as a band, died at the age of 49: Read

The full line-up for this year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties festival has been announced: Read

The blogger who posted leaked tracks from Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy has been arrested: Read


Françoise Hardy – L’anamour

August 30, 2008

Marching Band – Special Treatment

August 29, 2008

From: Spark Large (U&L Records, 2008)

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Incredible Bongo Band – Apache

August 28, 2008

From: Bongo Rock (Pride, 1973)

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Acid – Hipguard

August 27, 2008

From: The In-Kraut, Vol. 3 (Marina, 2008)

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Arthur Kay & the Originals – Play My Record

August 26, 2008

From: Ska Wars 1979-1999 (Skavalon, 2002)

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Mahmoud Ahmed – Abbay Mado

August 25, 2008

Charley Patton – Shake It and Break It (But Don’t Let It Fall, Mama)

August 24, 2008

From: Complete Recordings (JSP, 2002)

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Music Stuff Round-Up: 8.17-8.23

August 23, 2008

Bloc Party announced on Tuesday that their new album, Intimacy, would be released for download on Thursday: Read

Muxtape has been temporarily shut down due to an issue with the RIAA: Read

Pandora announced that it may have to shut down as well due to the high royalty fees paid by internet radio stations: Read

LeRoi Moore, saxophone player with The Dave Matthews Band, died on Tuesday from complications related to an ATV accident: Read

TV on the Radio is streaming a track from their new album, Dear Science, on their site: Read

Morrissey is asking his fans to not buy an upcoming live DVD being released by Warners: Read

Drummer Buddy Harman, who played on such classics as Ring of Fire, Oh, Pretty Woman, and Bye Bye Love, has died at the age of 79: Read


My Bloody Valentine – I Only Said

August 23, 2008

From: Loveless (Sire, 1991)

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Suicide – Dream Baby Dream

August 22, 2008

Max Richter – A Song For H/Far Away

August 21, 2008

From: 24 Postcards in Full Color (FatCat Records, to be released Sept 23, 2008)

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Loudon Wainwright III – You Can’t Fail Me Now

August 20, 2008