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Chad VanGaalen – Soft Airplane

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Alan Cohen Experience – Alan Cohen Experience

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The Dears – Missiles

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The Western States Motel – Painted Birds in the Orange MIrror Sun

Interview

Wheat

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Elf Power + Vic Chesnutt - 11/16, Chop Suey

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wheat - 11/15, T.T. the Bear's

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The Apples in Stereo - 11/16, 92nd Street Y

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Hot Chip goes from dark to light: "Take It In"

One of my new favorites

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My Morning Jacket's role in American Dad

Save the date: Nov. 22nd

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Stream the entire Them Crooked Vultures album now

Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, John Paul Jones. Ain't that super?

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'Madvilliany' Follow-up is in the cards and in the works

DOOM and Madlib are comin' back

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Springsteen plays 'The River' live (download)

Live in NYC, point blank...BRUUUUCE.

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Springsteen plays 'The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle' live (download)

E Street recreates the Shuffle

Video pick

New Freestyle app for Iphone

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A.A. Bondy – When the Devil's Loose

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New Clipse song: "Doorman" (mp3)

Clipse + Neptunes

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Arcade Fire is recording in New York City!

The cold wind of waiting will soon cease to blow

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NSFW: Flaming Lips Naked Bike Video

If you were dying to see Wayne naked, I guess this is your lucky day?

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A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Ashes Grammar

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Keb' Mo' – Live and Mo'

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Mixtape asks Who is the best rapper alive? Lil Wayne or Royce Da 5'9''?

Weezy vs. Reezy five neezy

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Solange (Beyonce's sister) covers Dirty Projectors

Indie track goes under the covers

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The xx go from 4 to 3.

Baria Qureshi peaced out for good

Video pick

Surfer Blood unplugged

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BLK JKS – After Robots

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Beck's next cover record by Skip Spence. Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell assisting.

Hey Beck! Tell Jamie Lidell to make another album!

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Dan Deacon on the injured list

"Hospitalization with acute sciatica"

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Fantastic version of Tom Petty's "Nightwatchmen," from new super big live set

Mp3 from 1981

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RJD2 Tour Dates

Chicka Chicka What!

Video pick

Flashback: Souls Of Mischief "'93 Til Infinity"

Fifty-word review

Radian – Chimeric

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Deastro + Max Tundra - 11/27, Doug Fir Lounge

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Saul Williams + Earl Greyhound + American Fangs - 11/15, Aladdin Theater

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Portland Cello Project - 12/4, Aladdin Theater

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Morrissey + Doll and the Kicks - 11/30, Roseland Theater

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Passion Pit - 12/7, Crystal Ballroom

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Ben Sollee + Daniel Martin Moore - 11/17, Tractor Tavern

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Mr. Lif + Dnaebeats - 11/19, Neumos

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The Fiery Furnaces + Cryptacize + Dent May - 11/18, Chop Suey

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Built to Spill + Disco Doom + Finn Riggins 11/19, Showbox Market

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Blind Pilot + Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames 12/2, Neumos

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Brett Dennen + Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - 12/6, The Moore Theatre

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Want to hear some Arctic Monkeys b-sides?

Because you can if you want to

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Lambchop brings the house down (vid)

"Give It" live from their upcoming CD/Video package. Watch it, trust me.

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Britt Daniel and White Rabbits cover "Instant Karma" (vid)

Well we allllll shinnnnne on

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Kyp Malone wants to "Give Blood"

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Adrian Tramontano – Vessel

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Shugo Tokumaru Gets an American Release for Port Entropy

we always get the cream of the foreign crop

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Man Man + Islands = Mister Heavenly & Tour Dates

be excited even though we have no idea what they sound like!

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Hear 3 New Robyn Tracks Off "Body Talk Pt. 3"

"call your girlfriend" to say that "stars 4-ever" linger in your "time machine"

Video pick

Everything Everything - "Photoshop Handsome"

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Boston Show Preview: Kings of Leon, TD Garden, 11/14

The Followill gang strides into Boston this weekend with a show at the Garden.

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Hear the "Big Talk" about Cool Kids

out-of-the-blue we get something new

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Birthed From The Faint, We Present Depressed Buttons

a single for your listening pleasure and an EP on the way

Video pick

who cares what name they go by? middle brother (a.k.a. MG + V) @ sxsw

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Video Backlog Friday!

overloading you now versus during the week

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Ratatat - "Neckbrace"

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Auditorium – Be Brave

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Girl Talk's "All Day" Up for Free Download

373 samples in 71 minutes. world record?

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jj Freshens Up T.I., Akon & The XX

plus a video for "you know"

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Sleigh Bells - "Riot Rhythm" (Unofficial)

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Gorgeous Freestyle from Curt@!ns

sometimes the first words are the right ones

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Info on Iron & Wine's "Kiss Each Other Clean"

i only feel clean after dog kisses, so that makes sense

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Best Coast & Wavves "Got Something For You"

christmas target jingle by the lo-fi power couple

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Stream Talons' Debut "Hollow Realm" Here!

epic. epic? you decide.

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Aphex Twin - "AFX Seaside Specials"

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Portlanders! Don't Miss M83 & Active Child at Wonder Ballroom - 11/11!

a night of gorgeous sounds and dense vocals

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Statik Selektah – Population Control

Song battle

Neutral Milk Hotel - Little Birds vs. Modest Mouse - King Rat

Song battle

Drake - Over My Dead Body vs. Wale - Ambition

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Tribes+We Barbarians; win tickets!

post or tweet to win

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Donovan - Season of the Witch vs. Scott Walker - 30 Century Man

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Everybody's On The Run vs. Mister Heavenly - I Am A Hologram

Song battle

Cities Aviv - Black Box vs. Kendrick Lamar - HiiPoWeR