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Fujiya & Miyagi – Lightbulbs

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This Is Not Normal Behavior: Our Intrepid Reporter Sees His Favorite Band for the 250th Time. Why?

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Mac Lethal + Soulcrate Music - 12/10, Harpers Ferry

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Beach House + Tickley Feather - 12/12, Museum of Fine Arts

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Bon Iver + The Tallest Man On Earth - 12/14, Wilbur Theatre

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Glasvegas - 1/4, Great Scott

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The Cave Singers + Lightning Dust - 12/11, Neumos

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Mos Def - 12/13, The Moore Theatre

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The Pretenders - 12/13, Paramount Theatre

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Blue Scholars - 12/18, Neumos

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Memory Tapes – Seek Magic

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Billy Corgan starts the 44 song cycle with "A Song For A Son"

Someone has been listening to Led Zeppelin IV

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Set Your Own Price For Old Girl Talk albums

2 discs, 1 now, 1 later, any price you want

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A Clipse Greatest Hits Mixtape of Sorts (download)

Cut up by DJ Critical Hype and hosted by Malice

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Tegan and Sara – Sainthood

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Moments in a Box

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Cymbals Eat Guitars about to chew up the road

Going out into the wild blue yonder

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Don't Move Here: Inside The Portland Music Scene (2 episodes)

Isn't the title enough?

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Liars release new track "Scissor" from upcoming Sisterworld record

On website for email address

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Kid Cudi's new video for "Pursuit of Happiness"

Drake cameo, slow-mo Solo Dolo, sweeping synths, ta-da

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Dope "freestyle" over "Renegade" beat

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Mos Def's video for "Supermagic"

Are you ecstatic?

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Blakroc on Letterman: "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)"

More Mos Def!

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Dirty Projectors live in NY with help from David Byrne and the Roots (download)

David Byrne has great taste. Any time he sides with a band you know he's right.

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8 mins and 29 seconds of Eminem and Kon Artis freestylin'

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Chiddy Bang – The Swelly Express Mixtape

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The Grouch + Mr. F.A.B. + Fawshawn & Exile + The Prime - 12/15, Backspace

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The Rural Alberta Advantage + Blunt Mechanic + Monarques - 12/18, Backspace

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Portugal. The Man + Jared Mees & The Grown Children - 12/19, Doug Fir Lounge

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Portugal. The Man + World's Greatest Ghosts - 12/18, Doug Fir Lounge

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The Builders And The Butchers + Federale + Dr. Helicopter - 12/31, Mississippi Studios

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The Cave Singers + Haley Bonar - 12/20, Mississippi Studios

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The Roots + Orgone + Lilla D’Mone - 1/2, Roseland Theater

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Quasi performs The Who + The Shaky Hands + Inside Voices + DJ Safi - 12/31, Doug Fir Lounge

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The Moondoggies + Sera Cahoone - 1/8, Doug Fir Lounge

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Grass Widow + White Fang + Hornet Leg - 1/7, Artistery

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Steve Earle + Hayes Carll - 1/19, Aladdin Theater

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Asobi Seksu (Acoustic) - 1/19, Mississippi Studios

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Steve Earle + Hayes Carll - 1/20, Aladdin Theater

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Steve Earle + Hayes Carll - 1/22, Aladdin Theater

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White Denim - 1/22, Doug Fir Lounge

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Castanets + Ghost To Falco + Ohioan + Dragging An Ox Through Water - 1/23, Artistery

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NOMO - 1/31, Doug Fir Lounge

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Phoenix - 1/24, Crystal Ballroom

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Crystal Ballroom 96th Birthday Free-For-All (Langhorne Slim, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, The Maldives, Head For The Hills, More) - 1/31, Crystal Ballroom

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Justin Townes Earle + Joe Pug - 2/14, Doug Fir Lounge

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St. Vincent + Wildbirds & Peacedrums - 2/6, Doug Fir Lounge

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The Magnetic Fields - 2/22, Aladdin Theater

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The Magnetic Fields - 2/21, Aladdin Theater

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The Magnetic Fields - 2/24, Aladdin Theater

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The Magnetic Fields - 2/23, Aladdin Theater

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El Perro Del Mar - 2/28, Doug Fir Lounge

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Four Tet - 2/26, Doug Fir Lounge

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Acid Mothers Temple - 3/26, Mississippi Studios

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Basia Bulat - 3/8, Mississippi Studios

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Note: Jay Reatard will fight back when attacked on stage

Two men came out swinging in Memphis

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The Swell Season can't shake the little black rain cloud in "Low Rising" vid

Rain as metaphor? Done well? You don't say.

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New Portishead: "Chase The Tear"

Doing their part for International Human Rights Day

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Junior Boys get freaky for "Bits and Pieces" video

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Wale – Attention Deficit

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BlakRoc on Fallon: "Dollaz & Sense"/"Tellin' Me Things"

RZA + The Black Keys!

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The White Stripes are releasing a mammoth box set

Documenting the Canadian press tour for Icky Thump

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Yo La Tengo: Live at Moog

Paste Magazine's new online feature

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New Yeasayer track: "I Remember"

Another bit of 'Odd Blood'

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Hot Chip spins right round, round, round in "One Life Stand" video

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The Doctors Fox – Plural Non-Possessive

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Zola Jesus - Sea Talk vs. The Doves - Darker

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Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum Spurs A Surprise Show

stupid new yorkers. getting all the secret shows.

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Yo La Tengo's Eight Crazy Nights Gets a Visit from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

video evidence! hooray and happy hanukkah!

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Rejectz (feat. Chris Brown) - "Cat Daddy"

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Bobby Womack - Across 110th St. vs. Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild

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M.I.A. Bringing in the New Year with a Mixtape

and a slam! galang galang galang, ga la ga la galang galang galang!

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Deftones Start a Remix Fundraiser for Their Bassist

99 cents for a remix that may lead to $500,000

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Give Kid Sister a "Kiss Kiss Kiss"

pucker up for her latest track

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Intuition - "I Got Fired and Recorded Myself Rapping"

Song battle

Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage vs. Bear Hands - Crime Pays

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Joanna Newsom's Tribute Album Up For Stream

ever since i saw this i've have "sprout and the bean" stuck in my head

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The Go! Team's "Buy Nothing Day" with Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino

literally blend the two artists together and that's what it sounds like

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Crystal Castles' "Black Panther" Set to the Original TRON

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My Sick Uncle - Lollipop Dreams vs. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Wu-Tang remix)

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Alexander McQueen Short Tribute Film Soundtracked by Bjork

a ephemeral yet powerful grouping of audio and visual

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Beastie Boy's Been Busy: "Fight For Your Right Revisited" + Lykke Li & Matt and Kim Covers

seth rogen, elijah wood and danny mcbride play the beastie boys

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Three Chapters Chronicling Cut Copy's "Zonoscope"

watch all three here!

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Aesop Rock & Jeremy Fish - "Pigs" Live

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The Radio Dept. - The Video Dept. vs. Deerhunter - Helicopter

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The Mountain Goats' "All Eternals Deck" Is Metal

don't expect any rabid screams or growls in it though

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Video Backlog Friday!

making you feel like it's Christmas, all year long

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Pearl Jam Celebrates 20 Years With a Festival

giving you more reasons to look forward to the summer

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The Deets on Rainbow Arabia's "Boys and Diamonds"

the first band i ever heavily trolled blogs for

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Perfume Genius - "Look Out, Look Out"

Song battle

Atmosphere - The Best Day vs. Brother Ali - Us

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Wilco - Misunderstood (Live) vs. The White Stripes - Jolene (Live)

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Blueprint - So Alive vs. Flatbush Zombies - Thug Waffle

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Win a Tribes 10" and Demo Casette!

How retro.

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Lord Huron - Mighty vs. Tennis - Pigeon

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The National - Think You Can Wait vs. Gauntlet Hair - Top Bunk

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Kisses - Johnny and Mary vs. College - A Real Hero