Download: Yeasayer – ‘Ambling Alp’

Last week, I told you all about how exited I was about the new Yeasayer album, post in which I shared a few details, scarce as they were, regarding the band’s new material. The hunger for more  fueled by that little news piece, might have irritated a lot of you, but today we’ve got a special treat. Streaming bellow is the first single off “Odd Blood” titled “Ambling Alp”. The song, as a whole, makes…

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Liars announce new album via viral website [?]

Recently, the experimental three piece band Liars have posted a cryptic post on their MySpace blog, containing a new art work (posted above) and few links directing fans to thesisterworld.com. So far, the website only contains three very weird videos depicting various nature scenes, sounds included. What do they mean? Beats me if I know, but it sure does look like something the Liars would’ve cooked up. One thing’s for certain, though – the whole…

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Download: The Whigs – ‘Hundrer/Million’

A few weeks ago The Whigs gave away the infectiously catchy title track off their upcoming new album, “In The Dark”, as a free digital download on their website. The same thing happened today as well, when another song off the Athenian trio’s new album was put out for free download. The new song is titled “Hundred/Million” and follows a less radio friendly approach with respect to the title rack, with less emphasis put on…

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Pearl Jam, Monsters of Folk and Avett Brothers Halloween covers

Partying and ridiculously awesome music (and a LOT of alcohol) can make Halloween a tolerable experience, in an atmosphere dominated by lame costumes and pathetic pranks. This weekend, some lucky concert goers were met with a few surprise appearances by their favorite bands in some peculiar formats. At The Ryman, my favorite bluegrass ensemble played the them song of the cult classic ¡Three Amigos!, with the necessary props to go with it too – dressed…

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The Dead Milkmen Live at the Trocadero, Philly (Halloween, 2009)

The Dead Milkmen, a Philadelphia quartet known for their quirky underground hit singles such as “Punk Rock Girl,” “Dean’s Dream,” and “Stuart,” spent years making an art form out of not taking things too seriously during their late 80’s heyday. Twenty years later, the world hasn’t forgotten them. There could have been little more proof of that than the string of sell out crowds at the sporadic reunion shows they’ve played since November 2008. On…

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Al Byrne’s Radio Bile

Spending too much time thinking about anything in particular is dangerous. So dangerous, it should quite possibly be illegal. Giving any amount of extended thought to anything rarely leads to a good outcome. Imagine if Hitler hadn’t been allowed enough “thought-space” to write Mein Kampf – wouldn’t that be wonderful? Hitler’s awful, demented thought process, brutally cut off before it could develop into an insane quest for Lebensraum, all because of some ridiculously ill-formed notion…

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