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Gil Scott-Heron covers Smog
"I'm New Here"
The original:
Both beautiful and both sound so right that you couldn't imagine another version working as well.... » more
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Listen to the "Eclipse" soundtrack
... We won't judge. It's streaming here today only. Who's on it? Only Metric, The Dead Weather, Beck, Sia, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Cee Lo, Battles. All the cool kids. It's the Bad Movie-Good Soundtrack paradox. (I say this having sat through the first two movies.)
Also, fun fact, Metric's song, "Eclipse (All Yours)," was co-written with film composer Howard Shore especially... » more
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Motion City Soundtrack covers Pavement
Motion City Soundtrack covers Pavement
Another entry in the AV Undercover series.... » more
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Big Boi on 'Martha Stewart'
Funny things that Stewart says: "Oh, you've got some bling on," "Mr. 3000," "And 'bad' means 'good,' right?"
Also, Big Boi's mom is so cute!... » more
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Summer Music Festivals
Because Pavement sold out at Central Park in minutes. Because Jay-Z tickets earlier this month were tough to come by. Because you love paying $4 for a bottle of water.
There are a lot of reasons that concert-goers head out to summer festivals, but the best might be this: There's no better way to find out the essence of an artist than to see him or her perform live, and at a festival that can... » more
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Regina Spektor covers Radiohead
You can hear a stream of Spektor's version of "No Surprises" here. The single is available on iTunes, with all profits being donated to the Doctors Without Boarders Emergency Relief Fund.... » more
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Department of Eagles
This track is lovely. "Brightest Minds" is a cut from DoE's forthcoming "Archives 2003-2006." Listen to it at the link above.... » more
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Everyone's going solo
OK, not everyone. But Thom Yorke just tore it up last night at Roseland Ballroom with his Atoms for Peace. Spinner has a brief review here.
And Bloc Party's Kele Okereke announced today that he's releasing his solo album, "The Boxer," June 22 (21 June, if you're in the UK). According to his record company, Glassnote, "Kele is confirmed to appear at a number of major festivals... » more
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'Kurt and Courtney' streaming online
Didya know? You can watch the whole Nick Broomfield-directed documentary here. It's such a hatchet job on Courtney Love that you kind of come around the other side and feel sympathy for her, and Broomfield just comes off as pure slime. But it's interesting to watch.... » more
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Big Boi and omoti
• Listen to "Shutterbugg," the first single from Big Boi's long-awaited "Sir Luscious Leftfoot," here.
• The Ponys are also back after a long hiatus with "Deathbed Plus 4." Listen to (and download) "Check the Door" here. They'll be at Mercury Lounge June on 18 and Union Pool on June 19.
• Americana Gaga!... » more















