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  • Is Kreayshawn…

    …. a female, LA version of Das Racist?  Or just a one hit wonder?  Or is there a difference?  Or maybe she will join Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All in a couple of years to revamp the sound (a la Fergie & The Black Eyed Peas). Das Racist burst on the scene…

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  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Saturday 5/21, 9pm at The Basement

    It feels as if we’re walking in the lingering days of the past, when everything was just a shade easier and we could breathe deeper. It’s where Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. take us with its music. – Daytrotter.com Love the name or hate the name, this Detroit based indie-pop duo is screaming around turn…

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  • Yacht – Dystopia on the last day of humanity

    So, surely you have heard that some crackpot (who has in turn started a nice $72 million business) has predicted that world is going to end sometime in the next 24 hours (around 6pm on May 21st 2011).  So, I thought it would be fitting to post the very catchy “end of the world”…

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  • Mogwai w/ Errors – 8pm tonight, Exit/In

    Mogwai is the epitome of post-rock.   This five man band out of Glasgow Scotland is well known for lengthy instrumental electric guitar pieces and melodic bass lines.  The effect is half heart pounding head bobbing intensity and half peaceful lullabies.  These guys have been melting brains while rocking you to sleep since 1995 when…

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  • Girl Talk & those cute little Teslas

    Has everyone heard Girl Talk?  The Gregg Gillis no-holds-barred, full-force, mash up wrecking crew that is better known as Girl Talk?  This guy is completely nuts (he was trying to buy Tesla shares before he knew what it was), not to mention quite the controversial stir with the hundreds of samples that he uses…

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  • Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah! They’re back!!!

    A lot of rumblings this week that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is going to release their third album in September 2011.  That’s something to look forward to for sure.  A video teaser is included below, as well as, one of my all time favorite songs The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth.  You…

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  • Tag, you’re it….. Play it forward!

    The Voice Project has been getting quite a bit of publicity recently and for good reason.  This is such an awesome idea.  One artist plays a cover of another artist, and then the covered artist has to cover another artist, and so on…. This online video series raises money and awareness for women in…

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  • Social Distortion versus John Vanderslice

    okay, okay…. i know.  apples and oranges here, but with both coming to Nashville on Thursday, a decision must be made. Social Distortion has been around for over 30 years, and has played all over the world.  They are considered pioneers in the California punk rock scene, and have since become a rockabilly steadfast. …

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  • Ghostpoet

    What would happen if you gave Kid Cudi a British accent and backed him with some XX like beats??  Well, you’d probably end up with something like Ghostpoet.  There is a link below to listen to the song Cash and Carry Me Home and to watch a cool video for Survive It.  Visit Ghostpoet’s…

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  • White Denim releasing new album on May 24th

    Four man Austin-based garage-rockers White Denim are releasing their new album, D on May 24th via Downtown Records.  To hype the release, the band and Downtown has leaked a song (Drug) from the album.  The new song has a kinda jammy sound, which is an interesting change from some of their past work.  We’ll…

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