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Free download of “Skinny Little Bitch,” the lead single from...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:45:21 -0500

Free download of “Skinny Little Bitch,” the lead single from Hole’s upcoming Nobody’s Daughter at http://www.nobodysdaughter.com/

I like it for a first single - it’s catchy and it’s got swagger and Courtney’s vocals sound great.

scarydan: akte: scarydan: Y Kant Tori Read - The Big...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:36:45 -0500

scarydan:

akte:

scarydan:

Y Kant Tori Read - The Big Picture

Now you know how to react if ever someone breaks into your car and steals your underwear.

It is its own literal video.

OH. MY. GOD. It so is. I’d never noticed before. Also I just laughed so loud I had my family ask me if I was okay.

it REALLY is. hilarious.

Nobody's Daughter to be released April 27th

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:30:25 -0500

Nobody's Daughter to be released April 27th

Courtney Love with the new incarnation of Hole on Jonathan Ross...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:27:00 -0500

Courtney Love with the new incarnation of Hole on Jonathan Ross performing the new and improved “Samantha”..not too shabby, especially considering this is one of their first live appearances. I like the new parts they’ve added to the song since the original demo leaked.

“Never So Big” - David Byrne & Fatboy Slim ft....

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:52:01 -0500

“Never So Big” - David Byrne & Fatboy Slim ft. Sia

Here’s a track from the upcoming David Byrne & Fatboy Slim collaboration that features vocals from everyone from Cyndi Lauper and Tori Amos (on the same track no less) to Florence minus her Machine, Shara Worden, Natalie Merchant, St. Vincent and Roisin Murphy.

another new Goldfrapp song from Head First

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:30:01 -0500

another new Goldfrapp song from Head First

just found a Boston date for Florence & the Machine at...

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:32:31 -0500

just found a Boston date for Florence & the Machine at Paradise Rock Club on Wednesday, April 8th. can’t wait.

crumbler: “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” JC Brooks and the...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:28:01 -0500

crumbler:

“I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound. Via Coop and the You Me Them Everybody Chicago music podcast comes this wonderfully original Wilco cover, which converts the spacey folk of the original into the swaggering funk of “Superstition”-era Stevie Wonder. What other Wilco tracks would be well served by this kind of arrangement? “Box Full of Letters” and “Forget the Flowers” come to mind. (download)

Wow, very cool and works surprisingly well. “Monday” and “I’ve Got You” seem like more obvious choices but I could definitley hear “War on War” or “She’s A Jar” working too.

new video: Fiona Apple and Jon Brion doing “He’s...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:37:46 -0500

new video: Fiona Apple and Jon Brion doing “He’s Funny That Way” at last night’s Haiti benefit at Largo

"Once you’ve played the song a thousand times, your life experiences affect the way you perform..."

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:09:42 -0500

“Once you’ve played the song a thousand times, your life experiences affect the way you perform the song and the way the song actually grows and lives. The recording should actually come after - it just seems weird that you record the song and then play it afterwards. I don’t know how to feel good about recording. It’s strange - it’s like trapping ghosts. It’s like math. Or trapping the meaning of life. That doesn’t really feel right.”

- Cat Power on writing vs. recording songs, Reverb Magazine

“Norway” by Beach House (from their amazing record...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:26:53 -0500

“Norway” by Beach House (from their amazing record Teen Dream) is the free single of the week on iTunes.

Girl Talk celebrate the New Year with a house party inside a...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:06:36 -0500

Girl Talk celebrate the New Year with a house party inside a two-story, five-room house built onstage inside Chicago’s Congress Theater on December 31, 2009. (via Rolling Stone)

baddies-boogie: noisenik: More synthesizer cake! This time a...

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:01:08 -0500

baddies-boogie:

noisenik:

More synthesizer cake! This time a Roland SH-101!

official album cover of Goldfrapp’s upcoming album, Head...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:47:00 -0500

official album cover of Goldfrapp’s upcoming album, Head First

My Morning Jacket - “Dark End of the Street” 50+...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:44:47 -0500

My Morning Jacket - “Dark End of the Street”

50+ covers by My Morning Jacket via You Ain’t No Picasso

letterheady: The Office of Johnny Cash, c.1960 | Source Famous...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:46:42 -0500

letterheady:

The Office of Johnny Cash, c.1960 | Source

Famous letterheads, including the Rolling Stones, the Doors and Frank Zappa.

on repeat: Beach House - “Zebra” (mp3)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:43:00 -0500

on repeat: Beach House - “Zebra” (mp3)

Courtney’s response to my suggestion that she cover...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:37:14 -0500

Courtney’s response to my suggestion that she cover “You Said Something” after she posted several links to PJ Harvey YouTube videos on Twitter.

my 10 favorite movies of the decade

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:42:34 -0500

(in no particular order)

Adaptation

No Country for Old Men

The Hours

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Moulin Rouge

The Royal Tenenbaums

Lord of the Rings (Two Towers would be my favorite of the trilogy)

Wonder Boys

Mean Girls

Almost Famous

crumbler: “United State of Pop 2009,” DJ Earworm. As he did...

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:22:08 -0500

crumbler:

“United State of Pop 2009,” DJ Earworm. As he did last year and the year before, Earworm has mashed up the 25 most popular songs of the year: “Use Somebody,” “Poker Face,” “Just Dance,” “I Gotta Feeling,” “Love Story,” “Right Round,” “I’m Yours,” and so many more. As an audio yearbook, this is a masterpiece. (download)

Well done.