Beck’s new Danger Mouse-produced album Modern Guilt is being released July 8. Starting tomorrow, if you preorder it through Ticktmaster you’ll also get an instant download of the song “Chemtrails” and a video for “Gamma Ray,” to be delivered along with the rest of the album. More importantly, you will get a code […]
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Mash-up artist extraordinaire Girl Talk will be releasing his latest album Feed the Animals online via a pay-what-you-wish website a la Radiohead’s In Rainbows. According to an interview with Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk, the album should be up “Wednesday or Thursday” and a physical CD and LP release will follow. One new song, “I,” […]
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Scottish sensations The Fratellis will be at the Union Square Virgin Megastore on June 13 at 12:30 to play a free show. Here’s how to get in:
“Purchase The Fratellis’ new CD, Here We Stand starting Tuesday, June 10th at Union Square and receive a wristband to attend this special performance and signing on Friday, June […]
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You’ve probably heard their song “Shut Up and Let Me Go” on the latest iPod commercial, seen their posters plastered around their city, or maybe you saw them at SXSW. Either way, surely you have heard of the Ting Tings, who come to us straight from England where they are already super popular.
Their debut album […]
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Local Brooklynite The Antlers has released a free EP called New York Hospitals in honor of After the Jump Fest on June 21. There’s a Magnetic Fields cover and a Yo La Tengo cover, plus an original. Get it here: New York Hospitals EP (zip file)
Tags: After the Jump Fest, free, free download, Magnetic-Fields, music, […]
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Space/prog/atmospheric rockers Mogwai are going on tour to celebrate the release of their new album The Hawk is Howling, which comes out September 22. They will be at Terminal 5 on September 18–not sure how their music will sound in that venue…tickets go on sale Friday and Fuck Buttons open for them.
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Ladytron are back, following up Witching Hour with Velocifero which is out now and let me tell you, it is quite delectable. It still has the electro vibe, but the vocals and harmonies are more refined and emotional and the music cuts to a deeper level. Produced by Vicarious […]
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Although her recent albums have been pretty awful, Liz Phair used to put out some amazing stuff, the best of which is probably her first album, Exile in Guyville. Definitely one of my favorite albums of all time, it has been out of print for some time. It will soon be available on CD, vinyl, […]
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Sound Fix says:
“Mates of State’s new record Re-Arrange Us is coming out next week (May 20th) and to celebrate the band is playing a show in Manhattan at 7pm on Wednesday, May 21st at a secret location. Sound Fix has 25 pairs of tickets to give away to the first 25 people that purchase the […]
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If you haven’t heard of JayMay yet, then listen up: She’s from New York and she’s been taking the local singer/songwriter scene by storm. Her new album, Autumn Fallin’, is a beautiful swirl of lilting vocals and soft guitar. She’s a little bit of jazz, a little bit of folk, […]
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