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I’ve been very fickle lately. Traditionally an album guy, I’ve recently found myself wanting something new every couple of songs. Putting the old iPod on shuffle doesn’t really do the trick as some of my 11,000 songs suck, but luckily I’ve found solice in indie mixtapes. Anything over 30 minutes, mixing genres and turning […]

Do you see what I did there? Do you? I cleverly removed one overused suffix and exchanged it for another!
If I seem giddy it’s because many of my fellow RTPers are based here in Chicago and this morning the 2007 Lollapalooza lineup, likewise based in Chicago, was announced.
I know of at […]

Boy oh boy do The Sounds know how to market. Anyone who has has either two sets of balls (eye and/or the testicle variety) has already peeked over to the right and seen that album cover of the two very attractive ladies seemingly oblivious to how attractive they are. […]

Anyone have a line on the new Rufus record, Release the Stars, which is not due to be delivered to the buying public until sometime in May? I want it now! Great possible first single, Going to a Town, located here.
And what the heckle is going on with this guy’s big toe?
quirken

I saw Neko Case live last week and I have a few thoughts to offer. Or proffer. As someone who has loved and listened to Neko (both as a solo artist and as a member of the New Pornographers) for years, her live shows are consistently a struggle. It is hard to […]

There is some new music out there from our most recent reset and we should probably talk about it. Does it suck? Does it Rock? And if so, what is the magnitude of the sucking or the rocking?
I’m talking about:

David Vandervelde
LCD Soundsystem
The Heartless Bastards
The Sounds
and
Phonograph

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