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Leave it to the Brits to ask what we’ve all been wondering. Why is Vampire Weekend’s name so lame? Your answer to that and many more at the UK’s aptly named newspaper, The Independent
I think my favorite part is learning how to pronounce !!!. I never knew and I feel out of […]

So last week Pitchfork announced Pitchfork.tv which actually sounds pretty cool. They tout it as what Music TV should be and I can’t argue. Me thinks it a pretty good idea.
Then, they knock me out with the early initial lineup for Pitchfork Festival 2008. Spiritualized anyone?

So you’ve gotten an iPhone but all the features have you neglecting your super awesome band that would totally make it if your band-mates would only get serious about it? Now you can have the best of both worlds.

Don’t be too rough on them, they just started practicing like two weeks ago.
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This post comes a little later in the year than I planned but nonetheless there are still many shiny new digital files to look forward to this year. A short list of some anticipated and noteworthy albums of 2008:
March 4th:
White Hinterland
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After months of tense and agonized waiting I finally saw There Will Be Blood this past weekend and it exceeded even my high expectations. Being that this is a music blog and I’m a strict follower of non-existent rules, I’ll only mention the music.
Many of you have heard Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood’s soundtrack […]

As expected, Radiohead will be touring the US this year and if you missed the last round of small venue shows you’re probably leaving right now to stand in line for tickets. I personally know many people who went down every avenue to score the entrance pass to the last shows here in Chicago […]

I’ll admit I thought this would be easier than it was. Easier in large part due to my accusation that 07 was a year of musical regression. That said, there is no doubt that the year featured some of what will be my favorite albums of all time. For me, there just happened […]

So last Thursday Benom wrote about Radiohead’s webcast. Turns out it was only a test. On Friday, at roughly the time everyone was headed for their first drink after work, Thumbs Down began. It featured hours of material that you can now find just about anywhere. So in lieu of a play […]

We all fell in love with Peter Bjorn and John’s last album Writer’s Block and why shouldn’t we? Remember that scene in Back to the Future where Marty is playing “Johnny B Goode” and Marvin Berry is calling his cousin Chuck to let him hear what will eventually be that great new sound he’s […]

Trust me. It feels good. And everyone else is doing it. Plus, your first time is free so they can really get you hooked.
Previously having nothing officially released, Daytrotter.com recorded a live session of which four Vampire Weekend songs are free for download. Who knows how their songs will sound when the […]