Monthly Archives: January 2010
New Pornographers Get Their Friends Together
The New Pornographers will return with a new album, Together, on May 4 on Matador Records. The record features all the New Porno regulars, with 9 songs by A.C. Newman and 3 by Dan Bejar. If having those two and … Continue reading
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Better Off Ted – “Lust in Translation”
HUMAN FEMALE!!! YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK!!! Continue reading
Breaking News: Conan and NBC Reach Agreement, Part Ways
Well, what we knew was coming has finally happened. This morning on Today, host Meredith Vieira announced that NBC and Conan O’Brien have reached a deal to part ways. From the Wall Street Journal: While details on the final agreement … Continue reading
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Vampire Weekend Tops Billboard Charts
We knew that Vampire Weekend was going to have a big year, but not sure if anyone predicted this big. The band’s second record, Contra, is currently occupying the top spot on the Billboard charts, having sold 124,000 copies in … Continue reading
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Lateish Review – Youth In Revolt
Um…hi everyone. How are you doing? I mean, uh, are you doing okay? No? Me neither, hahahahaha that’s so funny. I, uh, know what you mean. Anyway, I was…I mean…uh…I uh…if its not too big of an inconvience for you … Continue reading
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Review: Spoon – Transference
Austin-based Spoon have been critical darlings for a long time but in 2007, they released Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and broke out as much as is possible for a band to do in this day and age. Somehow simultaneously … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Kate McGarrigle
It seems we’ve had a lot of sad news to report as of late, and today comes news that Canadian folksinger Kate McGarrigle has died of cancer at 63. McGarrigle was one half of the folk duo she performed with … Continue reading
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Holy Crap! Coachella Lineup!
Festival Season is underway with the release of the lineup for this year’s iteration of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its a doozy. Jay-Z, Muse, and Gorillaz are the headliners, but the real action is happening with … Continue reading
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Wyclef, Clooney Organize Haiti Telethon
Wyclef Jean and George Clooney have put together a star-studded telethon Hope for Haiti this Friday, January 22, at 8pm EST. The commercial free telethon will be simulcast on all four networks as well as CNN, MTV, HBO, BET, VH1, … Continue reading
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