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The Dismemberment Plan Reunites

When the Dismemberment Plan broke up in 2003, the music world lost one of the best indie bands of their time. But since we’re in the Post-Pixies-Reunion Era, it should come as no surprise that the band is reuniting for … Continue reading

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Sufjan Full Length LP Coming in October

As if an upcoming tour and a really good 60 minute EP released just last week wasn’t enough, Sufjan Stevens has announced he’ll be releasing the full length follow up to Come On, Feel the Illinoise on October 12 via … Continue reading

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Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen Get IFC Show

Former Slater-Kinney rocker Carrie Brownstein and SNL funnyman Fred Armisen have been doing sketches together as the duo Thunderant for a few years, and now, they’re getting their own show on IFC. Called Portlandia, a series that visits the wacky … Continue reading

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Sufjan Stevens Releases All Delighted People EP

Surprise! Sufjan is not only back touring, but he has a new EP available to download and stream right now! The eight song collection is described thusly: All Delighted People is built around two different versions of Sufjan’s long-form epic … Continue reading

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Conan Releasing Rockabilly, Spoken Word Albums Next Week

Conan O’Brien has been keeping busy before his new TBS talk show premieres in November, with a traveling road show and now, a rockabilly EP and spoken word single, out next week on Jack White’s Third Man label. The EP, … Continue reading

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Belle & Sebastian Return With New Record

With only Stuart Murdoch’s side project God Help The Girl releasing an album last year, it’s been a long wait for Belle & Sebastian fans for the follow up to 2004′s The Life Pursuit. Well good news! The Scottish band … Continue reading

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Sufjan Stevens Returning to the Road

It’s been a long time since Sufjan Stevens toured. Nearly three years in fact. Well good news everyone! Sufjan is doing a proper tour this fall that will hit several large, formidable theaters, where he’ll dazzle indie kids with renditions … Continue reading

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Arcade Fire – Spike Jonze Collaboration is a B-Movie

We’re still having our first few listens to the Arcade Fire’s newest effort, The Suburbs (initial reaction: it’s pretty good), but we finally know what was going on with that rumored top secret collaboration between the band and Spike Jonez … Continue reading

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Built to Spill Makes an Awesome EP

Doug Martsch and Brett Nelson of TUIW favorite Built to Spill have created a side project called The Electronic Anthology who just put out an EP of Built to Spill covers that are all 80sed out. We’re talking synths, drum … Continue reading

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Who Cancelled the Pavement Webcast: A Tangled Up In Wires Investigation

Why didn’t I ask? Why didn’t I ask? Why didn’t I ask? Continue reading

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