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TUiW 2.7.2011 Playlist

1. Smith Westerns – “Weekend”

2. Vivan Girls – “I Heard Him Say”

3. The Concretes – “What We’ve Become”

4. Dum Dum Girls – “He Gets Me High”

5. Burnt Ones – “Alright (Sha-La-La)”

6. Best Coast – “Sunny Adventure”

7. Seapony – “Dreaming”

8. Iron and Wine – “Me and Lazarus”

9. The Decemberists – “Rise to Me”

10. Fleet Foxes – “Helplessness Blues” [MP3] [Right Click, "Save As"]

11. Tennis – “Take Me Somewhere”

12. The White Stripes – “I Can’t Wait”

13. LCD Soundsystem – “Losing My Edge”

14. Beirut – “Elephant Gun”

15. Dr. Dog – “Stranger”

16. Tapes n Tapes – “Badaboom”

17. Pavement – “Old to Begin”

18. Sleater-Kinney – “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone”

19. Guided by Voices – “Tractor Rape Chain”

20. Drive By Truckers – “This F***ing Job”

21. The Black Keys – “I’ll Be Your Man”

22. The Heartless Bastards – “The Mountain”

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2011 Coachella Lineup Announced

Last year, TUiW went to Coachella based on its stellar lineup, and this morning we have the lineup for this year’s festival, one that seems equally enticing. The fest, held in Indio, CA from April 15-17, will be headlined by Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, and the reunited Strokes, with featured bands including the Black Keys, Interpol, Robyn, Animal Collective, Mumford & Sons, Bright Eyes, the National, and Death From Above 1979, who evidentially have reunited. If those names weren’t enough, throw in Broken Social Scene, Crystal Castles, Lauryn Hill, Sleigh Bells, Cee-Lo, Lightning Bolt, the reunited Big Audio Dynamite and Suede, Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, the Black Keys, Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, the Kills, the New Pornographers, Lil B, HEALTH, OFF!, Odd Future, and the Chemical Brothers. Damn. Find out more here.

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Oh Yeah, Grammy Nominations

We don’t particularly care much about the Grammys, but we might as well mention a few highlights regarding last night’s nominations. Perhaps the biggest surprise is Arcade Fire have been nominated for Album of the Year, the Grammys’ biggest category, where they’ll square off against Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster, Eminem’s Recovery, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream, and Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now (one of these things is not like the others). They were also nominated for Best Alternative Album (whatever that means), where they’re up against other (former?) indie stalwarts Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, the Black Keys, and Broken Bells. Jay-Z grabbed five nods, as did John Legend & the Roots for their collaboration, Wake Up! The Roots also grabbed one on their own for their record How I Got Over. Other notable Grammy nominations include:

- Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You” got four nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Short Form Music Video, and Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

- Robyn scored one for Best Dance Recording for her amazing “Dancing on My Own”

- Big Boi got a pair of nods for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Shutterbugg” and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for “Tightrope” with Janelle Monae, who herself grabbed a nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

- Kanye grabbed only one nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance for “Power,” but his record came out so late, it will probably win a whole bunch of statues next year.

- Flight of the Conchords deserving got a nomination for Best Comedy Album for I Told You I Was Freaky.

I could use the rest of this space to ponder the relevancy of the Grammys and what purpose they serve, but as always, the Simpsons say it best:

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Austin City Limits Lineup Revealed

The last big American music festival of the year has it’s lineup, and the Austin City Limits festival will be headlined by…The Eagles? Yep, it appears ACL will be headlined October 8-10 by the chillest band of the 1970s, along with Muse and Phish, with The Strokes, M.I.A. and the Flaming Lips taking the second string headliner bill. The rest of the lineup is filled in with big guns including LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, Norah Jones, Band of Horses, Monsters of Folk, The National, and the Mountain Goats and lesser but good guns including The Black Keys, Broken Bells, Yeasayer, Beach House, Matt and Kim, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Girls, Local Natives, Devendra Barnhart, The Morning Benders, and White Rabbits. You can check out the whole lineup here.

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TUiW Guide to May 2010

The National

This May is shaping up to be a really great month of media. In addition to a stellar lineup of new music, May is also the start of the Summer Movie season and TV season finales. We’ve provided below a list of some of the best media this month, as well as links to find more.

MUSIC:

The Hold Stead - Heaven is Whenever

05-04
Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record [Arts & Crafts]
The Fall: Your Future Our Clutter [Domino]
The Flaming Lips/Stardeath and White Dwarfs: The Dark Side of the Moon [Warner Bros.]
Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma [Warp]
The Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever [Vagrant]
Minus the Bear: Omni [Dangerbird]
The New Pornographers: Together [Matador]
Josh Ritter: So Runs the World Away [Pytheas Recordings]
Paul Weller: Wake Up the Nation [Yep Roc]
The Whitsundays: Saul [Friendly Fire]

05-11
CocoRosie: Grey Oceans [Sub Pop]
The Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
Holy Fuck: Latin [Young Turks/XL]
Japandroids: No Singles [Polyvinyl]
The National: High Violet [4AD]
Sleigh Bells: Treats [NEET/Mom + Pop]
UNKLE: Where Did the Night Fall [Surrender All]
Woods: At Echo Lake [Woodsist]

05-18
Band of Horses: Infinite Arms [Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia]
The Black Keys: Brothers [Nonesuch]
LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening [DFA/Virgin]
Jamie Lidell: Compass [Warp]
Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid [Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy]
Nas and Damian Marley: Distant Relatives [Universal Republic]
Rhymefest: El Che [dNBe Entertainment]
The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main St. [Universal] [Deluxe Edition reissue]
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek: Revolutions Per Minute [Blacksmith/Warner Bros.]

05-25

David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer [Sub Pop] [CD/DVD]
The Cure: Disintegration [Three-disc reissue] [Polydor/Universal]
Karen Elson: The Ghost Who Walks [Third Man/XL]
Tobacco: Maniac Meat [Anticon]

More Movie Releases Here

MOVIES

Iron Man 2

05-07
Iron Man 2

05-14
Robin Hood

05-21
Shrek Forever After
MacGruber

05-27
Sex and the City 2

05-28
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead
Micmacs

More Movie Release Dates Here

TV (Season Finales)

L O S T

FlashForward: Thursday, May 27 @ 8 pm/ET
Lost: Sunday, May 23 @ 9 pm/ET (two hour series finale)
Modern Family: Wednesday, May 19 @ 9 pm/ET
How I Met Your Mother: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET
24
: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hour series finale)
The Cleveland Show
: Sunday, May 23 @ 8:30 pm/ET
Family Guy
: Sunday, May 23 @ 9pm/ET (one hour)
Fringe
: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
House: Monday, May 17 @ 8 pm/ET
The Simpsons: Sunday, May 23 @ 8 pm/ET
30 Rock
: Thursday, May 20 @ 9:30 pm/ET
Chuck: Monday, May 24 @ 8 pm/ET (two hours)
Community: Thursday, May 20 @ 8 pm/ET
The Office: Thursday, May 20 @ 9 pm/ET
Parenthood: Tuesday, May 25 @ 10 pm/ET
Parks and Recreation: Thursday, May 20 @ 8:30 pm/ET

More Finale Dates Here

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Lollapalooza Lineup Officially Revealed

After teasing us with Wheel of Fortune-esque puzzles, Lollapalooza’s lineup has been officially announced. No real surprises at the top, but the festival will be headlined by The Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Soundgarden, and Phoenix. It’s still unclear who is the main headliner, that is, the one that closes the festival. Also appearing are MGMT, Spoon, the National, Hot Chip, Erykah Badu, the Black Keys, Devo, the xx, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Dirty Projectors, Metric, Matt and Kim, Drive-By Truckers, Jamie Lidell, Frightened Rabbit, Fuck Buttons, the Walkmen, HEALTH, Wild Beasts, Wavves, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Social Distortion, Jimmy Cliff, Deer Tick, Cypress Hill, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Mavis Staples, the Cribs, Raphael Saadiq, Minus the Bear, Rogue Wave, the Big Pink, the Dodos, Cymbals Eat Guitars, the Morning Benders, Javelin, 2ManyDJs, Peanut Butter Wolf, BBU, Empire of the Sun, B.o.B., the Antlers, Warpaint, the Soft Pack, and Harlem.

Looks like Lolla has a pretty solid lineup this year. So if you’re in the Midwest and need a giant music festival fix this summer, Lollapalooza is your best bet. The festival is August 6-8 in Grant Park, Chicago.

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