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Props Photo by Royce Wagner When You Awake gives you a Valentine's Day-inspired mix from Eric D. Johnson, lead singer of the Fruit Bats, entitled "Top 10 Gentle Songs Of Devotion and/or Heartsickness." Slowcoustic celebrates the start of the Olympics by posting Canadian content only. He posts a few nice tracks from Corey Isenor's album Frost . Obscure Sound has posted a [...]

Been quite a while since I've done one of these, shame on me! Miss Tart has a mighty review up of a live show with Brakes Brakes Brakes (The Electric Soft Parade's other band). Sounds like something we all should have attended! [ Love Shack, Baby ] Jim over at QBIM reminded me of how great Hawksley Workman is, something you'd think would be harder to forget. Head over to hear his track 'Maniacs'. [ Quick Before It Melts ] Casey has a great [...]

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Props Photo by Royce Wagner Aquarium Drunkard has a cover of Neil Young's "Unknown Legend" performed by Tunde Adebimpe from TV On The Radio. The scene in Rachel Getting Married where Tunde sings the song makes me all warm and fuzzy. Rollo & Grady has a nice interview with John McCauley of Deer Tick, who we've also had the pleasure of interviewing here on CO. [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Songs:Illinois has news on a new project involving Felice Brother Simon Felice entitled The Duke & The King. Check out the mp3 for the track "If You Ever Get Famous." The 405 got a spiffy makeover yet retains all the same great content. MFR got a makeover too and they've posted a great track from The National called [...]

Props Photo by Joe Salter So, how amazing does Where The Wild Things Are look? Perfect song choice for the trailer. Slowcoustic pretty much makes these blog roundups every time. If you like melancholic folk music and down-tempo music in general, it's a blog you need to bookmark. Check out a preview of the new Trespassers William EP The Natural Order Of [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Sandy over at Slowcoustic has some nice tracks from Elephant Micah, an artist you really need to check out if you haven't already. If you're planning on attending SXSW, Speed Of Dark has a nice sampler series of some of the bands playing. Good way to figure out who you want to catch. Obscure Sound has an in-depth [...]

Props Photo by ? So I'm aiming for a Portland, Oregon move at the end of May. Nothing like a 40 hour drive across the country to a strange new land. Anyway, I'm going to need a dayjob, so I'd be in tremendous debt to anyone in the area that could help me out. I figured it was worth a mention in hopes that some kind soul who enjoys the blog would lend a helping hand, though I [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Sandy over at Slowcoustic was nice enough to invite me to contribute a post to his week of guest bloggers. Some fine contributions from other bloggers with lots of new music to delve into. I decided to do my 13 favorite EP's, yet somehow forgot to mention the Fleet Foxes EP.. which makes me daft. Nine Bullets offers up a great compilation of Drive-By [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner It's not Guns & Roses without Slash. That is all. -- Cap So I love wearing winter clothes, but I don't do well with cold weather. While it's fun to break out that vintage jean-jacket I picked up in Asheville for a cool $15, the cold seeps into my bones and my hands and feet are never warm. Must be bad circulation. Anyway, our friends at Speed Of Dark [...]

Fine. i've been both a little uninspired and busy with work (yes, i have a job). Nothing new has hit my ears lately, but i have been sorting through all my '08 discs, giving them a full spin, and doing some preliminary ordering. i started doing those ' one liner ' posts 1) to feature some of my photography and 2) to help me through moments of idea-lessness. Today, i will [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Don't forget to vote! -- Cap Rawkblog is a great place to find bootlegs and live mp3s. They offer up the jackpot with Elliott Smith's complete live covers compilation. Lots of gems to be heard here. Nine Bullets has news on a free Todd Snider album entitled Peace Queer . Very political album. I get the feeling he's not voting for McCain. [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Some randomness first. No matter how hard I try, I don't believe I will ever be as cool as Paul Newman. While I've come to grips with this sad realization, I'd like to bid the man adieu. He had undeniable screen presence. Also, our local news anchor Bob Solarski got wasted to the tune of a 0.296 blood-alcohol reading and hit some parked cars at what is probably the [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Aquarium Drunkard , a benchmark of music-blog quality, has an interview with Liam Finn, musician and son of Crowded House singer Neil Finn. The always well-done Music Is Art has news on the upcoming Annuals album along with a few mp3s for your perusal. Pelican's Perch links to a nifty new song called "I Can Feel A Hot One" from melodic indie-rock band Manchester Orchestra, who [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Slowcoustic is a great new addition to the blogroll with lots of folksy goodness. I've already found some great music I was unaware of on this impressive new blog. Local Vertical has a write up on Swedish electro-poptress Lykke Li. I'm a sucker for cute Swedish girls. The Wheel's Still In Spin has relocated to San Francisco from Cincinnati. Take a look at [...]

Props Photo by Joe Salter Music Is Art always has top-notch content and melds music with art in a way unrivaled by other blogs. You need to check out the post about Radiohead's August 13th set. The entire show is downloadable as a zip file. Sex With Headphones On , a new addition to the blogroll, has a great little mixtape for your listening pleasure. Another great addition to the blogroll is [...]

Props Photo by Joe Salter When You Awake has a mixtape put together by Jesse Ainslie from Castanets entitled "Top 10 Songs With Wich To Slow." Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands has an mp3 of the studio version of the amazing "Murder In The City," which will be on The Avett Brothers' new EP The Second Gleam . In case you hadn't heard, the band has recently signed to Columbia imprint American Recordings and [...]

Props Photo by Joe Salter The 405 discusses the new Bloc Party single "Mercury," which I'm not all that crazy about. Maybe it will grow on me. Nine Bullets has introduced me to so much great music of the Americana, country, folk, bluegrass variety. If this is your bag, you can't get much better than this blog. Obscure Sound has a great compilation of their favorite tracks from June, [...]

Props Photo by John Fields Speed Of Dark has a neat little mix for you entitled "Hot Summer Nights Cooldown." Burgo's Blog is a new addition to the blogroll. Lots of great content here including an amazing new entry featuring Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver performing "Flume." Nine Bullets has a write-up on the recent Cure show down in St. Pete (close to Tampa). I was there. Good show. [...]

Props Photo by John Fields Hey friends, so I've had a bit of a lapse lately with the posts. I apologize, but one of the very few positives about the Gulf Coast is the beach and well, I felt like being lazy. I'll be out of town to see the Cure later this week, but I promise I'll bring it with the posts when I get back. In the meantime, visit our neighbors: With Indian Love is [...]

Props Photo by Royce Wagner Hey readers, as you can see our hosting account got shut down, so we are working on finding new hosting. Things should be up and running soon. Thanks for your patience. In the meantime, visit some of our neighbors: Aquarium Drunkard has an excellent interview with Southern-gothic folksinger Jim White. The 405 is a great new addition to the blogroll. Check out their reviews of the new [...]