Nic Garcia :: The Desperate Ones

Opening with the atmospheric "Song One," Nic Garcia's The Desperate Ones builds like a slow burn. Twenty-first century folk tales of the slo-core variety, Garcia walks in stride with Conor Oberst in his folkier moments, bar Oberst's acquired-taste vocal stylings. The album immediately strikes a . . .

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Now Read These :: Blogs This Weekend

CYSTSFTS has a couple of Jenny lewis and Watson Twins tunes up. Head over to You Ain't No Picasso asap as Matt has uploaded the nine Page France tracks that were featured for a limited time on MySpace over the past week. All tracks feature commentary via Michael Nau. Scenestars lists some of their favorite records in '05.Over at I Guess I . . .

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MP3 Blogs :: On The Funk – Soul – R&B Tip

There are so many good - great even - music blogs out there I can't keep track of all of them. It is hard enough keeping up with the folks of my blogroll, let alone all the ones I try and visit on an irregular basis. Below are some blogs I need to work into my life on the: funk, soul and r&b tip. Feel free to let me know some others I am missing out on in this department.* become a member or log in.

Sixteen Horsepower :: Folklore – Genre Classic

The past six months have found me listening to Castanets a lot at night. As great as Castanets are, I don't know if they would exist (at least in the same manner) without Sixteen Horsepower. Folklore's haunted . . .

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds :: The Mercy Seat

This live version of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' "The Mercy Seat" builds like a powder keg explosion. Acoustic rarity. DOWNLOAD:MP3: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat ----------www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com

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Fugazi :: In On The Kill Taker (Steve Albini Demos)

Funtime Ok is a blog I read almost daily, but hadn't checked since returning to Los Angeles last week. Well I checked last night, and came away frothing at the mouth. On Wednesday Brian posted the Fugazi "Steve Albini In On The Kill Taker demos" that were scrapped . . .

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Mi And Lau :: Self Titled Wood Folk

Mi And Lau's Young God Records bio reads like musical star-crossed fairy tale. Their music: picture Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti fronting a folk group and you're about there. Dig what Young God's Michael Gira wrote about them here:"Mi and Lau met in Paris a few years back. Mi is Finnish and was working as a . . .

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Destroyer :: Rubies Album (February ’06)

Destroyer's Dan Bejar is back on Merge Records February 21st with the release of the Rubies album. Eclectic as ever, it's sure to turn heads & pique ears early in '06

"Destroyer’s Rubies is a collection of shrewd pop music that takes no prisoners and asks no pardons. Equal parts cynicism, disdain, hope and . . .

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Page France :: Another Track Sees Light of Day

A few days ago Page France released some tracks (via MySpace) they had recorded over the past few years that had yet to make an official release. Here is the latest one -- they only stay up a couple of days...you can check out the page here.DOWNLOAD:MP3: Page France - No One Likes . . .

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Belle & Sebastian :: The Life Pursuit

The Life Pursuit, in stores February 7, 2006DOWNLOAD:MP3: Belle & Sebastian - Act of the ApostleMP3: Belle & Sebastian - Sukie In The Graveyard -----From Matador: Belle . . .

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The Good News :: Time Fades Away

The bad news is I am having issues with the service I use to host my MP3s. Not letting me upload to the server -- hence, no new posts. BUT, the good news is that I am directing you to The Perm & The Skullet blog who is hosting Neil Young's fantastic downer early '70s live album Time Fades Away. It hasn't been released on CD, so if . . .

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Stone Jack Jones :: No Longer A Carnie

Via Team Clermont: "Stone Jack Jones is a real character from Nashville, TN in the mode of a Tom Waits or a Jim White, a purveyor of evocative, atmospheric, gothic Americana. Great stuff…a real discovery. A chance meetingnwith Patty Griffin and a friendship with uber-producer Roger Moutenot got him making records, but Stone Jack has also worked as a circus performer and carnie, shared a girlfriend with Michael Stipe, and owned a strip club . . .

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