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Yo La Tengo :: I Am Not Afraid of You

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It's 2006, so that must mean another Yo La Tengo record. Wait, take a step back, things are different here, really. The first of fifteen tracks, “Pass The Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind,” is all distorted droning guitars and attitude. It begs you to try and not listen; not get sucked into it’s fierce pull. It’s the calling card and return of Hoboken’s finest. If your one of those people who wrote the . . .

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R.E.M. :: Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)

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I am a child of the '80s from the American South. Like many of my brethren, R.E.M. served as my first taste of left-of-center musical fare; what was then referred to as "college music." Seems such a dated term now, but at the time it was as kicked around as the ad nauseam of today's ever-expanding catch-all term "indie."With all the recent R.E.M. news (their become a member or log in.

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Robyn Hitchcock :: Ole! Tarantula

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Upon first listening to the upcoming Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 record Ole! Tarantula I was immediately struck with two competing thoughts: a) damn, this is really good. B) I would bet cash money that Bob Pollard is a huge Soft Boys/Hitchcock fan.This LP marks a clear . . .

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The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes

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Even today most fans still do not know that Led Zeppelin's epic "Dazed And Confused," off their eponymous debut, was in actuality a cover tune. During a U.S. American tour in the late '60s the Jimmy Page led version of the Yardbirds shared a NYC Greenwich Village gig with the American folk singer Jake . . .

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: The Letting Go

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Some time ago I was listening to a Will Oldham incarnation, be it a Palace project or Bonnie 'Prince' Billy I cannot recall, but I do distinctly remember a piece of the Doors lyric "mute . . .

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30 Century Man :: 20th Century Man

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One of the beauties of the iPod, or any mass music storage device with a shuffle option, is that they present the opportunity to approach and listen to music in a (sometimes entirely) different light. The latest case for this happened recently while half-listening to my iTunes on shuffle mode. Nearly back-t0-back I heard The Kinks "20th Century Man" followed by Scott Walker'sbecome a member or log in.

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Silver Jews :: Take On Hollywood

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Prior to the show, you could just feel the anticipation in the room....the Joo's were actually here in Los Angeles playing the Henry Fonda Music Box. Rumors were flying around that Steve Malkmus would make a cameo, but it didn't happen. No matter, D.C. Berman and crew more than held their own playing fan favorites spanning their career trajectory. Notorious for not touring, Berman . . .

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SSLYBY Reissue :: Lambchop’s Damaged

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Initially released a year ago via Catbird Records; Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin sees their album, Broom, reissued by Polyvinyl in the here and now of 2006. If you didn't check out these guys the first time around, I would suggest doing so now. At the very least play the MP3 samples below. Airtight sixties-styled indie-pop hailing from America's midwest, specifically Springfield, MO (which is . . .

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The Whigs :: Six Questions

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Parker Gispert, vocalist for Athens, Ga. trio The Whigs, answered six questions on a Drunkard's mind. The band's self-released album, Give 'em All A Big Fat Lip is on my short-list for 2006. It is also being re-released by their new home: ATO Records. Do check them out, live or on record.-----------------------------------------------------------A.D. - Athens has seen many a “movement” from the early days . . .

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WEEN :: SHINOLA VOL. 1

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"SHINOLA VOL. 1 is a collection of odds, ends, and leftovers from around our studio and contains killer new mixes of a lot of songs that have been floating around. I don't mind telling you that it's a really great record. The record was produced and mixed by Andrew Weiss and Ween and it . . .

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Blonde On Blonde Outtakes :: Bob Dylan

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Modern Times has led me to rummaging through a lot of obscure Dylan stuff that I had been neglecting for some time. This thin wild mercury music is just too good not to share with you other Dylan freaks out there. Here is part one of two of the collection.
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Recorded:October 5, 1965 - Novembre 30, 1965 + January 21 1966 + January 27, 1966. Columbia Studios . . .

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Bobby Bare Jr. :: The Longest Meow

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As I sit here, my desk littered with albums and "to-dos," I feel the following needs to be said, needs to be conveyed upon those who will listen. Shouted to the masses, etc, etc. For at this moment in time I am a messenger of the gospel of Bobby Bare Jr.Now I was a fan of Bobby Bare Jr. prior to this album, but the guy has really gone and . . .

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Now Podcasting :: Episode 14

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Welcome to last week's show recorded at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A. The first half of the show is dedicated to selections from Pitchfork Media's top 200 songs from the sixties. The second hour is an ad hoc bouillabaisse of Drunkard-style faves. Tune is and enjoy. xxxooxoo - Satisfied '75Artists included, but not limited to: Creation, Donnovan, The Kinks . . .

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Serge Gainsbourg :: Revisited

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My introduction and love of sixties French Pop began a few years ago when a friend turned me on to the decadent sounds of Jacques Dutronc. His frenetic pop music followed me via iPod on a twelve day honeymoon trek through Greece and the outlying coastal islands, thus becoming the de facto soundtrack to the trip. Upon my return to the states I was hooked and needed a fix . . .

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