New Music Friday >> 04/11/2008

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We've been kicking around the importance of maintaining momentum; about how once you get it, its so important to keep it going and not let up until you stabilize it, otherwise you can't build anything and all your work is for nothing.

Music >>

Burbank International - Dial Tone >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1498805

This is one of our favorite Burbanks songs off of their seminal "Burbank Is For Lovers" LP. Basically an entire movie in a single song, it tells the story of a man wishing for some extra bullets and a working phone on the eve of a catastrophic quake and frankly always makes us a little weepy.

The Hold Steady - Your Little Hoodrat Friend >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1498808

Seldom do bar bands elevate to such sublime triumph. Our favorite cut off of their "Separation Sunday" concept album, it elicits dirty little memories of growing up small town midwest and basically just fucking rocks.

Be Your Own Pet - Bicycle, Bicycle - You Are My Bicycle >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1498809

A fixie anthem and perfect for a sunny day in SF. No gears No brakes! All Real! No fake!

The Black Angels - Doves >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1498810

Well crafted shoe-gaze illiciting the glory days of Mazzy Star and Opal. Fucking love it.

Sarah White - Sweetheart >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1498811

A tender ballad to a boyfriend on the edge of not being a boyfriend anymore. Perhaps a little too well crafted but it passed the "raises the hackles on the back of our neck" test.

Bill Moss - Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1498814

Sometimes you gotta get knocked down to get up.

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New Music Friday >> 04/04/2008

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Question:

Why is Jack Johnson headlining the Outside Lands, Coachella and Bonnaroo festivals?

Answer:

I have no god damn fucking clue. This fact is merely the tip of what has been an abysmal last two weeks in terms of finding new music. Aside from the fact that this douchebag's music makes me want to tear off my own ears and feed them to my neighbor's cat, it represents a shockingly popular trend in music. I thought we were done with light rock! Didn't we learn our lesson with Dave Matthews and Hootie and the Blowfish? Isn't even a single second of soul-less filler muzaq way way too much? Nope. I Guess not, because Ben Harper is on most of these same lineups and he's just as lame. I completely understand wanting to smoke pounds of pot and impress your girlfriend with your crappy songs. She's going to fuck you anyway and its kind of cute when you try to be all 'artsy'. It stops being cute and becomes my problem when someone hands you a record contract and you start showing up on the same bill as Radiohead and Beck. For fucks-sake!

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Operation Ivy - Sound System >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1484702

OK. So Operation Ivy isn't new (or even playing anymore) but its probably new to you and they're the perfect antidote to the creeping plague of lite-rock that seems to be so popular lately. Dust off your Doc Martins and get ready to dance....

Zipper - Former Friends >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1484703

Cute. Punk. Catchy. French. Modestly crafted.

Bitmap - Hot Brains >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1484705

This reminds me of a Beck impression of a Monkees song. I like the name too. Suprisingly hi-fi and indy for a name like 'Bitmap'.

Radiohead - The Headmaster Ritual >> http://www.savefile.com/files/1484707

A Radiohead version of the classic Smiths song.

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Loc-nar for sale...

For the person who has everything...

New Music Friday >> 03/21/2008

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Avast! Another beefy selection of new music for our friends!


Music >>

Desperate Guys - The Faint >> http://www.mediafire.com/?yvx29zdvbqn
These Fangs - Say Hi To Your Mom >> http://www.mediafire.com/?dilrnxpuzjk
Take This Away - The Sweet Hurt >> http://www.mediafire.com/?yx8wdtxmj99
American Hearts - A. A. Bondy >> http://www.mediafire.com/?m3td2tzzjmm
The Sweat Descends - Art In Manila >> http://www.mediafire.com/?dzznmwswctq
Close To Me - Why? >> http://www.mediafire.com/?txmhyukznhm
Live To Tell All >> http://www.mediafire.com/?v9d1blnun2a

(Complete .zip) >> http://www.mediafire.com/?ovcmxvij7hb

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I Need To See A Dentist

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Awe! Mates Of State know how to use Adobe AfterEffects! They're so sweet they make my teeth hurt.



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The Foolishness Will Continue Until We Pass Out Or Run Out Of Money

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"These snakes? Yeah, I can probably get rid of these for you..."

I'll Tell My Ma - The Dubliners >> http://www.mediafire.com/?ivp4vyvtm4w
Whiskey In The Jar - The Dubliners >> http://www.mediafire.com/?nnivjdmiuom
Finnegan's Wake - The Dubliners >> http://www.mediafire.com/?mpysmxuyyuk
The Wild Rover - The Dubliners >> http://www.mediafire.com/?tzdmxbnv9mz
Maid Of Fife - The Clancy Brothers >> http://www.mediafire.com/?niiyggndkvz
The Irish Rover - The Pogues Featuring the Dubliners >> http://www.mediafire.com/?zsujgzzxswt
The Sickbed Of Cuchulainn - The Pogues >> http://www.mediafire.com/?ejj5m5i9vd1
Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues >> http://www.mediafire.com/?zv9jboyw7q1

(Download All Songs) >> http://www.mediafire.com/?gfbmdyhjvxu

Happy St. Patrick's day kids!


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New Music Friday >> 03/14/2008

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I'm going to South by Southwest next year. By all accounts, the stuff showcased this year was totally killer and I feel dumb for missing it. Happy Birthday JP!

Austere - The Joy Formidable >> http://www.mediafire.com/?vdiz1unynyd

Well crafted dream-pop with nice sweet girly vocals. Yum! And catchy too!

Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit >> http://www.mediafire.com/?fjdyya5819l

Good advice for anyone. And he's Scotch (I think)!

1922 Blues - Charlie Parr >> http://www.mediafire.com/?tdbqdml8eut

Normally, I dislike blues intensely. Especially blues played by living people. And especially especially by living, white people. Its a direct result of suffering a thriving white-guy blues scene in Chicago and at the same time, not being able to get shows for my own band. I'm not saying my stuff was better, but at least it was original and authentic. I have to make an exception in this case, both because this isn't exactly blues and because it has a 'shiney' quality that fascinates me.

Stand And Deliver - The Young Knives >> http://www.mediafire.com/?dxj4hg9mmn0

If AC-DC had had a new wave side project, this is what it would sound like.

Hold On - Emmy The Great >> http://www.mediafire.com/?mv31i0w735w

The tender vocal harmonies and vulnerable pose of this song drew me in. The "lets make lemonade out of these lemons" story kept me listening. A bit like Madeline Adams, whom I also love.

Pale Blue Eyes - R.E.M >> http://www.mediafire.com/?itmyitdkz7y

Neither the song or band are new, but... Its an R.E.M. cover of Pale Blue Eyes! One of my favorite bands doing a cover of one of my all time favorite VU songs.

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