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Vinyl:

10 Ft. Ganja Plant – Bush Rock
The band’s first studio recording in five years, Bush Rock includes vocals by Kyle McDonald of Slightly Stoopid. A well-rounded reggae/dub excursion that features both heavy dub tracks and silky sweet songs.

Deceh – Deceh
Deceh is a fine drone quartet utilizing traditional ethnic drone instruments as well as vintage analog synthesizers.

Green Day – Warning
Latest vinyl reissue of Green Day’s back catalog.

Holy Modal Rounders – Good Taste is Timeless
From the Greenwich Village acid-folkies — a 1971 cult classic.

Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 12″
Newly remastered with a 12″ bonus remix.

Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield – Super Session
This historic 1968 summit meeting features three of the era’s greatest musical talents: blues guitar hero extraordinaire Mike Bloomfield, multi-talented keyboard visionary Al Kooper and Buffalo Springfield/CSNY founder Stephen Stills.

Morphine – Yes
HQ-180 audiophile vinyl reissue of Morphine’s third album, originally released in 1995. Read the rest of this entry »

Conor Oberst, the young man who began his career writing about breaking up with actress girlfriends and late-night boozing via his alias Bright Eyes, recently told Rolling Stone that he was ready to put that part of his life to rest.

It’s true indie citizens. After one more album, which Oberst plans to record early in 2010, Bright Eyes will be no more. But fear not! Conor plans on keeping himself busy with other projects, including his Mystic Valley Band and this new super group, Monsters of Folk (pictured), which also features M. Ward, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and producer Mike Mogis. Read the rest of this entry »

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing the five-nights-a-week late night talk shows (and SNL); set your TIVOs or DVRs, if you haven’t already seen them…

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, April 6: Razorlight (original air date 03/11)
Tuesday, April 7: Cursive (03/13)
Wednesday, April 8: Bell X1 (03/17)
Friday, April 10: U2 (03/05)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
Monday, April 6: Raul Malo (03/11)
Tuesday, April 7: Prince (03/27)
Wednesday, April 8: Prince (03/25)
Thursday, April 9: Naturally 7 (03/18)
Friday, April 10: PJ Harvey and John Parish (03/24)

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Monday, April 6: M. Ward (03/06)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, April 6: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (03/04)
Wednesday, April 8: The Virgins (03/11)
Thursday, April 9: Gabriella Cilmi (03/24)
Friday, April 10: Trace Adkins (03/13) Read the rest of this entry »

A regular weekly bulletin on musical guests playing the five-nights-a-week late night talk shows (and SNL); set your TIVOs or DVRs.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, March 2-Friday, March 6: U2 (pictured, and yes, they are the musical guest every night this week)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
Monday, March 2: The Fray
Tuesday, March 3: Bettye Lavette
Wednesday, March 4: Neko Case
Thursday, March 5: Tom Jones
Friday, March 6: Papa Roach

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Thursday, March 5: Andrew Bird
Friday, March 6: M. Ward

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
(Fallon takes the O’Brien torch with The Roots serving as his house band and kicks off his first week with a pretty fatty schedule of A-list guests and performers)
Monday, March 2: Justin Timberlake, Van Morrison
Tuesday, March 3: Jon Bon Jovi, Santogold
Wednesday, March 4: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Thursday, March 5: Ludacris Read the rest of this entry »

Who doesn’t love some sultry Neko Case? NPR has her new album, Middle Cyclone, available for listen now. From the NPR write-up:

Ultimately, Case says, the songs on Middle Cyclone are more about the universal need for love, regardless of what form it may take.

“What other people might call ‘love songs,’ I think of as homages,” she says. “They can be to a person, a region, a feeling, even sad feelings.”

In addition to 12 new tracks, Case also covers two songs on Middle Cyclone: “Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth” by Sparks, and “Don’t Forget Me” by Harry Nilsson.

Middle Cyclone was produced by Case, with Darryl Neudorf, and recorded in Tucson, Brooklyn, Toronto and Vermont. It features Case, backed by her core band: guitarist Paul Rigby, bassist Tom V. Ray, backing vocalist Kelly Hogan, multi-instrumentalist Jon Rauhouse, and drummer Barry Mirochnick. She’s also joined by a number of guests, including M. Ward, Garth Hudson, Sarah Harmer and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, Visqueen, The Lilys and Giant Sand.

Check out the tracks below the jump.

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On February 18th, both the Chicago Tribune and Pitchfork ran stories that put a knife through the heart of the punk/indie world. Venerable Chicago label, Touch and Go Records would be closing it’s distribution wing and massively scaling back it’s own output. This decision, that I’m sure was made after all other options were exhausted, effects more than just T&G’s roster. They provided distribution for 23 other labels Read the rest of this entry »

A regular weekly bulletin on musical guests playing the five-nights-a-week late night talk shows (and SNL); set your TIVOs or DVRs.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, February 16: Willie Nelson with Asleep at the Wheel
Tuesday, February 17: M. Ward (pictured)
Wednesday, February 18: Antony and the Johnsons
Thursday, February 19: David Sanborn with Sam Moore
Friday, February 20: Shemekia Copeland

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
Monday, February 16: Lily Allen
Tuesday, February 17: Andrew Bird
Wednesday, February 18: Lisa Hannigan
Thursday, February 19: A.R. Rahman
Friday, February 20: Chris Isaak Read the rest of this entry »