OF MONTREAL drops a video for "Coquet Coquette." PETER WOLF CRIER played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR. THE WRENS drop a demo for "Crescent," which will appear on…
Read MoreSHORT DAY TODAY: There is a shocking lack of celebrity tabloid tripe. But hope springs eternal that someone will get arrested soon. CYMBALS EAT GUITARS play Superchunk's "Detroit Has a Skyline" for The…
Read MoreARCADE FIRE played "Month Of May" And "Ready To Start" on the Daily Show, and I greedily withheld it until Twofer Tuesday. NEW RELEASES: Albums from Brian Wilson, Ray LaMontagne, Les Savy…
Read MoreYEASAYER snagged Kristen Bell for their strange "Madder Red" video. EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS play a mini-set at the UBS Forum for The Current. KINGS GO FORTH stopped by The Current…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with ELVIS PRESLEY! The King died 33 years ago Monday, but remains a global pop phenomenon, so it's worth a recap of highlights from his legendary career. For the…
Read MoreTEGAN & SARA drop a video for "Northshore." FIRST AID KIT did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. FERRABY LIONHEART also did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. MAVIS…
Read MoreTHE SWELL SEASON plays Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy" for The A.V. Club Undercover. AMOS LEE does a free, six-song mini-set for Daytrotter. LAURA MARLING stopped by the World Cafe for a…
Read MoreSONNY & THE SUNSETS "Don't Act Dumb" in an acoustic version, separate from their official set at PitchFest. NEW RELEASES: The Scott Pilgrim sndtrk, the Budos Band, Stornoway and more are streaming…
Read MoreDEAD CONFEDERATE is "Giving It All Away" in the first video from their Sugar LP. THE PHARMACY has your prescription — and it's five free songs at Daytrotter. PETER FRAMPTON played the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOHN HUGHES! The sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, buds, wasteoids, dweebies and dickheads, they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. The writer/director behind "Sixteen Candles,"…
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