Hooray Friday!

- More Best of Lists from P-fork (albums, tracks), Ultra 8201, and Earfarm, MFKWCRG, Let's Sexy Fighting,

- Sign up for Grant Lee Phillips' mailing list by Dec 23rd and download the unreleased track "Jimmy Dean." For free is for me! Thanks to T.O. Snobs Music.

- Seems like I've been hearing about this Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel cover of Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" forever. Well, it's finally here and I'm not all that impressed. Oh well, worse things have happened.

- Okay, didn't believe me about Of Montreal in concert. Here's a little taste from Letterman, thanks to P-fork.

Hooray Friday!

- And the Best of 2008 lists keep coming... Metro D (part 1 & 2), NME, SPIN, Rolling Stone (albums, singles), A.V. Club, Drowned In Sound. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. If you're craving more, more, more, Largehearted Boy's list keeps growing by he day.

- The Shins cover "Strange Powers" and Aquarium Drunkard thinks it's better than the original by the Magnetic Fields. Have a listen for yourself.

- Double-shot from AD... this one from Pavement's stop in Minneapolis on their 1992 Slanted & Enchanted tour.

- Some "reissue" packages really piss me off, mainly because it's obvious that bands or labels are just looking to cash in on the greenbacks. That doesn't seem the case though with Pearl Jam's reissue of Ten in March. While prices haven't been set yet (which may change my mind), they are definitely giving fans options... four to be exact. Seems like some pretty sweet extras if you ask me. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they keep the prices reasonable.

Hooray Black Friday!

Hope everyone had a good Turkey Day. Had my first deep fried bird and it was quite tasty. By the way, did anyone catch the Jonas Bros at halftime of the Cowboys/Seahawks game? They can't carry a tune! I guess you have to be a teenaged girl to understand the hype. One more reason to hope for a boy.

- The first wave of 2008 Best Ofs have started to roll in... Filter, Paste, Swanktastic dot org, and multiple ones from KCRW. If you haven't had a chance to listen to some of these, Amazon is offering the 50 most popular albums for $5 each... not bad.

- And the ying to the best ofs yang. The Couch and T.O. Snobs have the most disappointing albums of the year. Thanks to Brooklyn Vegan for the tip.

- Aquarium Drunkard has a handful of unreleased and live Neil Young diddies and a bonus video from 1975-6.

Hooray Friday (a few days late)!

Internet connectivity has been a bitch over the last few weeks. And excuses are like assholes so let's get after it...

- New music:

• Rachel Yamagata (w. Ray LaMontagne), “Duet,” Elephants… Teeth Sinking Into Heart (available now), I am Fuel
• Ben Sollee (w. Jim James), “Only a Song,” Something Worth Keeping EP (only available on tour), I am fuel
• Wilco (w. Fleet Foxes), "I Shall Be Released," recorded live this summer (available for download on Wilco's website if you pledge to vote), thanks to LBJ

- Listen to some old TV on the Radio songs live and acoustic thanks to Aquarium Drunkard.

- A couple of remixes of Tapes 'n Tapes' "The Dirty Dirty" courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan.

- NPR is at it again, this time with an interview and 4 song set list from Okkervil River on World Café .

Hooray Friday!

Slow, slow week...

- The Foals and Holy Fuck decided to team up, cover each other and sell the finished product on their European tour. Thanks to MOKB for the heads-up.

Hooray Friday!

- New music:

• Pete Yorn, "American Blues, Vol.1," American Blues (TBD), I am Fuel

- Much love this week from Aquarium Drunkard...

• My Morning Jacket session on KVRX radio, 2000
• Jim James acoustic "Steam Engine" video
• Beach Boys rehearsal, 1967
• Ryan Adams concert in Seattle, 2000

- Listen to the Of Montreal concert from the 9:30 Club on NPR's All Songs Considered and get a sneak peak of tracks from their upcoming album, Skeletal Lamping (Oct 21st).

Hooray Friday!

- New music:

• Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, numerous tracks, Cardinology (Oct 28), I am Fuel and Bag of Songs
• Vampire Weekend, "Ottoman," Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist soundtrack (out now), Stereogum
• Ray Lamontagne, "Meg White," Gossip In the Grain (Oct 14), Stereogum
• The Killers, "Human," Day & Age (Nov 25), Stereogum

- Eddie Vedder covered Nick Cave's "Ship Song" and NIN's "Hurt" while soloing it in Chicago. Still bummed I missed him when he came through DC (ironically, the LOML and I were in Chicago). Anywho, have a listen to both at I am Fuel.

- If you couldn't make it to the Austin City Limits music Festival, but still want to peek in from time to time in the comfort of your own home, bounce over to the AT&T Blue Room. The schedule includes Vampire Weekend, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, The Fratellis, Drive-By Truckers, Against Me!, The Raconteurs and Okkervil River just to name a few.

- Bon Iver played a 3-song set in NPR's World Cafe.

- I had to include this after my admission the other week that my first CD was the Batman soundtrack. Spike has the 10 worst songs that hit #1. And at #9... "Batdance" by Prince. Oiy.

Hooray Friday!

- New music:

• The Rosebuds, "Life Like," Life Like (Oct 7th), Ear Farm (link to stream entire album is also on that page)

- Looking for a Radiohead bootleg from their latest tour? Head over to Music is Art where they have the Mansfield, MA concert from last month posted and zipped up for easy downloading access. Cruise up a few posts and you'll find some of Radiohead's Neil Young covers. Thanks and congrats to LBJ.

- Can't get enough of Neil Young? Have a listen to Rogue Wave covering Neil Young's "Birds" over at I am fuel.

- La Blogotheque filmed two a capella videos of Yeasayer in an apartment and on a train. Thanks to Ulta 8201 for the K.

- The first album you bought with your own $$? Unfortunately I can't remember the first album I bought, and unfortunately I can remember the first CD I bought - the Batman soundtrack. Effing embarrassing. Anywho, the A.V. Club asks the same question to its staff and readers.

Hooray Friday!

- New music:

• Kaiser Chiefs, "Never Miss a Beat," Off With Their Heads (Oct 13), Ultra 8201

- With the Kooks concert coming up next week and only one album under their belt, I've been wondering if they have any tricks up their sleeves to beef up their setlist. Butter Team answers my question. Hopefully they'll whip out some of these covers on Monday.

- Wilco and Fleet Foxes converged in Washington State and took on Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released." Thanks to Aquarium Drunkard.

- If you're like me and missed Radiohead in concert this time around (or want to see them again), NPR will be streaming their Santa Barbara show starting on Monday, Sept. 8.

Hooray Friday!

- Nuts! I hate to start the weekend off with bad news, but 2/3's of Wolfmother is no longer. Sounds like Andrew Stockdale is going to try to make the name live on though. Metro D, who initially got me hooked on the boys from down under, with the info.

- Back to back love from the Newport Folk Festival last weekend. Live sets from She & Him and Jim James (acoustic style) thanks to Aquarium Drunkard.

- I am Fuel hooks us up with a nice little zip file of goodness from Fleet Foxes' concert in Denver recently.

- King of Leon has released the new single "Sex on Fire" from their upcoming album on their mySpace page.

- Download "Id Engager," Of Montreal's first single from their upcoming Skeletal Lamping (out Oct 7) courtesy of Stereogum.

- Looking for more music to keep you motivated while getting your swell on? The Art of Manliness has 52 workout songs for your iPod. Not sure about "No Woman No Cry" being much of a pump-you-up song, but whatever works for you.

Hooray Friday!

- Stream The Vines' latest effort, Melodia out July 19th. Thanks to MOKB for the K.

- Merge Records is making three M. Ward demos available for download. I am fuel alway with her fingers on the pulse.

- If you don't make your way over to NPR's music section periodically, you are missing out. Besides Monday's Fleet Foxes concert at the Black Cat, you can also stream recent gigs from Jim James (solo acoustic in Austin, TX) and Shearwater. Put that in your pipe...

Hooray Friday (a day late)!

- Zach De La Rocha (from Rage fame) and ex-The Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore are coming together as One Day as a Lion and releasing an EP on July 21st. Thanks to Metro D for the heads-up.

- If you're looking for more music sites, hit this up for the 100 most addictive ones. Thanks to Largehearted Boy.

- Philly's own Dr. Dog is releasing their new effort, Fate on July 22nd. Check out two new tracks on MOKB.

- Same blog different band. Listen to a few new diddies from Takka Takka off of Migration, out July 29th.

- Elliott Smith fans can listen/download a July 4th concert from 2000 on I am fuel.

- Glastonbury 2008 videos are up. Links courtesy of Ultra 8201.

- If you're looking for a Radiohead fix, check out A.V. Club for an interview with Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien.

- A double-shot of the National from Sixeyes. The first with half of their 2007 ACL set and and second with the other half plus and interview with Matt Berninger.

- The Black Keys performed "Strange Times" on WRNR and The Music Slut has the action.

Hooray Friday!

- Coldplay fans can stream Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on their mySpace page starting tonight (it actually might be just tonight). Thanks to NME for the K. In other news, it sounds like they in the process of finishing up a follow-up album to be released in the near future ala Kid A/Amnesiac according to Twisted Ear.

- The Kooks cover Peter Bjorn & John's "Young Folks" and MOKB provides the love.

- M Ward, Jim James of MMJ and Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes got together in 2004 for a "Monsters of Folk" tour. The bootleg has individual sets and a threesome (not that kind, you pervs) jam at the end. Thanks to I am fuel.

- If you're looking for a live Radiohead fix, look no further. Okay, you'll have to make a few more clicks of the mouse, but I can't imagine it's not worth the effort. Ultra 8201 as always is on top of it.

- Same blog, different band. NIN is all about giving free shit away nowadays. This is an EP containing songs from bands that will be opening for them on their tour: A Place to Bury Strangers; Does It Offend You, Yeah?; Crystal Castles; and Deerhunter.

- The trifecta from Ultra 8201! I've heard about this before, but it got lost somewhere in my mind. If you haven't done so already, check out Black Cab Sessions for nifty performances from Bon Iver, MMJ, Death Cab, Spoon and others.

Hooray Friday!

Slim pickings this week. Either that or I'm really lazy...

- DCFC frontman Ben Gibbard wrote an interesting essay for Paste Magazine while in Big Sur, CA. Some people just have a way with words and I envy the hell out of them. The LOML, "lol" LC and I are looking forward to catching them in concert next week (thankfully not at Nissan Pavilion). Thanks to RatBat Bear for the shot of K.

Hooray Friday!

- More fallout from the Radiohead concert at Nissan Pavilion. From the band's choice of venue to Live Nation's handling of the situation... I'm sure nothing will come out of it, but you never know. Thanks to Metro D and P-fork.

- Okkervil River stopped by WOXY and broke out a new tune, "Lost Coastlines" and dusted off some older ones. Thanks to Butter Team for the heads-up.

- If you missed MMJ on SNL last weekend, check out Metro D for the videos. I'm slowly getting into Evil Urges, but I think it's much different from their previous offering.

- The countdown to the Raconteurs concert at the 9:30 Club next Wednesday has officially begun. I have a feeling this is going to be mindblowing. Ultra 8201 has video of them performing "Consoler of the Lonely" on Later with Jools Holland. Hot shit!

- More late night clips. The Black Keys perform "Strange Times" on Conan. Thanks to Brooklyn Vegan.

Hooray Friday - down and dirty style!

- Acoustic Artic Monkeys over on Butter Team.

- Calico covers Radiohead on MOKB.

- Acoustic Hot Chip from BBC Live Lounge on I am fuel.

- The Black Keys cover Captain Beefheart on I am fuel.

- New Weezer tracks on Ultra 8201.

- Duffy covers Hot Chip on Ultra 8201.

- Looking for info on the Radiohead tour? Ultra 8201 with the triple shot.

- NIN has released The Slip and it's available for free on their website.

- Don't forget, MMJ is on Saturday Night Live this week.

Hooray Friday!

Rapid fire again this week. It's my last day before I start a new job and I want to close up shop and get outta here ASAP.

- News on the National DVD and EP out in May. Thanks to Metro D.

- Same band different blog. I think I may have posted this before but if not, Aquarium Drunkard has White Sessions from the National's visit to France in 2007.

- Hot Chip covers Snoop Dogg's "Sensual Seduction" and MOKB is on the case.

- M. Ward demos are available on I am fuel.

- Check out Tokyo Police Club's video for "Tessellate" of of theri new album Elephant Shell on Ultra8201.

- If you're interested in trying your hand at remixing, iTunes has different stems of Radiohead's "Nude" available. Thanks to Metro D again.

Catching up rapid-fire style

- New Pete Yorn track with Mexican band Kinky thanks to I am fuel.

- Same blog, different band. The Kooks cover Peter Bjorn & John's "Young Folks".

- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks performs three songs in studio for Minnesota Public Radio. You betcha!

- Death Cab for Cutie's new single "I Will Possess Your Heart" from their upcoming album Narrow Stairs out May 13th courtesy of Ultra 8201.

- Cat Power's Black Session tracks from French radio's France Inter are available on Aquarium Drunkard. Just make sure you don't listen to these under a ladder.

- Peter Moren's (from Peter Bjorn & John fame) solo effort The Last Tycoon is out April 8th and the first single "Social Competence" is available for your ears on Let's Sexy Fighting.

- New Birdmonster track "I Might Have Guessed" had it's coming out party at SXSW. Thanks to the Music Slut.

- More from SXSW. Jim James and M. Ward give us a little acoustic love and Aquarium Drunkard has it zipped up nice and neat like.

- Muse's HAARP DVD/CD is out April 1 and will be screened in a handful of cities. Ultra 8201 has the dates.

- R.E.M. covers the Editors for BBC's Radio 1. Thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for the video.

Hooray Friday!

- Check out Wilco on SNL performing “Hate It Here” last week thanks to Brooklyn Vegan. This week, Vampire Weekend.

- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks fans rejoice! Aquarium Drunkard has nine live tracks from a January concert in Portland.

- The Artic Monkeys and Rascals collide and the result is The Last Shadow Puppets. Check out the live version of Alex Turner and Miles Kane’s side project, “The Age of the Understatement” at I am fuel.

- Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails to headline Lollapalooza? That’s what the word on the street is. Thanks to BV.

- Beck covers Of Montreal’s “Wraith Pinned to the Mist”. Listen to it courtesy of You Ain’t No Picasso.

- Cat Power Black Session recorded at a French radio station in January is now available on Sixeyes.

Hooray Friday!

- Besides the second night of Wilco/John Doe, NPR also has the Black Mountain/Ben Iver concert posted for your listening pleasure.

- Butter Team has the new LCD Soundsystem track that's going to appear on the 21 soundtrack, out March 18th (film out March 28th). BONUS - The post also had two acoustic Radiohead diddies.

- Pershing, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's new album is out April 11th and MOKB hooks us up with two listens from it.

- More new songs from upcoming albums. The Black Keys have Attack & Release coming out on April 1st, but you can stream "Strange Times" now on their MySpace page.

- And again with the new stuff. Toyko Police Club. Elephant Shell. April 22nd. "In a Cave". Ultra 8201.

- Same blog, different band. I'm bummed that I won't be able to make the Ghostland Observatory show at the 9:30 later this month. Ultra 8201 has a video of their performance of "Heavy Heart" this week in Austin. And and and, you can stream the new album Robotique Majestique here.

- People seem to either love or hate Vampire Weekend. Well I'm one of the former, so back the eff up. Anyway, I am fuel has the Black Dominoes remix of their "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa".

- Gnarls Barkley's new video "Run" is available on Brooklyn Vegan.