Sam Beam wins flowing mane of the year award
Boy with a Coin [mp3]
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Barsuk mp3s
Today you can stream the entire new John Vanderslice album, Emerald City, thanks to our bff’s at Barsuk. Also, the following bands have tour information posted on the Barsuk website:
John Vanderslice – White Dove [mp3]
Smoosh cover Block Party’s Modern Love [mp3]
Nada Surf – Blankest Year [mp3]
Menomena – Wet and Rusting [mp3]
David Bazan – Cold Beer and Cigarettes [mp3]
The Slice gets ready to prepare a 4-cycle gas cultivator that will quickly produce a giant hole to dispose of some dead and mangled bodes.
Bon Jovi vs. Mijovi
AP: Bon Jovi protests name of “the energy drink for coffee lovers” called Mijovi. Mijovi owner Marcos Carringon says, “It’s just unfair. It’s unfair because Mijovi has nothing to do with Bon Jovi.” Then why is Bon Jovi pictured below in a steamy Mijovi-filled tub? And why is Hormel coming out with Hamjovi next month?
People Press Play – Hanging On
PPP joke around about tossing a few dead bodies into the Baltic Sea after plundering a small village in full Viking gear.
Despite the flimsy band name, People Press Play (from Copenhagen, Denmark) has been described as stripped-down intimate shoegazer music. Their self-titled album was released on Tuesday and you can stream more tracks on the band’s MySpace.
Hanging On [mp3]
Music News Highlights
Rolling Stone: 1000 pics of James Blunt on his new album cover. If I knew photoshop, there would also be one picture of Waldo.
NME: The New New Pornographers are Rilo Kiley. New Rilo Kiley stream for “The Moneymaker”
WTF: This is not music related, but did you know there’s a Pirate Reality show called Pirate Master that follows 6 modern day pirates on their quest for gold? I accidentally watched part of this last night.
Leprechaun Commander to air in the fall
The Rock Radio: Bob Dylan has approved song remixes by DJ Mark Ronson and Chumbawamba. OK, not really Chumbawamba.
Les Savy Fav mp3s
Semi-amorous Les Savy Fav pic jacked from MySpace
Let’s Stay Friends is Les Savy Fav’s first album in 6 years and features: Enon, Eleanor Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces), Nick Thorburn (Islands), Emily Haines, Joe Plummer (Black Heart Procession), Fred Armison, and voicemails from fans. New album out September 18th.
Music News Highlights
Art Brut on Conan Tonight. Unfortunately, so is Carlos Mencia.
Tiny Mix Tapes: A letter to R. Kelly. Also, Trapped in the Closet chapters 13-30 will finally be released July 24th.
