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Music News Highlights

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MIA makes like a tree and cancels Sasquatch appearance due to visa problems.  This will not be huge problem.  Also, Long Winters just added to the line-up yesterday.

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Aversion reports that Smashing Pumpkins tickets have been crashing servers. Also, if you are wondering how you and James Iha can be together forever, make an offer to purchase the jamesiha.com domain for around 20 large. 

Anacortes, WA’s What the Heck Fest is slowly approaching and will feature Calvin Johnson, The Blow and The Oregon Doner.

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Walter Kong mp3

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The ninth wonder of the world

So you might be asking yourself, “Self, who is this…how do you say…Walter Kong?”  Well, if you wanna get all Perry Mason about it, there’s information about the band here.

Andy Warhol & the Honey Bees [mp3]

Uncut – Chain Fight

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Uncut is a Canadian band who has played with AIDS Wolf, so it’s worth checking out.  Their 2006 album, Modern Currencies, will finally get a US release date within the next month. The following track has a rockin’ urgency that is reminiscent of Les Savy Fav.

Chain Fight mp3

News Highlights

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Preview the new Dungan album, Tio Bitar HERE.  There’s also an mp3 download for the song “Familj”.

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What the world needs now is another remix of Sufjan Steven’s Chicago.

Did you know that Kinski is on tour with Tool? More on that at Sub Pop.

NME reports that The Cribs’ new video for “Men’s Needs” has been banned from MTV2 due to graphic nature.  Ross Jarman’s arm is sliced off and bassist Ryan Jarman is beheaded.  Much to Edward I’s dismay, their next vid will not feature band members being drawn and quartered as originally scheduled.

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Also on NME, Arcade Fire have asked Calexico to cover one of their songs (Ocean of Noise) for their next release.  Download the NME Media player to hear a clip.

Rocky Votolato – Postcard from Kentucky

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Rocky’s fifth album = Rocky V

This new banjo-heavy Rocky song is quite lovely. I just listened to it 5 times in a row.  The new album (out June 19th) is called The Brag & Cuss and features James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens) on drums, Bill Herzog (Jesse Sykes) on bass, Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion) on electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and percussion, and Rick Steff on Hammond b3, piano and accordion.

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Rocky on the Roadolato:
06/21/07 – Seaettle, WA – Triple Door
06/22/07 – Seattle, WA – Easy Street Records, Queen Anne

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