I was *not* staying up until 4 am (nor getting up at 4 am) to catch the announcement, no matter how good the rumored lineup was going to be. Sorry Coachella, but I need my sleep.
I am going this year, however, and have already made tentative arrangements. But I have to say, I’m not terribly [...]

I believe Filthy Dukes will be occupying the spot Simian Mobile Disco held onto for most of 2007. While everyone was getting hot-and-bothered over Justice (who admittedly produced a great album) I was ecstatic about a far better album in the form of Attack Decay Sustain Release. It’s a far more diverse and challenging collection [...]

You can hear Bloc Party on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic *right now*. You can also watch them in the studio. If you miss the live show it will undoubtedly be available in the archives in no time.
I’ll admit the boys let me down with A Weekend in the City, and I wasn’t inspired by [...]

I’d like to start doing this every Wednesday, if there’s enough support for it. Actually, I’ll probably continue to do it either way. We used to do something similar on Rock Sellout, but it was called ‘Smash or Trash’. I often thought that sounded too negative, so I’m sticking with ‘Roundup’.

The basic idea here is [...]

Okay, I normally am not a fan of mashups. There are rare exceptions, but for the most part they’re instantly dated and thus kind of uninteresting to me. For a mashup to earn my attentions it has to be pretty darn good.
Now, I’m not saying this new mix of Britney Spears’ ‘Circus’ vs. The Whip’s [...]

I don’t want to overdose on Lily Allen, but I thought quite a few of you would likely be interested in this. EMI is offering up a ‘megamix’ version of her new album, It’s Not Me, It’s You. It’s roughly 7 minutes long and features 6 of the album’s 12 tracks. You can download it [...]

Okay, once again I’m stealing from Elhaam. But can I help it? She has the best taste in music EVER. She also manages to know about everything waaaay before I do. This song is from 2007’s Total Magique, but I think this video is new because Dare to Care only posted it this month.
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