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121 MINUTES: Blur, “Coffee and TV”
For more of our favorite old videos, pretend this is Matt Pinfield’s bald head.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Stream Moon Duo’s New ‘Mazes’ LP and Read Ripley Johnson’s Commentary
Photos by Aaron Richter Free Association is a recurring self-titled feature where we go beyond simply streaming a new album (we’re looking at you NPR and Spinner!) and ask our favorite artists to share the stories behind their songs. Up this week: the flash-fried psych/Kraut-rock goodness of Moon Duo, who released their first proper LP […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Two New Boris Songs, “Riot Sugar” & “Hope”
Boris will release two new records–their first releases through Sargent House–on May 24th. We’ll have more details after we’ve given them both a proper listen, but here’s the basic breakdown: Attention Please lets guitarist Wata assume the frontwoman position for 10 tracks, and Heavy Rocks is “beyond heavy…a pillar of innovation and integrity in guitar-based […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream a Kraftwerk Set From 1997
Get your morning started with some robot rock and a complete setlist below…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Five Godspeed You! Black Emperor Bootlegs
If you’ve ever suffered a panic attack, then you know what a Godspeed You! Black Emperor concert feels like. Notice the key word there–feels. As we discovered at the fourth, and final, stop of their New York City run a few weeks ago, there’s more to one of the Canadian collective’s shows than the sheer […]
Amazon Beats Apple To the MP3 Locker Punch With Cloud Player
Looks like Amazon just screamed “first!” in the race for reputable storage solutions. The New York Times and Engadget have all the details. We’ll give this “Cloud Player” business a spin tomorrow, when we upload the entire back catalogs of Candlebox, the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, and Eazy-E. Maybe even some pirated Godsmack MP3s for good […]
Win Win Make Us a Mix Featuring Panda Bear, GZA, and More
We love all of the artists who’ve ever graced our Needle Exchange series, but the entries from ‘real DJs’ are few and far between. Which is fine–in the scope of dying art forms, mixing is about as appreciated as actual albums in the Year Of Our Lord iTunes. That said, proper LPs and mixes leave […]
Read LCD Soundsystem’s First Stateside Cover Story
As some of you know, self-titled didn’t spring from the bedroom of some disgruntled teenager or college dropout. It was the next logical step for the editorial staff of DIW, a mid-sized music magazine that didn’t want to continue putting out print issues in a world of declining ad sales and wasted trees. One of […]