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• Check Out: The Raveonettes’ new gem “The Chosen One”
• CoS at Voodoo Experience ‘09: Beware the Ghouls
• A Fine Frenzy celebrates the season with Oh Blue Christmas
• Nouvelle Vague party with the best on 3
• Alice Cooper debuts his new “spooky” track
• Jack Black and Ozzy Osbourne challenge Satan in Brütal Legend
• Check Out: Chromeo goes disco with “Night by Night”
• Gogol Bordello announces Live From Axis Mundi
• Live at Outside Lands 2009: Day 3
• Live at Outside Lands 2009: Day 2
• Live at Outside Lands 2009: Day 1
• Album Review: Felix da Housecat - He Was King
• Has Flight of the Conchords really run its course?
• Another Michael Jackson tribute… from Prince?
• Check Out: Felix da Housecat’s ode to Prince
• Tori Amos brings politically incorrect gifts to Christmas
• Watch: Shad - “The Compromise”
• Watch: Death Cab’s favorite fan video, “Little Bribes”
• Watch: The Mars Volta - “Since We’ve Been Wrong”
• Watch: Franz Ferdiand revamp “No You Girls”
• Watch: Björk dazzles with Voltaic
• Gossip really wants you to hear its new album even though it won’t technically be released for four more months
• The Festival that was Bonnaroo ‘09: Day Three
• The Festival that was Bonnaroo ‘09: Day Two
• De La Soul hollers at the Gorillaz for more
• Tortoise preps new album, reveals summer tour
• Check Out: Simian Mobile Disco teases again with “Audacity of Huge”
• Micachu & The Shapes are back in the states!
• Fruit Bats emerge with new LP
• Dengue Fever returns to Europe and reveals unreleased tracks
• Limahl reunites with 80’s pop band Kajagoogoo for a UK tour
• The Germs return with a heavy summer load
• Watch: James Yuill’s “No Pins Allowed”
• The White Stripes get fictionized
• Watch: Hot Chip gets jiggy with the homeless in “Over and Over Again”
• Watch: Matt & Kim reveal their “Lessons Learned”
• Album Review: MSTRKRFT - Fist of God
• The Presets touch down in Gainesville (3/29)
• Album Review: Sara Lov - Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming
• Check Out: Kutiman’s Thru-You project
• Check out: Röyksopp’s “Miss It So Much” (feat. Lykki Li)
• Watch: Handsome Furs - “I’m Confused”
• Watch: The running man returns with “Something Good ‘08″
• YouTube Live: Everyone is a “One Track Lover”
• YouTube Live: The Dresden Dolls say “yes” to abortion
• Watch: The Presets dance through L.A. in “If I Know You”
• Watch: Fever Ray chooses her profession in “When I Grow Up”
• Justice and So-Me team up for some Club Coke
• Album Review: Lily Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You
• Watch: Fleet Foxes take on shapes with “Mykonos”
• Spinal Tap talks next real record
• Album Review: M. Ward - Hold Time
• Great Lake Swimmers tour in spring, goodies galore…
• M83 does Conan O’Brien tonight, hangs with Orchestra in March
• Album Review: Matt & Kim - Grand
• PB&J’s new Living Thing
• Album Review: Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
• Watch: Franz Ferdinand’s night with “Ulysses”
• Watch: Of Montreal’s hallucinogenic “Instance”
• Watch: Morrissey’s “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris”
• Check Out: Ryan Gosling jump starts musical career
• Watch: M.Ward’s “Hold Time”
• Listen: A-ux
• Chromeo’s sexy Christmas ball in Londontown (12/13)
• Sara Lov returns with full length debut
• Great Lake Swimmers announce new album, tour
• The New Pornos prep for a hectic year
• Album Review: Scott Weiland - Happy in Galoshes
• Fountains of Wayne spills details of new album
• Slipknot’s new gruesome U.S. tour
• Noah and the Whale cancels remaining tour dates
• Listen: Captains of the Citadel
• SXSW ‘09 announces first nine
• Album Review: Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
• Freezepop’s new EP and more!
• Watch: Crystal Castles’ “Vanished”
• Omar Rodríguez-López offers “Old Money”
• On Second Listen: The Streets - Everything is Borrowed
• Watch: Uh Huh Her “Explode”
• Watch: KINKY’s “Hasta Quemamos”
• The Cool Kids take break from digitial world to release debut album
• Watch: The freaky “Monkey Bee”
• Tricks or Treats: “Lullaby”
• Uh Huh Her pleases Norfolk (10/24)
• Album Review: The Pretenders - Break Up the Concrete
• Watch: Matt & Kim out in the “Daylight”
• Feist to throttle back after Canadian Tour
• Tricks or Treats: “Mr. Krinkle”
• Interview: Liz Enthusiasm (of Freezepop)
• Freezepop dances its way to Richmond (10/16)
• M.I.A. ignores motherhood to work on new Tom Waits cover
• Prince says “gett off” the phone!
• Tricks or Treats: “Boris the Spider”
• Watch: Britney Spears is a “Womanizer”
• Björk and Yorke team up for Iceland!
• Tricks or Treats: “Little Girls”
• Listen: Detox Retox
• Sara Lov goes solo with new EP
• Interview: Jacob Thiele (The Faint)
• Dusting ‘Em Off: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
• Listen: Elsiane
• On Second Listen: Noah & the Whale - Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
• Gogol Bordello rocks ATL (9/25)
• R.I.P Earl Palmer
• Check Out: Jonathan Davis’ “Got Money”
• Bearhead’s journey around the South (9/13)
• On Second Listen: Candlebox - Into The Sun
• Lucy Schwartz to make major motion picture debut
• Watch: Grayceon’s “Song For You”
• High Places ready debut, unveil first single
• Interview: Torquil Campbell (of Stars)
• Check Out: Blestenation’s new “Ghost”-ly remix
• Interview: Peter Bauer (of The Walkmen)
• Outside Lands in Review: Day Three (8/24)
• Outside Lands Main Event: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• Outside Lands in Review: Day Two (8/23)
• Outside Lands Main Event: Radiohead
• Outside Lands in Review: Day One (8/22)
• Outside Lands Spotlight: Carney
• Outside Lands Spotlight: Liars
• Outside Lands Spotlight: Nicole Atkins & the Sea
• Album Review: The Walkmen - You & Me
• Outside Lands Spotlight: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
• YouTube Live: Björk in NYC & Fuji
• Album Review: The Dandy Warhols - …Earth to the Dandy Warhols
• Guilty Pleasure: Spice Girls - Spice
• Listen: mrandmrsmays
• Album Review: Donita Sparks - Transmiticate
• Album Review: Vetiver - Thing of the Past