This soulful and smokey cover of Etta James' "Damn Your Eyes" by London's Alex Clare has been haunting my inbox for awhile now, so it is time I set it...
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I can be a grumpy dude sometimes (it's the old age creeping in). Thankfully the world keeps finding subtle ways to remind me that I need to chill. For...
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Some of my favorite music memories involve taking a long drive on a warm night, with windows down, in the middle of nowhere while blasting a good albu...
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Memory Tapes has released a new 23 minute mix titled "Slaughtered" via Modular. It features shifting melodies, sparkling tones and crisp, twisting rhy...
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To be honest, I'd never heard anything by Youth Lagoon until they recently received a best new music recommendation from Pitchfork. I frequently disag...
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You'd be forgiven for thinking that roasting anchovies with broccoli might taste weird, but you'd be surprised how good it tastes. Even more surprisin...
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Dayton, Ohio's Motel Beds are on fire. Earlier this year they released one of my favorite records so far of 2011: Sunfried Dreams. They're now playing...
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Wow. Friday evening and Saturday afternoon were very tense days for us. We had planned to ship our first ever Pairings Box (FYI - there are a small nu...
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As you've no doubt noticed, I've been on a Brazilian and French music bender recently, tearing through 70's Brazilian rock and samba and 50's and 60's...
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I'm constantly impressed by the number of great bands I've been stumbling upon these days. Another new favorite is L.A.-based Tashaki Miyaki. They've ...
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Interesting fact. Area code 212 (for the borough of Manhattan) is one of the first area codes from back when they were first assigned back in 1947. Th...