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Tired of Vampire Weekend yet? Well Earvolution caught the second night of their Bowery Ballroom stand - check out their review here.

While I'm ready to head back to Manchester again this year, Hard To Find A Friend writes a Dear Bonnaroo letter about their disappointments with the line-up - read it here.

I'm Losing My Edge reviews Made In The Dark the new release from electro-popsters Hot Chip - click here.

This week's edition of Tuesday's Gold over at Muzzle Of Bees features MP3s from Nada Surf, Lightspeed Champion, Kelley Stoltz and more - head here.

The Late Greats have some new music from JFJO new album - which hits stores on April 11th - give it a listen here.

Finally the latest edition of The Take-Away Shows features psychedelic-freak-folksters the Animal Collective - watch it here.

As also head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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NewmRadio is Blog Jammin' to Indie, The New African Prog with videos from MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Black Mountain - check it out here.

Coventry kicks down a download of Ween's performance at Toad's Place from last Thursday - head here to grab it.

How about some jazzy-tinged Americana? That's how Here Comes The Flood is describing the debut album from The Belle Outfit - give them a listen here.

You Ain't No Picasso has a boatload of covers done by Of Montreal. The eclectic grab bag features everything from Europe to M.I.A. to the Talking Heads - click here and start grabbing them.

In honor of tonight's Lost premiere (finally some new TV to watch) The Late Greats have some Driveshaft for us - head here.

Finally Some Velvet Blog is declaring Erykah Badu's new video the best of this young year - it's pretty damn cool - check it out for yourself here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distraction and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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YSTS reviews the latest album from LA's The Radar Bros. Auditorium - who's sound has been compared to Meddle-era Pink Floyd - find out more here.

An Aquarium Drunkard goes "Off The Record" with MMJ's lead singer Jim James to discuss his hometown of Louisville, KY - check it out here.

How about a live download? The Owl & The Bear kick down this mid-'90s Ben Folds Five soundboard - give it a listen here.

Super Furry Animals played Maxwell's for the first time in nine years and Music Snobbery was there - check out his thoughts and pictures of the show here.

Finally The Good, The Bad & The Unknown picks their 11 Favorite Drive-By Trucker Songs - see what made the list here.

And as always check in with Hidden Track for their daily distractions and stop by Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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Rock Revival thinks you should be listening to the legendary Ozric Tentacles - find out why here.

The Song Of The Week over at The Late Greats is "God Here I Come" from The Weinlands - give it a listen here.

The Weight is count downing the days until their first birthday with some of their favorite cover tunes, day three of the countdown brings us Travis covering Joni Mitchell - head here.

Indie Surfer Blog gives us a history lesson on the guy who coined the phrase Anti-folk - a genre which is once again getting a lot of attention thanks to the Juno soundtrack - check it out here.

And speaking of said soundtrack, Passion of the Weiss offers up a list of things he'd rather do then listen to it for his review in LA Weekly - read it here.

Finally The Wreckroom offers up a Spoon show from last September for your downloading pleasure - head here.

And as always spot by Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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Runaway Dinosaur has a great weekly feature called Rock Art Wednesdays this week they talk with Billy Perkins who's designed some great pieces for the likes of Los Lobos, Widespread Panic, ZZ Top - check it out here.

Muzzle Of Bees introduces us to their best-kept secret in music Kelley Stoltz who's new album comes out next month on Sub Pop - find out more here.

How about some more new music? Cause=Time introduces us to the vintage psychedelic sounds of The Whitesundays - give them a listen here.

Kate Nash gets her third mention of the week here as Music Snobbery reviews her Bowery Ballroom show - find out how it went here.

2007 is barely over but, Oceans Don't Listen give us a list of some albums to look forward to in 2008, along with some MP3s to download - head here.

Finally ever wondered where the Bonnaroo Music Festival got the inspiration for its name from? It was from Dr. John's Desitively Bonnaroo album and Aquarium Drunkard fills you in on the album - head here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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I feel like pimping Bob yet again to make sure you realize that My Blog Is Poop is in fact back - check out his Top Ten albums of '07 - head here.

Earvolution reviews U-Melt's late night New Year's gig at the Highline, which ended sometime around 6 AM - this might have contributed to their rather lackluster set opening for TLG the other night - check it out here.

Live Music Blog unveils a new feature called Drymount - the inaugural post looks back at the best rock posters of 2007 - find out what made the cut here.

Bag of Songs introduces us to the music of The Motion Stick - describing their sound as a blend of '60s garage rock and '80s New Wave. Intrigued? Head here.

Ever heard of The Interpreters? Me neither, but Philadelphia Freedom keys us into this lost band who was at the center of a major label bidding war in the '90s - see what the fuss was about here.

Finally Pop Tarts Sucked Toasted declares their love for The Clash's self-titled album - click here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and also check in Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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End of the year is kind of slow, but let's check in and see what some other people have going on....

Catch up on the 12 Days of Mixmas over at You Ain't No Picasso with a numbers inspired mix by Josh Grier from Tapes 'n Tapes - check his and more here.

Gimme Tinnitus offers up their End 'O The Year Dump featuring a hodgepodge of MP3s and YouTube videos - head here.

Looking for something to spin at your New Year's party well you may want to grab All Things Go Instrumental Vol. II curated by folks at All Things Go and features the likes of Daft Punk, RJD2 and Justice - go and download it here.

Manic Street Preachers are Quick Before It Melts Led Zeppelin - find out why here.

Looking for another Year End List? How about Top 10 Covers as according to Let's Sexy Fighting - see who made the cut here.

Finally The Weight created their first ever mostly music-inspired crossword puzzle - give it a shot here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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Passion Of The Weiss offers up a list his Ten Best Local Albums of 2007 - which is where I discovered The Parson Red Heads - see what made the cut here.

Heather of I Am Fuel, Your Are Friends fame put together quite the diverse 20 track Christmas mix featuring the likes of The Kinks, The Old 97's and George Harrison - head here to download.

Berkley Place offers up a nice twist on Best Albums lists by offering up Josh Ritter's latest (which charted at #4 there) through live versions of the album tracks - give it a listen here.

The music of Sam Baker is a new find for Radio Cure who thinks he's one of those "first listen" artists - find out why here.

Grocery Store Feet thinks that Pop, Pop is one of Rickie Lee Jones' most overlooked albums - check out why here.

Looking to listen to some new tunes before the year is out? Well Central Village has got you covered with a list of his 40 Best Songs - see what's on the list here.

Finally Best Of lists seem unavoidable right now to get your fix Large Hearted Boy has complied a master list that should keep you busy till next December - head here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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The folks over at Pitchfork have named their 50 Best Music Videos of 2007 - check out who made the cut here.

It's day 13 at Bag Of Songs for their Christmas Song Of Day feature, today's pick Rilo Kiley's "Xmas Cake" - give it a listen here and check out the other 12 so far too.

The Screen Door wants you to listen to and go see Will Hoge - find out why here.

Feeling a bit nostalgic for a certain band from Vermont? Fear not their is new blog to serve all your needs by collecting the nets best videos - aptly named Phish Videos: Moments In A Box.

NYC Taper offers up night three of Yo La Tengo's eight night Hannukah run at Maxwell's - which included a sit-in from Jim James - head here to download.

And finally Zeon's Music Blog offers up some covers of Joni Mitchell's "River" by the likes of Travis, Tori Amos and Madeleine Peyroux - head here.

As always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it as well.

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Rolling Stone recently unveiled Breaking their new music blog to help introduce you to some up and coming bands - head here to check it out.

Looking for some live holiday music to spin over the next few weeks? Well you're in luck The Late Greats went digging for some - here's what they found.

Fresh Bread has some fantastic pictures from last week's Grace Potter show at the Highline - check them out here and here.

In the latest installment of Quit Your Day Job - Stereogum nominates Laura Veirs - find out why here.

Speaking of the Ms. Veirs, CYSTSFTSS thinks if you dig her you'll probably like Sarah Blasko - find out why here.

And finally if holiday songs aren't your thing Speed of Dark has just plain 'ol December songs - give them a listen here.

As always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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Looking for that perfect holiday gift for your music loving friend, well head on over to Music Snobbery and Shake Your Fist for their '07 Holiday Gift Guides - check it out here and here.

Heater at I Am Fuel, You Are Friends is celebrating her second anniversary by offering up fantastic mix of songs featured on her blog over the last year - head here to download it.

Aquarium Drunkard loves Detlef Schrempf - the song by Band of Horses, not the former NBA player - find out why and give it a listen here.

Video Tuesday over at Nerd Litter features the likes of Jay-Z, Of Montreal and Boards of Canada - check them out here.

Paramore didn't play Central Village's two favorite songs at last night's show, but that didn't stop him from posting them for your listening pleasure - head here.

The Weight gives some thoughts on the newly released Nirvana Unplugged DVD - click here for more, and they dig The Felice Brothers too (who I posted about earlier this week).

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and stop on over at Uncensored Interview while your at it too.

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Bodies of Water are The Band of the Week over at Pop Tarts Suck Toasted - find out why here.

While you were out Trick Or Treating a few weeks back Music Snobbery took in a performance of the Lord of the Rings musical - read the review here.

CYSTSFTS doesn't think Rogue Wave's latest album Asleep At Heaven's Gate lives up to their previous offerings - read why here.

Didn't make it to the Madison Pop Fest? Fear not Muzzle of Bees has got the skinny on Saturday night's festivities - find out what went down here.

Out The Other is halfway through their 30 Albums In 30 Days retrospective - see what made the list so far here.

Finally MFR wants you to learn how to dance from The Pipettes - learn The Shocker, The Star, The Shoop Shoop and more here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions, and also check in with Uncensored Interview while you're at it too.

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First off a big welcome back to Justin and Live Music Blog, after a self-imposed hiatus LMB is back and will be cranking out some posts real soon - head here.

SuperDee was at the I'm Not There concert last night and offers up some thoughts, with some major (and justly) fluffing of My Morning Jacket - read it here. Stereogum was there too and has a ton of great pictures of the evenings festivities too - here.

Haven't heard of Dan Bejar's new project Hello, Blue Roses well The Yellow Stereo has the scoop - find out more about them here.

It's Grizzly Bear week over at Ear Farm - read a Q&A with lead singer Ed Droste here.

This week's edition of Soul Filled Wednesdays over at Analog Giants features Staten Island's much buzzed about Budos Band - if you like all things funky definitely give them a listen here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions and stop by Uncensored Interview as well.

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Not feel very inspired today. Though that doesn't mean that other people aren't, let's see what going on....

Kmmmmusic was at last Saturday night's Phil & Friends show up in Glen's Falls and gives some thoughts about Ernie's much buzzed about sit-in with the band - read it here.

After several months of being on hiatus The Weight is back and wants to you to enjoy every sandwich - find out what it means here.

CSVMIAD has got a new series about anthems. First up the definition of what makes an anthem, an anthem - check it out here.

Come Pick Me Up is hooked on South Dakota's We Have Hooks For Hands - give them a listen here.

Don't have plans for Halloween yet? Well fear not Ear Farm is throwing their 2nd Annual Halloween show at Club Europa out in Brooklyn next Wednesday night featuring The Giraffes, Goes Cube, Hope Well and Manchino - more info here, as well as great Halloween mix.

Everybody Cares, Everyone Understands has a gigantic post honoring the memory of Elliot Smith - mp3s, YouTube videos and more - head here.

And as always head check out Hidden Track for their daily distractions, as well as my new friends over at Uncensored Interview.

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Off The Record wants you to know about the mysterious band the Crystal Slits - head here for what little info there is about them and some MP3s.

Debating picking up the new Devendra Banhart album well The Runout Groove has a few reasons why you should - check it out here.

This week's edition of Thurdays and Covers over at i guess i'm floating features Lil' Wayne, Bono and Citizen Cope - give them a listen here.

Over at nyctaper you can grab both nights of the Animal Collective's two night stand at Webster Hall - September 30th and October 1st.

Stereogum has put together a hell of a tribute album for R.E.M.'s Automatic For The People called Drive XV - featuring the likes of Dr. Dog, Blitzen Trapper and the Shout Out Louds - go and check it out here.

I guess you can make a mix for just about every occasion as proved by MFR's one for Apple Fest 2007 - find out what's on it here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions - The B List, Pullin' Tubes, Friday Mix Tape, MP3 Boot Camp, etc.

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nyctaper is offering a set from yesterday's Fiery Furnace show (damn that's a quick turnaround) at the Socrates Sculpture Park along the East River - download away here.

While it seems to be hip to hate the new Rilo Kiley album CSVMIAD thinks it's their best work yet - see what they have to say about it here.

Yeti Don't Dance interviewed up and comers Ra Ra Riot prior to their set at the After The Jump Festival - check that out here.

Looks like Partyin' Peeps is back to posting after a three week hiatus - find out what was going on between posts here.

music is music has a lengthy post with some great pictures about last month's Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Fest - head here.

Cover song time - this time i guess i'm floating has the Foo Fighters, Ben Folds and Arctic Monkeys covering Arcade Fire, The Postal Service and The Strokes respectively - listen here.

Come Pick Me Up has a new favorite band and they're from up north and they're called Attack In Black - find out why here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their daily distractions.

Also there is still time to enter my Ben Harper album and poster giveaway - details here.

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The Greenhaus Effect lays down some ground rules for the latest Phish reunion rumor that's floating around - read them here.

Missed the White Stripes making their MSG debut earlier this week? Fear not nyctaper was their to capture the duo rockin' The World's Most Famous Arena - download away here.

If you're going to Lollapalooza you might want to head on over to CYSTSFTS for their MP3 preview of the festival - part 8 was posted this week, featuring the likes of dios (malos), !!! & The Roots (be sure to check out the other 7 parts as well).

Rewriteable Content new "go-to" band is the White Rabbits - head here to find out why and to give them a listen.

In an ode to Philly's fantastic radio station XPN's 885 Most Memorable Music Moments list, The Late Greats has assembled a list of bands with brother in their name (get it?) - check it out here.

San Diego Serenade says goodbye to Lou Reed's 8th best solo album along with a lot of other burned CDs read his ruminations here.

How about some summery-pop - Everybody Cares, Everyone Understands has the latest from the Kite Flying Society - head here.

If you're a fan of "post-jam" (didn't we give up on using this term yet?) then I Guess I'm Floating is the place for you. Click over there for a selection of tracks from a recent Animal Collective show in London - here.

And as always head on over to Hidden Track for their fine daily distractions.

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Still trying to shake off the Bonnaroo tiredness, but here's what other people have been posting....

As the new Ryan Adams album Easy Tiger hits stores on Tuesday, CSVMIAD lists the 5 Worst Ryan Adams songs. See if you agree or disagree and weigh in - head here.

The Weight Staff headed out to see The Last Waltz Ensemble in Falls Church - check out their thoughts on the show here.

Fan of a good cover tune? Then head no further then Can You See The Sunset From The Southside? who has collected a bunch of are artists tackling The Clash - give them a listen here.

Looking for that perfect summer mix well look no further then I Am Fuel, You Are Friends for Heather's All I Want Is An Umbrella In My Drink Mix - featuring cuts from the likes of Steve Miller Band to Ben Kweller & Adam Green to Neutral Milk Hotel. Download the whole thing or pick and choose your tracks here.

Phish & Chips went crusin' Archive.org and offers up a quality summertime live set from everyones' favorite surf bum turned musician Jack Johnson - head here.

Want to hear the latest spin-off from Broken Social Scene? Head over to MFR for a taste of the new album by Kevin Drew called Spirit If which hits stores in September - here.

And finally as always head on over to Hidden Track for their weekly madness - The B List, Friday Mix Tape, Grousing The Aisles, Pullin' Tubes, etc.

Have a great weekend!

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!!! rock, rock, rock according to Whitperson (LMB) who caught them at Metro and has a full review with photos - head here.

Phish & Chips has the scoop on some of the songs that will be featured on Guitar Hero III - find out who'll you'll be able to play along to here.

I'm From Barcelona makes SuperDee smile, so she thinks you should check them out as well - head here.

Guess the remaining members of Led Zepplin are feeling a bit left out of the recent reunion mania that is sweeping the summer of '07. Head on over to The Weight to read about what Jimmy Page said on a recent radio interview - here.

Can You See The Sunset From The Southside? has a couple of tracks off the new Ryan Adams album Easy Tiger (which I can't wait to hear) as well as some from his short-live band The Freightwhaler - check it out here.

And finally over on Hidden Track this week's edition of The B List features Second Generation Rockers - find out who made the list here.

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Dave The Butcher caught Kings of Leon the other night in Cincinnati - check out his review of the festivities here.

Apostle of Hustle is doing a residency in Chicago (as well as New York) this June. Justin at Live Music Blog is "beyond excited" and offers up an MP3 of their song "National Anthem of Nowhere" - head here.

CSVMIAD thinks you should pick up the newly released Rufus Wainwright album Release The Stars - check out their thoughts on it here.

Have you been over to Partyin' Peeps yet? They've been doing a weekly series called WeTube Wednesdays - this week they're featuring a version of "Plane Crash" from moe.'s recent 5 night run at the Highline Ballroom - here.

The Weight Staff (like myself) attended the Arctic Monkeys show earlier this week at the Hammerstein Ballroom - read their review here.

Rob Sheffield's Love Is A Mix Tape knocked Heather's socks off - check out her thoughts on the book as well as a mix she's complied from the songs mentioned in the book, great work! Check that out here.

And as always head over to Hidden Track for their great weekly features - Friday Mix Tape, The B List, Grousing The Aisles and the now daily Pullin' Tubes.