I honestly can’t complain too much about this arbitrary list of the 11 best Joy Division songs, even with some unsurprising balkers making some noise. I’d probably jumble the order around a bit, while, perhaps, swapping out one or two selections, but, overall, it’s nothing to get a Joy Division fan’s dander up. Control opens […]

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Sidewise video? It’s worth it, trust me. 400+ Calvin Johnson’s can’t be wrong as they fill in for the “sample” at the end of “Pocketful of Money.” If you have the opportunity to catch Jens on this tour, I highly recommend it. In fact, it was by far the best show I’ve seen in years. […]

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By complete happenstance I came across Beat Crappening on YouTube the other day while trying to dig up a clip of Beat Happening. I only recently discovered that these talented cover artists are actually students from my Alma Mater. Kismet. Or some crap like that.

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Via House of Tomorrow comes word that the new Magnetic Fields release, entitled Distortion, will drop on January 15th, 2008. No details regarding a potential Volvo tie-in were mentioned. New single “I’m in a lonely way” is available now on iTunes.

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Rolling Stone is citing a post on a forum as its source, so whether this is legitimate news is up to you, but the rumor is that Heroes star Hayden Panettierre is set to portray the Plasmatics’ legendary front-woman, Wendy O. Williams, whose decade-spanning on-stage antics resulted in beatings, bans, and endless controversy. Williams is far more famous for […]

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Sufjan talks with WNYC host David Garland about the music and the ideas behind his new instrumental composition “The BQE.”, which include the story of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, the consequences of urban planning, and hula hoops. (listen)

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New video from The Good Life features a group of freaks dressed up in ghetto Wizard of Oz outfits, terrorizing an ice cream shop with axes and guns. It’s an intriguing juxtaposition with the song’s jaunty swing and the gratuitous spatter of blood.

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