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Gonzalez vs. Andrew WK: thrown down on the keys

September 17, 2009

Apparently Gonzales played the piano for a really fucking long time. He also apparently has a mancrush on Andrew WK. The Quietus has stoked the flames of his love by presenting Andrew with a challenge to play the piano for an even longer time. God good our head hurts. It’s hilarious and the throw down [...]

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Wax Tailor combines vinyl and CDs, thus making himself a true wax tailor

September 17, 2009

Sorry, couldn’t resist that header, but it is pretty cool to see how Wax Tailor has combined CDs and vinyl in this limited release single of “Say Yes,” the new single from his third album. The (pictured) item is actually playable on a turntable as well as in a CD player You can download an [...]

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Islands take the Vapours to the gravel

September 16, 2009

Canadian band Islands drop their third LP, Vapours, next week, kicking off a massive North American tour the same night in glamourous New Jersey.  Recently departed band member Jamie Thompson will be back for the tour (he’s still in another band with frontman Nick Diamond – everyone’s friends up in here, yo), while The Happy [...]

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Andy Milonakis threatens rape and murder to Natalie Portman in horrifically violent YouTube clip

September 16, 2009

If you thought Andy Milonakis was the overgrown fat kid who lucked into an MTV show and onto a few Major Lazer tracks you’re right. He’s also capable of lyrical violence that defy belief. Posted today on YouTube is a “song” about how Milonakis wants to rape and murder Natalie Portman. No joke. The lyrics [...]

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Sally Shapiro performs a “miracle” for “first” single

September 15, 2009

We’ve heard, like, several songs from Sally Shapiro’s new My Guilty Pleasure, but “Miracle” is the first official single and has thus been given its first official video. Directed by Will Joines the clip features wheat fields, trains, headphones, and an anonymous city. It’s a fine piece of filmmaking, almost a short film; it appropriately [...]

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Nelly Furtado puts her hands in the air for $3

September 15, 2009

Nelly Furtado is a multi platinum, Grammy-award winning international megastar, and according to her press release, “born in Canada, with Portuguese blood and a Spanish voice” (wtf is a “Spanish voice?” she grew up speaking Portuguese and English in Victoria, BC). Yet with a new album totalemente en español, there must be some concerns it won’t [...]

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Yes Giantess do more than just rhyme and copy Passion Pit

September 15, 2009

You like Passion Pit, yes? Well you’ll like this too. Yes Giantess have been tricking people into thinking they were hearing new or unreleased material from the PP. No, it hasn’t been malicious. They just have the same producer and similar sound. They’re friends, so it’s cool. Basically if you like synth and falsettos you [...]

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Annie Mac wants in on this whole Americas thing; offers free mix

September 11, 2009

We thought we had been seeing more of her around town lately. It turns out, legendary BBC Radio One DJ Annie Mac is stepping up her live presence in North America, and this is no accident. It’s part of her efforts to rule the world – or at least the world beyond the airwaves. With [...]

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