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Blog Fresh Daily Blast - May 1, 2008

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Iron Man: The Marvel & Sabbath Debate Rages On

From Ear Farm, Posted May, 1st 2008

Second only to casting Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Marvel?s big-screen vision of Iron Man (opening tomorrow) was the marketing department?s tactful decision to anchor the film's trailers with the sweeeet sounds of Black Sabbath?s 1970 classic "Iron Man". The pairing was obvious, natural, and completely fitting; watching the trailer (catch it after the jump and listen for the music coming in at 1:27), it just feels so right. And to many, the intersection of Iron Man the...

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OPP

From Ear Farm, Posted May, 1st 2008

The New York Times was at Madonna's special Roseland show last nightDamon Albarn's Monkey opera to have 17-show run in South Carolina later this monthNIN's opening acts for upcoming tour include A Place To Bury Strangers, Deerhunter and Crystal CastlesDel the Funky Homosapien wrote an essay about funk vs. hip hop for IMPOSE6-year-old girl reports on Coachella for in-flight magazineNew Coldplay single downloaded by 600,000 people in 24 hoursBrooklyn Vegan has pics from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' Coachella setPitchfork...

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Mp3s: Mates of State (on This American Life) in Boston

From Bradleys Almanac, Posted May, 1st 2008

The televisual version of seminal NPR radio show This American Life returns this Sunday, May 4th, for a second season on Showtime. Live audiences got a taste of how the first season would translate when Ira Glass and his TAL crew took the show on the road for a tour entitled "What I Learned from Television". Regular contributors Sarah Vowell, David Rakoff, and Dan Savage told stories, and...

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Getting High

From Sound Bites, Posted May, 1st 2008

So my cable provider, Time Warner, just announced that by the end of this year they're upping the number of "free" HD channels to 50 as of today and promise over 100 by the end of the year. Wisely, they......

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Flagpole Music Awards voting now open!

From Cable and Tweed, Posted May, 1st 2008

As noted at Optical Atlas, voting is now open for the Flagpole Music Awards. These awards honor the best in Athens music, as determined by the readers of the Flagpole weekly paper. You'll notice a number of familiar names among the nominees including R.E.M., Of Montreal, The Whigs, The Buddy System, Circulatory System, Sleepy Horses, Madeline, The B-52s, Ham1, Elf Power, Casper & the Cookies, The Lolligags, Vic Chesnutt, Ginger Envelope, Dark Meat, Dead Confederate, Modern Skirts, Drive-By...

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New Paul Weller & Noel Gallagher collaboration: "Echoes Round The Sun"

From I am Fuel, You are Friends, Posted May, 1st 2008

The Stereogum 'Gum Drop featured a brand new collaboration between Jam-master Paul Weller and Oasis' Noel Gallagher yesterday, from Weller's forthcoming album 22 Dreams (Yep Roc, June 24). Read more about the album and other guests stars here.Of this track, Weller explains, "Noel came down to the studio with this loop he'd never been able to do anything with. He played the bass and the piano and then Gem played guitar on top. I extemporized some vocals over the top....

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Coachella Photos: Yoav

From Speed of Dark, Posted May, 1st 2008

Sometimes the blogosphere gets all hyped up about some band or singer, and when I go to hear what all the fuss is about, to me the vocals just sound like people yelling offkey and the songs are ho-hum. You know what I mean? Myself, I get excited when I find an artist with a great voice and beautiful songs. One of the new artists I was anxious to see at the Coachella was the multi-national Yoav,...

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Will you take a poll for me?

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted May, 1st 2008

I'm not asking you to go to some cheesy polling web site and take a bunch of time just answer 5 questions for me. Please? I'm beginning work on this year's Holiday album, and I'd like some input.1. Did you buy Peace on Earth last year?2. What did you think?3. What do you think is a fair price for another 18 song album?4. How often do you read HTFAF?5. What do you think of Backstage Sessions?Leave it in the comments.Thank...

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Wolf Parade's album art is scary

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted May, 1st 2008

Oooooooooh. Not quite as scary as my pick for most horrifying of all time, but it's up there.In case you've not heard, Wold Parade LP2 is called At Mount Zoomer (Mount Zoomer being the name of their studio) and is totally awesome by all accounts. It comes out June 17 via Sub Pop and should be totally great for summer listening. There are tour dates too!Wolf Parade - 200807/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore07/18 - Los Angeles, CA @...

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Happy May Day!

From Untouched by Work or Duty, Posted May, 1st 2008

And, of course, a happy International Workers' Day, brought to you by Billy Bragg:...

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The M's

From Covert Curiosity, Posted May, 1st 2008

I don't know a whole lot about this band called The M's, but I can't seem to get this song of theirs out of my head. It is the title track to their 2006 album Future Women on Polyvinyl, which you can read more about right here.Always ahead of the curve, Daytrotter had them in the studio back in June of 2006. The Chicago-based quartet has a new album coming this year, which you can preview/pre-order at the link. Check...

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