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Summer Fridays #7

From Sound Bites, Posted August, 8th 2008

Here we go again... lucky number seven. Wasn't aiming for a theme this week, though there's certainly a epic sweep to a lot of them. Cover art this time provided by my good friend Erin, once again saving you from......

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Stay Positive-The Hold Steady

From Oceans Never Listen, Posted August, 8th 2008

It would be a severe miscalculation to regard The Hold Steady as just a 'bar band made good'. As a band that writes a few good licks and nothing more. Yes, their music is reasonably uncomplicated. Yes, it appeals to the capacity for all of us bang our heads every now and again. But, there is so much more. There are dynamite guitar solos, hook laden choruses, power drumming and above all, intelligent and truth ridden lyrics by the...

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finally friday

From Speed of Dark, Posted August, 8th 2008

photo from hereVisit The Yellow Stereo for his Daily Graboid, always a source of great new music this week.The Vinyl District waxes on about Elliott Smith's timeless masterpiece album, Either/Or, which contains a song with great personal meaning for me, "Between the Bars".One of the newer sites on our blogroll, but one that I read faithfully each week, Thanks Captain Obvious celebrates his blog's first birthday. And a blog that's been on our blogroll almost since the beginning, Lonesome...

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Soundgarden Inadvertently Reunites At Area Cinnabon

From I am Fuel, You are Friends, Posted August, 8th 2008

via The Onion:SEATTLE?"At first it was pretty awkward," said one observer. "But then it was like, 'Yes, Soundgarden is back.' It was so intense."full article("...In turn, the 44-year-old lead singer responded by serenading Thayil with a version of the group's hit song "Black Hole Sun" in which he replaced the titular phrase with the word "Cinnabon"...)...

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'Heroes' comes to Athens comics shop

From Cable and Tweed, Posted August, 8th 2008

Well, this is odd.Over at EW's Ausiello Files, a reader sent in a perfectly innocent question about the upcoming season of Heroes. I find the answer quite amusing.Question: What is up with Kristen Bell and Heroes? It?s been ages since we?ve heard anything. -- StevenAusiello: She's back on the set shooting her multi-episode arc as we speak! Woo-hoo! In other Heroes news, look for the action (or at least part of the action) to shift to a comic...

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Titus Andronicus

From Covert Curiosity, Posted August, 8th 2008

To me, the truest form of punk, is loud, overwhelming, and at times vastly unclean. It links directly back to the Stooges and the Ramones, in a time when emotion reason were the driving forces behind music (as opposed to skill and talent). The band, Titus Andronicus, is a curious blend of undeniable passion and instrumental dexterity. They come from New Jersey, their name comes from a Shakepearen tragedy, and their first CD The Airing of Grievances 2008 is...

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Sample And Hold

From Covert Curiosity, Posted August, 8th 2008

You can file this under: "Things I meant to mention a long time ago, but have been too distracted to." Earlier this summer Simian Mobile Disco released a remix album created from material that was found on their debut album Attack Decay Sustain Release, which was hailed as one of the best of its genre in 2007 by fans and critics alike.The remix album, Sample and Hold, features each track from their debut, except each one has been lovingly re-created...

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The Olympics Start Today

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted August, 8th 2008

Who else is pumped? I mean, the things come once every four years, you know they're good But really, I'm pretty excited about the Olympics: something about them has always fascinated me. They're not just the biggest sporting event in the world, they're also a political event, ya see, and this year's olympics (in case you live under a metaphorical rock) are being held in China, which should make for some interesting times to say the least. Yay America.[mp3] Broken...

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