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The Raconteurs video for “Steady As She Goes” is a throw back to the budget videos of mid-90’s indie bands. Some of the effects, however easy they are to produce, come off as pretty cool and appropriate for the gritty song. Also, the guitar that Jack White rocks in this one is one of the [...]

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W.C. Fields - 01 - The Philosophy of W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields - 02 - The Sound of W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields - 03 - The Rascality of W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields - 04 - The Chicanery of W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields - 05 - W.C. Fields - The Braggart and Teller of Tall Tales
W.C. Fields - 06 - [...]

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If you’re looking for a video that literally has the power to rock people’s clothing off, “I Want You So Hard” is exactly what you’re looking for. With appearances from Jack Black & Dave Grohl…you really can’t go wrong.
YouTube (link)
Quicktime Stream 300k (link)
RealPlayer (link)

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The Marx Brothers - 01 - Meet The Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers - 02 - The Inimitable Groucho
The Marx Brothers - 03 - The Implausible Chico
The Marx Brothers - 04 - The Sounds of Harpo

The Marx Brothers - 05 - The Zaniness Of The Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers - 06 - The Collected Speeches Of [...]

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Puff Daddy: Music Video Decadence

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

While apparently everyone who’s anyone is in Austin this week for the SXSW festival, I’m stuck finishing midterms. No biggie, just sayin’… The SXSW festival epitomizes all things indie, bands with no labels, no steady income and in some cases, little to no talent (considering that there are some 1300 bands playing…there has to be [...]

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From the VH1 Decades Live concert come a few mp3s. Without getting into my distaste for the “Alice in Chains reunion” I’d like to share some tracks I came across featuring William DuVall (Comes With The Fall), Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver) and Philip Anselmo (Down, Superjoint Ritual). I do have one problem with these recordings [...]

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Hey! Remember John K?! Remember Ren & Stimpy?! I do, and I love the man’s work. BoingBoing has a link to John’s blog with which he shares a lot of cool drawings including some wicked caricatures. Check out the blog here (link). Also, I remembered that he helped with that ultra-cool [...]

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Anti-Flag has their entire album For Blood and Empire streaming from their MySpace site (link). I’ve heard mixed reviews for the album - the only song I’ve heard has been great. If you’d like to check that out, here it is:
Anti-Flag “The Press Corpse”
Ani-Flag “For Blood and Empire”

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Bands To Watch: The Meligrove Band

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Mississauga’s Meligrove Band started up roughly eight years ago in a scene described by drummer Darcy Rego as “if you played shows in Mississauga you were playing in a lineup of 1,000 shitty pop-punk bands playing covers.” Coincidentally Billy Talent emerged from the scene and found fame instead of The Meligrove Band. I’ve never understood [...]

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NOFX: Never Trust a Hippie EP Stream

Monday, March 13th, 2006

NOFX’s entire “Never Trust a Hippie” EP is available in streaming format here (link) a day before it’s released via Fat Wreck Chords.
Tracks:
1. Seeing Double at the Triple Rock (mp3)
2. The Marxist Brothers
3. Golden Boys
4. You’re Wrong
5. Everything in Moderation (Especially Moderation)
6. I’m Going to Hell for This One

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Bands To Watch: ¡Forward, Russia!

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

With an electro-punk flurry ¡Forward, Russia! siphons the English-flavor out post-hardcore and tweaks it into fuzz-driven dance rock. With frantic shrieks, crushing melodies and offbeat timing, ¡Forward, Russia! recognize the tender size to recent hardcore uprisings. The Leeds-based band’s unsettled nature spurs their jolting songs with heavenly guitar and keyboard tangents. Check the band out [...]

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Touted as indie-punk, A Passing feeling’s 5 song - 14 minute EP reflects those sentiments in spirit alone upon first glance. The band’s sound can be harnessed through the lead track, “A Book of Matches,” one of the best on the recording. Its lighthearted, bouncy beat connects band’s whiskey-soaked enthusiasm with the remainder of the [...]

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Blog Or Bust: Reset To Zero

Saturday, March 11th, 2006

From: Professor - Subject: Hmmmm….
“One Umbrella is a two piece experimental duo from Austin, Texas whose repertoire weaves dreamy ambient through instrumental improvisation. Creating a sense of indefinability, the band’s music ranges from soft electronic touching on proto-industrial to raw shredding guitar.
One Umbrella “Eintrocinc” 
Posted by Chris DeLine at 1:13 PM 0 comment(s)”
Hmmmm - if this [...]

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Bands To Watch: One Umbrella

Friday, March 10th, 2006

One Umbrella is a two piece experimental duo from Austin, Texas whose repertoire weaves dreamy ambient through instrumental improvisation. Creating a sense of indefinability, the band’s music ranges from soft electronic touching on proto-industrial to raw shredding guitar.
One Umbrella “Eintrocinc” (mp3)
One Umbrella “IKTYCK” (mp3)
One Umbrella “Ouelu” (mp3)
One Umbrella “Ghentelle” (live at KVRX) (mp3)
One Umbrella “Nu [...]

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If you like country music with that calls back to a time when country meant being a hard drinking, hard living, rebel, then I highly suggest checking J.B. Beverley and the Wayward Drifter’s new album out. If nothing else, you’ll hear the stylings of one of America’s best modern banjoists, Dan Mazer. Here’s a link [...]

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Bands To Watch: The Rakes

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Taking life by the day can be a gift or it can leave you with a strange, mixed outlook on life. Hard to say which end of the tale The Rakes fall into; with lyrics ranging from the dulls of a pursuing a never-ending social life to the prototypical punk grumblings of entry level work. [...]

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Bands To Watch: Goldrush

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Calling Oxford, U.K. home, Goldrush are a blend of fanciful fuzz-pop splendor. “Wait For The Wheels” is an absolute gem. Its bouncing bass and pulsing tambourine hint at garage rock of ‘01 without the arrogance. Blending a smooth, spacey acoustic with weightless vocals, the band creates a seamless sound, flowing in and out of whichever [...]

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With the understanding that the foundation of Staggering Statistics is deeply routed in mid-90’s alterna-rock it’s easy to figure out what motivates the band’s sound. Bassist John Curley’s involvement as a founding member of the Afghan Whigs, as well as a seasoned producer at his Ultrasuede recording studio, provides insight into the band’s musical direction. [...]

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Thanks to a post at So Much Silence I was reintroduced to an old friend, Jeru The Damaja. This video reminds me of watching Rap City on Much Music when I lived in Canada; goodmemory, and it’s as good then as it is now. Jeru was a sort of introduction to socially responsible hip [...]

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Anti-Flag: “The Press Corpse” Download

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

The last Anti-Flag show I saw was during an election year. At the time I was really depressed because (for one reason) I felt as though my personal apathy was partial cause for a lot of unjustices I was seeing everywhere. I left that show happy and sweaty, but one thing didn’t sit [...]

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