Prior to Friday night’s First Avenue show Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes and Bryan Poole stopped by Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current, joining in discussion with Mary Lucia and performing three songs. In between covers, …

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Also: (Animal Collective “Peacebone” Video) (Animal Collective “People EP” Review)

Spoon “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb (SNL 10/06/2007)”
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Each year I get this strange feeling, one that leave me feeling as though I have to give a certain type of band “another try.” That type of band: Bright Eyes, Death Cab, even …

A deeply toned narrator introduces footage of Woodstock and Altamont, peace and war, comparing and contrasting various struggles and glories that the world, culture and art were facing through the late ’60s to the early …

Devendra Banhart & The Spiritual Boner “Lover (Conan 09/26/2007)”
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Sea Wolf “You’re a Wolf (Kimmel 09/25/2007)”
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Also: (Brother Ali @ First Avenue 06/08/2007)

This past Saturday’s “Iran So Far” digital short featuring Andy Samberg, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Fred Armisen received a ton of great press shortly after its premiere, but slowly creeping behind the acclaim was …

The introduction to the video briefly reminding me of a something straight out of The Polyphonic Spree’s resume, “Better” strikes as something oddly playful and artistic – and oh, so quirky…yup, it’s Regina Spektor. …

Editors “And End Has a Start (Leno 09/21/2007)”
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previously – Editors “An End Has A Start” Video & Jimmy Kimmel Live Performance