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Now Playing: 3/26/10

Here is a compilation of the latest new music we have received in the past week.

Free Energy- Stuck on Nothing

Sounding closer to Thin Lizzy and Cheap Trick, Free Energy emits a fun, upbeat, guitar heavy album.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7OE3W0VSZs

Drive-by Truckers– The Big To-Do

Probably the best southern rock album you’ll listen to this year. Imagine Dinosaur Jr. with a country slant –if you haven’t listened to one of their other nine excellent albums. Get out your lighters y’all.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un9jmeLNBqY

Love is All– Two Thousand and Ten Injuries

High energy Swedish pop. Eccentric album with a collage of traditional and not so traditional rock instruments, i.e. saxophone. The female vocals can get annoying at times but the excellent clash of sounds make up for that.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl1PqiluWic

Arctic Monkeys– My Propeller (single)

Solid B-sides that play of of the similar down tempo beats from Humbug. Although they don’t do anything revolutionary for the band, they are still quite enjoyable for the fans.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5vZovv8cPk

She & Him– Volume Two

Pop favorite Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are at it again with another charming album. This time it’s more she than him. Really sweet and endearing, although after the first few tracks you start to lose your sugar high.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ3cTwI9bIw
Slow Club– Yeah So

This UK indie-duo has sweet lyrics, simple guitar melodies and interesting harmonies. They take turns with lead vocals and never disappoint. Every song is interesting, up-beat and give you that feeling of: I want more more more.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2dZSHToVGc

Pavement – Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement

Well, hot damn.  Listening to this compilation, it’s remarkable to hear how genius Pavement’s music is–their low-fi aesthetic perfectly melds with Stephen Malkmus’s lazy, idiosyncratic wordplay .  This compilation is absolutely essential–it’s sequencing is flawless and the track choice balances their singles with album gems.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoMdkyeZOqE

Jason Collett – Rat A Tat Tat

More good stuff from the Arts & Crafts Label.  Collet’s tunes are impassioned with twang and swagger and his music walks the line between alt-country, 60s pop, and the more soulful dispositions of indie rock.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQP_1U-sDg

One For The Team– Ghosts

Catchy, unpretentious, and unabashedly fun power pop.  It sounds like Mates of State with punk grit or the New Pornographers playing Something Corporate.  Lots of crunchy guitars and incessant harmonies.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_16ziKaaWc

Josiah Wolf– Jetlag

I really like this album! Here we have the solo album from the drummer of WHY? Seeing as I am not a huge fan of WHY? I was somewhat skeptical, however  I was totally wrong. I am really into this folky Paul Simon-esque experience.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZHiYmbYGg&feature=related

Goldfrapp– Head First

You know I love this. Rocket might be the catchiest song ever. Think Xanadu meets David Bowie, a mixture of ‘80s glam rock and ’70s disco.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjcTUmipxZY&feature=related

Drink Up Buttercup– Born and Thrown on a Hook

Psychedelic mixture of the Beatles and Man Man. A weird pop experience for sure.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRaLxVaD5Ic

Let’s Wrestle- In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s

Scrappy British punk music. They are on Merge Records and have been getting a lot of press.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc5HnZP5v6s

Dum Dum Girls– I Will Be

This is sort of a mixture between ’60s girl pop and shoegaze buzz garage rock. Sort of falling the trend of most of the bands out right now, but this one is surprisingly good.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwck4XOp1vQ

Black Tambourine– Black Tambourine

This band has pretty much influenced every popular band out right now. Shoegaze pop that resembles A Sunny Day in Glasgow, but a lot darker.

[youtube width=“425” height=“25”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wva074MGZi8

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Local Valentine’s Day playlist

Many would call me a hopeless romantic.  I love to send letters and flowers to my girl and pamper her up when I can.  And while I am not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day and its pop culture marketing schemes,, I still feel the urge to go out and buy my sweetie some candy and flowers and make her a nice dinner to show her how much I care.  Another thing I like to do from time to time is make her custom mix tapes based around themes, as it was afterall music that brought us together.  Holiday mix tapes are usually the best and easiest and this Valentine’s Day will be no exception.

North Carolina is a hot pot for music and of course you are going to find some wonderful love songs tucked here and there.  If you had Valentine’s Day creep up on you from the back and take you by surprise today, and your significant other is a fan of local music, feel free to steal this play list as your own.  (You might even want to take it further and take your honey to see all of these artists the next time they play live.)

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    Tift Merritt: Another Country

  2. Avett Brothers: I & Love & You

  3. The Old Ceremony: God Said I Could Have You

  4. Birds & Arrows: Honeymoon Song

  5. Nola: Fall Into Me

  6. Josh Moore: Rush Down My Spine

  7. Benji Hughes: All You’ve Got To Do Is Fall In Love

  8. Jeremy Blair From Effingham: I Do & I Don’t

  9. Bombadil: Reasons

  10. Whiskey Smugglers: Not Your Average Love Song

  11. Brett Harris: I’m In Love

  12. Mandolin Orange: Oh My Love

  13. Stella By Starlight: As Good As It Gets

  14. Tomahawks: Just Like One Another

  15. Lost in the Trees: Love On My Side

  16. Martha Ann Motel: Everything All At Once

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Tift Merrit: Another Country
Avett Brothers: I & Love & You

The Old Ceremony: God Said I Could Have You
Birds & Arrows: Honeymoon Song

Nola: Fall Into Me

Josh Moore: Rush Down My Spine
Benji Hughes: All You’ve Got To Do Is Fall In Love

Jeremy Blair From Effingham: I Do & I Don’t

Bombadil: Reasons

Whiskey Smugglers: Not Your Average Love Song

Brett Harris: I’m In Love

Mandolin Orange: Oh My Love

Stella By Starlight: As Good As It Gets

Tomahawks: Just Like One Another

Lost in the Trees: Love On My Side

Martha Ann Motel: Everything All At Once

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Free playlists available from ReverbNation

Each week, Playlist 7 sponsored by ReverbNation and Windows 7 will allow listeners to stream 50 songs by independent artists.

Featured genres include  alternative, electronica/dance, hip hop, jazz, Latin, and rock. Then, listeners can select 7 of the 50 songs for free download. Featured artists and songs will change each week that Playlist 7 continues. Tracks from artists featured the previous week will be available for a limited time in the audio library.

In addition to Playlist 7, music is always available to stream from ReverbNation, including tracks from several North Carolina artists.

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TOP 10: Red Collar

This Top 10 comes from Durham’s Red Collar.

Red Collar has had a fascinating year so far.  Its members decided to grasp their dreams by quitting  their great 9 to 5 jobs, cashing in retirement plans, holding yard sales and almost putting a home on the market in order to follow their dreams of touring. They document their journey on their blog.

Below are the lists of what each member is currently listening to. Red Collar said, “These lists of music reflect not only what we’re listening to now but bands we’ve played with over the past year.  There are local – now national – bands whose lead we admired and followed.  There are local – and soon to be national – bands who we love and trade war stories with.”

Beth: Bass/Vocals

1. Tom Waits – “Going Out West”
2. The Gaslight Anthem “The High and Lonesome Sound”
3. The Love Language – “Stars”
4. Des Ark – "Lord of the Rings and his Fascist Time Keepers”
5. Yo La Tengo – “I feel like going home”
6. Jawbox – “Savory”
7. K’Naan – “Dusty Foot Philosopher”
8. David Dondero – “the Real Tina Turner”
9. CCR – “Long as I Can See the Light”
10. Carole King “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”

Mike: Guitar/Vocals

1.  Megafaun – “Gather, Form and Fly”
2. Spoon – “Everything Hits at Once”
3. Joe Tex “Papa was Too”
4. Sonic Youth – “Teenage Riot”
5. Bon Iver – “Skinny Love”
6. American Aquarium – “Katherine Belle”
7. TV on the Radio – “Shout Me Out”
8. Spider Bags – “Teenage Eyes”
9. Hammer No More the Fingers – “Shutterbug”
10. Modest Mouse – “Broke”

Jason: Lead Vocals/Guitar

1. The Love Language – “Providence”
2. Hammer No More the Fingers – “Some Bad Ass New Song”
3. The Sandwiches –  “And Out Come the (Timber) Wolves”
4. American Aquarium – “Katherine Belle”
5. Dave Dondero – “The Real Tina Turner”
6. I Was Totally Destroying It – “Come Out, Come Out”
7. Look Mexico – “You’re Not Afraid of the Dark, Are You?”
8. Worn in Red – “When People Have Something to Say”
9. Tooth/Claw Split 10"
10. The Mountain Goats – “This Year”

Jon:Drums

1. The Pogues – “Bottle of Smoke”
2. Ben Nichols – “Last Pale Light in the West”
3. Guided By Voices – “A Good Flying Bird”
4. Modest Mouse – “Dashboard”
5. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – “Jack the Ripper”
6. Glenn Kotche – “Mobile, Pts. 1 & 2”
7. The Clash “Straight to Hell”
8. Townes Van Zandt – “Lungs”
9. Bela Fleck – “Matitu”
10. Wilco -“One Wing”

And also this video…

Tools, live at the Cats Cradle and the Duke Coffeehouse

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Make sure to check these guys out Saturday November 7 at the Troika Music Festival and November 22 at the Berkeley Cafe.
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Top 10: The Beast

This week’s top 10 comes from local hip-hop group The Beast. They are mixing it up a little and giving us their top 10 albums, instead of tracks, they are currently listing to.

From Pierce, emcee

“Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part 2” by Raekwon

“Brazilian Girls” by Brazilian Girls

From Eric, piano

“Infernal Machines” by Darcy James Argue’s Secrety Society

“Bring Me The Workhorse” by My Brightest Diamond

From Stephen, drums

“Such Fun” by Annuals

“Wildnerness” by Josh Mease

From Pete, bass

“Funeral” by The Arcade Fire

“Voodoo” by D’angelo

From the band

“Double Booked” by Robert Glasper

“Leave it all Behind” by The Foreign Exchange

The Beast’s album release party at the Duke Coffeehouse on October 16. Kooley High, Carlitta Durand and Freebass 808 will also be performing. Doors open at 8 p.m. See you there!

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Top 10: Schooner’s picks

Schooner band members Maria Albani and Reid Johnson have shared their top 10 track lists this week.

Maria Albani: Bass

1.De Cara a la Pared –  Lhasa

2. Scrap ing Past – Atlas Sound

3. Daily Routine  – Animal Collective

4. Leeora- The Sea and Cake

5. Operation- Deerhunter

6. I’m an Animal- Neko Case

7. When I Laugh- The Glands

8. San Cristobal de las Casas- The Swirlies

9. The Ghost of Old Bill Lee- Arthur & Yu

10. Poor Thing-Wes Phillips

Reid Johnson: Vocals & Guitar

1. Old fool- Magnetic Fields
2.  Brothers and Sisters- Wes Phillips

3. Can’t do Nothing Without You-  Danny White

4. Rainy Night Dub- Lee “Scratch” Perry
5. Clapping Yer Hands (ooh la Yeah)- Waumiss
6. She Cracked – The Modern Lovers

7. Pick Me Up on Your Way Down- Patsy Cline

8. I’m Not Saying- Nico
9. Star of Bethlehem Pt. 1&2- Loren Connors
10. All Set – Welcome

Make sure to check out Schooner on Saturday, November 7, for the night show at Duke Coffeehouse for the Troika Music Festival.

Schooner is also playing on October 30 on  N.C. State’s Harris Field. It’s free, so no excuses!
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Top 10 tracks selected by Hammer No More the Fingers

This week we are lucky to have Hammer No More the Fingers sending us their list of what they are currently listening to!
1. Caverns – Remasculator
2. Deleted Scenes – The City that Never Wakes Up

3. Pink Flag – King of Scene
4. Birds of Avalon – I Never Knew
5. Megafaun – The Fade
6. Embarrassing Fruits – Details
7. Deerhoof – Spirit Ditties of no Tone
8. The Bronzed Chorus – Underpass Sunrise
9. Johnny Action Figure – Young Rider
10. My Morning Jacket – Wordless Chorus

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    Top 10 tracks selected by Brian Corum of Lonnie Walker

    Brian Corum, front- man for everyone’s favorite Lonnie Walker, has graciously given us his top song list this week.

    Make sure to check out Lonnie Walker September 5 at Local Beer Local Band at Tir Na Nog with Americans in France and Anti Bubbles.

    “I couldn’t put any kind of order to this list so these are just 10 of my favorite jams right now,” Corum writes.

    1. Future Islands – Pinnochio

    “I love these guys with my heart deepness. Their new songs keep getting better and better and Sam’s lyrics and his lyrical placements are something I look up to.”

    2. Girls – Lust for Life
    “This song is ridiculously catchy and the first line is a guy singing, ‘oh I wish I had a boyfriend’ which I’ve caught myself singing out loud before and in turn have gotten some strange looks from people.”

    3. Fleetwood Mac – Not that Funny
    “It’s got this weird tone that comes in and out of the mix and I really like the snarl in Buckingham’s vocal delivery.”

    4. The Rentals – Sweetness and Tenderness
    “I hadn’t really listened to the Rentals much since high school, but I played the album Return of the Rentals the other day while driving and was over-flooded with sweet memories.”

    5. Americans in France – Nose Job
    “I really like the snotty nose brat aesthetic that this band does so well – and they are local. I got the album Pretzelvania, and I think it’s great. We’re playing together on Sept. 5 at Tir Na Nog too, along with a new band called AntiBubbles. I’m real excited about this show!”

    6. Gillian Welch – By the Mark
    “The best song about Jesus Christ, ever. So pure, and her voice. I love her voice.”

    7. Talking Heads– Animals
    “Super paranoia – this song is pretty strange even for the Talking Heads. It’s filled with a bunch of jagged rants about how the animals are laughing at the human condition.”

    8. Angelo Badalamenti – The Straight Story Soundtrack
    “The Straight Story is one of my favorite David Lynch films. It’s tame compared to a lot of his stuff, but you can still tell Lynch made it. The score fits so great, too.”

    9. Magnetic Fields – Kiss Me Like You Mean It
    “The line, ‘come here baby and kiss me like you mean it,’ sounds like it should be an old Humphrey Bogart quote.”

    10. Cluster – Zum Wohl
    “The album Sowiesoso was playing at Schoolkids one day while I was looking around and I ended up buying it instead of everything else. It’s a super warm sounding electronic album, great to work to, and I thank Brad for talking me into buying it.”

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    My top 10 tunes for summer road trippin’

    My Chevy Cavalier has truly made the rounds this summer. In the past month alone, I’ve been all over the state – to the mountains, the coast, and everywhere in between, as well as to visit friends in Virginia. You’d be surprised to hear how loud I can bump the bass in that little car. I’ve got a stack of mix CDs I’ve made to make time on the interstate pass by quickly, and of all the songs that have accompanied me on the roads, there are definitely some I will always identify as “summer 2009 road trip songs.”

    Here are my top ten:

    1. Telekinesis – All Of A Sudden
      This song is catchy belong belief and perfect for summer!

    2. Kings of Leon – Taper Jean Girl
      This song isn’t new or anything, but there’s this “uhhh huhhh” after the opening chords that gets me every time. I could listen to this one on repeat for a whole car trip, I’m pretty sure.

    3. Bombadil – Sad Birthday
      Bombadil created a song with a super upbeat tempo and really depressing lyrics, and the outcome was a great success.

    4. Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream
      This song is for me what MGMT’s Kids was last summer – fantastic.

    5. The Love Language – Lalita
      My steering wheel becomes my drum set every time I hear this song.

    6. Lonnie Walker – Pendulum’s Chest
      Bet you thought I was going to choose Summertime…well, I almost did. Am I cheating on this top 10 to say Lonnie Walker’s entire album, “These Times Old Times” is on my summer road trippin’ list?

    7. Bowerbirds – Beneath Your Tree
      I’m sure if Bowerbirds heard my rendition of this song in the car, they’d add me to the band. (That is a total lie, but I can dare to dream!)

    8. Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Swimming Pools
      No explanation necessary; this song is summer in music form.

    9. St. Vincent – Actor Out of Work
      This song is more up-beat than I’m used to hearing from St. Vincent, which is one of the reasons it made this list. The lyrics make me laugh, because I know several people who I would describe as “actors out of work.”

    10. The Avett Brothers – Die Die Die
      This just happens to be favorite Avetts song at the moment, and a good one to sing along to on I-40!

    Which songs would you add to the list? I’ve still got miles to cover before school starts, and I’ve always got room for more CDs in my car.

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    Dance Dance Revolution playlist – Sunday, June 14

    Here’s my playlist from today. I hope you guys have enjoyed my show. Chuck will be back for his show next weekend.

    1. !!! – A New Name

    2. Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire

    3. Fujiya and Miyagi – Pterodactyls

    4. Chromeo – Bonafide Love (Tough Guys)

    5. Black Ghosts – I Want Nothing

    6. Does it Offend You, Yeah – Battle Royale

    7. LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous!

    8. The Faint – Get Seduced

    9. Junior Boys – The Equalizer

    10. The New Young Pony Club – Ice Cream (Comets Remix)

    11. The Rapture – The Devil

    12. The Services – House of Mirrors

    13. Muscles – Ice Cream

    14. Ghostland Observatory – Club Soda

    15. Goldfrapp – Ooh la La  (Tieschwarz Remix)

    16. Hot Chip – And I Was a Boy from School

    17. Vampire Weekend – Kids Don’t Stand a Chance (Chromeo Remix)

    18. Midnight Juggernauts – Shadows

    19. The Teenagers – Starlett Johanson (Rory Phillips Remix)

    20. The Ting Tings – We Walk

    21. Black Kids – Love Me Already

    22. Ratatat – Mirando

    23. Walter Meego – Wanna Be a Star

    24. Beck – Shake Shake Tambourine (Adrock Remix)

    25. Daft Punk – Revolution 909

    26. Data Rock – Fa-Fa-Fa

    27. Starfucker – Dance Face 2000

    28. Phoenix – 1901