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New review of the album from Rumore magazine in Italy!!!

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One of our all-time favorites, the Rock*a*teens and their reformation in Chicago this past weekend.

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It’s true, we are close to adding our entire catalogue on our new Bandcamp page so that you can peruse, listen, and perhaps buy a thing or two.

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EDITOR PLAYLIST: "Punk Revival" by Jordan Ashbacher

Editor Jordan Ashbacher has compiled a small robust collection of modern punk tunes to accompany your Tuesday exploits. Featuring tracks from Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Cloud Nothings, and more.

Read and listen to the playlist on Epitonic!

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NEW TRACKS: Tuesday October 30th, 2012

New today on Epitonic:

Star Slinger - "Hot Potato" Kids These Days - "Bud Billikin" Angel Haze - "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Angel Haze - "Gossip Folks" TEEN - "Electric" (DJ Japanster Remix) Heems - "Cowabunga Gnarley" John Talabot - "Brave" (feat. Pional) Parquet Courts - "Borrowed Time" AarabMuzik - "After Hours" Young Dreams - "Fog of War" (Baio Remix)

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EPICENTER: Featured Tracks for October 29th

Start your week off right with a stroll through the Epicenter! Today's featured tracks lay along a dusty road of country and folk, bridging many years of musical evolution together for an encouraging glimpse at whatever journey lies ahead.

Hank Williams - "Cold, Cold Heart" Calexico - "Para" Last American Buffalo - "Ghosts" Bright Eyes - "Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh" Sufjan Stevens - "Casimir Pulaski Day" Joanna Newsom - "The Diver's Wife" (Live in San Francisco) Beach House - "Myth" Still Corners - "Into The Woods" Mercury Rev - "Opus 40" Blur - "The Universal" (Live in London 8/12/2012)

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EDITOR PLAYLIST: "Country Roads" by Holley McConnell

Editor Holley McConnell escapes city slickers and suburbanites to travel into the sleepy wilderness of Marble Falls, Texas, along with a playlist filled with dreamlike transcendental enthusiasm. Featuring tracks from Bear In Heaven, My Brightest Diamond, Here We Go Magic, and more.

Read more and listen to the playlist on Epitonic

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NEW TRACKS: Monday October 29, 2012

New today on Epitonic:

The Twilight Sad - "Not Sleeping" (Tom Furse Dub Mix) Divine Fits - "Would That Not Be Nice" (RJD2 Remix) Weekend - "Coma Summer" Star Slinger - "Mornin" Jamie Woon - "Blue Truth" SINKANE - "runnin'" Lower Dens - "lion in winter pt 1" Brother Mitya - "Tenderness" Brother Mitya - "The Terror

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NEW TRACKS: Tuesday October 16th, 2012

New today on Epitonic:

Purity Ring - "Belispeak II" (feat. Danny Brown") Bon Iver - "Minnesota, WI" (Lovely Extended Remix) Zomby - "Devils" Absolutely Free - "UFO" ST 2 Lettaz - "Trill 2 Da Bone" Frank Ocean - "Blue Whale" AlunaGeorge - "Your Drums, Your Love" Star Slinger - "Rene Storm" Blue Hawaii - "In Two II" Outer Minds - "Those Machines"

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EPICENTER: Featured Tracks for October 15th

Today's Epicenter is filled with ooey gooey lo-fi avant-pop and punk goodness.

Warpaint - "Undertow" Emily Wells - "Passenger" Painted Palms - "All of Us" Microphones - "Ice" Cloud Nothings - "Stay Useless" Twin Sister - "Bad Street" Swans - "Sex God Sex" Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "I'll Come Back 4 U" Free Kitten - "Teenie Weenie Boppie" Campfires - "Chasing Planets"

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Sound Opinions: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit, Wanda Jackson Review

This past weekend on Sound Opinions, Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos joined hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot to discuss the history of the band, lyrical content, and how their latest release, Gossamer, fits into the band's catalog. Angelakos performed a short solo piano set of a couple Passion Pit tunes. (See video below)

Jim and Greg also reviewed the latest album from Wanda Jackson, Unfinished Business, produced by Justin Townes Earle.

Stream or download the podcast on WBEZ.org

Below: Michael Angelakos performs "Sleepyhead" in the Sound Opinions Studio

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EDITOR PLAYLIST: "The Notable Residents of Boone County" by Holley McConnell

In honor of those rainy-day guilty-pleasure television marathons, editor Holley McConnell has crafted a playlist of not-so-guilty-pleasure music, featuring tracks from Ty Segall, Future Islands, Miracle Fortress, and more.

Read more and listen to the playlist on Epitonic!

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NEW TRACKS: Monday October 15th, 2012

New today on Epitonic:

In One Wind - "Barrio" (Epitonic saki Sessions) In One Wind - "Moving" (Epitonic saki Sessions) In One Wind - "Oh, Brad" (Epitonic saki Sessions) In One Wind - "Golden Sphere" (Epitonic saki Sessions) In One Wind - "Little Brother, Little Sister" (Epitonic saki Sessions) In One Wind - "What Seems To Be" (Epitonic saki Sessions) Anni Rossi - "Bootcamp in Idaho" Anni Rossi - "Safety Of Objects" Ethereal and the Queer Show - "Horse" Citay - "Little Kingdom"

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EDITOR PLAYLIST: "Riding for the Riding" by Bill Ross

Editor Bill Ross has an urge to make some things happen. Check out his playlist of sentimental traveling music, featuring tracks by Tom Waits, Kurt Vile, Songs: Ohia, Bill Callahan, and more.

Read more and listen to the playlist on Epitonic

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NEW TRACKS: Thursday October 11th, 2012

New today on Epitonic:

Perseus - "Cool Runnings" Naytronix - "In The Summer" Wax Tailor - "Phonovision" (Instrumental) Montevideo - "Horses" (Zimmer remix) Doldrums - "She Is The Wave" Norska - "Amnesia" Serpentine Path - "Crotalus Horridus Horridus" Hooded Menace - "Effigies of Evil" Weapon - "Embers and Revelations"

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NEW TRACKS: Wednesday October 10th, 2012

New today on Epitonic:

Leverage Models - "Tonight When I Burn" (Epitonic saki Session) Leverage Models - "Playing With Models" (Epitonic saki Session) Leverage Models - "Idiot Grace" (Epitonic saki Session) Leverage Models - "Men of Certainty" (Epitonic saki Session) Leverage Models - "Dreaming of Accidents" (Epitonic saki Session) Leverage Models - "Cooperative Extensions" (Epitonic saki Session) Nails - "Suffering Soul" Sunn O))) - "It Took The Night To Believe" Sunn O))) - "Etna" (feat. Boris) The Promise Ring - "Red Paint"

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EPICENTER: Featured Tracks for October 8th

It's all about rock today in the Epicenter.

Deerhoof - "Flower" (live) Low - "Sunflower" Lupine - "Lucky #7" Future Islands - "Balance" Beat Happening - "Our Secret" Creedle - "Georgia X" Secret Machines - "Nowhere Again" Psychic Ills - "January Rain" Reading Rainbow - "Wasting Time" Lower Dens - "Brains"

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