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Paradis - “Toi et Moi”

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I have the softest spot for French electro anything and accents....

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Happy Birthday David Bowie who turns 69 today and releases new album ‘Blackstar’

15 nostalgic photos

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HB, DB!

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Listen to a Heartfelt Two-Song EP from Cayetana | NOISEY

The Philly three-piece show off their progress on 'Tired Eyes' and holy lord is it good.

There’s a bit of Dolores O’Riordan in her voice and I LOVE it! New tunes from Cayetana make my day. 

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“Who cares about history when the present is right in front of you?"—@airgordon reflects on the return of LCD Soundsystem

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They’re baa-aack! Get your dancin’ ass on!

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HARI KONDABOLU IN MADISON, WI ON 1/17 (ALL AGES)

Hello Madison Tumblr Fans,

I will be headlining The Majestic on January 17th at 8pm and I hope you all make it out! I will be doing a preview of my new album (to be recorded in Portland on 1/17). SHOW INFO: WHAT: Hari Kondabolu Headlines Madison (ALL AGES) WHEN: January 17, 2016, 8pm WHERE: The Majestic (115 King St. Madison, WI, 53703) COST: $15 TICKETS: http://majesticmadison.com/event/hari-kondabolu/

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Yes! This! HIM!

I know it’s the Sunday after FRZN Fest, but it will be worth it, I promise you. 

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Found this gem while reviewing the new Shearwater record, Jet Plane and Oxbow, out this month on Subpop. 

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Here’s some new old concert footage that the Internet is excited about. 

I did not realize there were three guitarists involved here... 

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Peaches, Wise Women - BBC Radio 6 Music

Three wise women bear gifts to delight the listener, concluding with Peaches.

Chilling out today? Let Peaches be your DJ!

Then tuck into other episodes of this awesome programme.

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Latitudes: 10 Favorite Global Music Picks From 2015

This year, a plethora of mind-bendingly, cross-culturally deep albums and singles sparked our international music critic's imagination.

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Weekend listening. -Emily

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Don’t miss Ibeyi for sure.

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Full Communism, by Downtown Boys

12 track album

X-Ray Spex is back. And bilingual! I’m not even kidding or exagerating. You’re going to love this so much!

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Blessings on blessings! My album comes out THIS WEEK. We celebrate in sips. Thank you @spinmagazine for naming my record Album of the Week! http://go.spin.com/1lodtB1

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Listen to some of the amazing LIZZO’s rap-hopNB. Then go check her out live for loads of BIG GRRRL POWER! 

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Check out ECCA VANDAL, described as Queens of the Stone Age fronted by Gwen Stefani. But it’s somehow more awesome and a bit electronic. 

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Here’s a poor quality video from the days before high-definition to commemorate my sadness at the death of Scott Weiland. 

STP was the first concert I attended, at age 11, with my cool Aunt Missy at the Illinois State Fair. Purple Tour: 1994, the year I really got into my own music and not just my parents’ and pop. 

Meat Puppets and Jawbox opened. We had seats in the last row of the grandstand. I screamed myself horse and badmouthed Jawbox. 

I’ll be in mourning, wearing teal eyeshadow like I did to that show. 

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23. Angels We Have Heard on High

The first track of the Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage bootleg, available for download here. The bootleg has a very Adz-y feel, pretty representative of where Sufjan was musically at the time the EP was recorded. Personally, it’s my favorite of the Christmas EPs (I like it better than Volume 8 on Silver and Gold :) ) Merry Christmas! 

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IT’S THE ANNUAL SUFJAN STEVENS CHRISTMAS ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Editor’s note: It may just be new to me, but I don’t care. 

Pretty much the best thing about Christmas for non-Xians. And the days off and general excitement generated by conditioning surrounding consumerist ritual. Happy Holidays!:D

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How Do You Convince Kids To Listen To Vinyl?

The new compilation, This Record BelongsTo______, comes packaged with a kids’ turntable. Will future generations who are not under the spell of their parents’ nostalgia ever learn to use them?

Illustration courtesy of Jess Rotter

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Parenting dilemma: when to introduce your kid to vinyl. -Emily 

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Joanna Newsom sort of taught Larry King how to play the harp 

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And here’s your Moment of Zen. What a harpie.

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First Listen: The Max Levine Ensemble, 'Backlash, Baby'

Eight years after the D.C. trio's last record, Backlash, Baby is a desperate, full-tilt pop-punk record that's just trying to make sense of a backwards world.

SO VERY DC POP-PUNK! Check it out for fun and to feel like a teenager again. It’s a little bit Ted Leo and a little bit At the Drive In with a Les Savvy Fav ‘tude. MLE is an outgrowth of genres that could pass for the original. That’s a compliment.