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01.24.10Sea Wolf To Tour With Phoenix, then The Album LeafGot a recent tweet announcing an unlikely but great pairing: Phoenix have invited Sea Wolf to join them for a trio of tour dates beginning on January 27th in Reno. Soon after they'll join The Album Leaf for a string of tour dates. Sea Wolf has been riding the wave of “Twilight: New Moon,” the hugely successful teen vampire franchise, with their song, “The Violet Hour.” In a few weeks, Sea Wolf is packing up and shipping out again with a new single and a lot more touring. Continue Reading...
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06.06.09Video: Phoenix’s Lisztomania Brat Pack MashupI'm sure this unofficial Lisztomania video violates all sorts of copyrights, but it's a wonderful romp through a great song using video footage of some of my favorite movies from high school. Evidently the savvy gents form Phoenix agree. According to Boing Boing, "AvoidantConsumer did such a good job, the band even posted on their official MySpace page and, according to Swide, Phoenix have gone on record saying the unofficial Lisztomania Brat Pack version is "our best video."
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05.16.09Playlist: May 16th Sirius XMU Download 15Could it be another week already? Indeed, it's time for another Sirius XMU Download 15. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I scribble down the track names and search for the links online. A match made in heaven. Here's the Download 15 for May 16th. This is our eighth weekly installment. Thanks for the appreciative comments - keep 'em coming. Full track list after the jump. Previous Download 15 playlists: 05.09.09 | 05.02.09 | 04.25.09 | 04.18.09 | 04.11.09 | 04.04.09 | 03.28.09 Continue Reading...
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05.09.09Playlist: May 9th Sirius XMU Download 15Another week, another Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Here's the Download 15 for May 9nd. This is our seventh weekly installment of the playlist. Do you appreciate it? Use your manners like your momma taught you, and thank us with a comment below. Full track list after the jump. Previous Download 15 playlists: 05.02.09 | 04.25.09 | 04.18.09 | 04.11.09 | 04.04.09 | 03.28.09 Continue Reading...
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05.08.09Presale: Phoenix at the Spectrum FestivalPhoenix is playing The Spectrum Festival in San Francisco. I'm ever so bummed that I'll be out of town, but all of our readers can still take advantage of today's presale, ending at 10pm tonight. $60 will get you a two day ticket. The presale code is: SPECTRUM Friday's headliner is Major Lazer, the new collaboration by Diplo & Switch. Major Lazer will perform together along with a live dance ensemble. On Saturday night, Spectrum goes till 4am, headlined by one of The Color Awesome's current favs, Phoenix. It's unusual to have an SF festival go so late, so there's sure ...
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04.25.09Playlist: April 25th Sirius XMU Download 15Another week, another Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Here's the Download 15 for April 25th. It makes me happy to compile this playlist to share with our readers. Do you appreciate it? Use your manners like your momma taught you, and thank us with a comment below. Full track list after the jump. Previous Download 15 playlists: 04.18.09 | 04.11.09 | 04.04.09 | 03.28.09 Continue Reading...
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04.23.09First Quarter Check UpThe first part of any year is pretty tough for new releases. Major artists generally don't release much until February giving fans enough time to recoop financially from the holidays. As usual, I feel blessed to have not only a great love for music, but friends who are also complete nut jobs for the newest, coolest thing. Here are my favorites of the year so far: Continue Reading...
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04.18.09Playlist: April 18th Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the April 18th Sirius XMU "Download 15" playlist. It makes me happy to compile this playlist to share with our readers. Do you appreciate it? Use your manners like your momma taught you, and thank us with a comment below. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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04.12.09Playlist: April 11th Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the April 11th Sirius XMU "Download 15" playlist. Being the rule-breaking troublemaker that I am, each week I feel obsessively compelled to compile this playlist to share with our readers. Yes, you're welcome. Related links: April 4th Download 15 Playlist March 28th Download 15 Playlist U2 - Get On Your Boots (Justice Remix) listen | buy | visit myspace Death Cab For Cutie - Little Bribes (Casino Blues) listen | buy | vist myspace Phoenix - Lisztomania listen | buy | visit myspace Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (N.A.S.A Remix) listen | buy | myspace Bat For Lashes - Daniel listen | buy | myspace Doves - Kingdom Of Rust Listen: Full ...
