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Review – St. Vincent

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:19:38 +0000

Directed by French New Wave great Éric Rohmer, 1972′s Chloe in the Afternoon tells of a man caught between fidelity and a stylish old friend named Chloe, who usually pops up at his office after lunch. But just when it looks like the two are going to consummate their affair, the husband is struck with a crisis of conscience and runs back home to his wife. Read more at Pitchfork.

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Stream – Wilco

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:13:29 +0000

You can stream Wilco’s new release for free until October 2nd. More at NPR.

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Covers – The Polyphonic Spree >> Nirvana, 2006

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:05:02 +0000

The Polyphonic Spree – Lithium [Nirvana]

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Video – jj :: “your love”

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:01:39 +0000

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Mister Heavenly Tour Announced

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:54:56 +0000

Indie supergroup Mister Heavenly, which consists of Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse), Nick Thorburn (The Unicorns/Islands), and Ryan Kattner (Man Man), just recently released their debut album Out of Love via Sub Pop Records. To support the album, the trio will go on tour starting this November. The tour kicks off on November 4th in Philadelphia, and will take the group across North America for a hectic seventeen day, seventeen show marathon. Read more at Sub Pop.

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Smith Westerns remixed by Peaking Lights

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:31:01 +0000

If, light years from now, people ever want a snapshot of youth and young manhood in 2011, they need look no further than Chicago trio Smith Westerns, for to listen to their music is to experience vicariously the reckless thrills and irrepressible energy of a new generation, distilled to its purest and most vital essence. Hell, even the title of their lustrous sophomore album Dye it Blonde manages to capture its touchstone signifiers in three easy words, almost as much a playfully potent and authoritative slogan as it is a glorious statement of intent. Full post at Force Field PR

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Fucked Up / Malkmus in NYC

lifeinjersey — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:21:51 +0000

Hey NYC’ers. Don’t forget to join us this weekend for the Webster Hall rock block of Fucked Up (Saturday night) AND Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks (Sunday night).

Saturday, September 24 – Fucked Up at Webster Hall (with Wavves). Tix here.

Sunday, September 25 – Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks at Webster (playing their first NYC show off the release of Mirror Traffic). Tix here.

Full post at Matador

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