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“Written in Reverse,” Spoon. The first single off Transference is one of those wickedly...

Dec 2nd

The Saxing of Lot 49

The New York Times’ blistering review of Big Man, by the beloved E Street Band saxophonist...

Dec 2nd

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On one hand, this video represents amazing advances in robotics technology. On the other, I have...

Dec 1st

Scores of MP3s for your precocious indie-rock...

Dec 1st

“Maybe it’s just that I’m older and (hopefully)...”
— Ka3rning, on a brilliant post...

Dec 1st

Chinese government opens gay bar to fight...

Dec 1st

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If you have yet to experience the all-consuming joy of watching Beyonce live, I encourage you to...

Dec 1st

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“Follow Me Around,” Radiohead (Pawel Osmolski mix). In 2003, while we were all waiting...

Nov 30th

The cover of Spoon’s new record, Transference, out in...

Nov 30th

“After reading hundreds of cookbooks, you may have the...”
— Adam Gopnik, on cookbooks, in...

Nov 30th

Five Songs Vetoed By My Family As We...

Vetoed: “Shine Blockas (feat. Gucci Mane),” Big Boi. “I Got More than a...

Nov 26th

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“The Thanks I Get,” Wilco. It’s surprising how few Thanksgiving songs there are. A...

Nov 26th

The cover of David Sedaris’ new live LP is funnier...

Nov 25th

“You know what’s weird, is that I actually sang for Dave...”
— E. Wilcox, regarding the Dirty...

Nov 24th

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“Swim Until You Can’t See Land,” Frightened Rabbit. We pick up with Scott...

Nov 24th

And this year’s American Music Award for most awkward...

Nov 23rd

“On the surface, My Bloody Valentine should be underrated,...”
— Chuck Klostermann, on the ten...

Nov 22nd

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“Diamond Heart,” Marissa Nadler. It’s getting late! You should go to bed. And this...

Nov 22nd

Novel vs. essay

Zadie Smith (with a hand from Virginia Woolf) has a smart take on the advantages of each form. Worth...

Nov 21st

Nation's Music Snobs Protest Predictable Use...

Nov 21st

Question of the Day

It comes from Live Wrong and Prosper: Would you allow yourself to be adopted by Sandra Bullock and...

Nov 21st

“The Shins, for me, sum up the decade perfectly. Their...”
— Westin Glass, of the Thermals,...

Nov 21st

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“Copy Editor’s Lament (the Layoff Song.” The troubles of my industry — but...

Nov 21st

Jeff Tweedy coming to Phoenix!

Nov 21st

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“Audience of One,” Cold War Kids. During that NPR record label roundtable discussion...

Nov 21st

What 'The Office' tells us about the places...

Nov 20th

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“Replay,” IYAZ. So remember Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My...

Nov 19th

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“Cousins,” Vampire Weekend. The studio version from the band’s forthcoming...

Nov 19th

“‘On the Road’ is what made me want to start...”
— Ben Gibbard, on his Jack...

Nov 19th

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“Jesus Etc.,” N0rah Jones. This live Wilco cover, which you can find on the deluxe...

Nov 18th

The best live TV moments of the decade

Nov 18th

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“Black Luck, Black Label,” Source Victoria. And while I’m pimping people I like, I...

Nov 18th

Follow Tuesday

Hey, remember Kiehl? How he was a great co-blogger and then he left me because he didn’t have...

Nov 18th

Ratatat by Decoder Ring. (via)

Nov 18th

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Well you guys, I finally figured out what I’d like the graveside service to look like when I...

Nov 17th

“This trend isn’t just exhausted, it feels like a cruel...”
— Chris Richards, on the trend...

Nov 14th

The Britt Daniel Soundboard alrightnow

Nov 13th

This was a cool milestone for me. Thanks, everybody.

Nov 13th

Five common Facebook fails

Nov 13th

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Nov 12th

A brief history of Auto-Tune

Nov 12th

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“Stillness is the Move,” Solange Knowles. Earlier this year I mentioned that the Dirty...

Nov 12th

Happy Veterans Day: Dogs greet their...

Nov 12th

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“Die Die Die,” Avett Brothers. After months of friends heckling me to give these...

Nov 11th

(Pictured: Random dude bros spotted on Facebook.) So this is...

Nov 11th

“This is the downside of starting to pay attention. You start...”
— From a short, pithy video of...

Nov 11th

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The latest Auto-Tune the News isn’t as polished as previous editions, but it does manage to...

Nov 11th

Former Editor Can't Believe Shit College...

Nov 10th

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“Walkabout,” Atlas Sound feat. Panda Bear. This song is a collaboration between driving...

Nov 10th

Top 10 accidental celebrities of the decade

Nov 10th

This Is It; or, the Small Story

Recently I attended a journalism conference that featured a panelist from a large national news...

Nov 10th

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Girl Talk’s model applied to film and TV: The mysterious “Ricardo Autobahn” mashes...

Nov 9th

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“Lose Control (Jacques Lu Cont Remix),” Missy Elliott. Until someone invents time travel...

Nov 9th

Tina Fey's favorite '30 Rock' moments

Nov 6th

Get Phoenix's pre-'Wolfgang' album for $1.99

Nov 6th

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“Drumming Song,” Florence + the Machine. On one hand, Florence Welch wants to be nearer...

Nov 6th

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In college I enjoyed playing an annoying game where, whenever I was watching a movie in the theater...

Nov 6th

To promote the 20th anniversary of Say Anything, an army of...

Nov 6th

“Initially, it was like, “What?!” But Thom Yorke...”
— Chris Taylor, of Grizzly Bear,...

Nov 5th

Bloc Party to enter 'terrible solo album'...

Nov 5th

The Day in Music

Norah Jones and Ryan Adams continued their series of snoozer collaborations. I’m a fan of...

Nov 5th

Download Liz Phair's pre-'Exile in Guyville'...

Nov 4th

“Somehow losing by this tiny margin is brutalizing. And...”
— Andrew Sullivan on Maine.

Nov 4th

The alleged 'top 10 music cliches'

Nov 4th

“One of the things I love about U2 … is that they want...”
— An incredibly charming Brian...

Nov 4th

Nov 4th

Auto-Tune the News hits the CBS Evening News

Nov 4th

Something called Loft Life Magazine — “The...

Nov 3rd

“Southern Novel of Black Misery. Africans in America, cut...”
— The always-entertaining Colson...

Nov 3rd

Fox viewers are some of the best-infromed people you will...

Nov 3rd

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“Two,” the Antlers (Daytrotter session). I hesitated before posting this song so soon...

Nov 2nd