Shows to go see, L.A.

Some L.A. shows of interest that are upcoming:

8/8/09 - The Dodos free show @ The Getty
8/9/09 - Warpaint @ Spaceland
8/10/09 - Amanda Blank free show @ Amoeba Records
8/11/09 - Black Francis @ The Mint
8/16/09 - Depeche Mode @ The Hollywood Bowl
8/19/09 - Aesop Rock, MURS, and Atmosphere @ The Hollywood Palladium

Here's a track from No Age's forthcoming EP titled "Losing Feeling". It will be released on October 6th. Preorder through Sub Pop HERE.

"Genie" by No Age

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Here's a track from Julian Plenti, Paul Banks of Interpol's side project. The album is titled "Julian Plenti is...Skyscraper", and is available through Matador Records. Check out the terrific album opener "Only If You Run". Check out the official Julian Plenti site HERE.

(Paul Banks with baby toucher-esque mustache)

"Only If You Run" by Julian Plenti

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Give Blood

A friend of mine picked me up from JFK on a snowy January night, last year. We drove through Williamsburg, and I recognized Kyp Malone walking down the street with a young lady, with a few rented DVD's in hand. I found myself nerdily leering out the window, and exclaiming to my friend, "I wonder where they're going?! I wonder what movies they're gonna watch?!" Well, apparently he's been working on a solo project titled Rain Machine, and signed to ANTI records. Visit the ANTI site HERE, for official info. Give a listen to "Give Blood" below. The album is set for a September 22nd release date.

"Give Blood" by Rain Machine

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Courtesy of Sound Verite Blog.

TV On The Radio music available on iTunes.

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Richard Swift

Here's one of my favorite tracks at the moment, from the wonderful Waxploitation "Causes 2" cd I just received. You can purchase it directly from Waxploitation, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders / Human Rights Watch. The track is titled 'Wastin M'Time' by Richard Swift. Visit Richard Swift's blog HERE. Enjoy this rocking good track below.

"Wastin M'Time" by Richard Swift

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Amanda Blank

Here's my favorite track from the Amanda Blank record that came out today, titled "I Love You". You can purchase the album HERE. Visit Amanda's MySpace site HERE. Will she be blessed with "Santi" type success? Only time will tell...

"DJ" by Amanda Blank

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Pop Songs

Just returned from my honeymoon, to the heavenly sounds of the new Yo La Tengo record, titled "Popular Songs", to be released on the wonderful Matador Records, on September 8th. You can pre-order it from Insound HERE. Check out the epic "More Stars Than There Are In Heaven" below.

"More Stars Than There Are in Heaven" by Yo La Tengo
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Hawaii, Noah & The Whale

About to embark on honeymoon to Hawaii. Staying at the same resort they filmed Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Here's a happy track in the meantime. From the forthcoming album from Noah & The Whale, titled "The First Days of Spring", check out "Love Of an Orchestra". Visit Noah & The Whale's site HERE. You can buy the album as an import from Amazon HERE, or pre-order at the same place for the September 1st release date.

"Love of An Orchestra" by Noah & The Whale

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Fruit Bats

Here's a track from the forthcoming Fruit Bats album, titled "The Ruminant Band". It's called "Primitive Man". You can pre-order the album from Insound HERE, which is set to be released August 4th. Visit their MySpace page HERE. The Fruit Bats will be gracing Los Angeles, on August 26th, at Spaceland.


"The Primitive Man" by The Fruit Bats

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