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Icy Demons - Miami Ice
Icy Demons will see their 2007 Japan-only album, Miami Ice, finally get a release here in the U.S. today.  Obey Your Brain, run by Man Man’s Pow Pow (who is also a member of Icy Demons), is doing the honors.
Icy Demons - Spywatchers
The first single is the very Chicago-centric track, Spywatchers.
The [...]

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Was there anybody cooler than Gary Numan in 1979? He came out of nowhere (err….his mom’s house) at the age of 20 to redefine the land of pop forever. His synth-based songs would lay the groundwork for much of what we love (and hate) about the 80’s musical landscape.
Gary Numan + Tubeway Army [...]

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It’s looking like 2008 is going to be another big year for dance music. We haven’t seen the successor to Justice yet (sorry Hot Chip), but I’ve a feeling that we’ll have plenty to go around by the time the year is over.
One of the artists joining the fray is Hercules and Love Affair [...]

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I just received my copy of the Vampire Weekend debut in the mail so it’s time for the obligatory Vampire Weekend post. True, they’re already old-hat for those of you that have been keeping up with the ins and outs of the indie blog scene, but there are still plenty folks that are Vampire [...]

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R.E.M. is set to release Accelerate on April 1st. Even though I haven’t really liked anything they’ve put out since Up (a vastly underrated album, by the way), I still get excited with news of a new CD and tour.
They’ve released the first single and video, “Supernatural Superserious”.
R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious
So far, so good. [...]

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