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History Lesson: Mick Harvey

The first time I saw Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire was a life-changing moment for me. The films beauty, music and message overwhelmed me and literally changed my perspective on life. One of the many...

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Taking off the shrinkwrap

Now that we’ve recapped the great bands that we’ve heard in 2009, it’s time to move on and start finding our next set of heroes for 2010. As our long-time readers know, we like to periodically share...

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Your New Favorite Book: Gimme Something Better

While our focus has always been on interviewing great musicians, we’re voracious readers with a penchant for great books about music. To that end, we’re going to spend some more time talking to the...

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History Lesson: Curve and Dean Garcia

During the height of the shoegaze era, the band Curve produced a cacophony of noise that still makes our ears bleed happily every night. The duo of Toni Halliday on vocals and Dean Garcia on guitars,...

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Taking Off The Shrinkwrap

As promised, five more songs from our inbox that have been in heavy rotation at the TDOA headquarters. Tip d’jour; don’t assume the sound of the band based on the name of the band. An old adage, but...

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Beach House: The Interview

Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally want to make all of us love each other. Their third album, Teen Dream will be released on January 26th and is already an early favorite for album of the year. As you...

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Odds and Sods

A quick dusting off of our inbox reveals the following tidbits: Download the new Dead Confederate live album for free http://www.dirtyammo.com/ New Editors video The post Odds and Sods appeared first...

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Fall In Love With: Rose Elinor Dougall

We don’t expect you to follow along to the beat of our drum every time. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again; if you’re looking for a common thread amongst the musicians we interview it’s very...

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Taking Off The Shrinkwrap

and yes Virginia, even on Christmas, we provide you with a smattering of the best music that we’ve heard in the past week or so. New songs to tickle your eardrums. Happy holidays from the staff of The...

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Your New Favorite Book: Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records

There is no greater testament to the power of the indie record label than Merge Records. Born out of a love for music with little regard for trends and ‘the next big thing’, Mac McCaughan and Laura...

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