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You may have heard about The New Pornographers recent YouTube based contest to “get weird” with their music. The above is the winner - a version of “It’s Only Divine Right” as performed by Michael McDonald.
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Daytrotter invited Andrew Bird in for a studio session recently. The results are terrific, but after releasing one of the year’s strongest records, Armchair Apocrypha, what would you expect? Here's a sampler:
(download 4 more songs at the above link)
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Sucks that Stylus will be closing it's cyber-doors down. It’s been among my favorite music websites for some time now, and a great resource for someone like me who needs to check his facts pretty regularly. They’re running lots of their “greatest hits” right now, so if you’re unfamiliar with the site, check it out before it’s too late.

Some of my favorites they have up right now:

I Am Fuel You Are Friends has a great “New York” themed mix available.
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Rolling Stone has a list of the 30 Best Moments of The Office. Yes, seems silly since the show is just one 21 minute “best of” video every Thursday night. Worth watching the clips though if you are yet to be converted to the funniest show of all time. All time. I found another compilation, this one on YouTube and highlighting some of the best encounters between Jim and Dwight. My favorites are #6 (Jim puts Dwight’s things in the vending machine) and #7 (Jim sends a message from “Future Dwight”):


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Watch a Deer Tick video over at Oceans Never Listen. It’s one of my favorite songs from one of the best debut’s of the year, War Elephant.
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A lot of bloggers are talking about the new movie, Control, that is based on the life of Ian Curtis and the music in Joy Division. Check out Rawkblog for in-depth coverage.
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