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Saskatchewan indie rockers Rah Rah’s lush alt-country: “Little Poems” <small>[MP3]</small>

Saskatchewan indie rockers Rah Rah’s lush alt-country: “Little Poems” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko June 6, 2012 0

I’d never heard either of Canadian indie rock band Rah Rah‘s previous two albums, released in 2008 and 2010, but the first single from their TBA fall release The Poet’s Dead caught my ears today.

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Beck & Jack White get really weird on “I Just Started Hating Some People Today”

Beck & Jack White get really weird on “I Just Started Hating Some People Today”

Jordy Kasko May 30, 2012 0

You should see me right now.  I’ve got one eyebrow cocked very high, and it’s not coming down anytime soon. That eyebrow is acting up because of the new single from Beck (you know…

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Song of the Day: tender philosophy from John Mayer on “Love Is a Verb”

Song of the Day: tender philosophy from John Mayer on “Love Is a Verb”

Jordy Kasko May 15, 2012 0

John Mayer has been one of my favorite artists since “No Such Thing,” but I’ve found that everything he’s released since his masterpiece, Continuum, has had a shorter and shorter shelf life for me.  The first

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John Mayer drops a kickass Americana tune called “Queen of California”

John Mayer drops a kickass Americana tune called “Queen of California”

Jordy Kasko May 11, 2012 0

John Mayer has been one of my favorite artists since “No Such Thing,” but I’ve found that everything he’s released since his masterpiece, Continuum, has had a shorter and shorter shelf life for me.  The

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Video: Tony Lucca’s “99 Problems” + Spiritualized and The Lumineers live on TV

Video: Tony Lucca’s “99 Problems” + Spiritualized and The Lumineers live on TV

Jordy Kasko May 8, 2012 0

Today we’ve got a couple of great videos of live performances for you.  First up is Tony Lucca, one of the final four on The Voice, who performed a cover of Hugo‘s cover of

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Video: Trampled by Turtles’ bluegrass slant on Arcade Fire’s “Rebellion (Lies)”

Video: Trampled by Turtles’ bluegrass slant on Arcade Fire’s “Rebellion (Lies)”

Jordy Kasko May 1, 2012 0

Watch Trampled by Turtles turn Arcade Fire‘s wonderful “Rebellion (Lies)” into a bluegrass barnburner below, from the latest episode of AV Undercover. -Jordy Kasko Video: Trampled by Turtles – “Rebellion (Lies) (Arcade Fire cover)&#

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Happy 4/20: Willie Nelson says “Roll me up and smoke me when I die”

Happy 4/20: Willie Nelson says “Roll me up and smoke me when I die”

Jordy Kasko April 20, 2012 0

Head here to check out Willie Nelson‘s 4/20 collaboration with Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson, and Kris Kristofferson.  It’s a weed-glorifying country song called “Roll Me Up,” and it’s quite fun! -Jordy Kasko

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Go Folk Yourself: Beachwood Sparks’ laid-back alt-country, “Forget the Song”

Go Folk Yourself: Beachwood Sparks’ laid-back alt-country, “Forget the Song”

Jordy Kasko April 12, 2012 0

L.A. alt-country band Beachwood Sparks released their first album in 2000, and then promptly took a 10-year hiatus in 2002.  They return with The Tarnished Gold on June 25, and the album’s first single is

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Video: Dr. Dog’s rollicking, back-porch performance of “Lonesome” on Fallon

Video: Dr. Dog’s rollicking, back-porch performance of “Lonesome” on Fallon

Jordy Kasko March 26, 2012 0

Last night, longtime indie experts Dr. Dog performed a loud, rollicking version of their kickass back-porch country song “Lonesome” (off of their recent album Be the Void) live on Jimmy Fallon.  Check out the video

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Kelly Hogan expertly mixes soul, country, jazz, & pop: “We Can’t Have Nice Things”

Kelly Hogan expertly mixes soul, country, jazz, & pop: “We Can’t Have Nice Things”

Jordy Kasko March 6, 2012 0

Kelly Hogan is an Atlanta singer-songwriter with a subtly gorgeous voice, and her new song “We Can’t Have Nice Things” is somewhere between soul, jazz, country, and downtempo pop.  And she pulls it off

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John Mayer disappoints on his country-ish new single “Shadow Days”

John Mayer disappoints on his country-ish new single “Shadow Days”

Jordy Kasko February 27, 2012 0

Back when John Mayer released his first single, “No Such Thing,” in 2002, he sounded oh so fresh compared to the Adult Contemporary music that was pretty much the only alternative to Top 40/hip-hop

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Hear new albums from fun., Cursive, Perfume Genius, Islands, Tennis, & more

Hear new albums from fun., Cursive, Perfume Genius, Islands, Tennis, & more

Jordy Kasko February 13, 2012 0

We’ve got a whole hell of a lot of new album stream for you to check out today.  Get at ‘em below.  There are also a few albums up on AOL’s Spinner besides Phenomenal

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