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Archive for March 2009

Weekly Round Up – March 29th 2009

Record Store Day will be held on April 18th and more exclusive releases are being announced regularly.
Neil Young’s Archives will finally see the light of day on June 2nd.
Gorilla vs Bear recaps their SXSW photos.
Sigur Ros films a Takeaway Show for La Blogotheque
The Shins will be  breaking from Sub Pop to self-release their fourth album and [...]

New Pains of Being Pure At Heart – 103

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may have noticed our obsession over the Pain’s of Being Pure At Heart. They are just the sort of band that inspires a rabid fan base, eagerly anticipating every limited edition 7″ or compilation appearance. While in Austin for SXSW last week, POPBAH recorded a [...]

Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson

Gainsbourg’s 1971 concept album, Histoire De Melody Nelson, tells the tale of an explicit love affair between an older French gentleman and a young English Lolita. Despite my inability to understand French, Gainsbourg unfurls his narrative through every skin crawling, not-so-subtle sexual coo, leaving no doubt of the subject matter. In fact, Gainsbourg and Humbert [...]

Let’s Wrestle – In Loving Memory Of…

It’s no secret that lo-fi and noisy is all the rage with the kids these days. The rich sounds bands like The Arcade Fire, Explosions in the Sky, I’m From Barcelona, et al. seem to have fallen out of favor in lieu of the gruff, and dissonant compositions of bands like Wavves and Times New [...]

Via Audio

How can these guys not be good?  I mean, just look at the way that guy is staring off camera.  And no, you’re eyes are not deceiving you.  Those are pink shoes.  You’d never even work up the courage to try them on, loser.
I’ve been watching these folks for some time now.  They met while [...]

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