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Comfort May Not Kill, But It Can Come Close

The first thing I noticed about The Strokes’ fifth album Comedown Machine was its cover art: unconventionally for them, it’s minimal without the laser sleekness
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Tomahawk “Oddfellows”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/T6_Rc9mOAic[/youtube] In the new video for “Oddfellows”, off the album of the same name, the band known as Tomahawk come roaring out of the abyss
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Elin Ruth “Bang”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/y6u8CxmSh3M[/youtube] Elin Ruth’s new video for “Bang” has an irresistibly oldschool Motown flavour with its rich mix of instruments, R&B, backup singers, and soul.  The
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Jim James “State Of The Art”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/x8E5a1VUorY[/youtube] The new live video for “State of the Art” captures Jim James performing at the McKittrick Hotel (a reference to Hitchcock’s Vertigo) during Sleep
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The Knife “A Tooth For An Eye”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/W10F0ezCTIQ[/youtube] The Knife’s latest video for “A Tooth for an Eye” opens in a locker room with guys of all ages, races, shapes, and sizes
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The Dirtiest Clean

This past Friday finally found me at LanaLou’s Rock N’ Roll Eatery, a frequent host to some of the finest homegrown talent this city has
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Howl “Attrition” (lyric video)

[youtube]http://youtu.be/PSXCN3k-sZQ[/youtube] Get your mind shredded by the sonic onslaught that is HOWL with the new lyric video for “Attrition”, off their feverishly anticipated sophomore album. 
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DiRTY RADiO “Lost At Sea”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/4k0Ir2rGjsk[/youtube] For some more local flavor, Dirty Radio are an up-and-coming R&B trio hailing from this beautiful city we call home.  The art direction of
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Vondelpark “California Analog Dream”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/j9r3MxMYlyE[/youtube] This London based trio of childhood friends have been making music for over 8 years, and they have definitely come into their own with
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Mama Would Have Been Proud

Two weeks ago, I would have told you I was going to this show exclusively to see Martha Wainwright. But that was before AroarA (pronounced
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Atoms for Peace- “Ingenue”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/DpVfF4U75B8[/youtube] This experimental alt- rock supergroup consists of Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich (of Radiohead fame), Flea (the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist), drummer Joey