Rather than slowly building hype for the release of their new album, Radiohead grabbed the world’s attention this previous week by announcing that they had completed recording their eighth album, to be released this coming weekend. Instantly, the web was on fire, the world gasping in anticipation. What would the biggest band in the world be able to produce? Would they continue their electronic-influenced work, or continue the return to their roots of In Rainbows? This Friday, one day early, we all received our answers. The King of Limbs is a step sideways for Radiohead. Departing from the path of…
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It was brought up last week in the comments section that 2011 is grooming itself as the year of potential falling short (in albums that is.) It is indeed difficult when listeners are bombarded with promotion for a record to ramp up sales, and the entirety is just a one-off of the now-overplayed single. Kaputt, the new album by Destroyer (née Dan Bejar) is not so much an album as it is a construction of gauzy blues, glam rock, and jazz themes that are both uplifting and sorrowful. In short, it’s the kind of record that keeps your interest. Bejar…
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We get a lot of interesting things through the website’s contact forms, and sometimes it turns out to be something truly awesome. Last week, we got a link to a video from The Detroit Fire Guild. They are a performance group that specialize in acrobatics and other traditional circus arts with a twist. Their specialty is performing with fire! Think Cirque du FIERY INFERNO! Flaming hoops, sparks, and balls of fire all fly through the air as this wonderful alt-performance troupe put on a show that is, frankly, very cool. The Guild’s performers appear regularly in shows and events from…
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Top Cow have been taunting us with mysterious teasers of a new series named We Are All Lost, starting in April. More information is set to be announced this week, but for now, here’s the official teaser trailer.  

What happens when the geeky world of comic books and video games collide? In the case of the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise, magic; magic is what happens. So take a peek at the latest trailer for the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. And in case you missed them; Episode 1 Episode 2

Buke & Gass are at it again! After the release of their debut album, Riposte, the duo played WNYC’s “Soundcheck”, then hit the road on a month-long nationwide tour with Efterklang, played Pop Montreal and CMJ, and now are gearing up to take their inventive, polyrhythmic and deceptively melodic show back on the road. These two and their impressively full sound are sure to blow you away! As each week passes, they gain more and more very-much deserved attention. We urge you to give them a shot and see what all the fuss is about! As if Buke & Gass…
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Jonathan Meiburg playing a couple of rare Shearwater songs solo in an ancient chapel in the Netherlands.

The pre-orders for Mogwai’s long-anticipated Special Moves/Burning CD+DVD pack have now been released.

The music video for “Love Don’t Need a Reason” from The Black’s forthcoming album Sun In The Day Moon At Night.

The new video for “Private Land” from Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles.