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Fri, April 12 2013 11:37am - Source: Ryan's Smashing Life

THE ADVENTURES OF are a band from Attleboro, MA, based around Providence, RI and Boston, MA.

Song Premiere: Mark Mulcahy, 'She Makes the World Turn Backwards'

Mon, April 08 2013 1:30pm - Source: Rolling Stone

When Mark Mulcahy decided not to play any more gigs until he released a new album, he didn't expect it would take him eight years to make one.

Regina Weinreich: Chris O'Dowd Rocks Out in The Sapphires

Wed, March 20 2013 6:04pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

As the manager of a girl band looking, Dave Lovelace (Chris O'Dowd) teaches the four Aboriginal singers the distinction between country western and soul music: both are about loss, but in country western they just resign themselves to it and whine.

Harry Fraud & The Adventures Of The Hottest MC’s (& The Struggle Squad)

Wed, March 20 2013 5:54pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

For a man who has the stoned Scumbag Steve countenance of a young Jason Mewes, Harry Fraud of the titular "La Musica De Harry Fraud," has managed to become one of the most accomplished young producers in hip hop.

Time To Get Illustrious: Vince Clarke And Martyn Ware Interviewed

Mon, January 21 2013 4:18pm - Source: The Quietus

The House Of Illustrious box set is as luxurious as the name suggests.

Cock’d Gunns and Nick Rose’s “Wintersong”

Wed, January 09 2013 4:32am - Source: Ickmusic

A simultaneous tip of the hat, high five and hearty kudos to whoever's responsible for bringing the hilarious Canadian "rockumentary" Cock'd Gunns to the Fuse music channel.

Dancing About Architecture: Frank Zappa Reissues 1972-1979

Mon, December 10 2012 5:03pm - Source: The Quietus

As any Frank Zappa fan with over 20 years devotion behind them will tell you, there's not much you can do to make someone like his music if they aren't at least curious about it.

Scott Mendelson: Why the Twilight Saga Film Franchise Mattered

Wed, November 14 2012 8:27pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

In just two days, The Twilight Saga film franchise will come to an end.

Question In The Form of An Answer: An Interview and Bluffer’s Guide to the Music of O.C.

Thu, September 27 2012 11:04am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

O.C.may never receive the proper dues he's long deserved.

Video: Corin Tucker Band – “Neskowin”

Tue, September 18 2012 8:24pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

In the Corin Tucker Band' s music video for "Neskowin" , Tucker's own experience as a girl coming of age in the '80s is re-told through the adventures of two best friends.

'Psychedelic Brilliance': The Marvelous Origin Of The Teardrop Explodes

Mon, August 06 2012 1:40pm - Source: The Quietus

The very first word bubble on the very first page of Daredevil Vol. 1 #77, …And So Enters the Amazing Spider-Man , reads "Like no other story in the Marvel Age of Comics… this one's for you, sports fan--!"

The Only Annual Polaris Prize Short List Fantasy Draft

Thu, July 19 2012 4:54pm - Source: Winnie Cooper

My relationship with music is very similar to my relationship with sports.

The Adventures of Fishy Waters

Fri, July 13 2012 4:00am - Source: MOG

Guy's 2 CD set, an audio, books-on-tape type version of his acclaimed one-man play.

One Track Mind: Peter Holsapple on the dB’s, Mitch Easter and R.E.M.

Thu, June 14 2012 11:48am - Source: Something Else!

"AMPLIFIER," with THE dB's ( REPERCUSSION, 1982): A rockabilly Holsapple number that ended up becoming the lead single for the dB's sophomore effort — and, because of its nifty video, was later included on the follow up Like This, as well.

The dB’s – Falling Off the Sky (2012)

Sun, June 10 2012 12:06pm - Source: Something Else!

The reunited dB's come storming out on Falling Off the Sky, quickly dispensing with the expected sheen of comfy nostalgia from the opening track.

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

Thu, June 07 2012 2:36pm - Source: The Quietus

In his novel The Informers , Brett Easton Ellis tells the interconnected stories of various pretty young things in mid-1980's California.

A guide to 'The Sisters of St. Anthony' by Jack Hayter: Part Two

Wed, May 23 2012 4:33pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Jack Hayter 's new 'Sisters of St. Anthony' singles series continues with the temptingly titled 'Farewell Jezebel'.

Official Chart Analysis: No.1 Keane album Strangeland sells 48k

Mon, May 14 2012 8:48am - Source: Music Week

Strangeland's success comes despite a fairly lukewarm reception for introductory single, Silenced By The Night.

Shorties (Jonathan Lethem, Beth Ditto, and more)

Sun, May 06 2012 1:31pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Guardian profiles Beth Ditto of the Gossip , and streams the band's new album.

Tori Amos Announces First Transmission Galactic Signing

Thu, May 03 2012 10:05pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Tori Amos has announced that the debut album, Top Hats and Scary Tales from The Adventures Of..., will be the first album released on her recently launched record label Transmission Galactic.

Videos: Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Mon, April 16 2012 4:40am - Source: Consequence of Sound

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2012 was formally inducted on Saturday night.

Single Review: Richard Hawley – Leave Your Body Behind You

Fri, April 13 2012 12:34pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Sheffield's finest former '50s-throwback troubadour Richard Hawley introduces his forthcoming album, 'Standing at the Sky's Edge', with the release of its first single 'Leave Your Body Behind You'.

Felice Brother

Thu, April 05 2012 2:44am - Source: MOG

Simone Felice is a celebrated songwriter, author, and poet.

The Cast & Creators Of 'The Adventures Of Pete & Pete' Reunite In NYC To Discuss Their Cult '90s Show

Wed, February 29 2012 8:21pm - Source: The Playlist

If you were a kid who grew up during the '90s, chances are you were probably watching either MTV or Nickelodeon to get your fix of entertainment for the day.

"An Evening with Pete & Pete" coming to Bowery Ballroom

Thu, January 26 2012 5:03pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Here's an early '90s reunion I was not expecting, but is genuinely welcome.

Tangents: Action Painting, Oscar 2012, Nano-Ear, ….

Wed, January 25 2012 12:48am - Source: Disquiet

"What does music look like?" is the question that lead to a recent art project by Martin Klimas (viewable in a lightly annotated slideshow at nytimes.com ). In Klimas' work, paint is jettisoned by a speaker cone that responds to particular pieces of music.

Whether you like Strictly, Mad Men, The Apprentice or Downton Abbey, this year's telly is sure to be... utterly Ab Fab

Sat, December 31 2011 2:41am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

THE year gets off to a cracking start with great new series and some welcome returns.

2011: The Year In 3D

Thu, December 29 2011 7:57pm - Source: The Playlist

If there is a single cinematic subject that seems to unite commenters, bloggers, filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors in vehemence, it has to be the rise/fall of the exciting new format/gimmicky fad that is the post-" Avatar " 3D film.

The Playlist Staff Pick Their Most Underrated & Overrated Films Of 2011

Tue, December 20 2011 2:49pm - Source: The Playlist

One of the pecularities of our site is our insistence on writing in the third personn, something designed to create the impression of a collective, a hive mind, and it's served us fairly well so far.