I always forget about this, so you might, too. Amazon has lots of Free and Legal Mp3 for download. Just a friendly reminder.

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Part 3 of Filter’s interview with Peter Hook focuses on Joy Division’s enduring legacy. Hook seems remarkably grounded, especially considering his former band’s utter ubiquity as of late. I suppose he’s had 30 years to reconcile that whole experience, which must seem surreal now that’s it’s been immortalized on film. Hook on how Ian Curtis’ […]

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Pay early and get a bunch of stuff for “free” or something like that. Look at Gahan and the boys being all progressive again.

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Coming in early April, Mute will release the first 4 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds albums, including the classic (and my personal fave) From Her to Eternity. More here. I must admit to being perplexed by reissues. Of course these, like most, are “REMASTERED IN 5.1 SURROUND SOUND.” I kinda preferred From Her to […]

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Strangely, Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive stream of Cursive’s “I Couldn’t Love You”, off the band’s forthcoming Mama, I’m Swollen out on Saddle Creek March 10. At first, it sounds more like a song by The Good Life, Tim Kasher’s other band, but the tension brims into uncomfortable emotional weirdness, which is much more indicative […]

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Maybe, it’s just the dark New Order sequencers, but there’s something about this retro-synth song by Faunts that I am utterly enamored of. Been hearing it lately on Sirius XMU, and Pitchfork reviews the album today. Also, found a remix of this song over at The Music Slut. I’m a sucker for icy synths with […]

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I did not need to see Duffy riding a ten-speed.

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