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Debut single from this incredible band. Wow. Loving this! http://iacmusic.com/songs.aspx?SongID=47450&ArtistID=75844

Happy opening day!

"The Returned" Pretty cool supernatural drama. Just creepy enough.

A Brazilian post-punk band. Recommended by a Brazilian friend of mine. I had never heard of these guys before and I'm digging this pretty hard. RIYL: Wire, Mission of Burma, Magazine, stuff sung in Portugese I'll have to find this one on CD or whatever, because the YouTube isn't portable enough. Good stuff, though. Thought I would share the love.

If any of you can make it, I would love to meet you. Details here: http://www.facebook.com/events/830690056946636/ Hope you can.

Saw them in between Alien Lanes and (now I'm brainfarting on the name of the next record) their next one. A brilliant show. Metro in Chicago. I remember thinking that "Motor Away" is one of the greatest live rock songs there has ever been.

Looking to pick up one of these sometime. Could come in handy.

From Martin's web site: Always good news!

Oh yeah, I saw the reunited Big Star in 1994 at Metro in Chicago. Alex was inspired that night and actually seemed like he cared enough to deliver the goods. And he did. And so did the rest of the band. An amazing show. I also happened to find a recording of that very show on CD in the record store that is right next to Metro, so I can re-live it over and over. And I frequently do.

"Rubber Bullets" is one of those songs that I do think stands up next to the big hits in the way that you were looking for, I think. No?

Becoming more and more obsessed with this band. Stuff like this is the reason why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7oGenbp2I

Beautiful! Ain't new guitars the best?

We'll I'd love a new XTC record, too. But in lieu of that... And I can easily handle a whole record of Colin. I've said it before: underrated. Some of my favorite XTC tunes were his.

And why the hell don't we have one already?!