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Slideshow Nostalgia.
The Jedi Edition.

Devlin 'Bicicleta' (mix)

I sort of grew out of downloading mixes this past year. But they're pretty wonderful for road trips, and I happen to be going on one today. After stumbling on this new Devlin mix that was posted on the Fully Fitted Blog, I decided this must come with me us. Then I decided you should enjoy it too. NYC, I hate driving to you, in you, around you, but here I come.

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Raul Sexias - Mosca no Sopa
Niel Diamond - Delerious Love
Willie Hutch - Tell me Why Has our Love Turned Cold
Animal Collective - My Girls
Noze - Love Affair
Gary Bartz - Funked up
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Ritual #1
INTERLUDE 1 of tomany
Whole Lotta Love - C.C.S.
Whole Lotta Love - Dennis Coffey
La Gringa Inga - Ingles En Un 2x3
Selda - Ince Ince (Devlin_Edit)
Selda(w/kardslar) - Nem Kaldi (Devlin Remix)
Super Eagles - Love is a Real thing
duction - intro
T.Rex - Cosmic Dancer
The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars
Ariel Goodman Weston - clean underwear
tell me (cause i dont know.) - Lovin You

Ashley Judd vs Sarah Palin

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a new foe -- Ashley Judd.

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, with a hand from the actress, has launched a Web-based campaign targeting Palin over her environmental record.

In a video premiering on the organization’s new Web site, EyeOnPalin.org, Judd takes aim at Palin for allegedly promoting the aerial killing of wolves in Alaska, and goes so far as to accuse Palin of proposing bounties for severed forelegs of killed wolves.

“It is time to stop Sarah Palin and stop this senseless savagery,” Judd says in the ad.

It’s not the first time Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, a progressive environmental organization, has taken aim at Palin over the aerial killings. During the presidential campaign, Defenders launched a national television ad campaign focused on the topic.

In a statement announcing the launch of the anti-Palin campaign, Judd says she is “outraged by Sarah Palin's promotion of this cruel, unscientific and senseless practice which has no place in modern America.”

“Because she is apparently determined to continue and expand this horrific program, I am grateful that Defenders will aggressively fight to stop her. I am proud to be a part of that effort,” Judd says.

WHAT'S GOOD THIS WEEK

Tonite!!




I'm joining the Anglofunk team to spin your favorite psychedelic/soul/funk/rock n roll jams. So jump into our mouths and breathe the stardust Saturday night. Here's the info without the Zeus on LSD artwork.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7th @ BAR in PLAINS, PA
ANGLOFUNK's been providing you with your monthly dose of
F U N K/S O U L/(P U N K)R O C K/P S Y C H E
Featuring your resident DJ's EBGIII & SNIFF
and special guests Randy Skillz and Robair
10pm. 3 skrilla cover.

Not really sure what else is going down, so you should get your ass to Cinemark as it's that time of year when the Academy Awards tell them what movies were good this year that they didn't play when they actually came out. But yeah - they're running Slumdog Millionaire, The Wrestler, Milk, Frost/Nixon, and a few others. Here's their schedule.

Happy Birthday Mom, Mrs. Clap, & Dave Davies!

Today's my mom & girlfriend's mom's birthdays. Happy birthday to them! I'm also celebrating the birthday of Dave Davies, the lesser known Davies of The Kinks. Dave wrote some of my favorite Kinks songs like 'Death of a Clown' and is said to be credited for the guitar buzz in 'You Really Got Me'. I think this calls for a download of my favorite Kinks record - Part One Lola vs Powerman & the Moneyground. Check the comments for that. Happy Birthday Eveeryone!

The Walkmen 'Four Provinces' (video)

If you're looking to smile, this is a good tool. Pitchfork premiered this video today and I can't think of a better way to word what they said without sounding like I'm just re-wording what they said. So here's what they said about it -

Director Bruno Levy situates this anthemic single from You & Me in the most epic place imaginable-- the roof of the world. Levy was doing a photo tour of Nepal's Kagbeni Mustang region and he assembled this video from thousands of still photographs. We follow a girl in a stocking cap as she wanders between the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas' Annapurna peaks, yaks and sheep trailing behind her in the background, until eventually she meets up with a band of kids and they dance.

Bonnaroo: Outdoes itself In Line-Up & Video!

Ah, the fest that keeps stealing from the jam band circuit and giving to the indie kids released its line-up last night at midnight via a really cool announcement video. Springsteen slides from the Super Bowl half-time show to the headlining act, which I think is a great move. A couple of years ago my friends and I went to see the Boss in Pittsburgh and it was a terrible show. Not that the band had anything to do with it. I learned a valuable lesson that day, when you pay $50+ dollars to see a classic rock act you're going to be around a bunch of old cunts who don't want to get wild or have any fun at all. I have a feeling this is the setting I'd like to see Springsteen in. Anyway, let me not take away from the rest of the line-up, because it's pretty outstanding. How do I not go to this? Will my hippie friends treat me like a n00b because I started going to Bonaroo in 09? Many more questions coming my way - a video and line-up listing if you don't feel like watching coming yours.


June 11-14, Manchester, Tennessee. More line-up to be announced!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Phish (two shows)
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Byrne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costello Solo
Erykah Badu
Paul Oakenfold
Ben Harper and Relentless7
The Mars Volta
TV on the Radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Gov’t Mule
Andrew Bird
Merle Haggard
MGMT
moe.
The Decemberists
Girl Talk
Bon Iver
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
Of Montreal
Allen Toussaint
Coheed and Cambria
Booker T & the DBTs
David Grisman Quintet
Lucinda Williams
Animal Collective
Gomez
Neko Case
Down
Jenny Lewis
Santogold
Band of Horses
Robert Earl Keen
Citizen Cope
Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
The Ting Tings
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Kaki King
Grizzly Bear
King Sunny Adé
Okkervil River
St. Vincent
Zac Brown Band
Raphael Saadiq
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Crystal Castles
Tift Merritt
Brett Dennen
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Toubab Krewe
People Under the Stairs
Alejandro Escovedo
Vieux Farka Touré
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Cherryholmes
Yeasayer
Todd Snider
Chairlift
Portugal. The Man.
The SteelDrivers
Midnite
The Knux
The Low Anthem
Delta Spirit
A.A. Bondy
The Lovell Sisters
Alberta Cross

Noel Gallagher: Why Challenge Yourself?

The Dude With The Shittiest Job On Earth Finally Wins One

You know how you always honk then give the finger to the Liberty Tax guy? Plains lady wants the Liberty Tax guy's finger in her.

Sixburgh & The Greatest Super Bowl Ever Played

They're parading in Pittsburgh as I type this.


Best highlight video.

Where I'm Posting From

BAD TINGS

I believe there's a long list of things that should never happen to a human. Two of them happened to me today. I hope they never happen to you.

1. This morning immediately after taking a shower, I had to number two. This happens to me once every couple of months and can really ruin my day. One minute I'm clean and feeling great, seconds later there's brown stuff flowing from me, I feel dirty, and I may or may not be sliding around on the toilet seat.

2. I just stubbed my toe with a mouth full of water. I seriously almost drowned.

Be careful kids. Have a great weekend.
Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow night at Common People.

The Man Makes His Super Bowl Pick

Fleeting Joys "Occult Radience" (2009)

Yesterday I described the new Asobi Sesku record as having a pre-Loveless MBV sound. Well these wonderful shoegazers have a very pro-Loveless sound. Swirling guitars, layers of noise, drugged out soft male & female vocals going back and forth sounding part like love, part like death, part like hope, part like sadness. And I know you've heard many a bands drown trying to sail in Kevin Shields water, but if you haven't heard Fleeting Joys, then you haven't heard it done right. Out now from Thompson Sounds, but you can try it if you peek the comments.

video for Lovely Crawl from The Fleeting Joys previous LP Despondent Transponder

Marijuana Legalization: Yes We Can

Apparently NORML is heading a video contest in support of, you guessed it, legalizing it. Aside from the awkward placement of the "I have cancer" line and the douchey middle-aged liberal dude hangin out in a library, it's a well done video. I'll save the 'legalize it' speech for another time, enjoy the ad!

Girls Galore "Weightless" (2009)

Oh shit! Just when I thought I was out for the night I see this. Scranton's rock-n-rollers Girls Galore released "Weightless" last week through the Leopard Libido record label co-op/think tank/factory for freeeeee. Here's what they say about the record -

The embodiment of groove. Girls Galore have found the place where melody and sex meet. Slow building climaxes and silky sighs. We've woken up in bed next to these songs on quite a few hazy mornings. Yeah, it was good for us too!

Weightless, Leopard Libido, 2008

1. Ash On the Cat
2. Gold
3. Dream Preference
4. Vaguely Familiar
5. Breezy
6. Camera Shy
7. Evidence
8. Mercury

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WHAT'S GOOD THIS WEEK

click on image to view full artwork.
i need a fitting images on blog tutorial like a motherfucker.
sorry, but come out to these jams this weekend.

THIS CAN'T BE IGNORED

That frenchie Sebastian Tellier is back with a teaser video for his upcoming single 'Roche' that features beaches, blue babes, a bubble or maybe it's a balloon (either way works with this B thing!), and a huge mountain-like buttox that Mr Tellier is exploring via horse-back! Yes, just like how he was on a horse that was on a boobie on the cover of Sexuality. It's all coming to life!

Happy Birthday Rakim!

Considered by many to be the best MC of all time turned 41 today. We celebrate that here at Children of the Corn by revisiting his best work. Paid In Full in the comments.

Asobi Seksu 'Hush' (2009)

I'm a little late on posting this, and actually haven't even listened to the whole record yet. But I dug Citrus, and with the release of their first "Hush-era" video "Me & Mary"(which can be viewed below), I thought - what the heck. Asobi Sesku play popped out shoegaze ala pre-Loveless My Bloody Valentine. Other interesting notes on Asobi Sesku, their name is colloquial Japanese for "casual sex", which is awesome. And singer/keyboardists, Yuki Chikudate, received standing ovations at child prodigy recitals when she was just 8, which is nerdy. This record is a little less fuzz than previous releases which is both a good and bad thing. You'll like them, maybe love them. Record comes out on Polyvinyl next month. Check the comments for a free listen.

See This Shit. Listen To That Shit. Smoke Your Shit.

Mastodon give us new artwork for their upcoming LP "Crack the Sky" as well as artwork and the sounds of their new single "Divinations"

The T-shirt Says It All

Get it now from Print Liberation.