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Happy Holiday Hangover – the soundtrack to your Cyber Monday

Back to work after a long weekend…

According to the experts, very few people are working today. They’re either online shopping, social “notworking” or making paperclip sculptures (you should see the one I’m making – it’s killer).

New York’s (Pretty) Girls & Lasers sent us over their latest hour-long “Late 2009″ mix, and I think it makes a perfect holiday hangover soundtrack…

Download links:
(Pretty) Girls & Lasers – Late 2009 – Part 1
(Pretty) Girls & Lasers -Part 2

Tracklist:

Kleerup – Until We Bleed (Featuring Lykke Li)
La Roux – Colourless Colour
Pamela Hute – Hysterical (Perfect Loosers Remix)
Something a la Mode – Rondo Parisiano (Justin Faust . . . → Read More: Happy Holiday Hangover – the soundtrack to your Cyber Monday

Caravan Palace video for Jolie Coquine

I;m in love with the song and a fan of . . . → Read More: Caravan Palace video for Jolie Coquine

What Pandora plays when you have company

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Playing the flute to some Avenged Sevenfold on Rockband

Skip to the one minute mark…

Rock. 98 percent, . . . → Read More: Playing the flute to some Avenged Sevenfold on Rockband

Man Who Enjoys Popular Rock Songs Discovers Perfect Radio Station

From The Onion…

ROCHESTER, NY—Sean Ridgeway, a 36-year-old carpenter who is fond of popular rock ‘n’ roll music from the late 1960s to the present, told reporters Monday that he has somehow discovered a radio station with a format that matches his tastes exactly.

“I’m telling you, [93.2 FM] the Beast has it all,” said Ridgeway, who was also amazed that much of the station’s advertising seemed custom-tailored to him due to its abundant information on local establishments serving both beer and chicken wings.

“The Stones, the Who, Pearl Jam, Green Day, you name it. And get this, every day at five o’clock the . . . → Read More: Man Who Enjoys Popular Rock Songs Discovers Perfect Radio Station

The Muppets video for Bohemian Rhapsody

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The Arms Akimbo EP Release Show

The Arms Akimbo are celebrating their new EP, You Want To, with a release show tonight at The Kitty Kat Klub with The Alarmists and The Invincible Kids.

Look for an in-studio session at the Current toward the end of . . . → Read More: The Arms Akimbo EP Release Show

We Are the Willows' Midwest Song Map

I wrote about the new We Are the Willows debut LP, A Collection Of Sounds And Something Like The Plague back in October, and I’m still digging on it.

Check out this cool map Amble Down sent over:

Recorded in a basement and all over the city of Minneapolis (where Miller currently lives) with nothing more than a laptop and a couple of microphones, A Collection of Sounds And Something Like The Plague is directly constructed from and inspired by the noise of one’s surroundings. Miller captured sounds like the brakes on a train, conversations at a local cafe and stones being . . . → Read More: We Are the Willows' Midwest Song Map

In honor of Thanksgiving…

Random Thanksgiving songs found . . . → Read More: In honor of Thanksgiving…

Toys in the Attic 2009 with Solid Gold

Great event for an greater cause…

From the Press Release:

Squad 19 Presents Toys in the Attic – an annual celebration of toys,
to benefit those without them.

The second annual Toys in the Attic event is a Toy Drive / Art Exhibition –featuring signed limited-edition art prints and custom-created art toys. This is an official Toys for Tots Foundation event and 100% of the toys and cash donations collected at the door go to The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation – along with 25% of art print and
custom toy sales.

EVENT NIGHT DETAILS
The 2009 event will take place on Friday December 4th @ the Soo . . . → Read More: Toys in the Attic 2009 with Solid Gold