Mirah and Spectratone mp3s

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Mirah takes a break after burying some mangled dead bodies near a small farm in the Northwest

Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn teamed up with Spectratone International (Lori Goldston and Kyle Hanson) to create an insect-inspired song cycle and multi-media performance for the Seattle International Children’s Festival in May 2007. Children and festivals are both really annoying, but that doesn’t make Mirah’s voice any less glorious.

Credo Cigalia [mp3]
Community [mp3]

The Mohawk Lodge – Wear Em Out

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The Lodge spend a few days in the Canadian wilderness burying a few dead bodies in tall foliage

Vancouver, BC 5-piece, Mohawk Lodge like to rock out woodsman-style. Their second album, Wildfires, was released yesterday and features cameos by Dan Boeckner (Wold Parade) and Paul Bunyon.

Wear ‘Em Out [mp3]

Music News – R. Kelly Nude (Mannequin)

Billboard.com: More news on the next installments of R. Kells’ Trapped in the Closet – “The new round of Trapped videos finds Kelly portraying an old man named Randolph, complete with a pot belly and a fake white beard that nearly falls off mid-scene…”

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R. Kells nude mannequin (sans fake beard or merkin) probably won’t be as popular as Jane Birkin Nude

kanyewest.com: New “Can’t Tell Me Nothin'” (Zach Galifianakis version) vid posted. Zach and Will Oldham get down with some tractors and Amish kids.

NME headline of the week: Coldplay: ‘Our new album has Hispanic theme.’ However, Chris Martin explains there will be no maracas or castanets. I hope it sounds like Cinco de Michael.

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Drowned in Sound: The Cribs think all bands (except for two or three) are complete and total rubbish. They aren’t naming names, but that is OK because they all have really great hair.

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New albums out this week:

allen.jpg The Bishop Allen – The Broken String “Rain” [mp3]
vipers.jpg Tiny Vipers – Hands Across the Void “On This Side” [mp3]

robbers.jpg Robbers on High Street – Grand Animals “Crown Victoria” [mp3]

yeah.jpg Yeah Yeah Yeahs – The Is Is “Rockers to Swallow” (live) [mp3]

Barsuk mp3s

Today you can stream the entire new John Vanderslice album, Emerald City, thanks to our bff’s at Barsuk. Also, the following bands have tour information posted on the Barsuk website:

John Vanderslice – White Dove [mp3]
Smoosh cover Block Party’s Modern Love [mp3]
Nada Surf – Blankest Year [mp3]
Menomena – Wet and Rusting [mp3]
David Bazan – Cold Beer and Cigarettes [mp3]

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The Slice gets ready to prepare a 4-cycle gas cultivator that will quickly produce a giant hole to dispose of some dead and mangled bodes.