Raveonettes Return

The Raveonettes are back with a somewhat modified sound. They still sound great, but it’s less fuzzy and somewhat more melodic. It’s still all 50’s and will make you bob your head slowly, so don’t worry. This first listen of the single “Love in a Trashcan” will get you excited and make you want to buy the new album. Those crafty rockers!

Love in a Trashcan by the Raveonettes from Pretty in Black:
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Postal Service Audio Stream

The Postal Service joins Junior Boys, Ulrich Schnauss and others on an album called “Chillout 6” which we haven’t heard yet… but if the Postal Service track (a cover of Against All Odds) is any indication, it’s worth a listen.

The Postal Service “Against All Odds”
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Ric Befara Returns! Aqualung Live in Seattle Review plus Audio

I needed a cooler climate. After bounding around and baking in the American Southwest for the last few years, I headed to that green, wet, gray, elusive corner known as the Pacific Northwest. The ’79 Corona proved to have enough life to get me there, but barely. I drove the last 85 miles through the mountain passes with one windshield wiper, squeeking loud enough to pierce the sitar in my headphones. At 6 AM on January 30th, 2005, I pushed the car into a Salvation Army parking lot in south Seattle and left it forever. I taped a “Free” notice to the windshield, then headed north on foot.
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