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1) Pearl Jam
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1a) Arctic Monkeys
Humbug

2) Monsters of Folk
Monsters of Folk

3) Julian Plenti
Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper

4) Modest Mouse
No One’s First, and You’re Next

5) Muse
The Resistance

The Decade in News
by Pitchfork Staff
The most important news story of the past decade doesn’t concern a specific band or genre or trend. It’s the story of how music news itself has changed. Think back to the turn of the millennium: How did you find out that your favorite band had a new album coming […]

From Rolling Stone Magazine
From Weezy and Mariah to Weezer and the Flaming Lips, some of 2009’s most anticipated albums are hitting stores this season. Big debuts from Adam Lambert and Monsters of Folk are due, along with eagerly awaited releases by Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Shakira. Read up on 60 of the […]

Well, ladies and gentlemen, the Monsters of Folk are Jim James, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and M. Ward and their album drops next Tuesday, September 22nd.
Run out and pick it up on CD or on vinyl. For tour dates and to find out more, check out the Monsters of Folk website.
The wide-ranging instrumental palette […]

Muse
The Resistance
Out Now

What did you do today?
I listened to the entire remastered Beatles catalog and then played Beatles Rock Band all day long, but first I came up with 50 All New, Brand New Cool Band Names today because my genius should not be kept to myself and lately I’ve been feeling generous, so enjoy my sharing […]

This is like opening up a bottle of awesome and then washing it all down with a side of amazing…

A while back, I wrote and drew a strip of Kevin Wolf’s wonderful comic Pangaea, one of my favorite web comics out on the information super highway.  You can see it here: http://www.paradeoffreaks.com/2008/09/29/kevin-wolfs-pangaea-with-wings/
Now it’s time for Kevin to return the favor, which he did by drawing Pretentious Record Store Guy in his natural habitat.  Enjoy.  […]