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New track from Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Kill Rock Stars signs Hands, Bonnarroo installs solar panels

SONG OF THE DAY
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - We The Common. 

* Low shares Just Make It Stop. New record will come out on March 19.



* Red Wanting Blue kicks off West Coast Tour tonight in San Luis Obispo, CA.

* Crystal castles will be coming back to NA this Spring.

* Kill Rock Stars signs LA-based Hands.



 * Widowspeak share new track. Listen to Thick As Thieves. New LP due on 1/22.

* Bonnaroo installs 196 permanent solar panels that will generate 20% of required energy.




* Dave Grohl puts a band together to support upcoming Sound City film at Sundance. 

* Hydra Health Rehabilitation spawns from Hydra Head Records - a sale of promotional gear and music.


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Eighth Notes - Fri, Jan 4

Brother Dege releases video for "Too Old To Die Young". Song was hand-picked by Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained.   
           
             From the archives: Check out this Q&A I did with Dege in 2009.

Matt Pond's acoustic Natural Lines EP is now available for free download. Features 3 tracks from the upcoming record and a cover of The Thermals "Pillar Of Salt".



Fat Possum sets march 5 release date for new Youth Lagoon record. 

Epic/Legacy will re-release classic 1974 Shuggie Otis "Inspiration Information" album coupled with previously unreleased "Wings Of Love" record.



Pitchfork publishes their guide to upcoming releases. See when your favorite band is releasing new music. 

The print version of Spin Magazine is no longer. Joins a growing list of music magazines that have closed down. The company was purchased by BuzzMedia in July 2012.

Eighth Notes: Angels in the Dark edition

* Renee & Jeremy have anew video for their version of the RHCP classic "Give It Away". They also have a new holiday EP. > Link

* Fires have released a new single from their debut Angels in the Dark EP. > Link

* M83 to release exclusive 12" for Black Friday Record Store Day. > Link

* Erin McKeown sets January 15th release date for her 7th studio album. > Link 

 

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Push The Fader Podcast

Just subscribed to DJ Center's Push The Fader Podcast.. If you're at all interested in some fresh mixes from the NYC check it out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dj-center-push-the-fader-radio/id519099406

New Buffalo Tom acoustic EP available for free

This is great news for fans.. Buffalo Tom is still at it. If you're at all like me, you wore out your copy of Big Red Letter Day a long, long time ago.

From the recent release:

Buffalo Tom surprised fans this week with Bones, a free acoustic EP released exclusively via their website http://www.buffalotom.com. The short-player features four songs, including two Buffalo Tom favorites and a rendition of "Arise, Watch," the lead track from the band's upcoming eighth LP, Skins. The digital-only release also includes a rousing cover of New Order's "Age Of Consent."
 
Bones EP Tracklist:
01 Arise, Watch 
02 C.C. & Callas
03 Treehouse
04 Age Of Consent (New Order Cover)
 
Download the Bones EP:
http://www.buffalotom.com
 
In addition to offering a free download, the band's website also features in-studio video performances from the Bones recording sessions at Q Division in Boston, and a live rendition of "Age Of Consent" from a recent performance at The Paradise. All video was shot by Michael Gill, and offers a unique and intimate glimpse at a seminal act in their element.  
 
Watch Performances From the Bones EP:
http://www.buffalotom.com
 
In other news, the band has recently announced a run of European and US tour dates. March finds the band touring across the pond before an April return to the states, which features performances along the eastern seaboard.   

Tour Dates:
03-05 Groningen, NL - Vera
03-06 Brussels, BE - AB
03-07 Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
03-08 Cologne, DE - Luxor
03-10 London, UK - Dingwalls
03-11 Manchester, UK - Sound Control
03-12 Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
04-08 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 
04-29 Philadelphia, PA - M Room
04-30 Washington, DC - The Black Cat
 
Buffalo Tom will release Skins on March 8th.

New music from Katie Davis

 

Katie is a singer/songwriter from Seattle. She just released a new EP and has made her first EP available for free download.

New EP: http://katiedavis.bandcamp.com/album/three-songs

Free EP: http://katiedavis.bandcamp.com/album/terrible-terrible

www.katiedavismusic.com

 

 

Song of the day: Asobi Seksu "Trails" Deerhoof Remix

Asobi Seksu "Trails" Deerhoof Remix

From a recent announcement:

Polyvinyl recording artist Asobi Seksu has announced the release of their highly anticipated 4th album, Fluorescence, available February 14th in UK/Europe and 15th in North America on CD, LP (Gatefold Jacket, 180 gram pink vinyl limited edition of 1,500) and digital formats.  The album features the lead single, "Trails", which is available January 18 as an MP3 download. There will also be a video for the track in early 2011.  The album features artwork from acclaimed designer Vaughan Oliver (Cocteau Twins, Pixies).  The album is available for pre-order now on the Polyvinyl website atwww.polyvinylrecords.com/fluorescence.