KaiserCartel is made up of Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel. The couple recorded March Forth over 8 days in Los Angeles with producer Matt Hales (aka aqualung) and mixed by Hales and Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros).

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Girl Talk is back with his fourth full-length album Feed The Animals. You can download it for any price at Illegal-art.net

Download Girl Talk's 2006 Unstoppable album

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Tilly and the Wall will release their third album, O, on June 17th. The band recently performed in a music video acquired by Sesame Street to use in their upcoming 39th season set to air in the fall of 2008. The band recorded their own version of the "ABC Song."

Check out their first single off the album. Good stuff!

Tilly and the Wall-Pot Kettle Black mp3

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He's already a household name in the UK with his smash hit "Black & Gold," and if you happened to be at Coachella this year, you might've seen him kickin' it onstage with Mark Ronson. Sam Sparro has been causing quite the buzz in the UK with his Top 5 Album Debut and heavy BBC Radio 1 airplay.



Sam Sparro - Black and Gold mp3

Black and Gold comes out June 24, 2008.

Praise:
"Like Marvin Gaye hangin' with LCD Soundsystem " - The Observer

"Welcome Sam Sparro, 21st century boy with the world at his feet" - The Sun

"Black & Gold already sounds like the song of the year" - Mixmag

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Ed Harcourt is poised to release his fifth studio album, The Beautiful Lie, in the US on June 3rd via Dovecote Records. The British Mercury Prize nominee recorded the bulk of the album on an eight-track in his grandmother's house in Sussex - the rest done in East London's Toe Tag studios, where The White Stripes recorded Elephant.

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"The very talented singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn [has] got a terrific voice that's both delicate and powerful, intimate and ironic. Like [Joni] Mitchell, Ahn commands a room once she starts singing and playing…her melodies are pretty; her confessional lyrics are leavened with wit." —Vanity Fair

The debut album from singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn, A Good Day is available in stores and online June 10th.

PRISCILLA AHN – UPCOMING SHOWS/EVENTS
June 10 – A Good Day release date
June 10 – Hotel Café – Los Angeles, CA
June 11 – NBC The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
June 16 – Joe's Pub – New York, NY

Priscilla Ahn-Dream mp3

Priscilla's Myspace

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Filter's blog posted the new artists in the top Billboard 200.

• #1 The Last Shadow Puppets - Age Of The Understatement
  
• #4 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
  
• #7 No Age - Nouns
  
• #8 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
  
• #19 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
  
• #20 M83 - Saturdays=Youth
  
• #26 Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid
  
• #73 The Duke Spirit - Neptune
  
• #99 Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP
  
• #100 Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
  
• #108 Foals - Antidotes
  
• #115 The Republic Tigers - Keep Color
• #144 Colin Meloy - Colin Meloy Sings Live!
  

I caught The Duke Spirit at Liberty and was impressed, and The Republic Tigers are a KC band!


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Similar to the raw energetic sound of alternative and post-punk bands such as The Chameleons and Echo & the Bunnymen, you'll find Misfortune 500, a young alt-rock band from Athens, GA who has been cultivating an exceptional buzz throughout the Southeast and beyond (count Rodney Bingenheimer of KROQ among their fans).

Misfortune 500-A Ready Defense mp3

Misfortune 500's Myspace

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This Lawrence band has been endorsed by the Flaming Lips. Answers could be and should be Ghosty's breakout album.

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Official Ghosty website

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“Think Woody Allen if he were young and female--and could sing"

--THE OBSERVER, 4-star review

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Jaymay Tour Dates:
June
10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11 Philadelphia, PA - Tin Angel *
12 Arlington, VA – Iota *
13 Cleveland, OH - B-Side *
14 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café *
16 Chicago, IL - Schuba's *
18 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour *
19 San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord *
20 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
21 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern *

* dates with Fink


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According to NME.com, "After deciding to record an album of Tom Waits tracks (“I always loved Tom Waits and I thought my voice could lend a fresh take,” she said) she demoed them on her own, but by her own admission they were 'horrible'."

So obviously if this album is remotely good it's because of Dave Sitek, the producer of TV on the Radio.

Scarlett Johansson-Falling Down mp3




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Just admit it. At one time you were a fan of Coldplay. And it was probably their last album X&Y that turned you off.

From listening to the single off their new album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, they could potentially be let back into your heart.

Coldplay-Violet Hill mp3

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Lawrence alt-country group, The Roseline, is back in action with a new album, Lust for Luster. Their CD release show is tonight at the Jackpot. The cost is $5 so come by after you hit up Colin Meloy at Liberty Hall.

The Roseline-Lust for Luster mp3
The Roseline-Lions mp3


Previous post on the Roseline:
January 2007 interview
June 2006

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After 3 sold-out limited 7s and touring around the UK and Europe with bands such as The Long Blondes and The Research, The Lodger released their debut album “Grown-Ups”, produced by Alan Smyth and James Ford, in June 2007. The Lodger completed their first tour of the USA in October 2007 and then entered the studio to record their 2nd album Life is Sweet, which is due out in May.

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My Morning Jacket was nice enough to let us put up the title track to Evil Urges. The album comes out June 10th on ATO Records.

"The past several My Morning Jacket albums have each reflected the passion that the band shares for music of all categories while continuing to nurture their signature aesthetic. Stylistically, Evil Urges is the album that My Morning Jacket has been making for almost ten years. Their previous work has emboldened them with the confidence to continue to grow in ways few artists would be capable of achieving. Admirably, Jim James' songwriting manages to remain as organic and cohesive as ever, making their musical leaps forward fluid, logical, entertaining, and inspiring."

My Morning Jacket-Evil Urges mp3

Let us know what you think!

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Two things: I love 80s music and I love 80s movies. Love them. I remember spending summer afternoons when I was ten watching Karate Kid on HBO and Aloha Summer (a very guilty pleasure and a film hardly anyone has heard of).

When I saw the cover to M83's Saturday=Youth album I flipped with excitement. Pretty in Pink/Sixteen Candles/Say Anything(?)/Karate Kid (isn't that supposed to be Johnny?).

I was glad to hear a couple of solid tracks in what is a very ambitious concept.

M83-Graveyard Girl mp3

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Kansas City, Missouri natives, The Republic Tigers have just released a video for their single, "Buildings & Mountains" off of their upcoming Chop Shop Records debut, Keep Color. Check it out:



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The Dodos will be at the Replay on Sunday, April 20th in Lawrence. I'm really looking forward to checking this band out and was only going to provide you one mp3 to sell you on the band but decided to add "Ashley" to this post as well.

"Originally formed in 2006 under the moniker Dodobird as a one man acoustic act, Meric Long would gig around SF playing folky guitar w/ a combination of loops and ambient keyboards. Having already studied West African Ewe drumming, Meric got turned onto country blues fingerpicking and sought to create a band where the drumming could be a center role and help bring out the syncopated rhythms coming out of the acoustic guitar. Through a chance introduction by a roommate, Meric met Santa Cruz transplant Logan Kroeber, who had also been experimenting with drumming, but in the area of progressive metal. Eventually the band changed their name to the Dodos" -Dodos Myspace

The Dodos-Fools mp3
The Dodos-Ashley mp3

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For the past month or so, Ra Ra Riot has become my obsession. Their self-titled EP has been on repeat and I've listened to every live session they've done on WOXY and Daytrotter. Luckily for me and other residents of Lawrence, they're playing at Jackpot Saloon on May 8 with The Little Ones and Boo and Boo Too. And although they label their music as "Healing & Easy Listening" on MySpace, their sound is more of a combination of indie rock and classic strings, think Arcade Fire-esque.

Five of the six members are recent Syracuse University graduates and although they suffered a tragic loss with the death of original drummer, John Pike, they're still making a name for themselves having gone on tour with Editors and Art Brut. They also call bands like Vampire Weekend, Tokyo Police Club, and Mason Proper their buddies.


Ra Ra Riot - Each Year mp3
Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell mp3

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Hello Tokyo, the female fronted, power-pop experience from Brooklyn, NY, is releasing their debut LP Sell The Stars on April 22, 2008.

Upcoming Tour Dates
4/11 - Bar Matchless - Brooklyn, NY
4/16 - Lit Lounge - New York, NY
4/25 - The Fire - Philadelphia, PA
4/26 - The Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington D.C.
4/29 - The Raven - Burlington, NC
4/30 - New Brookland Tavern - West Columbia, SC
5/1 - Smiths Old Bar - Atlanta, GA
5/3 - Coffeehouse - Johnson City, TN
5/4 - Cock & Bull English Pub - Covington, KY
5/6 - The Poison Room - Cincinnati, OH
5/8 - Brother Bean Global Coffee House - Seneca, PA
5/16 - Dr. Watson's Pub - Philadelphia, PA
6/7 - Ulysses - New York, NY
7/6 - Knitting Factory - New York, NY

Hello Tokyo-Steady The Gun mp3

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Local Lawrence band, Boo and Boo Too, is increasing in internet popularity as their 2007 EP makes the rounds. If you like noisy guitar, you'll enjoy Boo and Boo Too.

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Boo and Boo Too-Everyday I Saw You in Egypt mp3

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Indie pop favorites in their native Britain, The Ting Tings have made their way to the U.S. The duo of Katie White and Jules de Martino jumped in ranks on Mediaguide's alternative specialty chart last week from 14 all the way to 3. Not too shabby.

The Ting Tings - Great DJ mp3

It sounds like they rocked SXSW.

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New Music: N.E.R.D. mp3

Here's the track "Everyone Nose" from N.E.R.D.'s upcoming album Seeing Sounds.

N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose mp3

N.E.R.D. Tour Dates
3/26/08 Knoxville, TN The Valarium
3/28/08 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live

With Kanye West's Glow in The Dark Tour
4/16/08 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
4/18/08 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/19/08 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose
4/20/08 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
4/21/08 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
4/22/08 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
4/24/08 Tucson, AZ McKale Memorial Center
4/25/08 Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Casino Resort
4/26/08 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
4/27/08 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
4/29/08 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
4/30/08 Austin, TX University Of Texas
5/1/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Centre
5/2/08 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
5/4/08 Duluth, GA The Arena At Gwinnett Center
5/5/08 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrds.
5/6/08 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
5/8/08 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
5/9/08 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
5/10/08 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
5/11/08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
5/13/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
5/15/08 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts
5/16/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
5/17/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
5/18/08 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
5/20/08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
5/21/08 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheatre
5/22/08 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills
5/23/08 Chicago, IL United Center
5/24/08 Chicago, IL United Center