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New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a capella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo are once again ready to bring the silly to the masses live and in person. The second season of "Flight of the Conchords" is c... more info
Totally Fuzzy — CTV said...SONGS ABOUT UNREQUITED LOVE:The Mamas and the Papas - Glad To Be UnhappyHolmes Brothers - I Want You To Want MeAni DiFranco - Untouchable Face (live)The Association - CherishBarenaked Ladies - JaneDamien Jurado - Simple HelloWeezer - Only ... more info
Totally Fuzzy — This here is Hep Kat #1If you weren't aware of it, Hep Katz Kewl Kutz's mission is to present original works as well as highlights of other artists works.This week, we've compiled a Better Or Worse post which contains original versions and then a "po... more info
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The biggest Mountain Goats fan I know, Pitchfork contributor Zach Baron, is also the guy I know who gets the most pissed off whenever lead Goat John Darnielle adds another layer of orchestration to his songs. The Mountain Goats... more info
Pitchfork — Photo by Jason Bergman
The biggest Mountain Goats fan I know, Pitchfork contributor Zach Baron, is also the guy I know who gets the most pissed off whenever lead Goat John Darnielle adds another layer of orchestration to his songs. The Mountain Goats... more info
Detroit Free Press — The Canadian quintet's New Year's Eve concert will end a year that saw the May release of a children's album, "Snack Time," the drug arrest of one member and the plane crash survival of another. more info
Paste Magazine — The Barenaked Ladies are
taking to the sea
once again this February, this time with plenty of their fellow Canadians in tow. Sarah McLachlan will be the featured performer in a
lineup
that includes Great Big Sea, The Weakerthans, Luke Doucet, Slo... more info
Detroit Free Press — Friday Barenaked Ladies: Dec. 31, Fox Theatre, $55, $75. B.B. King & Buddy Guy: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Fox Theatre, $32.50-$75. The Black Keys: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29, the Fillmore Detroit, $27.50. more info
I Guess I'm Floating — One of my high school U.S. history teachers was a sucker for the Industrial Era of the 19th century. She devoted an entire class period or two expelling story after story about the financial tycoons and robber barons, like the man with the rosacea i... more info