Guardian Music — The Montreal-based septet will be out to prove that a band's all-important third LP can retain the capacity to surpriseAs you might have noticed, unflagging glory seekers Arcade Fire are releasing their third album, very generously extending their lu... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I missed Brooklyn natives Apache Beat‘s set at Siren, but I heard pretty positive things about it. I just ran across this really groovy song “Another Day” that is going to be on their debut LP, Last Chants. “Another Day” is a sunny song tha... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... THIN LIZZY – Live And Dangerous SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS – At Last TALKING HEADS – More Songs About Buldings & Food CHET ATKINS & LES PAUL – Guitar Monster COLON WILLIE & RUBEN BLADES – Siembra STEVE WINWOOD – Keep On Run... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Swapmeet Louie said... Drive-By Truckers bootleg at Pabst Theater on 2008-02-28 Download: Two Daughters Download: Daddy Needs a Drink Download: Three Dimes Down Download: That Man I Shot Download: The Home Front Download: A Ghost to Most Download: Si... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I didn't realise until I put a list together the other week of all the singles featured so far that I hadn't included anything by Josef K.While Orange Juice and Aztec Camera went on to enjoy commercial success after the demise of Postcard Records, t... more info

Stereogum — Crowded House just finished a three-night run at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Last night was their final night, and as a very pleasant surprise, David Byrne came on stage to sing “Once In A Lifetime” with the band. He almost trips on a water bot... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Love both the intro and outtro here. Owns the studio version. Filmed for Old Grey Whistle Test, London, England. Qu’est Que C’est. Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I'm a little late on this, but last week our Knoxville boys COOLRUNNINGS upped this cover of Talking Heads' glorious "Road To Nowhere" (from 1985's Little Creatures LP). It's a bit quirkier than the original, if you can imagine, and nothing short of... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gumshoe said... The Walkmen - "Stranded" MP3/download ... Bands like The Walkmen reward every second spent digging for the latest; hell, the trumpets alone are worth it. Read a review of "Stranded" ... PLUS+++ +++PLUS a review of Storm & Stress' "Mor... more info

Guardian Music — The mini keyboard started life as a child-friendly toy in the 80s and ended up in the hands of everyone from Hot Chip to Stevie WonderWhat is it? A classic range of cheap, child-friendly keyboards launched in the early 1980s, making synthesisers as a... more info