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Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Talks Collaborating with George W. Bush, Getting Complimented by Lou Reed

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Writers Land Pilot at ABC

Rory Erickson, Black Lips, Jay Reatard to Headline Amazing Scion Garage Fest

Y Tu Mama Tambien , Che, More Coming to Criterion Collection

Morrissey to Unsheath B-Sides With Swords

Chuck Klosterman Takes on the Beatles Reissues

Race Heats Up for Booker Prize as J.M. Coetzee Vies for Third Award

Iggy Pop: Is Punk's Raging Godfather Turning Into Modern-Day Rock's Weird Uncle?

Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter Announce Tour Dates

Live-Action Akira Driving Forward with Children of Men/Iron Man Writers Onboard

Watch Zach Galifianakis and Charlize Theron on Latest Episode of Between Two Ferns

Finally, an iPhone App That Lets You be T-Pain


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Reviews.
The Beatles

The Beatles: Reissues

Capitol remasters and reissues the entire Beatles catalog...

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Jay-Z

Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3

September of 2001, Jay-Z dropped his magnum opus The Blueprint, heralding a new era for hip-hop. The Blueprint 3 arrives eight years later to the day with equally lofty aims, and a yawning chasm between expectations and reality...

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The Feelies

The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth

City Mouse, Country Mouse: Hoboken’s Finest re-release their first two albums, recorded six years and stylistic worlds apart ...

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Band of the Week.
 Band of the Week - Taken By Trees

Taken By Trees

Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Album: East of Eden
For Fans Of: Cat Power, Peter Gabriel, Animal Collective
Victoria Bergsman, the former lead singer of The Concretes , is perhaps most widely known for her vocal contribution to Peter Bjorn and John's ubiquitous “Young Folks” ...

Taken By Trees

Taken By Trees

East of Eden

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Our second-annual issues just that: thrilling new bands, filmmakers authors and designers. Read the cover story on Passion Pit and be sure to check out the other 35 emergent artists we highlight in the issue, including Rye Rye, Those Darlins, Jesse Eisenberg, Gentleman Jesse, Harlem Shakes, B.O.B. and many more. Elsewhere, read reviews of new music, film, books and games, including Elvis Costello, the Fiery Furnaces , Battlestar Galactica and more.

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Paste Issue 55 - Web Extras

Paste Culture Club

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Paste Sampler

just a few of the many artists on this month's sampler

The Fiery Furnaces
"The End Is Near"

Fanfarlo
"The Walls Are Coming Down"

Kim Taylor
"Days Like This"

Southeast Engine
"Black Gold"

Joshua James
"Coal War"