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10 Songs to Make You Glad You're Still in College (Or Wish You Were)

It’s still early in September, so if you’re enrolled in college, you’ve probably just had a rough couple of weeks.  read more

Taco Bell Gives Tons of Food to Wavves, Andrew WK, Passion Pit, More

For five years, Taco Bell has sponsored a program called Feed the Beat which has awarded gift certificates to a total of 365 solo musicians and bands. This year’s artists include Wavves, Andrew WK, Passion Pit, Everest, Best Coast, Suckers, Dr. Dog and Maps & Atlases. Check out the complete, extensive and somewhat surprising FtB artist roster....  read more

Five Tweets, Tweeters and Trending Topics That Will Be Anthologized In 2100

As we reported last week, the Library of Congress is planning on collecting every 140-character rant, musing and drunken Twitpic ever fumbled into cyberspace in its new Tweet Archive. We don’t know what such a thing will look like, but we imagine it’s not exactly the 2-D equivalent of the photo to the right—after all, the social networking site is less Wordsworthian daffodil poetry and more Kardashian menstrual overshares. But with our tweets being preserved for posterity, it’s inevitable that they will eventually be anthologized, or at least uploaded into Norton Anthology iBooks. Here then, are the Silicon Valley site’s...  read more

Andrew W.K. and the Song that Earned Him a Juvenile Restraining Order

Never underestimate the power and lasting impact of adolescent humiliation...  read more

Knoxville's Big Ears Fest to Feature Vampire Weekend, St. Vincent, Joanna Newsom, Many More

Knoxville, Tenn.’s Big Ears Festival should be much bigger than its inaugural event last year, continuing to highlight the best in music, visual art and film with a weekend of concerts, exhibitions, screenings, lectures and workshops. The event, which will go down March 26-28, has expanded to host over 30 artists and bands that are expected to perform about 50 concerts in eight different venues. Tickets went on sale late last week via the festival’s website, BigEarsFestival.com....  read more

Andrew W.K. Readies Album of Gundam Tribute Music

Remember that giant robot being built in Tokyo? Well, apparently the whole "30th anniversary celebration of Gundam" thing goes deeper than merchanizing bonanzas and life-size models of anthropomorphized war machines. Way deeper. We're talking Andrew W.K. deep. Yes, Mr. Party Hard himself is releasing an album of Gundam tribute music....  read more

Every Day Should Be Record Store Day: 10 Reasons to Visit Your Local Indie Music Shop

Today marks the second-annual celebration of Record Store Day, a holiday that, around these parts, we think deserves as much recognition as any of those other days that Hallmark exploits to try and sell you stuff. We've said it before, but it bears repeating: The record store is a good thing. Visit a local shop near you today and spend some money. Here are but a few reasons why:...  read more