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Belle & Sebastian to Release Late Night Tales Compilation

Belle & Sebastian to Release Late Night Tales Compilation

Established back in 2001, The Late Night Tales series, quoted as "The Rolls Royce of compilations" is a series that gives iconic artists the opportunity to revisit their own collections as well as their personal favorites in order to create their individual "late night" collection. Featuring the talents of The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Air and more, the musicians take their favorite tracks and produce their own take on the concept.   read more

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Watch a New Belle & Sebastian Video

Watch a New Belle & Sebastian Video

The Scottish indie-poppers of Belle & Sebastian get a little more blue collar with their music video for the synth-heavy Tony Doogan remix of “Come On Sister.” Members of the seven-piece band take on jobs driving dump trucks, delivering ice cream to kids and chopping meat in a butcher shop. Hey, it’s always good to beef up your resume....  read more

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The 50 Best British Artists of All Time

The 50 Best British Artists of All Time

While all eyes are on the throne, we pay tribute to our 50 favorite British artists—a rock 'n roll royal family of sorts.  read more

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The 50 Best Songs of 2010

The 50 Best Songs of 2010

During the last 12 months, these 50 songs from 50 different artists brought us or joy or enveloped our sadness. Some of these were radio hits, but most either made their mark on the Internet or among those few who heard them.  read more

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Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love Review

Belle & Sebastian - <i>Write About Love</i> Review

Pensive Scottish group Belle & Sebastian has dominated rock-crit conversations since its seminal 1996 sophomore disc If You’re Feeling Sinister. Fourteen years later, Stuart Murdoch & Co. are still working the same beat to the same pleasant results. Write About Love, their first proper album since 2006’s The Life Pursuit, is a clean, lovingly produced affair that takes its cues largely from fellow nonthreatening whisperers Simon & Garfunkel....  read more

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New Belle & Sebastian Album Gets Title, Artwork

New Belle & Sebastian Album Gets Title, Artwork

Belle & Sebastian announced a handful of North American tour dates earlier this summer in anticipation of their eighth studio album. The band recorded it in Los Angeles earlier this year....  read more

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Thirty Fantastic Songs About Dreams

Thirty Fantastic Songs About Dreams

With Inception opening today, it’s safe to say that many of us will have dreams on our mind. Of course, the sleeping brain is no new territory for creatives; there are thousands of songs out there composed on the very subject, and not all of them are by Belle & Sebastian. So if Nolan’s trippy dreamscape leaves you wanting more, here are 30 tunes—from the Cranberries to Weezer to Notorious B.I.G.—for your listening enjoyment....  read more

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Eleven Wimpy Sports Songs

Eleven Wimpy Sports Songs

Hey, the Super Bowl is tonight!  read more

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Fifteen Musical New Year's Resolutions for 2010

Fifteen Musical New Year's Resolutions for 2010

Hey, there's only one week left the year! Must mean its time to...  read more

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Music to Commemorate That Giant Leap for Mankind

Music to Commemorate That Giant Leap for Mankind

When John F. Kennedy promised the world in 1961 that Americans would land on the moon by the end of the decade, most people thought the notion ridiculous. But 40 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making good on the presidential promise. The Russians may have their Sputnik and their Yuri Gagarin, but it's the American flag that protrudes from the moon's surface, providing a source of pride for all (well, most) Americans. In celebration, then, this playlist: ...  read more

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