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Ears We Trust: Yo La Tengo

Cecil Taylor “Bemsha Swing” (from Jazz Advance) Still riding the high of the incredible set I saw him play with Tony Oxley, I recently got this record from 1956 and was knocked sideways to hear him covering Thelonious Monk....  read more

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

Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo thought his band's potential pairing with NASCAR seemed safe enough, and he went into the deal with a "Why not?" sort of attitude....  read more