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Free download of “Skinny Little Bitch,” the lead...

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Nobody's Daughter to be released April 27th →

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“Never So Big” - David Byrne & Fatboy Slim ft. Sia Here’s a track from the upcoming David Byrne & Fatboy Slim collaboration that features vocals from everyone from Cyndi Lauper and Tori Amos (on the same track no less) to Florence minus her Machine, Shara Worden, Natalie Merchant, St. Vincent and Roisin Murphy.

Feb 9th

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Jan 25th

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“Once you’ve played the song a thousand times, your life experiences affect...”

– Cat Power on writing vs. recording songs, Reverb Magazine

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My Morning Jacket - “Dark End of the...

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my 10 favorite movies of the decade

(in no particular order) Adaptation No Country for Old Men The Hours Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Moulin Rouge The Royal Tenenbaums Lord of the Rings (Two Towers would be my favorite of the trilogy) Wonder Boys Mean Girls Almost Famous

Jan 3rd

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Stunning live acoustic performance of...

Dec 22nd

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Dec 20th

my top 10 favorite albums of 2009

10. Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul I remember seeing posters all around town in Austin at SXSW in March and being very intrigued by the premise of this project (David Lynch working with Danger Mouse and Mark Linkous with a roster of vocalists including Nina Persson, Julian Casablancas, the Flaming Lips, Suzanne Vega and Iggy Pop), so i was very disappointed when the...

Dec 20th

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Dec 18th

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I asked Neko if Steve Nieve and I might...

Dec 17th

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5 favorite covers of 2009

my top 20 songs of the year list is coming soon along with commentary, but until then here are 5 of my favorite covers from the past year. All 5 of these are tracks that work as more than just a one-off novelty, worthy of repeated listens: Bon Iver - “Mercury” [Kathleen Edwards cover] Bat for Lashes - “Use Somebody” [Kings of Leon cover] Laura Marling - “Roll...

Dec 16th

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Dec 14th

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Feist (ft. Beck + Wilco’s Nels Cline) - “Weighted Down” via Pitchfork: Beck is about halfway through with his latest Record Club effort, which finds him spinning Skip Spence’s 1969 LP Oar into cool new directions with help from Wilco, Jamie Lidell, Feist, and others. Track number five, “Weighted Down (The Prison Song)”, just went up, and it’s the first...

Dec 14th

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HERE LIES LOVE: David Byrne & Fatboy Slim -... →

To quote Alec Baldwin on this past week’s 30 Rock: OMFG. Tracklist features vocals from Sia, Tori Amos, Florence Welch (Florence & the Machine), Cyndi Lauper, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Santigold, and more.

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“It’s weird looking back, that “Jesus, Etc.” (a title derived...”

– The now deceased Jay Bennett, discussing Wilco’s “Jesus, Etc.” Figured I might highlight some of the songs featured in my top 50 of the 2000s, starting with #1.

Dec 11th

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box of boom's top 50 songs of the decade

i almost drove myself crazy, or in 2000s terms, b-a-n-a-n-a-s, putting this list together. these are my personal favorites, clearly in no way a definitive list of any sort and the ranking could probably be rearranged on a daily basis. still, i had to establish some sort of criteria for myself, so i went with 50 songs, 1 per artist, all studio versions, no covers. here goes: #50: “Let...

Dec 11th

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The Mercury Award winning trio have joined forces with Amnesty International to release their brand new track ‘Chase The Tear’ - on the eve of International Human Rights Day. Download it now, exclusively from 7digital.

Dec 10th

Vevo Arrives: Test Driving the Labels’ New Video... →

i’ve always hated how music videos are such crappy quality on YouTube, especially older ones, even on the official record label pages, so this seems like a step in the right direction. it’s not perfect by any means - tons of artists are still missing since Warner hasn’t signed on yet, and even though some older videos are on there, it’ll probably never be a complete archive...

Dec 9th

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Dec 8th

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crumbler: perpetua: Grizzly Bear “Two Weeks” This animated video for “Two Weeks” by director Gabe Askew is so elaborate and elegantly crafted that it’s hard to imagine that it’s not actually the official clip for the song. Askew’s work is perfect for Grizzly Bear’s music, unfolding with fussy precision and grace while having the weight and texture of something sturdy and lived-in. As...

Dec 8th

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Dec 8th

it's been a long time, i shouldn't have left you

After a brief hiatus, box of boom is back - now powered by tumblr. I enjoyed the old Wordpress format, but I was looking for a way to simplify things. So far, so good. Our RSS feed’s URL has changed, so please resubscribe. And stay tuned, box of boom is back just in time for some fun year-end and DECADE-end lists, including my top 50 songs of the 2000s.

Dec 7th

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It was really nice to see Rihanna have some fun on SNL. I am loving her next single, “Hard.”

Dec 7th

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Dec 4th

“It’s just me this time… I don’t know if I should push all...”

– Cat Power Working on New Album

Dec 4th