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WOODKID
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"The Golden Age" is the title track, fourth and final music video from Woodkid's debut album. Directed by Woodkid (real name Yoann Lemoine), the video includes a collaboration with British classical composer Max Richter.

Lemoine wrote:

The Golden Age is the last single and video for my first album.

Throughout the process of directing videos for this story, I slowly removed all digital and post-production layers of my work to finally create this piece. It is somehow a postcard from my childhood, with memories and emotions from the countryside assembled together in a long, free, mellow piece. It's about the child trapped inside, the haunting memories, the beautiful and the dark ones. I wanted the camera work and acting direction to be very organic and carnal, in opposition to the digital, rigid and super-composed aspects of the previous videos. That's why we decided to shoot everything handheld, without any mechanical movement and with no post-production. In that way, I would say this video is very different from the other ones.

It all started when I bought an original print by my favorite photographer, William Gedney, friend and contemporary of Lee and Maria Friedlander, who shot families in rural America in the sixties. I decided that this piece would pay tribute to the beauty of his work and the way he shoots boys and men in their environment, to the sensuality of his eye, which describes so well what I felt for other boys when I was younger.

In order to extend the song and create the right mood for this piece, I collaborated with composer Max Richter. He extended and re-recorded his piece ‘Embers’ to adapt it to the pace and tonality of ‘The Golden Age.’ Together, we created this very free ‘hybrid’ edit of the track, which tells so much about the pace of never ending childhood summers.

In a way, this piece is a final goodbye to four years of work and tour for this album.

The Golden Age album is available now via Green United Music/Universal Music Germany.

SPANISH GOLD
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Speaking of music video, Spanish Gold's new music videof or "Day Drinkin'" recently premiered over at Paste Magazine. The song is taken from their latest album South of Nowhere, out now on BMG/Del Mar Records.

Lead vocalist Dante Schwebel talked about recording the new record, "We kept finding that we had a lot of the same reference points during the recording. It became evident that we were still children of the MTV era. We grew up with MTV when it was still a music channel. The way that the programming crossed genres from R&B to hip hop, rock, soul and pop music is how we approach records. It’s an album of all those styles. Like watching a random hour of MTV programming circa 1986-1996. It’s a nod to Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre, Madonna, the Beastie Boys or Tom Petty, all with a Texas border town setting. It all adds up to a fun listen that you can keep on repeat."

The trio also announced a 2014 Tour Dates, which kicks off next week.

Tour dates:

July 17 July 18 July 19 August 1-3 August 10 August 14 October 3-5 October 10-12

Birmingham, AL Atlanta, GA Louisville, KY Happy Valley, OR Columbus, OH Nashville, TN Austin, TX Austin, TX

Bottletree Café* The Earl* The Forecastle Festival Pickathon Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Live on the Green ACL Music Festival ACL Music Festival

MARTIN GARRIX
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Casablanca Records recently released Gold Skies EP by Martin Garrix. It went straight to #1 on iTunes Top Dance Album Chart. Fans who love the digital release can also look forward to the physical CD, which boasts all five digital tracks, plus three extra remixes. See tracklisting below for full details.

Garrix is one of the biggest/hottest DJ at the moment, having just headlined Ultra Music Festival and Coachella. His song, "Animals" not only went platinum, but it made him the "youngest artist to go #1 on Beatport"... plus winning iTunes "Dance Single of the Year" for 2013 and topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart. In the UK, it stayed in the Top 10 for four consecutive weeks, and it peaked at #12 on Top 40 radio.

With over 1.5 million sale digital downloads, over 330 million YouTube plays, more than 18 million Spotify streams in the U.S. and 32 million globally, and upwards of 130,000 plays at U.S. radio, it's hard to dispute that Garrix will be a household name in the EDM world.

Gold Skies EP Tracklisting:

Digital EP 1. Gold Skies 2. Animals 3. Proxy 4. Wizard 5. Tremor

Physical EP 1. Gold Skies 2. Animals 3. Proxy 4. Wizard 5. Tremor 6. Animals (Oliver Heldens Remix) 7. Wizard (Yellow Claw Remix) 8. Animals (Victor Niglio & Martin Garrix Festival Trap Remix)

CHARLIE AND THE FOXTROTS
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Golden is the debut album from alt-folk/bluegrass band Charlie and the Foxtrots, based out of Nashville, which came out this week (July 8th, 2014).

Golden tracklisting:

1. Golden
2. Stomp, Clap
3. Dreams of Yesterday
4. The Big Bad Wolf
5. Dorothy Gale
6. The Man I Am (Bonus Track)

THE GOLDEN HIPPIE
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After spending the month of June on stage with sold out arena shows opening with Prince in Europe, indie-pop artist The Golden Hippie debut her song "Smoke Signals".

Initially signed by Warner Brothers Records, but she spent the past year on the indie label Hundred Handed to craft her own unique sound.

Hear "Smoke Signals" via soundcloud.com.

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It was all yellow!

"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and everything you do. Yeah, they were all yellow." - Coldplay

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Read More Yellow Ostrich Yellow Ostrich just premiered their video for "Ghost" on Stereogum. You can also download the free MP3 of "Ghost" at yellowostrich.com. "Ghost" is the title track from the band's recent 6-track EP. …

YELLOW OSTRICH
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New York's Yellow Ostrich will be heading out on tour this March in support of their latest album, Cosmos (due out Feb. 25 on Barsuk Records).

As a special preview, the band will be playing a private show in New York tomorrow, which W♥M will be covering, so stay tuned for a writeup and some photos.

Yellow Ostrich's tour dates:

02/27 Allston MA - Great Scott
03/03 Washington DC - DC9
03/04 Raleigh NC - Kings
03/05 Atlanta GA - The Earl
03/06 Nashville TN - The High Watt
03/07 Birmingham AL - The Bottletree
03/08 New Orleans LA - Circle Bar
03/09 Houston TX - Fitzgerald's
03/15 Scottsdale AZ - Pub Rock Live
03/16 San Diego CA - Casbah
03/18 Los Angeles CA - The Echo
03/19 San Francisco CA - Bottom of The Hill
03/21 Portland OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03/22 Seattle WA - Barboza
03/23 Vancouver BC - Media Club
03/25 Salt Lake City UT - Urban Lounge
03/26 Denver CO - Hi Dive
03/28 St. Paul MN - Turf Club
03/29 Madison WI - High Noon Saloon
03/30 Milwaukee WI - Turner Hall
03/31 Chicago IL - Schubas
04/01 Indianapolis IN - Do317 Lounge
04/03 Philadelphia PA - Boot & Saddle
04/04 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary) Universal/Island Read More Blu-Ray Pure Audio The Hurting never sounded so good. In the latest round of audiophile products, the Blu-Ray Pure Audio disc has surfaced as the new dominant format, with Tears for Fears seminal debut album, The Hurting, being part of …

ELTON JOHN
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Elton John's breakthrough album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, will be getting a special re-issue this March 25th, 2014. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road spent eight weeks at No.1 and went platinum seven times over in the U.S., thanks to the Marilyn Monroe song, "Candle in the Wind", dynamite "Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting", and the c-c-c-catchy "Bennie and the Jets".

I already own the 30th Anniversary Edition of this record on Double CD + DVD set, and I thought that was the ultimate collection... but clearly I am wrong because this upcoming release is really the grandmaster ultimate edition.

The upcoming 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road will be available in a variety of formats - including that new so-called "HD Pure Audio Blu-Ray", which we just previously reviewed the new format.

It sounds really expensive, so I may have to sit out on this new box set of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (even though that 100-page book sounds so cool).

Collectors! Here is a complete list of formats for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road:

1. 1-CD set: 2014 CD remaster of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering from the original analogue tapes. Digital equivalent editions: Remaster, Mastered For iTunes, HD Edition
2. 2-CD set: 2014 CD remaster of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road as above, 9 cover versions, best of Live At Hammersmith CD Digital equivalent editions: Remaster, Mastered For iTunes
3. Five Disc CD/DVD box set: containing standard album, 9 cover version disc, single B-sides and bonus tracks, complete “Live At Hammersmith” CD, DVD of Bryan Forbes’ 1973 film Elton John And Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye To Norma Jean and Other Things, and 100-page illustrated hardback book packed with rare photos, memorabilia and a new essay containing interviews with Elton John and Bernie Taupin). Digital editions for audio: Remaster, Mastered For iTunes
4. Standard 12” vinyl album. Mastered for vinyl by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab, California. 180-gram audiophile quality vinyl with download card
5. Limited edition yellow vinyl available from store.eltonjohn.com
6. HD Pure Audio Blu-Ray album

Elton John is doing a ton of concert dates, but the one that I noticed right away is a long residency in Las Vegas at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace from 03/29/14 to 04/26/14. Don't live in Las Vegas, but still want to see the Rocket Man live? No problem! For two nights only in the U.S. on March 18 and March 26, 2014, CinemaLive.com, in association with Rocket Music Entertainment Group, Yamaha Entertainment Group of America and Universal Music Group will release a full concert in over 1,200 cinemas worldwide in over 40 countries.

YOUNG YELLER
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Young Yeller (former Chrome Sparks keyboardist, Jesse Brickel) is from Brooklyn, and he has just released his self-titled debut album today (February 11th).

Young Yeller has been releasing music since 2011 with Make Me EP and steadily been working on his debut album. Expect him to play a few shows in support of the new release.

Track Listing:

01. War
02. 1st Love
03. Drive Me Wild
04. 4 Tonight
05. Wait
06. Ol' Gibbous
07. Cut Me Open
08. U Would Go
09. It's Ok, It's Ok
10. If I Only Knew
11. 2nd Sun
12. I Walked

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Going for Gold XVII

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Goldfrapp: Tales Of Us Read More Goldfrapp Goldfrapp is back! The UK dance band just announced their new album Tales Of Us will be coming out September 10th, 2013, via Mute Records. .…

GOLDFRAPP
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We love Goldfrapp. The discoey band announce a UK tour for March and April 2014.

Get your tickets now, they have previously sold out major European cities, including their show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London (which The Guardian hailing the band’s performance as “majestic”.)

Goldfrapp's latest album is called Tales Of Us. The album came in two flavors: a standard edition and a deluxe edition, which includes a hardcover 40-page book, a bonus CD containing a selection of remixes and live performances of album tracks, plus a DVD with Tales Of Us in 5.1 surround sound, a documentary of the making of Tales Of Us and the breathtaking short films for Drew and Annabel.

Goldfrapp UK Tour dates:

03/26/14 Birmingham Symphony Hall
03/27/14 Manchester The Lowry
03/29/14 Brighton Dome
03/30/14 Portsmouth Guildhall
04/01/14 Bristol Colston Hall
04/02/14 Reading Hexagon
04/04/14 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
04/05/14 York Barbican
04/07/14 Gateshead Sage

Hiss Golden Messenger: Bad Debt Read More Hiss Golden Messenger Elephant Micah and Hiss Golden Messenger have teamed up to record a 7" split. The split is coming out September 4th. For a limited time, the 7" will come bundle with HGM's .…

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
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Hiss Golden Messenger's reissue of Bad Debt as an Expanded Edition on January 14th by Paradise of Bachelors Records; the album was previously released in 2010. The Expanded Edition restores the album's originally intended full song sequence, plus unreleased tracks.

Hiss Golden Messenger is North Carolina-based songwriter M.C. Taylor and multi-instrumentalist and recordist Scott Hirsch (who currently lives in Brooklyn). The dou has been making music together for twenty years in various incarnations, including six records with the San Francisco's Court and Spark.

Bad Debt Expanded Edition track listing:

1. Balthazar's Song
2. No Lord Is Free
3. Bad Debt
4. O Little Light
5. Straw Man Red Sun River Gold
6. Far Bright Star
7. The Serpent Is Kind (Compared To Man)
8. Call Him Daylight
9. Jesus Shot Me In The Head
10. Super Blue (Two Days Clean)
11. Roll River Roll
12. Drum

Alex Ebert: All Is Lost Read More Edward Sharpe On the evening of June 25th, even the temperamental Minnesota weather smiled upon the outdoor stage at Cabooze, where Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros performed their .…

ALEX EBERT
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' frontman Alex Ebert was nominated for a Golden Globe for "Best Score" for the "All Is Lost" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The album came out October 1st via Community Music and featured ten original compositions and one new song all written, composed, and produced by Ebert.

"All Is Lost" is a film about one man's battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Starring Robert Redford, written and directed by J.C. Chandor.

The 71st Golden Globe Awards will be broadcasting live from Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 12, 2014, by NBC. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were announced as the co-hosts for the second time in a row.

Other nominees in the "Best Score" category are listed below, although I thought the winner may be the Mandela soundtrack due to his recent passing?

Alex Ebert - Best Score

Alex Heffes – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Steven Price – Gravity

John Williams – The Book Thief

Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave

Champs: Down Like Gold Read More The Jezabels After catching the very end of The Jezabels (who were on unusually early on in the line-up… in my opinion), Darwin Deez was the first act on our list of must-sees.…

CHAMPS
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Champs (aka brothers Michael and David Champion from the Isle of Wight) is back with a new single called "Savannah", taken from their debut album Down Like Gold, which will be released on February 24th 2014 on Play It Again Sam (PIAS).

The band will be out on tour with the Jezabels in 2014.

Brink The Jezabels

Speaking of which, Australia's The Jezabels will be back with a new album on February 18, 2014, called The Brink (PIAS).

Singer Hayley Mary of The Jezabels commented on the "pop music" on their album, "To me, pop is the darkest music of all. If you look not at what pop artists are consciously doing but at what they’re reflecting about the world, pop is the most twisted, weird and scary stuff. If you wanted to study the Earth from an alien perspective, listen to pop music."

The Jezabels and Champs tour dates:

02/24/14 Nottingham Rescue Room
02/25/14 Manchester Gorilla
02/26/14 Glasgow Oran Mor
02/28/14 Belfast Limelight 2
03/01/14 Dublin Button Factory
03/02/14 Dublin Button Factory
03/04/14 Bristol The Fleece
03/05/14 London Shepherds Bush Empire
03/06/14 Brighton Concorde 2

Read More Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten is as easy on the eyes as she was on the ears. She started off "All I Can," and the band played on without any issues. Even when tuning her guitar, Van Etten is a pro .…

DOUG KEITH
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Doug Keith will be releasing Pony album on The Village Label. He premiered his song "Pure Gold In the 70's" on SPIN magazine. The song featured one J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), thanks to a dare from singer Sharon Van Etten.

To Keith's surprise, J. Mascis agreed to lend his talen. Keith responded, "I know, right? Mindblowing. Mind blown. He played the most amazing solo that captures exactly what that song is about."

Pony will be released February 11th on The Village Label.

Track listing:

1. Harvest Home
2. I Will Burn For You
3. Long Shot
4. Pure Gold In The 70's
5. The Apostles
6. You Can't Stand To Be Alone
7. Black Metal Black
8. The Weather's F*** Awful
9. The Bone In Your Hand

Ian McGlynn: Now We're Golden Read More Ian McGlynn Ian McGlynn has a new album called Now We're Golden, which just came out earlier this month, June 5th via Bailey Park Records. The album was recorded all over the place, including Paris.…

IAN MCGLYNN
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Now We're Golden is the third album from Ian McGlynn. It is said that the entire album was written on a tiny Casiotone MT-220 keyboard (which he kept with him at all times in case inspiration struck or his schedule suddenly aligned with his songwriting partner Chris Newkirk.)

We've briefly mentioned the album earlier in July, but wanted to mention that at the time of release, it was featured on iTunes New and Noteworthy section and spent two months in the CMJ top 30.

North Pole Vault

Also, worth noting, is that Ian McGlynn has a brand new Christmas-inspired EP called North Pole Vault, which came out December 3rd on iTunes. The EP is a six-song collection of holiday songs, "written in a bourbon haze".

Track Listing:

1 Christmas Morning
2 Our Favorite Christmas Movie
3 Christmas Sleep
4 Meet Me Where The Lights Shine Bright
5 North Pole Vault
6 Meet Me Where The Lights Shine Bright (Reprise)

MUTUAL BENEFIT
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Mutual Benefit, the latest Jordan Lee project, has a debut album called Love's Crushing Diamond. The album came out on CD on December 3rd (January 13th in the UK/Europe), and on vinyl on January 7th.

You can listen to his song "Golden Wake" on soundcloud.com.

Mutual Benefit will be heading out on tour in support of Love's Crushing Diamond:

01/13/14 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
01/14/14 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
01/15/14 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Underground
01/18/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
01/22/14 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
01/25/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
01/28/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Centre for the Arts
01/29/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
02/01/14 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
02/03/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
02/04/14 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
02/06/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
02/07/14 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
02/08/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade

Whales in Cubicles: Golden Metal

WHALES IN CUBICLES
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Whales in Cubicles are a London-based trio with a brand new song called "Golden Metal", taken from their forthcoming debut album (to be released on January 27th 2014) via CLUB.THE.MAMMOTH records. The album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studio with producer Nick Mailing and mixed by Simon Barnicott . You can download "Golden Metal" for free on Bandcamp.

Tour dates:

01/28/14 – Newcastle – Digital
01/29/14 – Edinburgh – Sneaky Pete’s
01/30/14 – Glasgow – Nice N Sleazy
01/31/14 – Leeds – A Nation Of Shopkeepers
02/01/14 – Manchester – Night & Day Café
02/05/14 – Leicester – The Cookie Jar
02/06/14 – Bath – Moles Club
02/07/14 – Brighton – Prince Albert
02/13/14 – London – Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
02/14/14 – Bournemouth – 60 Million Postcards
02/15/14 – Bristol – Start The Bus
02/22/14 – Reading – Oakford Social Club

THE DIVIDENDS
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The Dividends is singer Sarah Jaffe and producer Symbolyc One (or short, S1), with a forthcoming EP called Far From Away scheduled for release in 2014.

They've released a track from the EP called "Fool's Gold", featuring Raekwon.

The Body Wins Sarah Jaffe

We've previously written about Sarah Jaffe's album The Body Wins, which I previously said that "it's actually very good. Reminds me a bit of Florence + The Machine, but electronica, with Jaffe's beautiful voice."

S1 talked about Jaffe: "Sarah Jaffe is amazing, I truly believe we have something really special when we're working together. The first three songs we ever collaborated on were picked by major artists—including Eminem's 'Bad Guy'—so it was only right that we proceed and present our ideas through what we know now as The Dividends."

Angel Haze: Dirty Gold

ANGEL HAZE
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Dirty Gold is the new album from Angel Haze (aka Raykeea Wilson), it is coming out March 3rd, 2014, on Island Records (UK)/Universal Republic (US).

Haze is a rapper who released a free EP called Reservation last year, and quickly was noticed by major label Universal Republic. A few months ago, she released her first single "Echelon (It's My Way)", taken from Dirty Gold.

Track Listing:

01 Sing About Me
02 Echelon (It’s My Way)
03 A Tribe Called Red
04 Deep Sea Diver
05 Synagogue
06 Angel + Airwaves
07 April’s Fools
08 White Lillies / White Lies
09 Battle Cry
10 Black Dahlia
11 Planes Fly
12 Dirty Gold

The Slowdown: Digital Gold

THE SLOWDOWN
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The Slowdown is a 6-piece indie rock band (Brothers Sam Hoskins on lead vocals/guitars/other instruments and Joe Hoskins on keys, Josh Johnson on guitar, Jordan Smith on bass, Austin Turney on guitar, and Drew Little on drums) from Kansas City.

The band have a forthcoming album Digital Gold, pending release in early 2014 via Celebrity Narrators.

The album's first single and title track, "Digital Gold", which DIY Magazine calls "the poppiest and the most electronic", is available now.

You can hear the song now on soundcloud.com.

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Going for Gold XVI

Read More Nyteowl Nyteowl (otherwise known as Jeremiah) is a producer/DJ/mixer from Minneapolis. He's just finished his debut album called Life. The album was produced by …

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NYTEOWL
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We previously mentioned that Nyteowl is Jeremiah Conlon, from Minneapolis.

He's recently announced that his latest album, Gold Girl, is coming out next week, November 12th, 2013.

Hear the title track:



Track Listing:

01) The Boogeyman
02) Kick it Again
03) Now U Calling
04) Lady
05) Robot Says
06) Come On!
07) Gold Girl
08) Get in It
09) Swing it BB
10) Hostal

ROCKET & THE GHOST
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Brooklyn's Rocket & the Ghost (Kiyoshi Matsuyama - songwriter/vocals/guitar, Brian Kesley - bass, Stuart Bidwell - drums, Sean Gavigan - guitar, and Alan Markley - keyboards) recently premiere their song "Gold" on USA Today at usatoday.com.

Hear "Gold" now:



The song is taken from their self-titled EP, which came out today (November 5th).

Track Listing:

1. Daylight
2. Shame
3. Howling
4. Gold
5. Goodbye

Rocket & the Ghost's CD release show is in New York at Rockwood Music Hall on November 9th.

OWL EYES
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Melbourne's Owl Eyes recently shared her Nightmixes EP, a collection of songs from her debut album Nightswim songs, but remixed by some electronic artists.

Check out The Aston Shuffle's remix of "Golden Lies":



Nightmixes EP is available now on iTunes via Illusive/Wunderkind. Tracklist:

1. Open Up (Motez Remix)
2. Find Out (Playmode Remix)
3. Golden Lies (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
4. Hurricane (Cassian Remix)
5. Jewels & Sapphires (Goldroom Remix)
6. Closure (Girrafage Remix)
7. Nightswim (Fractures Remix)
8. Nightswim (Collarbones Remix)

BARELY BLIND
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Barely Blind is from Los Angeles (by the way of Southeast Texas). They have a song called "Golden Child" (released in August), which you can hear at Soundcloud.



When asked why they sound like Fleetwood Mac and Phoenix, singer Bradley Cuccio said, "We feel like even in our early days we never really fit one set genre. We've always managed to write songs that set us apart and I think this is true for 'Golden Child' more than any of our previous works. We are in a time where good music is celebrated. Genres don't much matter anymore and that is such a great thing for songwriters. For us personally, we are able to channel all sorts of styles that we listen to. We find the rhythm and the grooves in everything from UGK to Phoenix, all the way to Black Sabbath. We contribute our wide variety of listening pleasures to our creative awakening in this song and our future album."

THE SWISS
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Australian disco band The Swiss has a new EP Kiss to Kiss, coming out next week (November 11th) on Kitsuné.

You can hear "Golden Century" on Soundcloud:



Tracklist

1. Kiss To Kiss (Original)
2. Kiss To Kiss (Extended)
3. Kiss To Kiss (Breakbot Remix)
4. Kiss To Kiss (Pyramid Remix)
5. Kiss To Kiss (Amtrac Remix)
6. Golden Century

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BLUE-EYED SON
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I previously mentioned Blue-Eyed Son, the exciting news is that fellow Eenie Meenie Record labelmate Goldenboy recently appeared in Colorado. You can watch the music clip here.

The other exciting news is that Blue-Eyed Son will be playing Japan this August. See tour poster and dates below:

Aug 9 - Venice, CA @ Witzend
Aug 28 - Tokyo, JP @ Yagi Nu Kiku?
Aug 29 - Yokohama, JP @ BB Street
Sep 01 - Hayama, JP @ Days 386
Sept 13 - Venice, CA @ Witzend
Sept 20 - Santa Barbara, CA @ The Brewhouse
Sept 21 - Ojai, CA @ Deer Lodge
Sept 28 - San Francisco @ Make-Out Room

As for Goldenboy, we're celebrating Elliott Smith's birthday with a week full of "Friends and Family of Elliott Smith", which I previously mentioned here (Aug 8 @ Silverlake Lounge - Los Angeles).

YELLOWGOLD
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Yellowgold, aka Jason Howell of TWiT, album Ever One has been recorded and mixed. He recently launched his kickstarter to get it professionally mastered and released and, in a blink of an eye, the project is funded by the massive TWiT army.

If the project hits $9k, Ever One will be upgraded to a 2-disc CD set (it's currently over $7k).

Stretch Goal #3 - $9,000 LOCKED
I will upgrade the physical CD to a 2 disc set that includes both Ever One and The Mellower--and will include a signed copy in all backer rewards $20 and above!

Stretch Goal #2 - $7,000 UNLOCKED
"The Mellower" will be professionally mastered and provide to all backers th as digital copy!

Stretch Goal #1 - $5,000 UNLOCKED!!
Unreleased 3 song EP called "Three For You" will be mastered and provide as a backer exclusive digital download!.

MOTHER FALCON
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Austin's Mother Falcon just revealed their new music video, "Blue and Gold" (watch it on YouTube), showcasing the band's musical diversity and layered instrumentation. The band explain the idea behind the song, "‘Blue and Gold’ is about the constant shift in the power dynamic of a romantic relationship, where the abuser becomes the abused and vice versa." (which the video portrays this relationship with colors and ballet dancers). The single is taken from their album You Knew, which came out earlier in May 2013.

Mother Falcon is currently on tour:

8/5: Hollywood, CA @ School Night
8/9: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
8/13: Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet
8/16: San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah Saloon
8/17: Davis, CA @ Sophia's Thai Kitchen
8/19: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
8/20: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Cafe

BIG B
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Fool's Gold is the sixth studio album from Las Vegas singer/rapper Big B. The album came out July 9th on Suburban Noize Records and features appearances from Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, and others.

Big B had this to say about the new record, "I put a lot of heart and soul into this record and the last few years have been pretty hard on me for various reasons. This record was my way of getting it all out and turning it all into a positive thing. I just wanted to make good songs that people can have a good time listening to. "

Big B is currently on tour as part of the Cabin By the Sea tour with Dirty Heads and The Expendables. See dates below:

08/06 - Dallas, TX - HOB 08/07 - Houston, TX - HOB 08/09 - Shreveport, LA - Strange Brew 08/10 - New Orleans, LA - HOB 08/11 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In 08/13 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe 08/14 - Knoxville, TN - NV Nightclub

08/16 - Phila, PA - Theatre of Living Arts 08/17 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club 08/20 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre 08/21 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage 08/23 - Detroit, MI - Shelter at St. Andrew's Hall 08/24 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge 08/25 - Minneapolis, MN - Studio B 08/27 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater

OCTOBER GOLD
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Montreal's October Gold is an acoustic folk couple, consisting of singer/songwriter Kit Soden and violinist Aliza Thibodeau. Their sophomore album, Bridge of the Sun, came out last month (July 16th).

October Gold is currently on tour in support of the new album:

08.04 • Brainwash (San Francisco, CA)
08.05 • Peer Recovery Art Project (Modesto, CA)
08.08 • Adobe Bar @ The Taos Inn (Taos, NM)
08.14 • Bangor Public Library (Bangor, ME)
08.15 • Nocturnem Draft Haus (Bangor, ME)
08.17 • House Concert (Wells, ME)

ORANGE GOLD RED
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Orange Gold Red is a new project form long lost cousins Andrew Gregory and Kate Copeland. These songs were all written by Gregory, so it would seem that they're stories about his personal experiences and ideas. It's still a work-in-progress, as expect a full-length album sometime in the year.

In the meantime, you can download "Ink" and "Figure Eights" at etmusiquepourtous.com.

Too lazy to link out? Hear "Ink" below:

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Going for Gold XIV

Read More My Gold Mask Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are My Gold Mask, and their new album, Leave Me Midnight is coming out February 19th, 2013. Check out "Further It Gets" from the upcoming album…

MY GOLD MASK
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My Gold Mask just kicked off their co-headline National tour with California Wives last week (June 20th).

The duo (Jack and Gretta) talked about their tour: "We are excited to have California Wives as tour partners and look forward to spending time on the road with them and getting to know them better. Sometimes you feel like little warriors on the road and it's always nice to have a pack to roam with. Not sure what CW will take away from playing with us but we always learn new things from the bands we play with. Hopefully we all come away with experiences that expand and enhance our way of looking at and making music."

Tour dates below:

06/29/13 Pittsburgh, PA Garfield Artworks
06/30/13 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel
07/01/13 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward
07/02/13 Columbus, OH Double Happiness
07/04/13 Cincinnati, OH Motr Pub
07/05/13 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
07/08/13 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
07/09/13 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
07/10/13 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
07/11/13 Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
07/12/13 Denver, CO Lion's Lair
07/13/13 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
07/16/13 Seattle, WA Barboza
07/17/13 Portland, OR McMenamins White
07/20/13 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
07/21/13 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
07/23/13 Phoenix, AZ The Rhythm Room
07/24/13 Tucson, AZ Plush
07/30/13 New Orleans, LA Siberia

BRIEFLY:

JESSE WOODS facebook.com Lo-fi folkster Jesse Woods has a debut album called Get Your Burdens Lifted, coming out August 6 via Guns In The Sun. You can get a preview of the LP by checking out his song, "Gold In The Air".

M FOR MONTREAL mpourmontreal.com M for Montreal Gold Delegate Badges are on sale for $250 - but hurry, the sale ends June 30th (in three days). If you can afford it, the Gold badge lets you in all the showcases, networking events, panels, cocktails, parties and other perks. M for Montreal celebrates is in its 8th year this November 20-23, 2013.

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Going for Gold XVIII

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Read More Goldfrapp I've gone on record in the past, saying that I am a fan of Goldfrapp. I love them, even though I don't have their new album, I did pick up Seventh Tree.…

GOLDFRAPP
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Goldfrapp is back! The UK dance band just announced their new album Tales Of Us will be coming out September 10th, 2013, via Mute Records.

The album is described as Goldfrapp's most narrative, cinematic and intimate recording to date. Does this mean a new direction (away from dance music?)

Be on the lookout for Goldfrapp to play some shows in the summer, including a special double date at the Manchester International Festival on July 17th and 18th. They've arranged for the Royal Northern College of Music string orchestra to playTales Of Us live for the first time. Of course, tickets are already sold out!

Their European headlining tour will take place in October and November. U.S. dates to be announced soon. Personally, I cannot wait!

06/23/13 Trinity Centre Bristol, UK
07/17/13 Manchester International Festival
07/18/13 Manchester International Festival
07/20/13 Somerset House Summer Series
07/21/13 Lovebox - Victoria Park
10/21/13 Paradiso, Amsterdam
10/22/13 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
10/23/13 Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin
10/25/13 Le Trianon Hall, Paris
10/26/13 Kaufleuten, Zurich
11/01/13 Hammersmith Apollo, London

BONDAX
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UK duo Bondax (Adam Kaye and George Townsend) is coming back to North America for a 2013 tour. They are in the middle of writing a new album, as Kaye mentioned, "We're only just writing our album now, but we're going to have songs, but songs treated differently so the structures aren't what you expect. It's got to keep the interest and not just be trying to do what's current."

Check out their new song, "Gold".

07/10 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Festival
07/11 - Toronto, ON - Wrong Bar
07/12 - Mariaville, NY - Camp Bisco
07/13 - New York, NY - MoMA PS1 Warm Up
08/01 - Phoenix, AZ - Monarch Theatre
08/02 - San Francisco, CA - 1015 Folsom
08/03 - Los Angeles, CA - Hard Summer
08/30 - New York, NY - Electric Zoo
08/31 - Chicago, IL - North Coast Music Festival

SIR SLY
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Los Angeles' Sir Sly recently just signed to Cherrytree/Interscope Records, and their first release is the Gold EP (available now).

Hear the title track, "Gold", on soundcloud.com:



Tracklisting below:

1. Where I'm Going
2. Gold
3. Found You Out
4. Ghost

BRIEFLY BROOKLYN:

GOLD LAKE goldlakeband.com Gold Lake is Brooklyn's latest band, although two of the members are Carlos and Lua from Madrid. The two originally was playing music as the band We Are Balboa (distributed by PIAS), before relocating in New York as Gold Lake. Anyway, Gold Lake's We Already Exist is coming out this week, June 18th, 2013. Expect to hear some of those songs at their upcoming show at the Glasslands with Isadora on July 23rd.

BLUE & GOLD blueandgoldband.com Speaking of Brooklyn, Blue & Gold's debut single, "Ghost Man", taken from their debut self-titled EP, will be out at the end of June. The band will be performing their first show at Pianos in NYC on July 17th, 2013. Hear "Ghost Man" song now, and see if you can hear Alabama Shakes and White Stripes influences:

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Going for Gold XVII: Gold Fields, Golden Grrrls, and essence goldman

Read More Gold Fields You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often. I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it's set for release February 26th, 2013..…

GOLD FIELDS
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Look like the Australian group Gold Fields will be heading back to Minneapolis this February 17th! I tried to warn these guys the last few times they were here to not tour here in the Winter, but … I guess we'll find out how they like the weather, haha.

Look for Gold Fields to make their debut television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On February 27th, just a day after the release of their highly anticipated debut album Black Sun on Astralwerks.

MTV named Gold Fields as one of their 13 Artists to Watch in 2013, so check them out if they're playing near you:

2/4: Washington DC@ U Street Music Hall *
2/5: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live *
2/6: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
2/7: Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *
2/8: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
2/9: Providence, RI @ The Met *
2/11: Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel *
2/12: Detroit, MI @ The Shelter *
2/13: Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
2/14: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
2/15: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
2/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
2/19: Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep * #
2/20: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * #
2/22: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue * #
2/23: Missoula, MT @ Elks Live * #
2/24: Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café * #
2/25: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios * #
2/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour * #
3/2: Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room * #

* = w/ A Silent Film, # = w/ Royal Teeth

GOLDEN GRRRLS
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I previously mentioned Glasgow-based Golden Grrrls was releasing a self-titled debut album through Slumberland Records. The album is coming out next month, February 26th, 2013.

Their new single is called "Past Tense":



Today, the group announced a US and UK tour dates:

02/15 Brighton - West Hill Hall *
02/16 London - The Yard Theatre
02/17 Leamington Spa - Zephyr Lounge *
02/18 Sheffield - Audacious Art Experiment Space *^
02/19 Wigan - Atomic Vintage ^
02/20 York - The Basement #^
02/21 Newcastle - Morden Tower ^
02/22 Glasgow - Stereo (Album launch show) ^
02/23 Manchester - Kraak *^
03/20 Olympia, WA - Venue TBD +
03/21 Seattle, WA - Tractor %
03/22 Seattle, WA - Black Lodge
03/23 Portland, OR - Doug Fir %
03/26 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop %
03/29 Los Angeles, CA - Echo %
03/30 San Diego, CA - Casbah %
04/01 Boston, MA - Charlie's
04/02 Easthampton, MA - Flywheel
04/03 New York, NY - Venue TBD
04/04 Philidelphia, PA - Vox Populi w/ Literature and Royal Shoals ¥
04/05 Arlington, VA - Comet Ping Pong ~
04/06 Baltimore, MD - The Bell Foundry

* = w/ Edible Arrangements, ^ = w/ Sex Hands, # = w/ Mazes, + = w/ Brilliant Colors, % = w/ Veronica Falls and Brilliant Colors, ¥ = w/Literature and Royal Shoals, ~ = w/ Lorlelei

ESSENCE GOLDMAN
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Award-winning singer/songwriter essence goldman is releasing her debut children album A Dog Named Moo and His Friend Roo on January 29th, 2013, via myKaZoo Music/Universal Music Enterprises.

The story behind the album was the album began as a gift of love for her son. She had all these fun songs written that she decided to put it in an album to share with the world.

In addition to the A Dog Named Moo... album, she is releasing "T REXXXXX!" as a book; "Everybody Has a Butt" as a smart phone app; and three animated videos ("T REXXXXX!" in claymation, "Everybody Has a Butt" and "Yum Yum").

BRIEFLY:

MY GOLD MASK mygoldmask.com Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are My Gold Mask, and their new album, Leave Me Midnight is coming out February 19th, 2013. Check out "Further It Gets" from the upcoming album: The band will be heading out on tour in support of Leave Me Midnight soon.

HAWKLION facebook.com Hawklion's debut EP Gold & Silver was released recently. No other details about the band were given, other than that they're from Dublin, Ireland. I believe the EP is out on Manazo Record and hopefully that's the correct cover artwork (the one on their soundcloud page is incorrect).

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Going for Gold XVI: Britt Nicole, Gold Fields, Sufjan Stevens, Xbox, Willy Mason

Read More Britt Nicole Ask anyone that's ever own an Xbox 360, and they'll tell you they've experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. In fact, they've probably had it several times in their console's life cycle....

Read more Going for Gold.

BRITT NICOLE
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I briefly mentioned Britt Nicole a few years ago. She just premiered her title track for her album, Gold, today (November 29th) on Vevo. The Nashville-based Britt Nicole will be re-releasing Gold on February 26th via Capitol Records. The album is repackaged from her Sparrow Records release (originally in March and debuted at #41 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts.)

Apparently there is an anti-bullying message and belief in yourself on Gold, as Nicole explained, "The message of Gold is to remind those kids that are struggling that no matter what they have been told they are worth so much more than the words of another. Once you know that, no one can ever steal your shine."

Nicole will be doing two special "first-ever" Capitol Records debut performances in Los Angeles and New York City:

01/09/13 - The Roxy in L.A. at 7pm
01/16/13 - Canal Room in N.Y.C. at 7 p.m.

Look for new mixes of "Gold" (including a club mix) on the upcoming Gold EP (to be released digitally on December 18th).

Read More Gold Fields As for Gold Fields, it's only been two weeks since we last saw the Australian boys. They were in sunny Los Angeles last night, so it was a cold shock when they landed in Minneapolis. I hate to break this to them, but that wasn't cold what ....

GOLD FIELDS
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You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often.

I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it's set for release February 26th, 2013. Currently you can only get Dark Again single, and possibly Treehouse, so it's slim picking if you want more music from Gold Fields.

We like these guys, having seen them twice this year, so check them out if they're playing near you:

11/30 Chicago, IL Twas The Night Before
12/04 New York, NY Webster Hall**
12/06 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary*
12/07 Cambridge, MA The Middle East*
12/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*
12/10 Montreal QC Divan*
12/11 Toronto, ON The Drake*
12/13 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall*

*As special guests of St. Lucia
**As special guests of Diamond Rings

Read More Sufjan Stevens This really came out of nowhere for me. My bf will load up my library list and when I go pick up my junk I usually get little suprises like this. It's really a wonderful album and Sufjan Stevens has a haunting and lovely voice.....

SUFJAN STEVENS
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Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens just released his 50+ Christmas five-disc album, Silver & Gold, collecting Songs for Christmas, Vol 6-10.

Stevens is currently on tour, I am assuming he'll be doing at least one or two xmas songs?

11/30/12 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
12/01/12 Austin, TX Emo's
12/03/12 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
12/04/12 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
12/05/12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
12/06/12 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
12/08/12 Seattle, WA The Neptune
12/09/12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
12/12/12 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
12/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
12/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
12/15/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/16/12 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
12/18/12 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
12/19/12 Providence, RI Fete
12/20/12 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
12/21/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/22/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Read More Xbox Ask anyone that's ever own an Xbox 360, and they'll tell you they've experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. In fact, they've probably had it several times in their console's life cycle....

XBOX GOLD
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My number one complaint about the Xbox is Xbox Gold. I seriously don't understand why there are so many Xbox fanboys out there? They love paying for Xbox Gold, they don't think there's anything wrong with the service.

Just to be clear on my thoughts on this: Xbox Gold is a scam. Imagine this: you buy a computer and when you want to send an email*, or play an online game like World of Warcraft, or Netflix, or Twitter, or Facebook, and your computer prompt up a message that you need to buy a year of "Gold". That's exactly what Xbox Gold is to me.

Prices for Xbox Gold is $15 a month**. So do the math: if you want to stream Netflix, it's $8 for Netflix, plus $15 for Xbox Gold. On any other platform, PS3, computer, Roku, "Smart" Blu-Ray players, etc., there isn't a $15 extra fee.

Here's another scenario for you: You got a redemption code for a free Vudu movie. You launch Xbox and boo-hoo, you have to pay $15 to Xbox Gold just to watch a $3.99 movie. That's the kind of restriction I'm talking about.

What's heartbreaking is a free service like YouTube requires you to pay the $15 fee, which is unbelievable considering that YouTube is free everywhere else. Do you know of any other platform that asks you to pay for YouTube (we're talking about the free content here, not the paid movies YouTube sells.)

Sadly, my original first generation PlayStation 3 died. It was temporarily fixed, but as I figured, it eventually broke again. So I'm taking in my Xbox and selling it to get a new PS3. Goodbye Xbox and good riddance.

PS: Xbox Music, not worth it. You pay a subscription of $100 a year, plus $60 for Xbox Gold to access it on the Xbox, making it the world's most expensive music subscription model.

* This is a real complaint: "You need to have an Xbox LIVE Gold membership to send messages on Xbox.com."
** To be fair, most fanboys buys Xbox Gold as a discounted annual fee of $60 or whatever special offers they get.

WILLY MASON
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Willy Mason is a singer-songwriter, who came into fame via mister Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, signing him on his record label.

His upcoming release is Don't Stop Now EP, set for release on January 14th, 2013, via Communion Records (available digitally and limited 10"). The EP is a sampling of what's to come for his third studio album, also due out later in 2013.

You can enjoy his new single and video for "I Got Gold" on YouTube.

Mason will also begin his North American tour around the release of the EP, starting in Montreal on January 13th. Currently, Mason is enjoying a lot of sold out dates in the UK.

12/01 Glasgow - King Tuts 12/02 Manchester - Ruby Lounge 12/03 Birmingham - Glee Club 12/04 Bristol - Thekla 12/05 London - Rough Trade East 12/05 London - Scala 12/06 Boston - Converse Hall 01/13 Montreal, Divan Orange 01/15 Toronto, Rivoli 01/17 Chicago, Old Town 01/19 Minneapolis, Turf Club 01/22 Denver, Larimer Lounge 01/25 Vancouver, Media Club 01/26 Seattle, Columbia City Theater 01/27 Portland, Doug Fir 01/29 San Francisco, The Chapel

01/30 Los Angeles, Hotel Café 02/04 Nashville, High Watt 02/07 New York, Rockwood Theatre 02/08 Philadelphia, World Café 02/10 Washington DC, DC9 02/11 Boston, Café 939 03/03 Portsmouth - Wedgwood Rooms 03/04 Exeter - Phoenix 03/05 Cardiff - Glee Club 03/07 London - Koko 03/08 Leeds - The Wardrobe 03/09 Newcastle - Gateshead Old Town Hall 03/10 Glasgow - Oran Mor 03/12 Liverpool - The Kazimier 03/13 Nottingham - Rescue Rooms 03/14 Dublin, Ire - Whelans 03/15 Belfast - Limelight

BRIEFLY:

GOLDEN GRRRLS facebook.com Golden Grrrls are releasing a self-titled debut album on our favorite indie label, Slumberland Records on February 26th, 2013. Hear their song, "We've Got…", on Soundcloud: Already in love and want to know more about them? They're from Glasgow, Scotland, if you haven't figured out from their lovely accents. They are, I believe, two grrls and one boy: Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari MacLean and Rachel Aggs.

TERRAPLANE SUN terraplanesun.com Terraplane Sun is a five-piece "blues rock" band from California. The band semi-recently unveiled their video for "Get Me Golden" (from their EP Friends) featuring unfriendly violent puppets. Not interested in watching the video, you can hear the audio on Soundcloud: If you're in Cali, you can see them on tour this December: Dec 01 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA Dec 03 Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA Dec 04 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA

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Going for Gold XV

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Read More Solid Gold Solid Gold: I talked to: Zach, Matt, and Adam (not sure what happened to their drummer)......

SOLID GOLD
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Andrew brought this to my attention: former Solid Gold guitarist Paulie Heenan was killed. When I interviewed Solid Gold in 2009, Heenan was not with the band.

Anyway, in less depressing news, Solid Gold released their second album, Eat Your Young, on Totally Gross National Product.

Guitarist Matthew Locher talked about why it took so long (their debut album, Bodies of Water, came out in 2008) to produce the sophomore album, "We've never been motivated by making records. We're driven by making something beautiful—capturing a moment in our lives that can translate to any place or time."

It's good that the album is finally out. I did a search for it on Amazon and the result was for the artist "Mo Solid Gold." It's probably mislabeled, as there really is another band called Mo Solid Gold, which featured Rob Hague, the drummer from my favorite punk band S*M*A*S*H.

Also, as I've previously mentioned, Solid Gold is playing at First Avenue this December 7th. Wild Belle will be opening up.

Fri 12/07/12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

TADDY PORTER
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Stay Golden is the new album from Oklahoma's Taddy Porter. It's set for release on February 26th, 2013, via Primary Wave Music, but you can hear the lead single, "Fever" now on PasteMagazine.com.

The new album, co-produced by Dave Cobb and Mark Neill, is said to include eleven new lo-fi songs, with elements of "Motown soul, Southern blues and psychedelic pop."

Taddy Porter is doing a few dates in December.

12/01/12 Rock Bottom - Montgomery, AL
12/02/12 12th & Porter - Nashville, TN
12/07/12 The Lyric Oxford - Oxford, MS
12/08/12 The Lyric Oxford - Oxford, MS

GOLDSPOT
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New Jersey's Goldspot just released a charity single called "If the Hudson Overflows." All proceeds from the sale of the song will go to the American Red Cross' Superstorm Sandy Disaster Relief efforts.

Singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla had this to say about the sonng, "When I wrote this song, it was really just a love song for my wife. In the song, the Hudson overflowing was supposed to be a metaphor for tough times - I never envisioned that the Hudson would actually flood the streets around my home. My heart goes out to the victims of this disaster, not just in my hometown of Hoboken, but everywhere on the East Coast."

If you want to hear the song, which features backing vocals from Aimee Driver and David Nowakowski from Scars on 45, you can check it out on Soundcloud.

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