Came across this song by the Decemberists which is about an old Japanese tale. Thought it was a good song (NPR picked the album as #1 in 2006) and even better story behind. Story is included below the player. “It’s a story about a peasant in rural Japan who finds a wounded crane on an [...]

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Courtesy of the “thumbs-up” songs from the Funkrocks Indie Rock Pandora Station. Moth’s Wings by Passion Pit 11-19-2010 In A Perfect World by Octoberman 11-19-2010 Help I’m Alive by Metric 11-11-2010 Librarian (Live 2009) by My Morning Jacket 11-10-2010 Don’t Look Back by Kasey Anderson 11-10-2010 Sol Solis by Moving Mountains 11-10-2010 Angeles by Peter [...]

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Let me start by saying that Daytrotter Sessions cover way more than folk music. I just couldn’t resist the catchy title. These are live recordings done at the Horseshack in Rock City, Illinois and are made available on the Daytrotter website. Some of the best indie bands that you have never heard of recorded cut down, “mostly” acoustic sets here. As they put it on their site

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I really can’t believe this site is still up. Not only still up, but gaining in popularity against the heavyweight, Pandora. Coming from a loyal Pandora fan, Grooveshark has still got to be the best online music option in the United States (Euro has Spotify). Grooveshark offers both on-demand songs from an ultra-comprehensive music library and they also have a Radio option [...]

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In the last few years, a new subculture has emerged in cities all over the globe. The Hipster is cultured, artsy, enigmatic, pretentious, and annoying all at the same time. In case you are not sure if you or people you know are hipsters, here are common characteristics: Drinks Pabst Blue Ribbon Unkempt Beards Enjoys [...]

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The Coachella Music and Arts Festival turns 10 this year and the 3 day concert is still rocking the best mainstream and indie music acts on the planet. So far, there are 122 artists signed up to play in Indio, California from April 17-19th 2009. The lineup is really a maze of talent which only [...]

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By The Boss Lady I just love Japanese girls, who doesn’t right?  Well, here’s another reason to love them even more.   Upon one of my lazy days at work, I came across this poster…”Japan Dance Hall Queen Contest”.   Likely, I went on YouTube to check this out.  Whoa! Never knew Japanese girls could drop it [...]

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The Bay Area is pretty damn cool and it’s no wonder why it has such a loyal following. It is refreshing to go up there and know that such a contrast can exist within a single state. Here are some pics from San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland which were taken during a recent trip. All [...]

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If you ever feel down, a Sad Kermit song may be just the thing to cheer you up. Here he is mourning the loss of Jim Henson, Ms Piggy, and doing heroin?!!

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SeeqPod claims to be “playable search” which isn’t a very clear concept. What that means is that it searches the web for audio, video, slideshows, finance, wikipedia and other rich multimedia content and plays/loads it conveniently within the search results page.  While that doesn’t seem too useful at first, it is a great way for playing music and movies on demand. It is crucial [...]

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