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While we were at Radio City last night, Ben Gibbard was 90 miles down the NJ and PA turnpikes at Philly’s TLA on South Street for another stop on his solo tour. Of course you know what that means: more covers! And not surprisingly, Darnielle’s Mountain Goat bleat is a better fit for Ben than was Cobain’s In Utero anguish. Feast yer eyes and ears on Ben doing the Mountain Goats’ “Palmcorder Yanja.” (Thanks for sending it in, Sam!)

For those that can’t make it, tune in to NPR tonight for a live feed of Ben’s set at the 9:30 Club in D.C. and stream away. What new cover will he do tonight? Guess right (before 9:30 PM EST) and … we’ll be impressed.

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Each time through our fair city, Arcade Fire’s pulpit gets a little higher, their congregation grows a little bigger (read: prettier), the surrounding hysteria spirals more furiously. But the band aims for the intimate, which means Win wants you in the aisles, to crash the stage, to realize that “there’s only like four security guards… what can they do?” But it was Radio City Music Hall, after all, and the ushers weren’t having it. (United Palace was another story.)
So last night was the inaugural evening of the High Line Festival, and though Mr. David Bowie was in the house (spotted milling about), we didn’t see him on stage. Bummer. Damn mimes, so unreliable! What we did see instead was a massive band on a tiered platform, a movable pipe organ, the brothers Butler taking turns mingling in the crowd, and a trumpeter blowing from the rafters. More so than […]

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From today’s press-release tidal wave:
OZZFEST ANNOUNCES STATIC X AS FINAL BAND FOR MAIN STAGE OF THIS SUMMER’S “FREEFEST”
Well, now we know just what caliber of bands will be willing to work for…

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Welcome to “On The Flippity-Flop,” where your Idolators spotlight unjustly ignored B-sides, bonus tracks, compilation contributions, and EP cuts. Send your suggestions to…

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This July, Rocklahoma–a three-day music festival featuring Poison, Ratt, and at least one version of L.A. Guns–will take place in a field in northwestern Oklahoma. Tickets have been selling at a…

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Thing is, that’s both the setup and the punchline. Producer, plastic surgery victim, and Minnelli ex David Gest is slanted and enchanted by the lush-ous Amy Winehouse. But it’s what he wants to do to her upon introduction that’s particularly icky. Via the estimable Tittle-Tattle:
Liza Minnelli’s ex-husband, who is currently dating English soap actress Malandra Burrows, confesses he’s infatuated with the Rehab singer and loves her wild style.
He says, “I would kiss the mole on Amy Winehouse’s face and every tattoo on her body, and I’d stick my tongue in the gap where her tooth is missing.
“I love her.”Creepy, desperate, denial — the choice of descriptor is yours. But they would make a damn cute couple!
 

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