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Via Nerdist, the (vegan) Weird Al Yankovic takes on Pharrell’s Happy. Al will be releasing 8 videos in 8 days on his site, promoting his new album Mandatory…
Ben Sollee is a wonderful cellist from Kentucky who plays all kinds of music not traditionally played on the cello. The Hollow Sessions is a recent free download…
Not sure it is exactly a fair trade for the horrid heat wave we’re currently suffering in the Northeast, but Anti Records has released its 2013 Summer Sampler,…
Via Rathole Radio Episode 103 and Jamendo I was delighted to find this new EP, Homeless, by South African musician (and vegan) who records as Quietly Concerned. He…
(Photo from Root on Facebook) According to Eater Boston, a new plant-based restaurant called Root is due to open in Allston in the next few weeks, in the…
The Rosebuds, who earlier put out a free album of Sade covers titled Love Deluxe, have a new album out now on Bandcamp – Night of the Furies…
In support of promotion for the “Love this Giant” tour 2013, David Byrne and St. Vincent have posted a tour video and a free EP. The EP has…
Via Noisetrade and Paste, an album of live tracks from the Newport Folk Festival: They’ve also got a set of videos from Newport at the Paste site.
Got a promotional email from Wolgang’s Vault pointing to U2’s September 18, 1987 show at the Boston Garden, from the Joshua Tree tour. Thanks to a well placed…
The fine folks at The Waiting Room recently resurrected Drunk Covers VII. The original Drunk Covers series was one of my favorite parts of The Waiting Room, and…
This has got to be my favorite Tiny Desk Concert of the year. Macklemore has so much energy and enthusiasm – but still manages to pull off the…
This weekend I was lucky to attend ROFLCON III, the third (and reportedly final) version of the internet culture conference at MIT. One of my favorite sessions was…