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time to die for cheap

mp3: the dodos – fables
i said this would be cheap, but it’s even a little better than i expected. the dodo’s time to die is available, just for today, for an unbeatable $2.99 on amazon. the album will be available elsewhere starting next week. and you can still stream it for free at timetodie.net

the chosen few at xx merge

video: destroyer – the chosen few

and foam hands.
black cat tomorrow! with iran (mp3: iran – baby let’s get high one last time together)! should be sweet. bay of pigs preorder is open also…
update: painter in your pocket!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYrqRL4gsU&feature=channel

songs featuring felines — vol 3

so i’ve done two volumes of this “songs featuring felines” thing, but i’ve never actually had a feline of any sort. well… tomorrow that will change. we’re getting a kitten! i wasn’t too keen on the idea at first, but i guess i’m starting to come around. i don’t know what we’re gonna call it [...]

acoustaclaw records launches with free full album downloads

i am very pleased to announce that the bat and the bird has recently launched acoustaclaw records, a very small digital record label home to some of our music making friends here in dc (including myself)! very much in the spirit of this blog, every album currently available on acoustaclaw is being offered to download [...]

dinosaur jr. does just like heaven for playboy

i can’t embed this one… they want you to look at those giant bottles of soco. you can head over to playboy.com to check it out though.

the studio version of this is one of my favorite covers. they play it acoustic here… which definitely is not dinosaur jr.’s strength, but the song still comes out [...]

time to die stream

this is awesome. stream it on timetodie.net now for free. also, the album is supposed to be the mp3 deal of the day on amazon when it’s released on july 28th, where things are usually priced between $1.99 and $4.99. so definitely look out for that.