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Labels: Coachella, Cochella Videos, Jack Johnson, The National, The Raconteurs, The Verve, Vampire Weekend

Coachellians poured in to the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California today in the hot sun to see artists like Portishead, Prince, DCFC, Hot Chip, Rilo Kiley and others. Check out the lineup for Saturday and Sunday below.

The YouTube videos from Friday's Coachella performances are already being posted. Sifting through them, here are some of the best, including The Black Kids, The Raconteurs, Aphex Twins and Fatboy Slim.

The Black Kids performing "I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend" at Coachella on Friday, April 25:



The Raconteurs - "Consolers of the Lonely" - Friday Coachella show



The Raconteurs - "Attention" - from AT&T BlueRoom Broadcast (FYI: This may be deleted by YouTube)



Aphex Twins - Live set at Coachella, Friday, April 25, 2008 (song title anyone?)




Fatboy Slim - "Green Supernova" - Friday night, Coachella 2008


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The following is the line-up for artists and bands playing Coachella Saturday and Sunday. Check out the stage and set times for more information.

Portishead, Prince, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacvba, Sasha & John Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Animal Collective, Kate Nash, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Above & Beyond, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boys Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, CarbonSilicon, Erol Alkan, Man Man, Yo! Majesty, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, AkronFamily, MGMT, Surkin, Curses!, Para One, Orgasmic, James Zabiela, SebAstian, Kavinsky, Minus the Bear, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Yelle, Uffie featuring DJ Mehdi

Sunday

Roger Waters, Love and Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dimitri from Paris, Autolux, Stars, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy F*ck, Black Mountain, Annuals, Kid Sister with A-Trak, Modeselektor, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, AUSTIN TV, Grand Ole Party, Shout Out Louds, Plasticines, Brett Dennen

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Labels: Coachella, Festivals

This is the first installment of New Indie and Alternative MP3 Releases, highlighting musicians and bands that hardly ever get the cred they deserve.

The Garlands debut single is available for free, legal download thanks to Cosy Recordings and

MP3: David - The Garlands

Play or download a bonus track You Never Notice Me - The Garlands

The EP, which features a cover version of George Michael's Freedom, is limited to 300 copies, so if you like the band, go to Cloudberry Records.

Cleveland's psychedelic indie pop band The Dreadful Yawns have released a new single:

MP3: I Thought One Kiss -The Dreadful Yawns

MP3: Creeper from Island's new album Arm's Way due out on ANTI May 20, 2008.

MP3: Tears Run Rings - Mind The Wires from the band's debut release Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never on ClairRecords

MP3: The Sun Ain't the Same - Afternoon Naps from the group's forthcoming EP (title not known). If you liked that tune also check out this bonus track: Clean Bill of Health - Afternoon Naps

MP3: Leviathan, Bound from new album Rook slated for release on Matador Records on June 3


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Labels: 2008 Indie Rock Songs, Afternoon Naps, Free Indie Rock MP3s, Shearwater, Tears Run Rings

Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut album, appearance on Saturday Night Live and performances at South by Southwest, an extensive touring schedule, not to mention praise and love from the media, bloggers and indie music fans (although the predictable backlash has begun), have propelled the preppy New York City band to near instant international recognition.

- Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa [mp3]

- Listen to tracks from the band's official website

- See rare clips of Vampire Weekend performing live in SF and on KCRW (a phenomenal 40-minute studio session of the band performing almost every song on their debut album)

The literary Columbia University grad students gained warp-speed popularity in and around the campus with their catchy mix of indie rock and Afro-fused beats, and soon began playing at high-society social gatherings and NYC venues in 2006.

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Labels: Best Indie Songs, Indie Songs 2008, New Indie Aritsts, Vampire Weekend

At first, it was hard to believe that for nearly a year there was no official music video for Spoon's smoking hot hit single "You Got Ya Cherry Bomb" [mp3] until this month.

Nonetheless, some fact-checking confirmed that there was no official music video what was clearly one of the top indie rock hits of 2007, even grabbing a number of awards for best song of the year.




Of course there are the usual YouTube videos of the song featuring live performances and people creating their own videos to the song, but this is the first time the official version has been released(finally).

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Labels: 2008 Music Videos, Indie Music Videos, Spoon, Video: You Got Ya Cherry Bomb

This week's half dozen free and legal MP3s include songs from AM Syndicate, Black Mountain, HIJK, Grand Ole Party, The Big Sleep and The Two Man Gentlemen Band. Enjoy.

AM Syndicate: "The Neighbor and His Wife" [mp3] from Liberation

The Big Sleep: "Pinkies" [mp3] from Sleep Forever

Black Mountain: "Tyrants" [mp3] from In The Future

Grand Ole Party: "Nasty Habits" [mp3] from Humanimals

HIJK: "Alibi" [mp3] from The Pen and The Letter

The Two Man Gentlemen Band: "William Howard Taft" [mp3] from Heavy Petting

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Labels: 2008 Indie Rock Songs, AM Syndicate, Free MP3s, Grand Ole Party, HIJK, Indie Rock 2008, Legal MP3s

Almost everyone who watched television in 2006 and 2007 remembers the 2006 award-winning HP commercial that used classic, but long forgotten (as most great Kinks' songs were until they started showing up in movies, cable TV shows and commercials during the past decade) song from The Kinks, "Picture Book" (lyrics and MP3 below).

Yet an alternative version of the commercial has surfaced on YouTube that was either never shown, only aired in certain markets or was pulled for the version (see that here) most people are familiar with. My guess is that it is the version played in the U.K.

This spot is interesting, especially for folks who liked the HP campaign and/or are fans of The Kinks - the greatest rock/pop band ever!

Labels: Free Indie Rock MP3s, Kinks Songs, Ray Davies, The Kinks, TV Commercial Songs, YouTube Music Videos

Labels: Arctic Monkeys, Arctic Monkeys Music Videos, MuveeMix, Online Video Resources, Video Editing

So it is a bit annoying that a group with such marvelously crafted pop, rock and funkadelic sounds would chose a name that does not reflect their music or stage presence. Part of me wants to call it pretentious, but it's just plain puzzling, and I haven't been able to find an interview were the band members are challenged on the name.

In today's Internet-dominated music world, a band needs to be extra savvy about what it takes to be credible and how to optimize name-branding on the Internet with the goal of attracting fans to their official websites, MySpace pages, Facebook profiles and so on. Picking the right name for a band nowadays requires careful thinking and a good level of online marketing and promotion.

Notwithstanding, to be more 'indie' about this matter, let's say we just forget that they are going to have problems promoting themselves based on their name.

At the end of the day it's just plain disingenuous to choose such a name as Vicious Vicious for a band who's online promotional photos show them holding yellow balloons and whose music is more candy than cane. Sorry metal heads - and even rock fans - Vicious Vicious are not vicious by any stretch of the imagination.

The proof is in the pudding (but I still must say there music is awesome). The best way to get to know the band's music is to go to their official site where their music plays at a non-stop stream (unless you kill it of course).

Editor's note: Personally, I found myself listening to the stream at least twice over during an hour and a half period - and this is coming from someone who still has loads of great music to review, not to mention all of the submissions by postal mail (artists and labels: please do not send me emails with audio attachments; they will be stripped by my email program, please send music you'd like me to review to Box #722, RE, CA 95044.

Since the release of their latest album Parade in September 2007, songs like "Rain Parade", "Ho Baby" and other well-produced indie pop songs have increased the band's popularity.
According to Vicious Vicious' official website, Applewick and the others are working on new material for yet another album to possibly be released in 2008. Let's hope so, because these guys are on a serious roll.

Labels: 2008 Indie Rock Songs, Indie Rock Songs, Minneapolis Indie Artists, MP3s, Parade Stream, Releases, Streams, Vicious Vicious

They are one of the few indie rock bands in the history of the genre that can say they made the cover of The Rolling Stone and Time magazine, the latter being an honor usually bestowed on world leaders, Nobel prize winners and at the most aging rockers, but not for a quirky, barely known (at that time at least) band from Canada.

Arcade Fire - No Car Go - Arcade Fire [mp3]

Fans of Arcade Fire are partly attracted to the band's blend of orchestra pop raised up by soaring chorus. But even more AF fans love the band for their uncanny ability to entertain wherever, whenever and with whatever they can find.

If you are not an AF fan, maybe you will be after you see and hear them play the title track from their 2007 hit album, Neon Bible in a Parisian elevator.

Labels: 2007 Music Video, Arcade Fire, Concert Videos, Indie Rock Songs, Paris

During the past few weeks, more than 8,000 visitors have checked out, subscribed, listened to and downloaded IRC's Favorite Songs of 2007.

The following lists of links to rock, pop and other genre-specific 'best of 2007' editions, are worthy of reviewing and include many talented entries, song descriptions, samples and in some cases free, non-DRM MP3 downloads. Also included are links to playlists of MP3s featuring IRC's choices for 2007.

However, in the case where a best songs list is based on actual listener input and consumer purchases, that's another matter, and some of lists included here within utilize such methodology. (photos - top left: Zach Condon from Beirut; middle right: Modest Mouse)

Quick Click MP3s:

Heretics - Andrew Bird
- See the full playlist, Volume I

Spitting Venom - Modest Mouse
- See the full playlist, Volume II

No One Would Riot For Less - Bright Eyes
- See the full playlist, Volume III


Check out the list of lists from across the web for the best and top songs of 2007.

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Labels: Best Independent Artists 2007, Best Indie Blogs, Best Indie Songs, Best Songs 2007, Indie Rock Links, List of Lists

One of the big 'new' groups of 2007 on the indie circuit was definitely Silversun Pickups.

The band's impressive debut EP Pikul in 2006 was followed by the brilliant release of Carnavas, which was still on The Billboard 200 chart as of last summer and peeked at No. 5 on the Top Independent Albums in 2006.

Carnavas was the band's first full-length release under the direction of the respected rock producer Dave Cooley (who has worked with Smash Mouth and Citizen King).

The album included a number of indie blog favorites, especially the exhilarating single "Lazy Eye."

So One AM Radio records put out a remix CD last month that includes four remixes of "Lazy Eye" and two remixes of "Little Lovers So Polite".

For SSPU fans, the remixes are a worthy listen to, but don't get to excited. Others who are annoyed by SSPU for their own various reasons, may point to this remix release as more evidence for their dismissal of one of L.A.'s most talked about rock bands in the past year.

MP3s:

Silversun Pickups - Little Lovers So Polite (One AM Radio Remix)

In The Time We've Got - (One AM Radio Remix)

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Labels: Best Indie Artists, Dance, Electronica, One AM Radio, Remixes, Silversun Pickups