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Not only do we have this year’s Christmas comp Winterizing with 26 artists, we also have live EPs by Northern Valentine & Small Life Form plus a collaborative album from Slicnaton, Remora, & Northern Valentine.

Lauren Bergman, Future Perfect, acrylic on gessoed paper mounted on sintra

New York-based artist Lauren Bergman announced today her highly anticipated upcoming exhibition, CalHalla: Dreams of Future Passed, at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, California. The work (see below) is full of perky idealized Betty Page-era pin-up girls and Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.

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Our pals at VGKids.com are holding a contest for free T-shirt printing. Their quality and customer service is awesome; check the details below. (more…)

Following up on Audtion from 2006, P.O.S.‘ Never Better is one of my favorite hip-hop records coming out in 2009. The record is on pre-order now from Fifth Element and includes a few freebies. (more…)

Watch H.R. interview himself (below) on AOL.com. Although watching H.R. perform now with Bad Brains is powerfully disappointing, Hey Wella, H.R.’s solo record released in October, is pretty great and worth a listen. (more…)

Insound and ALARM have paired up to give you the chance to win Bodi Oser’s Band ID book. Enter to win here!

Doomsdayer’s Holiday is the new release by Portland’s instrumental rock band Grails. Fusing Indian music, 1970s film noir, and psychedelic sounds into heavy acoustic and electric rock, Grails is a wonderful anomaly. I recently spoke with guitarist Alex Hall, who created the artwork for the album. (more…)

Last night Brother Ali recorded this track to capture his feelings on this monumental event.

Brother Ali: “Mr. President (You’re The Man)”

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy the singer-songwriter, former model, and third wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, recently covered “Anyone Else But You” by the Moldy Peaches (watch the video below). (more…)

Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) and music critic Byron Cooley have created the definitive chronicle of the late ’70s New York art-rock scene. Together they skillfully depict the culture, politics, and environment that formed the still-obscure and quietly influential bands of that era. (more…)