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Sock Obama: Offensive, satirical, bizarrely ignorant coincidence, or genius?

THAILAND-“The Remote Controller”

Gosh, I hate the band Thailand. What they’ve done with “The Remote Controller” is unforgivable. Because it’s only an EP. Marc Linquist is, frankly, one of the best indie rock (new new wave) songwriters performing today. He’s a fantastic abstract lyricist (From Down in the Trenches: “You look great now how’s your coma?/Sugar and dough [...]

JAMIE LIDELL-“Jim”

Jamie Lidell’s been in the business for a while, making top-notch whiteboy soul, and he’s releasing “Jim” this summer. It’s an old-sounding album, a la Amy Winehouse (but Jim was doing it before she was), that borrows from gospel, funk, R n’ B, disco . . . There’s a little something for everyone here. A [...]

NEW FROM JAGJAGUWAR/SECRETLY CANADIAN

Two releases from one of the best indie labels in the business . . . BOWERBIRDS-“In Our Talons” The Bowerbirds make the kind of folk music you’d expect from this label: Low-key and anything but bright and hopeful. “In Our Talons” has all the vocals you’d expect from an old-fashioned folk tune (think Joan Baez [...]

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THE CLASH: 5/21/81

I’ve been lax on my Clash posts of late, so maybe this will make up for it. As far as I know, this is the whole show, a rare Italy live performance from the greatest band in the world. ZIP FILE Set list: London Calling Safe European Home White Man In Ham Palais Train In [...]