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- NPR's "World Cafe" picks their Top 10 of '08 ... (Really, Kings of Leon that high? Really?)

- Written and recorded Gramercy ArmsÕ studio in NYC, "This Christmastime", is a collaboration that features MascottÕs Kendall Jane Meade on lead vocal. Gramercy Arms' is a New York supergroup that features current and former members of Guided By Voices, Luna, Joan Wasser of Joan as Police Woman, Dead Air and The Damnbuilders lead Dave Darby.

Their debut album features guest performances by comedienne Sarah Silverman, Lloyd Cole, Chris Brokaw and Joan Wasser as well as present and former members of Nada Surf, The Pernice Brothers, Dead Air, Shudder To Think and more.

Listen to "This Christmastime" here

- Chicago's The Bitter Tears release their sophomore album, Jam Tarts in the Jakehouse, nationally on March 3, 2009 through Carrot Top Records ... (There's Carrot Top Records, Really?)

- Roger O'Donnell, formally the keyboardist for the Cure, has released the first song, "In Your Hands Now," from his upcoming solo full-length Songs from the Silver Box. The track is a collaboration between O'Donnell and Australian singer Lenka. MP3 here

- Fans of Midlake: Eric Pulido is in the coffee business with his fair-trade Cappulido Coffee

- Atlanta's All the Saints (a long time fav of the DJ going back to their early days) will be playing a show at the Drunken Unicorn on December 13. Their single, "Sheffield" is getting a lot of play, so if you haven't heard it, click here

- JJ Cale's new album Roll On comes out on Rounder Records on February 24, 2009.

Here's Beck, live, covering "Magnolia" in 2002:

Labels: all the saints, bitter tears, carrot top, gramercy arms, lenka, midlake, npr, roger o'donnell, top 10

WhatÕs Hot?
WhatÕs Not?
And who is the SummerÕs biggest hit?

DeadJournalist.com readers give their feedback: here

Labels: fleet foxes, midlake, the pulse, the raveonettes, vampire weekend

Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate, a mix of the best of what I'm listening to:

Kevin Drew - Backed Out On The ...
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away (Radio Edit)
Shout Out Louds - Normandie
The Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out
CCS - Knife (Grizzly Bear cover)
Small Sins - It Keeps Me On My Toes
Phoenix - One Time Too Many
Mew - Special
Eskimo Joe - London Bombs
Young Galaxy - Outside The City
Feist - I Feel It All
Midlake - Roscoe
The Raveonettes - Dead Sounds

So good, even if I do say so myself.

Labels: css, eskimo joe, feist, grizzly bear, Kevin Drew, mew, midlake, phoenix, shout out louds, small sins, The Polyphonic spree, the raveonettes, the rosebuds, young galaxy

We here at DeadJournalist.com are huge fans of Midlake (whose song "Roscoe" is #1 in our most played iTunes folder). The band will be making it's way to Atlanta next Tuesday at the Earl. Go show support to a band who deserves your support.

The band will also be releasing a digital-only EP on Sept. 4 with an accoustic version of "Roscoe" and three other songs. The EP, "Oak and Julian will be available at iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. Roscoe (Acoustic Version)
2. It Covers The Hillside (Acoustic Version)
3. Marion
4. Mornings Will Be Kind


Midlake Tour Schedule:
Tue - Sep 04 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA

Wed - Sep 05 @ CatÕs Cradle, Carrboro, NC

Thu - Sep 06 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC

Fri - Sep 07 @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Sat - Sep 08 @ Webster Hall, New York, NY

Sun - Sep 09 @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA

Tue - Sep 11 @ Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH

Wed - Sep 12 @ Metro, Chicago, IL

Sun - Sep 16 @ Austin City Limits, Austin, TX

Thu - Sep 20 @ Numbers, Houston, TX

Mon - Sep 24 @ Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ

Tue - Sep 25 @ Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Wed - Sep 26 @ Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach / San Diego, CA

Thu - Sep 27 @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

Sat - Sep 29 @ Doug Fir, Portland, OR

Sun - Sep 30 @ Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA

Tue - Oct 02 @ Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO

Wed - Oct 03 @ Jackpot, Lawrence, KS

Labels: atlanta, deadjournalist.com, midlake, worlds fair

With the one-year anniversary of DeadJournalist.com only one month away, here's a look back at the Exclusive Interviews I've done during the past 11 months:



To read an interview, click on a link below.

• Havana Guns - 02.15.07 - London-based band


• What Made Milwaukee Famous - 02.06.07 - Austin-based band


• Sophia Shorai - 02.04.07 - Minneapolis-based vocalist



• The Rosebuds - 01.27.07 - Raleigh-based band


• David O'Brien - 01.23.07 - Atlanta Braves beat writer


• Dirty on Purpose - 12.29.06 - Brooklyn-based band



• Castle Project - 12.12.06 - Vancouver-based band


• The Features - 12.03.06 - Murfreesboro/Sparta-based band


• The Village Green - 11.11.06 - Portland-based rock band



• Film School - 11.03.06 - San Francisco-based band


• The Ettes - 10.31.06 - Los Angeles-based band


• Cory Branan - 10.19.06 - Memphis-based singer-songwriter



• Midlake - 10.16.06 - Denton-based band


• 120 Days - 10.11.06 - Oslo-based band


• KissKill Destroyer - 10.09.06 - Baltimore-based band



• The Decemberists - 10.08.06 - Portland-based band


• The Close - 10.03.06 - Atlanta-based indie/post-punk band


• Daniel Merlot/Crash Berlin - 10.02.06 - Hollywood-based DJ/electro-punk band



• Cassettes Won't Listen - 09.28.06 - New York City-based musician


• Nyles Lannon - 09.26.06 - San Francisco-based musician


• Denver Dalley - 09.24.06 - Omaha/Nashville-based musician



• Voxtrot
  - 09.22.06 - Austin-based post-pop band


• TV on the Radio
  - 09.09.06 - New York City-based
  jazz/electro/psychedelic band


• All The Saints
  - 09.06.06 - Atlanta-based psychedelic
  rock band



• The Prids - 08.31.06 - Portland-based post-punk band


• Parachutes - 08.29.06 - Los Angeles-based indie/dream-pop band


• I Am The World
  Trade Center - 08.25.06 - Athens/Corvallis-based synth-pop band



• Cities - 08.22.06 - Chapel Hill-based post-punk/indie band


• KillGordon - 08.16.06 - Atlanta-based rock band


• Y O U - 08.15.06 - Atlanta-based indie band



• Rock N Roll Soldiers
  - 08.08.06 - Eugene-based
  rock band


• Irving - 07.28.06 - Los Angeles-base indie/alternative band


• Clearlake - 07.25.06 - Brighton-based indie-folk band



• The Black Angels
  - 07.17.06 - Austin-based psychedelic
  rock band


• Oppenheimer - 07.12.06 - Belfast-based synth-pop band


• Popup - 07.05.06 - Glasgow-based indie-pop band



• Snowden - 06.15.06 - Atlanta-based neo-wave band


• Todd Bogin - 05.16.06 - New York City-based folksinger-songwriter


• antlerand - 04.27.06 - Portland-based alternative/audio-visual band



• The High Violets - 03.27.06 - Portland-base alternative/shoegaze band

Labels: 120 days, all the saints, clearlake, dirty on purpose, havana guns, midlake, popup, snowden, sophia shorai, the decemberists, the ettes, the features, the rosebuds, tv on the radio, voxtrot