Monthly Archives: November 2009

Devendra Banhart’s Dearest Friends: 60 Videos, Part 10

With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]

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Film At 11: Ray Davies’ “Thanksgiving Day”

We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Now that you’re awake again following your post-meal nap and the Broncos/Giants is over, it’s time to celebrate with a song from next week’s guest editor (and MAGNET hero) Ray Davies. Here’s a solo live clip of “Thanksgiving Day” from 2005.

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TiVo Party Tonight: Bon Jovi, Weezer

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Bon Jovi Bon Jovi will perform on Conan tonight in support of new album The Circle as well as its worldwide tour starting this February. Last Call With Carson [...]

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Devendra Banhart’s Dearest Friends: 60 Videos, Part 9

With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: The Mercury Program

The Mercury Program is an instrumental post-rock outfit from Gainesville, Fla., and this month the band dropped Chez Viking (Lovitt), its first album in five years. With intricately woven melodies, funked-up beats and an ethereal vibraphone, all rising and crashing like ocean waves, this music would be the perfect soundtrack for people-watching at an airport [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Devendra Banhart’s Dearest Friends: 60 Videos, Part 8

With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]

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Film At 11: The Grates

The Grates‘ effervescent 2006 album, Gravity Won’t Get You High, was so good, it got the band shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize. They sound like a dance-y take on the poppier, upbeat songs of Sleater-Kinney or the Fastbacks: very catchy, cute and propulsive. The spunky Brisbane group is about an iPhone commercial away from [...]

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TiVo Party Tonight: David Gray

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): David Gray Daly will host David Gray tonight in support of new album Draw The Line. The show will feature a 30-minute special with performance footage from his concert [...]

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Devendra Banhart’s Dearest Friends: 60 Videos, Part 7

With the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone [...]

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