Monthly Archives: August 2011

TiVo Party Tonight: Raphael Saadiq Featuring Robert Randolph, The Lonely Forest, Emmylou Harris, Lost In The Trees, The Knux

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 Jay Leno (NBC): Raphael Saadiq Feauring Robert Randolph Rerun from June 22. Raphael Saadiq performed “Day Dreams” from new LP Stone Rollin’. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): The Lonely Forest Rerun from August 2. The [...]

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From The Desk Of Of Montreal: “Radiolab”

of Montreal’s music is hard to define, given it changes more often than frontman Kevin Barnes’ sequined and feathered outfits during a live show. One album might be heavy on the drum machine and synthesizer, while another showcases Barnes’ best high-pitched Prince wail with more traditional strings and percussion. The Atlanta band boasts a prodigious [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: Astronautalis

Indie rap-rocker Astronautalis returns September 13 with This Is Our Science (Fake Four). The album was produced with the help of John Congleton and features Tegan Quinn of Tegan & Sara and members of Midlake and the Riverboat Gamblers. “Dimitri Mendeleev” is one of two album tracks named after historical figures, and the song assaults [...]

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Vintage Movies: “The War Of The Worlds”

MAGNET contributing editor Jud Cost is sharing some of the wealth of classic films he’s been lucky enough to see over the past 40 years. Trolling the backwaters of cinema, he has worked up a list of more than 100 titles—from the ’20s through the ’80s—that you may have missed. A new selection, all currently [...]

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From The Desk Of Of Montreal: Charles Ives

of Montreal’s music is hard to define, given it changes more often than frontman Kevin Barnes’ sequined and feathered outfits during a live show. One album might be heavy on the drum machine and synthesizer, while another showcases Barnes’ best high-pitched Prince wail with more traditional strings and percussion. The Atlanta band boasts a prodigious [...]

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From The Desk Of Of Montreal: Paul Éluard

of Montreal’s music is hard to define, given it changes more often than frontman Kevin Barnes’ sequined and feathered outfits during a live show. One album might be heavy on the drum machine and synthesizer, while another showcases Barnes’ best high-pitched Prince wail with more traditional strings and percussion. The Atlanta band boasts a prodigious [...]

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Film At 11: My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket just released its spookily psychedelic video for “Holdin On To Black Metal” from Circuital (ATO). Sticking to its Kentucky roots, the group collaborated with Louisville’s Sole Solution Studio to produce the clip, which features fragments of MMJ’s 2011 Bonnaroo performance. Some members used their Google+ accounts to show part of the video [...]

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TiVo Party Tonight: Dennis Chambers, Jake Shimabukuro, Fountains Of Wayne, The Black Angels

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Dennis Chambers Jazz-fusion drummer Dennis Chambers continues Drum Solo Week 2. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Jake Shimabukuro Rerun from August 1. The ukulele virtuoso performed “Bring Your Adz.” Late Night [...]

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From The Desk Of Of Montreal: William S. Burroughs

of Montreal’s music is hard to define, given it changes more often than frontman Kevin Barnes’ sequined and feathered outfits during a live show. One album might be heavy on the drum machine and synthesizer, while another showcases Barnes’ best high-pitched Prince wail with more traditional strings and percussion. The Atlanta band boasts a prodigious [...]

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