Metric‘s new album is due soon, and the single has already been released (see #1, below). Tribute! 1. Help I’m Alive-The New Metric Single! (sendspace link) 2. Expecting to Fly (Neil Young cover)-Emily Haines 3. Between the Bars (Elliot Smith cover)-Metric 4. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Bob Dylan cover)-Metric 5. Mostly Waving-Emily Haines [...]

Besatree is a homemade, purely low-fi hip hop “group” (it’s basically one dude–Southern Californian Jon May) that makes what it calls “Slop Hop.” Give it a try, you might be surprised at one one dude can do with a computer and a voice. Plus, it’s free! Score it here after February 1! (Free album giveaway!) [...]