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They’re baaaa-aaack!  On Sub Pop.  Nuff said. Rano Pano San Pedro

Okay, I know I ended 2010 by threatening not to do this anymore, but an overwhelming three of you told me that your lives would change if I stopped. So I’m keeping going. I’m going to try to do bigger news dumps, but a little less often. This time: Sales figures for last year; the [...]

DISC 1 L.A Times – produced by Ervin “EP” Pope In My ’64 f. Pharrell & Snoop Dogg – produced by The Neptunes Soo Woo f. Lil Wayne – produced by Bink Living Better Now d. Detail & Tools – produced by DJ Shake R.I.P Story – produced by Nottz Purp & Patron Sam Hook [...]

Ferdinand Sarnitz, a.k.a Left Boy, has already managed to build quite a following just by having a Facebook account and a little bit of talent.  Well, more than a little bit.  His well-chosen (but illegal) samples of everyone from The Beatles to Blind Faith are used not simply to capitalize on someone else’s catchy hook—they’re [...]

Only Son’s second record, Searchlight, is a smooth collection of sunny, atmospheric pop tunes written and performed by Jack Dishel, once the lead guitarist of The Moldy Peaches.  I’m not going to go so far as to call it shoegaze, but you might.   But I will go so far as to call it purty gud: [...]