Discologist

Copyright law is a fickle beast. Will Toledo and Matador Records found out just how fickle when they found out despite their good faith efforts, a (killer) track off of Teens Of Denial that quoted a classic The Cars song wouldn't pass the copyright muster, resulting in the physical release of the album being pushed back to June and all copies being destroyed. 

This kinda thing could be catastrophic to an artist's career, but given the circumstances, who really gives a f$%$?*

That's our podcast. Plus a little Promised Land Sound for good measure. Dig it.

*Circumstances = Teens Of Denial is one of the best rock records of 2016, maybe of all time

• Car Seat Headrest LPs Destroyed Because Ric Ocasek Wouldn't Authorize a Cars Sample [Pitchfork]
• Get to know Promised Land Sound
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• Check out the track "She Takes Me There" from Promised Land Sound's For Use And Delight.

Teens Of Denial
Car Seat Headrest

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Carrie: Buy It
Eduardo: Buy It

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Is Apple aiming to kill music downloads in the near future? Are we ready to go "full digital" or is this just an idea that's not ready for prime time?

You might have heard that Radiohead is back. Their new album is called A Moon Shaped Pool. We're talking about it. 

Go-go, the soul of Washington, DC, may be out of the spotlight in 2016, but it will never die thanks to Rare Essence keeping on keeping on and their new album Turn It Up.

• Apple Aiming to End iTunes Music Downloads in Two Years [MacRumors]
• Learn more about Rare Essence:
  Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
• How long can go-go keep going? [Chris Richards/ Washington Post]
• Is go-go music endangered? Rare Essence keeps it alive with ‘Turn It Up.’ [Chris Richards/ Washington Post]
• Check out the video for Rare Essence's "Turn It Up" off of their first album in 15 years, Turn It Up.

A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead

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Paul: Buy It
Carrie: Buy It
Eduardo: Pass

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Since 2001, Fruit Bats' Eric Johnson has proven time and time again why he has become one of the 21st Century's most revered songwriters. After a brief "retirement" where he released music under his own name - 2014's excellent EDJ - Johnson has revived the Fruit Bats name and delivered Absolute Loser, one of the strongest and most personal albums of his career.

Before his recent show here in Washington, DC, Johnson stopped by the basement to talk about his new record, the worth of a name, almost two decades in the constantly shifting music industry, and much, much more.

Dig it. Dig it the most.

• Check out Fruit Bats video for "Humbug Mountain Song" of off the exquisite new LP,  Absolute Loser.

Fruit Bats Absolute Loser is out NOW on Easy Sound

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Henryk Gorecki's 3rd Symphony, often referred to as the Symphony of Sorrow, is one of the most popular pieces of classical music ever composed and with good reason. Sonically dense, and often brutally minimalist in construction. 

In other words a perfect fit for saxophonist Colin Stetson's frequently off-kilter sensibilities.

WIth little help from friends like Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire) and Greg Fox (Liturgy), Stetson has crafted a work that is as reverent of the original as it is audacious. Colin Stetson's Sorrow is music for grown ups that challenges, moves, and satisfies in the way few pieces can

Join us along with our friends Chad Clark (Beauty Pill) and Louis Weeks as we dive deep into this stirring modern classic from one of the most versatile and innovative artists working today. 

• Learn more about Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 [Wikipedia]
• Learn about all things Louis Weeks
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• Learn about all things Chad Clark and Beauty Pill
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• Beauty Pill plays Luce Unplugged at the American Art Museum in Washington, DC on 5/20 [Event Info]
• Story/Stereo featuring readings from Bill Beverly's Dodgers, and music by Soccer Team lands at Busboy's and Poets Takoma on 5/22. [Event Info]
• Check out the trailer for Sorrow below

Sorrow - A Reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony
Colin Stetson

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Is the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame an institution that's past it's prime. At this year's ceremony Steve Miller certainly seemed to think so.

Legendary rock icon Bob Mould is back with his latest collection of rockers Patch The Sky. Need we say more?

Detroit based producer and MC Black Milk (Curtis Cross) and his band Nat Turner are back with The Rebellion Sessions. We've got a taste of these tasty jams to wet your appetite.

RIP Above The Bayou. Long live Above The Bayou!

• "After His Induction, Steve Miller Rips Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" [New York Times]
• Get to know Black Milk
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• Check out Black Milk with Nat Turner's track "The Knock", off of The Rebellion Sessions, below.

Patch The Sky
Bob Mould

Kevin: Stream It
Paul: Buy It
Patrick: Stream It
Eduardo: Stream It

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With spaces for the arts becoming scarcer and scarcer in Washington, DC and other cities, should we turn to abandoned office parks in our suburbs for answers? 

California trio Bleached is back with Welcome The Worms, their strongest release yet. At least according to some of us.

Electronic musician Tim Hecker takes a trip into the inner-space on his new album Love Streams and we've got a taste for you. 

• "Abandoned Office Parks Should Become the Artists’ Lofts of the 21st Century" [Washingtonian]
• "What's a Wonder Bug" you ask? Here...let us explain.

• Get to know Tim Hecker
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• Check out the track "Castrati Stack" from Hecker's latest release, Love Streams, below.

Welcome The Worms
Bleached

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Paul: Buy It
Patrick: Stream It
Eduardo: Buy It

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One day in early Spring budding hip hop superstar and creative powerhouse K.A.A.N. (Brandon Perry) dropped by the basement to hang out with Kevin, Random Nerds’ Bryce T. Rudow, and Marcus Dowling.

The following is a true account of what happened next. 

• Read K.A.A.N.'s 2015 "interview" with Random Nerds' Bryce T. Rudow [Random Nerds] 
• Check out the video for K.A.A.N's "Phoenix" below

K.A.A.N.

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Saturday night, Beyoncé premiered the short film “Lemonade” on HBO. It was powerful, aggressive, political, and vital. Minds were blown.

Then she dropped the album.

Now we're here with special guests Briana Younger and Marcus Dowling to talk about it.

Oh yea...we’ve got a new track from J-Zone’s killer new album Fish-n-Grits too.

Pretty cool, eh?

• Get to know J-Zone
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• Soundcloud | Bandcamp | Spotify
• "J-Zone’s “Fish-n-Grits” and the Great Rap Divide" [Marcus J. Moore via Bandcamp]
• Check out the track "I'm Sick Of Rap" off of J-Zone's Fish-n-Grits" below.

LEMONADE
Beyoncé

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Eduardo: Buy It
Marcus: Buy It
Briana: Buy It

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So, uh, guys...Prince died.

That reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly sucks.

Kevin, Marcus Dowling, and Future Of Music Coalition's Casey Rae needed to talk about it.

Here is that conversation.

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Is the "white male voice" dead in indie rock? David Turner at MTV certainly thinks so. 

Parquet Courts are back with another durable set of slow-burn rockers. Is Human Performance the sound of a band hitting its stride, or are they just delivering more of the same?

DC's Brushes has emerged from the shadow of proto-rockers Baby Bry Bry. We've got a taste of the what's good off of their debut EP, whatever, again.

• "Is Indie Rock Over the White Male Voice" [MTV]
• Get to know Washington, DC's Brushes
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• Check out the track "Thought I'd Call (Cuz You're Callin')" off of Brushes debut EP whatever, again, below.

Human Performance
Parquet Courts

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Carrie: Buy It
Eduardo: Stream It
Quinn: Buy It

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