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EPK for the upcoming Matador deluxe reissues of Mission of Burma's first 3 albums, Vs., Signals Calls and Marches, and The Horrible Truth About Burma

Another genius track from Earles and Jensen's "Just Farr A Laugh"...illustrated no less! SEGA!

Watch The Ponys perform "Harakiri" live, and then watch more footage from the same show at Rhapsody (http://www.rhapsody.com/theponys/videos). You'll also find a live EP for sale there. Prefer your live music in person? Check out the tour with Spoon!

Here's footage of Jennifer O'Connor performing "Century Estates at NYC's The Living Room on May 30th. The studio version of the song is available on O'Connor's Matador debut "Over The Mountain Across The Valley and Back To The Stars." For more info, go to http://www.matadorrecords.com

This is footage of Shearwater performing their song "Seventy Four Seventy Five" at this year's South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Taped by our own Adam Farrell, the lighting may be kind of dim, but what do you want, floodlights in a church?

Here's a guide on buying early and getting now with The New Pornographers upcoming release, "Challengers," on Matador Records. Participate in our crazy preorder scheme for beaucoup bonus materials including a 4 disc some-assembly-required Executive Edition box set of "Challengers" More info is at www.buyearlygetnow.com

This is footage of Shearwater performing their song "Hail Mary" at this year's South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The song can be found in a studio incarnation on the album "Palo Santo," recently reissued in a deluxe and expanded two disc format from Matador Records

Here's Lavender Diamond's new video for "Open Your Heart" off of their full-length Matador debut CD/LP, "Imagine Our Love." The video was directed by Australian singer Sia.

Here's the video for Love of Diagrams'"No Way Out," directed by Benjamin Ducroz, Anthea Caddy, and Antonia Selbach. One of Matador's new signings for the new year, Australia's Love of Diagrams make their Matador debut with a self-titled EP, to be followed by a full-length entitled "Mosaic.""No Way Out" can be found on the Love of Diagrams EP, out 1/30 on Matador Records.

Ladies and Gentleman, I present for your approval Chicago's own Ponys, captured in live performance (courtesy of our friends at liveeyetv.com). Their debut record for Matador, entitled "Turn The Lights Off," hits stores on March 20. Until then, check out all things Ponys at http://www.matadorrecords.com/the_ponys, where you can preview a song from the album.