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RecaPitulation: Silversun Pickups, Dappled Cities, Cave In, Merge Records

"What is she, the governor of Guam?" - GW Bush on Sarah Palin

Pickups headline the LA Weekly’s head-scratching new festival … free songs galore, including a full Dappled Cities album … Merge’s 20th birthday party goes on and on and on … Cave In are in for a free show … plus how you spell “VMA stunt” (hint: “K-a-n-y-e”) and more.

Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Russian Circles, Baroness, Nick Cave, Arch Enemy, These Arms Are Snakes

The Russians plan to occupy their tour van for a bit … Baroness are ready to rule the road too … Cave’s book arrives … Arch Enemy put together something special … High on Fire are hard at work … and who sucks more, Chris Cornell, Atreyu - or Jimmy Fallon?

Posted Friday, September 4, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: No Age, Friendly Fires, Grooms, Beaujolais

No Age are in a giving mood … the Fires freak out on Jimmy Kimmel … we drop our two cents about the new Beaujolais and Grooms records … Rain Machine and MV & EE are ready to hit the road (separately) … plus Austin oddball My Milky Way Arms, a bizarre band-name coincidence (?) and why Malaysia has better taste than the U.S.

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Pelican, Jesus Lizard, Breeders, Gogol Bordello, Mount Eerie

Pelican open wide with a new song from their just-finished LP … the Lizard and Danzig finally have something in common: a “Mother” of a music festival … Josephine Wiggs re-emerges with the Breeders … Gogol line up a gazillion tour dates … plus Spindrift, 3 Inches of Blood and the return of a ’90s band you’d probably just as rather forget about.

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Adolescents, Nick Cave, Firs, RJD2, Spiral Stairs, Unearth

The high priests of punk baptize L.A. with a new fest … Cave gives more carrots to fans awaiting his “Bunny” … Firs do the Thursday-release thing … RJD2 goes his own way … Spiral Stairs’ new LP doesn’t really sound like Fleetwood Mac … plus beer bongs, Steve von Till’s therapy session and, for good measure, our two cents on assault rifles.

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Deerhoof, Horrors, Velvet Underground, Torche, White Mice

Deerhoof picture themselves alongside the Stones … Horrors go Manic … a new VU tome is on the way … Torche help Save Our State Parks … Do Make Say Think speak up … CMJ gets Pissed … the grossest track list of the month (or year) is revealed … plus we give a random assist to LeBron James, and more.

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Robert Pollard, Polvo, All Smiles, Drums, Sufjan Stevens

A GbV DVD … Nick Cave novel-ties … MP3s from Volcano Choir and the Opposite Sex … cheap Mastodon tees … a Polvo pre-order bonus … an All Smiles update straight from the lips of Jim Fairchild … plus a new Drums video, Raincoats reissue deets, one of the lamest metal promo pics of the year and waaay more.

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Fiery Furnaces, Family Curse, Grooms, Tim Curry, Les Paul

Quote of the day: "I’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform." -Brad Pitt, on his "potential" push to become mayor of New Orleans

Our admiration for the Furnaces skyrockets as they enter the scrum over health care … the Curse sure are one loud Family … tons of free downloads, from Grooms, Neon Indian and more … what Pennywise (the clown, not the band) has in common with Mastodon … plus Goatwhore’s unholy new video, the one thing we like about Warped Tour and lots more.

Posted Thursday, August 13, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Historics, Big Black, No Age, Mika Miko, Motörhead

The Icarus Line and Maroon 5 have something in common (no, this isn’t a Buddyhead prank) … like a bad penny, Big Black turn up in a new documentary … members of No Age and Mika Miko get the acting bug … Motörhead and Reverend Horton Heat team up, and so do Ween and Meat Puppets … plus Kylesa, Pyramids and the upcoming album that is totally bumming us out.

Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by korzeck

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RecaPitulation: Nick Cave, Junk Culture, Saint Vitus, Lou Barlow

Quote of the day: "People go into TV because of a genetic fault." - Jay Leno on "Tavis Smiley" last night

Channeling David Lynch, Cave has a bunny suit for you … Junk Culture unveil a song taped entirely on a handheld recorder … Saint Vitus answer the East Coast’s prayers … Barlow hits up a Melvin … plus a Wye Oak remix MP3, what Princess Di and Layne Staley have in common and more.

Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by korzeck

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