Exclusive: These Arms Are Snakes Outdo Pitchfork’s Top 500

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Just for us, Brian Cook mapped out a humungous, 500-song rebuttal to Pitchfork’s widely slammed “Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.”

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Concert Review: Down, Melvins, Weedeater In L.A. (With A Pound Of Pics)

The doom-metal bands delivered something fierce on Saturday night at the Wiltern (LG or whatever). Melvins got the reception they deserved, and Phil Anselmo and company said their show was Down’s best one ever in L.A.

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

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.

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Inside The Label: I’m Better Than Everyone Records

You call yourself DIY? Meet Karim Khan, a Southern sludge-metal diehard who started up his own vinyl-only record label - with exactly zero prior experience in what used to be called the “music business.” He chats up IndiePit about his upcoming LPs and more.

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Exclusive: Melvins Side Project Altamont Ready To Mount A Comeback

Last we heard from the red-eyed Northwesterners was almost four years ago. But with any luck, they’ll be crawling out from under the rock again before the end of ‘09.

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MP3s Roundup: Melvins, Tortoise, Future Of The Left, Twilight Sad

OK, here it is: a roundup of all the MP3s we’ve presented thus far on the IndiePit Blog - and some ones that hadn’t found a home yet.

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RecaPitulation: Mirah, Quasi, Melvins, Riceboy Sleeps

Mirah goes organic … Quasi shelve their new album for a little while longer … Melvins gang up with a Sonic Youth … girls get rock-schooled … plus one of the year’s most divine musical interventions and more.

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Inside The Label: Ipecac Recordings

Mike Patton might be out of his head, but his label is turning 10 years old. Co-founder Greg Werckman chats up IndiePit, dropping hints about a ton of upcoming releases (Melvins included) and more.

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So …

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