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so really quickly before I run off to set.

I went to see Bon Iver last night at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. Let’s first quickly say, that I had a bitch getting tickets prior to going down to the venue, I look on craigslist for both days (bowery the night before) and I couldn’t find tickets. There were a ton of people looking online but barely anyone selling. And the ones that were selling were selling for like … 80, 90 dollars for two tickets. WTF? the face value was 15.

My roommate and I went down to the venue and sat down there at like 830 and got tickets (for face value) from two very cool people within 5 mins of each other.

We go to the Greenpoint Tavern, I drink… 64 ounces of Bud. Wow.

Anyway, we show up, and the fucking show is amazing. Really beautiful, the sound is crisp and the crowd is quiet, for the most part. There were a few cringe inducing, “Do you have a girlfriend”s and “I love you”s… Ugh. He did a new song called “Blood Bank” and a Talk Talk cover and ended with an encore of Skinny Love.

Really really great show.

However… there were a few things that really bothered me about it. I swear that 85 % of the venue didn’t know the music. Is it possible that Skinny Love itself sold out Bowery and Music Hall? I kept looking around, no one was mouthing along, singing or even looked as if they knew the songs, is that weird?

Also, he ended with an encore of Skinny Love. I know I know. but really? ending with the hit?

One last thing, sweatshirts were 40 dollars and vinyl was 20. What?? 40 dollar sweatshirts? Where am I, urban outfitters? And the LP was 20? Not special edition, no extra tracks, just the vinyl that you can get on Jagjaguwar’s site for I am sure at most 15.

Anyway, besides all that, it was truly a beautiful show. GO and see him when he visits, just buy a ticket early, expect to be the only one singing along and know that Skinny Love will be the encore. (oh yeah and don’t buy a sweatshirt)

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b. The second coolest toaster, I have ever posted about HERE.

c. new The Streets video:

d. everything you wanted to know about polaroid manipulation HERE.

Anyone got an extra ticket for Bon Iver tonight in Brooklyn?

a. anyone get tickets to see bon iver last night??

b. Our friends at Lovitt have some new releases coming out, buy them at the Dischord website HERE.

c. GVB has an old version of a Tribe Called Quest song, Scenario HERE.

d. Download free Indie Rock songs from… Urban Outfitters HERE.

e. I don’t know what the fuck this is, but it scares ME.

f. Holy Shit, my first post ever about …. fountains. HERE.

a. NEW BLOG: a pretty cool website featuring New Wave songs HERE.

b. NSFW: A nice photographer does some black and white nudes HERE.

c. Never talk to the cops without a lawyer present HERE.

d. Animal Collective and Vampire Wknd live on Pitchfork.tv HERE>

e, Great new artist Kehinde Wiley has a new art show coming up in Harlem HERE.

f. Is O’Rielly the king of Passive Aggressive tendencies or WHAT?

g. Why travel to France? HERE.

Fuck, I forgot how much I love this song…

the Double - Blanket on the Beach

a. Wanted to feel old? the baby on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind is going to be 18 soon. HERE.

b. RUSH playing Rock Band below.

c. the new Guy Ritchie does what he does best, which is um, make Guy Ritchie movies…

ROCKNROLLA

d. Check out THIS video featuring original members of the Pharcyde.

e. The Entire history of who has ruled the middle east… below. in 90 seconds.

f. wow, lots of videos today, below the trailer for the new season of Dexter, who’s excited??

g. Where have I heard THIS before?? How did that go? We’ll get him dead or alive??

h. Speaking of W….

i. Check out this interview with Skateboarder Jason Dill at Blacklodges HERE.

Well, it’s not a bside, it’s more of a forgotten song. Check out how melodic and poppy this punk ditty from Shelter is, I mean if this thing came out today, it’d be on the Hills soundtrack.

Shelter - Here we Go

Chris Milk’s new video for Gnarls Barkley’s “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” HERE. I updated with a better version and hi res link also.

So here we are. A NEW MUXTAPE . I know it’s been forever. Give the kid some slack please.

This one’s called: ‘THE CRAZY SHIT I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO’ MIX

Check out OUR NEW MUXTAPE.

a tracklisting:

Grey Daturas - Demarration Disputes / Unity
Explosions in the Sky - Welcome, Ghosts
Neurosis - Takeahnase
Om - Pilgrimage
Pelican - Drought
They Will Destroy You - Quiet
Rosetta - Red in Tooth and Claw
Earth - The Driver
Isis - Backlit
Russian Circles - Harper Lewis
The Sword - Celestial Crown
Rosetta - Départe/Deneb

ALSO, if you want, favorite ME if you have a muxtape. And feel free to leave your own muxtapes in the comments.

thanks. tpg.