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Free Download From The Decemberists: "The Rake's Song"
In anticipation of their next album coming out March 24, the Decemberists are making one of the album's songs available for free download today. "The Rake's Song" is a drums-heavy, dramatic tune from the album, The Hazards of Love which will weave a tale with the songs, each track telling another part of the dark but lively story. An email I received about the album today describes the album like this:
The Hazards of Love tells the tale of a woman named Margaret who is ravaged by a shape-shifting animal; her lover, William; a forest queen; and a cold-blooded, lascivious rake, who recounts with spine-tingling ease how he came "to be living so easy and free" in the aforementioned "The Rake’s Song."
Link Time! 10/23
- Apparently, Dr Pepper intends to make good on the promise to hand out free cans of soda when the Guns 'n' Roses album Chinese Democracy is released in November. — Popwatch
- The best and worst of TV voiceovers. — Clique Clack TV
- Charlie Kaufman talks about Synecdoche, New York.
Best of the Best Lists: Albums of the Year
Starting Dec. 26, the day after Christmas, I'll be posting my picks for BuzzSugar's Top Albums of 2006. But until then, there are plenty of other best of lists to keep you occupied, so I'm posting a few of my favorites for your reading/arguing enjoyment.
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Link Time! Watch George Clooney Voicing Fantastic Mr. Fox
- So cool — see how the voice acting was done on The Fantastic Mr. Fox — Cinematical
- Comedy Central is teaming up with The Onion for a TV show — The Hollywood Reporter
- No Doubt is suing Activision for using their likenesses inappropriately in Band Hero — GeekSugar
- 2012 already has a TV series sequel, 2013 — MTV Movies Blog
- Fox Searchlight has halted the national release of Gentlemen Broncos — Vulture
- Sufjan Stevens admits his 50 states album concept was a joke — Stereogum
- Amazing video mash-up of scenes with characters saying the movie's title — Videogum
- Anthony Hopkins and Annette Bening will play Ernest Hemingway and wife in Hemingway and Fuentes — Variety
- The Decemberists' Colin Meloy and wife Carson Ellis are writing a children's book — Pitchfork
- 10 scary Christmas movies to bridge Halloween and Christmas — Rotten Tomatoes
Highlights From the 2009 Treasure Island Music Festival
As expected, this year's Treasure Island Music Festival was a well-rounded weekend of awesome live music, dancing, and pretty views of San Francisco. The gorgeous and warm weather on Saturday fit the bill for the lineup that had a heavier concentration of electronic music and DJs (like MGMT and Girl Talk), while on Sunday I bundled up and chilled out to The Decemberists and Grizzly Bear. All in all it was an awesome weekend that ended with a bang as The Flaming Lips closed down the party.
Weekend Tunes: A Treasure Island Music Festival Playlist
For the third year in a row, I'm off to the Treasure Island Music Festival! Now that I'm a seasoned veteran, I can't wait to settle in for two days and listen to some tunes. The other day I highlighted Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, but there lots of other acts I'm psyched about.
Video of the Day: Summer Lives on Thanks to Thao With the Get Down Stay Down
This weekend I'll be heading to the Treasure Island Music Festival for two days of music just outside of San Francisco. The awesome lineup includes MGMT, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, and Yo La Tengo just to name a few. I'm also excited to see Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, whose front-runner rocks out on her guitar to catchy, upbeat tunes that always make for a fun live show.
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