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On Thursday I posted a few leaked tracks from Wilco's forthcoming album, "Sky Blue Sky, which comes out May 15 on Nonesuch. Thankfully, you can always count on Jeff Tweedy and Co. to follow Internet leaks with a totally legit free download. Today, the band posted a new song called "What Light" on its web site. It's a simple but lovely ballad that, if taken with the tracks we heard last week, Read more
Cold War Kids already won me over with a stellar debut album, Robbers & Cowards, and the awesome interview the band did for BuzzSugar. But now, the boys from Long Beach have done something even cooler: They've posted free MP3s of six cover songs that the band played at a recent breast-cancer benefit show. The very eclectic set includes CWK's version of songs by Fiona Apple, Tom Waits, Elvis Read more
I love free album downloads, and not just because they're free. I just like getting free samples of music I might not otherwise listen to. Case in point: Liberation, the new collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib. Right now, the duo is offering the album as a free download online; you get a Zip file and import the songs into your iTunes or other software. I'm really digging the mellow vibe, Read more
In the spirit of The Daily Show's best-selling book, America, John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise is an extensive compendium of eye-opening facts—except that in this case, the "facts" are almost entirely made up. You probably know Hodgman from his work as the "resident expert" on the Daily Show or for his role as the PC in the Mac/PC commercials. But he's also a damn funny writer, and Read more
The MPMan was short-lived, but the first MP3 player mass-marketed in the US paved the way for the portable media player revolution. Now that we've gotten to know Kane Kramer, who developed the first MP3 player, and Nathan Schulhof, who created a precursor to iPod and iTunes, it's time to take a look at the history surrounding the MPMan. Korean electronics company Saehan created and distributed Read more
Everyone makes mistakes. Business Insider shares solutions for some common money mistakes people make. Recently, two friends confessed they live check to check — a revelation worsened by the fact that they only check their bank balance once or twice a month. RELATED: How This Writer Clawed Her Way Out of the Black Hole of Debt We called in the finance experts, and here's what we decided they Read more
These warm weather decor finds are perfect for lounging. — California Home + Design What does it mean if you like soft, warm paint colors? Find out! — Real Simple These gifts for grads are all under $25. — House Beautiful Download one of these free, printable Mother's Day cards now. — Stylelist Home Get inspired to turn doors technicolor with these photos. — Houzz Tour an Read more
Looking to tighten up your core before Summer? FitSugar reader and certified trainer JessicaSmithTV created the following workout for just that! She shared it in our 10 Pounds DOWN! community group. Don't just lie flat on the floor and do crunches to prep your abs for Summer! Target your abs and keep the rest of your body working too with these 5 non-traditional abs moves from fitness expert Read more
How often do you feel inspired to send a gift — whether it's to say thank you, congratulate a co-worker, welcome a new neighbor, or celebrate a birthday — yet the reality of buying, wrapping, and getting the package to the post office dissuades you? Now, you can leap over all the hassle with an app called Wrapp that enables you to send someone a gift card via Facebook in under five Read more
Lots of moms like to think out loud, and Jo Aaron is one of them. Here is one of the latest posts to her Mommy Brain blog. While innocently looking for a restaurant suggestion online the other day, I stumbled across an anti-parent, anti-child blog entry that just annoyed me. It was an angry (and narrow-minded, in my opinion) piece about how awful it is when this particular person has to dine with Read more
