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RAVE’S FAVES: Dum Dum Girls – Bedroom Eyes

Here’s the second track to surface from the Dum Dum Girls’ Only In Dreams, and so far so good. Producer Richard Gottehrer worked with people…
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09-01-11

RAVE’S FAVE: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Senator

Regardless of beliefs, over 80% of the US agrees that the political climate in Washington blows. Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks are back with a…
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08-19-11

RAVE’S FAVE: Mariachi El Bronx – 48 Roses

Mariachi El Bronx is a side project of the LA punk buzz band The Bronx. This is the song that they nailed on Jay Leno last Thursday night. It’s…
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08-12-11

RAVE’S FAVES: The Horrors – I Can See Through You

The Horrors’ “Skying” album just debuted at a lofty #5 on the UK album charts. It drops in the US on August 9. It feels like their “Still Life”…
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07-21-11

RAVE’S FAVES: The Kooks – Junk of the Heart (Happy)

People are hot for this next Kooks album, and I’m really liking the first official single “Junk of the Heart”. It’s pure pop with a huge hook.…
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07-13-11

RAVE’S FAVES: Trent Reznor with Karen O – The Immigrant Song

This is in the trailer for the film “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”. What a cool idea for them to cover this Zeppelin song, and what makes it…
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07-07-11

RAVE’S FAVES: Battles – My Machines (Feat. Gary Numan)

The band Battles just released their anticipated second album, and it turned out their name took on a deeper meaning when their lead singer and…
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06-30-11

RAVE’S FAVES: The Postelles – 123 Stop

One of my favorite things to to discover a great new band when I’m at a venue to see someone else. That’s how I found The Postelles last year.…
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06-23-11

RAVE’S FAVES: Florence + The Machine – Not Fade Away

It’s back to the “Rave On” album of Buddy Holly covers, due to drop June 28. It’s hard to go wrong with a Holly song, but Florence + the Machine…
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06-16-11

RAVE’S FAVES: Ida Maria – I Eat Boys Like You for Breakfast

The song title alone almost qualifies this track as “Rave’s Fave” but the fact is that I like this one about as much as past-fave “Bad Karma”.…
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06-10-11

RAVES FAVE’S: My Morning Jacket – True Love Ways (Buddy Holly Cover)

We have a complete rhyme this week because it’s “Rave’s Faves”. I heard this My Morning Jacket cover of Buddy Holly’s “True Love Ways”, and it…
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06-03-11

RAVES FAVE’S: Kaiser Chiefs – Little Shocks

When the Kaiser Chiefs released their first album with I Predict A Riot, it was one of the freshest, most spontaneous discs of its time. They…
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06-02-11