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The music of Contre Jour

Imagine Cut The Rope meeting Angry Birds Space somewhere in French children's literature, and you're getting close. If you've got a smart phone, you owe yourself a copy of Contre Jour for several reasons,...

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free download: Symptomatic EP, by La Machine

In March we met La Machine, concluding, "Sung through a pulse jet and stripped down to the sub-bass." Their dark-as-a-cave, quick-as-a-Zoloft releases continue with the Symptomatic EP. The title track sets paint-can percussion...

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video: “Same Old,” by Audioley

TMIM regulars are already familiar with Francois Peglau, who has been releasing a track-by-track follow up to The Imminent Failure of since December 2010. His singalong verse, campy wit and upbeat revolutionary politics are...

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video vault: “Snow,” by Pooma

How is this for degrees of separation? Desiree's new Finnish obsession leads us to a month-thence Soundcloud upload of a toddler-aged remix of a five-year old track. It's "Snow," by Pooma, from their...

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profile: John Harrison of Cedar Lines

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:45am John Harrison can’t find a kit that he likes. The drum line is already written: a smudged, industrial arrangement that summons Cleveland, not Cincinnati. It would work just fine on its own,...

Why a music blog is pulling for string theory, and why you should, too

We'll keep this brief for two reasons. First, if we blather on for too long, the casual reader will...

Volkov, page by page

This will be another regular tMiM feature for a while, as I finish Solomon Volkov's book Shostakovich and Stalin: The...

World Music: Rachid Taha "Rock El Casbah"

French-Algerian musician Rachid Taha covers The Clash, Algerian Raï style:

Rachael Ray Does SXSW

Who knew that EVOO conisuer Rachael Ray dug on the indie scene? Last year Ray threw one hell of a...

"at once beautiful and a little terrifying."

I was beginning another MySpace Musical Mining mission this morning with a trip to Japan for Rock music when I...

Posthumous Release

Elliott Smith is arguably one of the most influential musician of our time. His influence - both before his untimely...

tMiM Reviews: VesuviaSonic's Transfixed

Recording artist: VesuviaSonic Release: Transfixed (LP) Notable tracks: “Low Blue Flame,” “Highway Science” Money quote: “By the whites of my lies” Recommendation: Buy a...

What is your favorite song featured in an iPod commercial?

Wikipedia lists some here. Is this a comprehensive list? Only The Shadow knows... Maybe while you decide we could...

$75,000 Limited Edition CD Release

Josh Freese, one of the "top two" drummers in the world, is releasing a new solo album on March 24th...

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