The Monkey & Apes Mini Mix

The Contrast Podcast is all Monkeys & Apes... here. And because I did not contribute this week I thought I would share the tracks that were in consideration. I give you The Monkey & Apes Mini Mix.

Downloadables:
"Monkey" (box.net mp3) by Low
"Monkey Trick" (box.net mp3) by Jesus Lizard
"I Love That Party With The Monkey Kitty" (box.net mp3) by The Spinanes
"Gorilla Girl" (box.net mp3) by Dead Milkmen

Previously Posted BONUS: "The Gorilla Is For Sand Racing" (mp3) by Cadence Weapon

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- Celebrate Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary with Bradley's Almanac and a massive amount of live mp3s... here.

- Perhaps the best altfolk remix since the Girl Talk remix of "Knife"??? "White Winter Hymnal (Dj Doc Rok Remix)" by Fleet Foxes. More DJ Doc Rok... here.

- Oh, the people who tell you that the new Beck album sucks either have ridiculously high expectations or are just haters. Don't listen to them. An elbo.ws artist search is... here. Purchase the album on mp3... here. Preorder the vinyl... here.

- Watch Man Man perform in a Black Cab:

Terminal Five By N** Y*** T*****

Formerly, they were known as The Night Time. But what to call them now? Is it New York Times or N** Y*** T*****? Well, I'll go by the spelling on their myspace page... N** Y*** T***** it is.

Besides their trademark infringement-y name, they have a whole 90's indie pop girl vocals thing happening. They have been compared to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sleater-Kinney, Autolux, VU, and Pavement. So, if you want me to thrown in another band to compare N** Y*** T***** to, I will. I choose a band with a different Rebecca in it... The Spinanes (but, you know, not as sparse). Anyway, they rock.

Downloadables:
"Terminal Five" (box.net mp3)
"China Lounger" (box.net mp3)

Sonic Bids page with more downloads is here.
CD Baby page is here.

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- I am kind of really liking the "noisy pop" of System And Station. Maybe you too?? Listen: "The Magnetic North" (fanatic mp3)

- You Ain't No Picasso posts REM doing a Television cover (it's "See No Evil")... here.

- If you liked that Unicycle Loves You yesterday. You should probably listen to this: "Unicycle Loves You Lounge Act" (woxy mp3). More about that... here.

- Check out the drony droniness of Religious Knives @ Raven Sings The Blues... here. Or listen to this: "You Walk" (mp3)

- The First Sale Doctrine Lives!

- Matablog posts a new new new Fucked Up song and reveals their new What's Your Rupture joint release deets... here. Hotlinkage: "Year Of The Pig" (matador mp3)

- WTF?

- Daytrotter will "turn you on" (guhhh) to Headlights... here.

Insistor By Tapes 'n Tapes

Getting ready to see...

Tapes 'n Tapes @ Irving Plaza



Downloadables:
"Insistor" (mp3)
"Cowbell" (mp3)
"Omaha" (mp3)
"Beach Girls" (mp3)
"50s Parking" (mp3)
"Icedbergs" (mp3)
"Frankfurt" (mp3)
"Futon Fire (Demo)" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
XL Recordings page is here.
Emusic page is here.

And Ladyhawk



Downloadables:
"The Dugout" (mp3)
"War" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Jagjaguwar page is here.

And also... Harlem Shakes



Downloadable: "Red Right Hands" (insound mp3)

Myspace page is here.
More Harlem Shakes mp3s... here.
Emusic page is here.

Elsewhere:

- Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys are on Comfort Radio... here.
- Aloha! Daytrotter... here. BONUS: "Your Eyes" (mp3)
- Gorilla Vs. Bear says you should check out The Crayon Fields... here.
- Wilco b-sides are up at Shameless Complacency... here.
- Both I Rock Cleveland and s'gum endorse No Age... here and here.
- Booty Traps Booty Traps, Where else are you gonna find Funkadelic and The Spinanes in the same post?... here.
- Idolator has new Art Brut... here.

Oh yeah... In "Honor" of Jerry: