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Duffy is a soul singer-songwriter from the UK. Based on what I'm hearing, she could easily have performed for Motown.

Lafayette Gilchrist is a piano and keyboard player from Baltimore. He creates a soothing mixture of funk, hip-hop, and jazz.

My Morning Jacket is an American rock band known from Louisville, Kentucky, who mix indie rock, country and jam band music. This video is from a live performance in 2003.

Hot on the heels of excellent reviews, and a new self-titled album, the NY afro-pop band are off on their first national tour. Tour Dates Via Stereogum 01/29 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ! 01/30 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 01/31 San Francisco, CA @ Popscene 02/01 San Francisco, CA @ Amoeba Records 02/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Amoeba Records 0206 Washington, D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel 02/07 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 02/08 Williamstown, MA @ Williams College Currier Ballroom 02/09 Boston, MA @ Museum of Fine Arts 02/11 Toronto, Ontario @ Horseshoe Tavern 02/13 Cincinnati, OH @ The Gypsy Hut 02/14 Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center 02/15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum 02/21 London, England @ ULU 02/22 Wolverhampton, England @ Civic 02/23 Oxford, England @ Academy 02/24 Brighton, England @ Audio 02/27 Manchester, England @ Academy 2 02/28 Glasgow, Scotland @ Classic Grand 03/06 Orlando, FL @ The Social 03/07 South Florida Everglades, FL (Langerado) 03/08 St. Augustine, FL @ Café Eleven 03/09 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl 03/10 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree 03/12 - 03/16 Austin, TX SXSW 03/19 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah 03/20 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey 03/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 03/23 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop 03/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 03/26 Seattle, WA @ Neumos 03/27 Vancouver, British Columbia @ Richards on Richards 03/29 Missoula, MT @ Badlander 03/30 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 04/01 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 04/25 Indio, CA @ Coachella Kwasa Kwasa

The Futureheads are a four-piece English indie rock band from Sunderland. Their name comes from the title of the The Flaming Lips record Hit to Death in the Future Head. This is their latest single. A tip of the hat to Stereogum for the find. The Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist Add to My Profile | More Videos

Entertainment Weekly: 9 TV Music Supervisors From TV Picks Tomorrow's Hit Bands RANDALL POSTER (Music supervisor for I'm Not There, The Darjeeling Limited, December's Revolutionary Road) CARLA BRUNI http://www.myspace.com/carlabruni SCOTT HARDKISS http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=25332107 MAGNETIC FIELDS http://myspace.com/themagneticfields CASS McCOMBS http://www.myspace.com/cassmccombs MGMT http://www.myspace.com/mgmt MY MORNING JACKET http://www.myspace.com/mymorningjacket BLAKE LEYH (The Wire) DARKROOM PRODUCTIONS http://www.myspace.com/darkroomproductionsinc MULLY MAN; BOSSMAN; DIABLO http://www.myspace.com/mullyman; http://www.myspace.com/bossman; http://www.myspace.com/diabloflames) LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST http://www.myspace.com/lafayettegilchrist NICO MUHLY http://www.nicomuhly.com NIC HARCOURT (Gone Baby Gone) BLACK KIDS http://myspace.com/blackkidsrock DENGUE FEVER http://myspace.com/denguefevermusic DUFFY http://www.myspace.com/duffymyspace THE DUKE SPIRIT http://www.myspace.com/thedukespirit GOLDFRAPP http://www.myspace.com/goldfrapp THE TING TINGS http://www.myspace.com/thetingtings DANA SANO (Dan in Real Life) ADELE http://www.myspace.com/adelelondon ASHES DIVIDE http://www.myspace.com/ashesdivide BLACK KIDS http://www.myspace.com/blackkidsrock THE DODOS http://www.myspace.com/mericlong KATE NASH http://www.myspace.com/katenashmusic NOAH AND THE WHALE http://www.myspace.com/noahandthewhale WALE http://www.myspace.com/wale202 JIM PITT (Late Night With Conan O'Brien) ADELE http://www.myspace.com/adelelondon FLEET FOXES http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes THE VIRGINS http://www.myspace.com/thevirginsnyc WILD SWEET ORANGE http://www.myspace.com/wildsweetorange YEASAYER http://www.myspace.com/yeasayer CHRIS DOURIDAS (American Beauty, October's The Women) BROADCAST 2000 http://www.myspace.com/broadcast2000 THE KOOKS http://www.myspace.com/thekooks SUNNY LEVINE http://www.myspace.com/sunnylevine LUCY SCHWARTZ http://www.myspace.com/lucysong SIA http://www.myspace.com/siamusic MEGHAN SMITH http://www.myspace.com/meghansmithmusic SUNNY DAY SETS FIRE http://www.myspace.com/officialsunnydaysetsfire LIZA RICHARDSON (Friday Night Lights) THE BUMBLEBEEZ http://www.myspace.com/thebumblebeez MGMT http://www.myspace.com/mgmt SANTOGOLD http://www.myspace.com/santogold SEA WOLF http://www.myspace.com/seawolf WALE http://www.myspace.com/wale202 THE WHIGS http://www.myspace.com/thewhigs WHITE WILLIAMS http://www.myspace.com/whitewilliams YEASAYER http://www.myspace.com/yeasayer YOAV http://www.myspace.com/yoavmusic JAY FAIRES (Good Luck Chuck) DIPLO http://www.myspace.com/diplo LUPE FIASCO http://www.myspace.com/lupefiasco GLACIER HIKING http://www.myspace.com/glacierhiking THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS http://www.myspace.com/stringdusters LEONA LEWIS http://www.myspace.com/leonalewis BROOKE WAGGONER http://www.myspace.com/brookewaggoner JOE CUELLO (All MTV shows, including The Hills) GUSTAVO ALBERTO http://www.myspace.com/gustavoalbertomusic THE FASHION http://www.myspace.com/thefashiondk DESOTO JONES http://www.myspace.com/desotojones LOCKSLEY http://www.myspace.com/locksley SANTOGOLD http://www.myspace.com/santogold THE VOOM BLOOMS http://www.myspace.com/thevoomblooms WEBBIE http://www.webbiemuzik.com AS FOR THE MOST BUZZWORTHY OF THEM ALL? http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend Read the full article HERE

Nico Muhly is a young modern-classical composer from New York. He's worked with Philip Glass, Bjork, Doveman... and most recently produce Sam Amidon's "All's Well", which is due out in early February. Nico Muhly at MySpace

M83 plans to tone things down on their next release, "Saturdays = Youth", which is due out from Mute in April. Pitchfork interviews M83s frontman Anthony Gonzales about the change in direction: "I think repetition is death. So the new record [has] a different path and a different focus." Yet, as he's quick to add, "It's different but it's from the same mold. "I don't think this record is a betrayal for M83 fans. I just wanted to make something different and I hope they will like this new departure, because I think the fans were waiting for something else too." Read More M83 - In Church (unofficial video)

"The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show," according to a report published in today's Los Angeles Examiner. God knows they could use some good writing on that show... Come to think of it, they could use some decent music, too. PS I may have spoken too soon. Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy is promising a 50th anniversary show ''with an amazing lineup of artists and performances.'' Perhaps we have something to look forward to after all...

This is an interesting. Expect a lot of copycat moves by other social communities: "Facebook announced Friday a new JavaScript client library that will allow Facebook apps to be displayed on any website," according to TechCruch. "The client library allows users to make Facebook API calls from any web site and create Ajax Facebook applications on that website." Read More

In support of their new cd, "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (UK-March 3, States-April 8, the band kick off a European Tour in April, beginning in Spain. 04-21 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum 04-22 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum 04-24 San Sebastian, Spain - Polideportivo Anoeta 04-25 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 04-26 Marseilles, France - Docks du Suds 04-28 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Music Hall 04-29 Paris, France - Casino du Paris 05-01 Brussels, Belgium - Forest National 05-03 Dublin, Ireland - Castle 05-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy 05-06 Birmingham, England - Academy 05-07 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo 05-16 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum 05-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexe 05-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Halle 05-21 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom 05-24 Prague, Czech Republic - Sazka Arena 05-25 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer 06-03 Zagreb, Croatia - IN Music Festival 06-04 Belgrade, Serbia - Arena 06-06 Salonika, Greece - Moni Lazariston 06-07 Athens, Greece - Lycabetus Theatre You can check out the video for the "Dig, Lazarus Dig" right HERE. The Band's Official Website

Pitchfork notes today that Spencer Krug and Sunset Rubdown crew plan to tour European in support of the band's 2007 opus Random Spirit Lover: 05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP) 05-19 Manchester, England - Moho 05-20 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy 05-21 Bristol, England - Thekla Social 05-22 London, England - The Luminaire 05-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso 05-28 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen 05-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser 06-02 Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko Read more/listen to the DayTrotter Session at Pitchfork.

Scientists discover way to reverse loss of memory "Scientists performing experimental brain surgery on a man aged 50 have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works," according to a report published in the UK independent today. "The accidental breakthrough came during an experiment originally intended to suppress the obese man's appetite, using the increasingly successful technique of deep-brain stimulation. Electrodes were pushed into the man's brain and stimulated with an electric current. Instead of losing appetite, the patient instead had an intense experience of déjà vu. He recalled, in intricate detail, a scene from 30 years earlier. More tests showed his ability to learn was dramatically improved when the current was switched on and his brain stimulated. Scientists are now applying the technique in the first trial of the treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease." Read More

Andy Young at Harp Magazine interviews the Baltimore's experimental music duo, Beach House, which consists of Alex Scally on guitar and keyboards, and Victoria Legrand on vocals and organ. Dan Sully's music video for their song, 'Master of None', follows. HARP: People try hard to label you, but often miss. Victoria: I don’t really feel we’re that folksy. I’m not feeling the folk vibe, but I’m also not feeling the squareness of electronic music. We’re not making the beats on a computer. They come from organs or real drums. The only time we use a computer is live, as a way to play the beats from the original tapes on stage. Because of the sedate nature of the vocals, I think we were put into shoegaze category when we really weren’t that at all. Then came the folktronica label, which we did not feel akin to either. I don’t really mind the comparisons, because for the most part we were just having fun with taking bits and pieces of this and that. Read More

From 'The Fail' Blog

The Who perform songs from "Live at Leeds", "Who's Next", "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia", when they were at the top of their game, live in Philadelphia, circa 1973. I saw them at the same venue with The James Gang, a year or so before, and they were unbelievable. You can listen to the full concert over at Wolfgang's Vault. The track list is spelled out below - enjoy.

The Panama Canal is 50 miles long from deep water in the Atlantic to deep water in the Pacific.

That was pretty spectacular

Nice! I agree, this could be worthwhile if utilized correctly.

Hype Machine: "Music Bloggers Top 50 Songs of 2007" As chosen from over 600 music bloggers - check out the link above.

The Hype Machine: Music Bloggers Top 50 Albums of 2007 The top albums, as cultivated from 648 lists - visit the link above.

Yep, it's here - Cheeseburger in a can

New York Magazine takes a look at the city's new experimental movement in classical music: "Today’s young composers and freelance musicians have become entrepreneurial multitaskers. They organize concerts and master electric versions of their instruments. They double as mandolin players, countertenors, sound engineers, and publicists. They play each other’s music, attend each other’s concerts, and ladle each other’s successful ideas liberally into their own compositions. To pick one example among many, the Juilliard-trained violist Lev Zhurbin, also known as “Ljova,” has played with Yo-Yo Ma and appeared at Zankel Hall, and it was he who arranged Kalhor’s Silent City for string quartet. But he’s probably most at home with his band the Vjola Contraband, which I also heard at Joe’s Pub, performing what might be described as Eastern European avant-folk." Read More

"Paul McGuinness, longtime manager of rock band U2, has called on Internet service providers to immediately introduce disconnection policies to end illegal music downloads and urged governments to make sure they do," according to Yahoo News. "In a passionate keynote speech delivered Monday during the International Managers Summit at the MIDEM music conference, McGuinness said it was time for artists to stand up against what he called the "shoddy, careless and downright dishonest way they have been treated in the digital age." Read More

Here's a sample of her music - very nice!