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Meow Mix (Episode 1) - 10 Tasty MP3s

It’s Sunday, I’m still in D.C. and I’m bored. I can’t think of a better time to kick off a new weekly feature I like to call “Meow Mix” - ten tasty mp3s from Vague Panther.

MP3s:

Darondo - Didn’t I
Midlake - Balloon Maker
The Snake The Cross The Crown - Cakewalk
Rogue Wave - Christians in Black
Grizzly Bear - He Hit Me (And it Felt Like a Kiss)
The National - Secret Meeting [Black Session]
Explosions in the Sky - Catastrophe and the Cure
Broken Social Scene - Backyards
Squarepusher - Iambic 9 Poetry
Sun Ra Arkestra - Nuclear War

Lollapalooza Lineup Announced [Lollapolooza 2008]

Lollapolooza 2008

The lineup for Lollapolooza has been confirmed, and it looks like Perry Ferrel & Co. have thrown down the gauntlet, basically taking the Outside Lands Festival lineup, trimming some of the MoR-friendly fat, and mixing in more talent.

Word that Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, The Raconteurs, Wilco and Kanye West would headline the six-day festival in Chicago’s Grant Park came a few days ago. The full lineup was announced today after being leaked by Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times (who Ferrell has since dubbed “Pepe le Pew”).

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Best Albums of 2007 - Vague Panther

Vague Panthro

So, apparently you can’t start a music blog without having a top ten list of the past year’s best albums. Even if it’s about a month too late. That’s what Editor-in-Chief The Stranger claims… but relax, the Vague Panther’s list is clearly the best.

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Best Albums of 2007 - The Stranger

Stranger Dance Best of 2007

2007 started off fairly slowly, but ended up as a very strong year for indie music. I’m not sure if it’s a good or bad thing, but a lot of my favorite releases came from an extended indie family (I’m fairly sure that Leslie Feist has dated, toured with or lived with almost every one), and more surprisingly, not a single hip-hop or electronic artist made my list this year.

With the advent of iTunes, I feel like music has returned to a singles-based model, but was pleasantly surprised to find more true albums (not collections of random songs) come out in ‘07.

Without further ado, here are my picks for the best of 2007:

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