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Lester Bangs on Astral Weeks: http://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/~murray/astral.html

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Young the Giant’s “My Body”, the first single from their eponymously titled debut album, is one catchy number. We play a snatch of it from their Jools Holland appearance on May 3rd, 2011, as well as some highlights from a rowdy, stage diving filled performance from Slim’s in San Francisco, shot on April 22nd by the good folks at http://intheopen.tv/. Last November, the group were featured on Billboard Magazine’s “Tastemakers” show, where they played “I Got” at the Mophonics recording studio in Manhattan. These guys seem like they’re on the verge of big things.

A new record from Emmylou Harris is always cause for celebration, and the April 26th, 2011 release of “Hard Bargain” is no exception. The twenty-sixth record from the country music legend is a beautiful, if bittersweet affair, touching on absent friends as well as personal and historical recollections. “Darlin’ Kate” is a sorrowful lament for her friend ...