CRYSTAL CASTLES’ REMIXES/B-SIDES
Here’s a new remix of Crystal Castles‘ standout “Vanished” from their eponymous debut. Also, here’s an mp3 of the bside for their newest single “Courtship Dating”. Check em out!
Crystal Castles – “Vanished (Epic Win Remix)”
Crystal Castles – “Trash Hologram”
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JESSE LACEY TO PERFORM SOLO IN AUSTIN
That’s right, according to this article July 26th at the Mohawk, the frontman for Brand New will be hitting up Austin on a solo jaunt with longtime BN tourmate Kevin Devine. Further details as they become available folks!
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ANYWHERE I LAY MY HEAD/VIRGINIA EP LEAK
The new Scarlett Johansson album Anywhere I Lay My Head has leaked! Here’s a song from the album (which I still say is pretty damn good) that you can download plus the Imeem player. Stay tuned for the full review soon!
Scarlett Johansson – “Town With No Cheer” (Tom Waits Cover)
Also the new EP from the National the Virginia EP has leaked. Here’s the first track from that bad boy!
The National – “You’ve Done It Again, Virginia”
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HOLD STEADY TOUR SWINGS THROUGH AUSTIN
That’s right, our favorite bar-band/rocker-poets the Hold Steady will be swinging through Austin on August 6th in support of their new record Stay Positive. We need to post a CC calendar to keep up will all these awesome summer shows!
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FLIERS FOR LOCAL UPCOMING SHOWS

Here are some fliers for some upcoming Austin shows for the likes of some of our favorites, including Pink Nasty and Balmorhea. These are definitely shows you’ll want to attend so hit them up! Tonight’s the Be Your Own Pet show and you know we’ll be at that so stay tuned for pics tomorrow!
ignorance of your culture is not considered ‘cool’
http://music.aol.ca/article/crystal-castles-accused-of-stealing/551/
I’m not sure what your comment means but that’s an informative article that deserves some discussion. The world of ‘chiptune’ music is particularly difficult to define in a capitalist sense, as all the bands are stealing beats both from video games and each other, and only once a band ‘makes it’ does this seem to matter. Hopefully though you don’t think me ‘ignorant’.