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SOUTHERN DRAMA INTERVIEW

Here at Cannibal Cheerleader we recently had an interview with one of our favorite local acts Southern Drama. Here’s an exercpt:
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Read the rest of the interview when it gets published over at Soundcheck Magazine. Here are some more awesome pics by Meg Seidel from their show at Beauty Bar – enjoy!

Southern Drama – “Sour is the Day”
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MADVILLAINY 2: THE MADLIB REMIX
The demand for a new Madvillain album has clearly reached a fever-pitch as Stones Throw Records is releasing a remix album of the original Madvillainy entitled Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix by none other than the original producer Madlib. While the sick rhymes from MF Doom might be the same, the new production from Madlib makes this album more than worth listening to, as his inspired new flavoring of all your favorite MV tracks (supposedly crafted while on a ten-hour plane ride to Tokyo) reignite the passion that came with the first spin of the original’s rapid-fire raps. Check out a few tracks below and order this album from Stones Throw (specifically the completely awesome sounding deluxe package complete with comic book) immediately.
Madvillain – “No Brain”
Madvillain – “Pearls”
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NEW BAND CHEER: FIGHT BITE
After hearing about these guys from both Gorilla vs. Bear and Stereogum, and noticing that they live just up the road in Denton, Texas, we here at Cannibal Cheerleader decided to check out Fight Bite, and we’re definitely glad we did. Like stumbling upon the latest shoegazey-wunderkind before they’ve reached their full potential, the duo of Leanne Macomber and Jeff Louis produce such star-filled, dreamy, escapist pop masterworks to suggest they’ve been around for decades rather than just for a few months. Check out “Swissex Lover” below, the anthem to every teenage late-night firework fight captured in slow motion on super-8 film ever. They don’t have any shows planned for south of the DFW area right now, but hopefully they’ll take the roadtrip down to Austin and delight us with their syrupy goodness before too long!
Fight Bite – “Swissex Lover”
Fight Bite – “The Accident”
Also, be on the lookout for their debut LP Emerald Eyes (that’s the cover up above) which they’ll be releasing tonight at a special show in Denton. If anyone obtains a copy shoot it our way, we’d love to get a copy!
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NEW GASLIGHT ANTHEM VIDEO
New Jersey punksters the Gaslight Anthem have just released a video on their Myspace for their newest single “The ‘59 Sound” from their forthcoming LP of the same name. Take a gander below and if you can spot these guys on their never-ending tour around the country, and you have an attraction to Springsteen and townies, check these guys out immediately!
The Gaslight Anthem “The ‘59 Sound”
See everyone next week!

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

CORIN TUCKER MAKES APPEARANCE
The elusive frontwoman of the greatest American punk rock act of all time, Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney fame recently popped up at a Blue Giant show in Portland, according to Pitchfork (photo by these guys). Seeing as she’s supporting the Oregon scene, perhaps Tucker’s coming back into the punk fold? Lord knows we need her, so come back Corin! CT will be helping Blue Giant as they record their upcoming LP but is not expected to perform live with them for long. Still, here’s hoping we see a lot more of her and maybe, just maybe, S-K finds it in themselves to get back together (only in dreams…).
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TRYOUTS – THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM’S THE ‘59 SOUNDOn their sophomore LP Jersey-punk rockers the Gaslight Anthem have clearly decided that their sound, formerly split between Bruce Springsteen and Against Me!, needs to lean more towards the Boss than Tom Gabel and company. The explosiveness on The ‘59 Sound has been toned down a notch but the songwriting and heartfelt nature of the foursome’s music has been ratcheted up and on a precursory listen it appears the boys are in fine form, crafting a record with memorable hooks, intricate string instrumentation, and sincere lyrics. Sincerity might not be what you’d expect from the album given its song titles (”Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”, “Casanova, Baby!”, and “Here’s Looking At You Kid”) but wrapped in these kitsch, nostalgic recollections lie genuine emotion that extends to the present day. The record definitely makes the team, but readers might have to stay tuned; this record’s definitely a grower and probably warrants a couple more spins!
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TRYOUTS – THE SUBWAYS’ ALL OR NOTHING
The first track on the Subway’s sophomore effort “Girls and Boys” is one of the best rockers we’ve heard all year. Starting off with a rudimentary riff that explodes into distortion before giving way to call-and-answer male and female vocals, the song recalls the heyday of Oasis-britrock, where pop-rock wasn’t a dirty word and crunchy guitars mixed well with youthful voices. Yes our favorite UK trio is back on top of its game with All Or Nothing, an album chock-full of high-octane rockers that bely an air of exuberance and naiveté that comes off as genuine rather than label-made, as so many American pop-punkers sound (I’m looking at you Forever the Sickest Kids…). This record makes the team but may be shunned by the more popular kids because it’s too hopped up on sweets or something to practice properly. Still, a squad needs a crazy runt right?
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CANNIBAL CHEERLEADER HOSTING GONE!The site where we’ve been posting all of our mp3s recently deleted my account (I guess that’s what I get for paying tuition all those years, thanks UT…). Anyway, that means that all the old mp3 links on the site are currently down, oh no! Anyone have some suggestions for new hosting, preferably cheap and simple? Of course the CC main site is still hosted on Blogger so the main site is cool for as long as we have it on here. If there’s an mp3 you missed earlier, email me and I’ll put it back up as soon as we get new hosting. Until then, no new mp3s (unless you email me, in which case I might slip you something cool…).

This whole situation has me pretty stressed, so I need to chill out like Conor Oberst on the cover art for his new self-titled LP. License to chill indeed. Any comments?