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• “Jesus Chariot (She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain),” Neil Young and Crazy Horse: In this reworked form, Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s version sounds more reminiscent of its original roots as an African-American spiritual about the Rapture than a carefree children’s song. The band brings its blend of fuzzy, folksy rock and turns a classic into a dark, thought-provoking tune.

'Cut The World' will be released on August 6

Gold Panda has a new 7" on the way, "Mountain" b/w "Financial District," which is his melancholic take on "modern hip-hop," with a nod to Drake collaborators Noah "40" Shebib and Boi-1da. [ SoundCloud ] British rockers Foals are the latest band to contribute to !K7's Tapes series, following The Rapture and The Big Pink with a pretty eclectic mix that spans their tastes, from Blood Orange to ...

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Oxford band follow The Rapture and Big Pink in contributing a 'Tapes' DJ mix

2012 marks FILTER Magazine ’s tenth year in print. To celebrate, we are looking back at some of our favorite magazine features, from July 2002’s Issue #1 all the way up to this coming November’s Issue #50. Below you will find Issue #12’s cover story, in full, where we documented the journey into the world of Interpol. It all started with a cassette tape and ended with an insane asylum. Read on ...

Free Colorado music downloads from James Egbert, Flashbulb Fires and Git Some

A Nova Scotia student at the centre of a controversy about religion and public schools will have the right to wear a shirt with the message: "Life is wasted without Jesus."

Once a hard-to-find treasure, this documentary about the vogue ball scene in late-'80s New York City has become its own kind of legend, one that still brings together musicians and followers of all types.

Dolly Rocker Ragdoll, who sings, plays guitar and writes songs, will celebrate the release of his self-titled debut CD with a performance at 10 p.m. Saturday at the newly expanded Buzzbin Art & Music Shop at 339 Cleveland Ave. NW. The 12-song disc, which comes in a felt sleeve, hand-sewn by Ragdoll, sells for $10.