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The folks over at Green Label Sound have just released a brand new Neon Indian song called Sleep Paralysist.  Adding to the awesome is the fact that Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor helped produce the track.  Hopefully the tune leads us to another late night appearance

If you are interested in all things Neon Indian you can also check out this explanation of the tune and release from the Neon Indian, Alan Polomo.   [via green label sound]

So this is really happening, some douche nozzle pretending to care about his constituents is trying to ban salt in all New York restaurants.  It's so ridiculous I must offer proof in the form of the official lawyerspeak.

PROHIBITION ON SALT; RESTAURANTS. 1. NO OWNER OR OPERATOR 4 OF A RESTAURANT IN THIS STATE SHALL USE SALT IN ANY FORM IN THE PREPARATION OF ANY FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION BY CUSTOMERS OF SUCH RESTAURANT, INCLUDING FOOD PREPARED TO BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH RESTAURANT OR OFF OF SUCH PREMISES.  [via]

Unreal.  No salt in preparation, no salt on the counter, no salt to go.  I'm pretty sure someone is trying to force us to unfat.  My bowl of Crunch Berries and my cozy couch take offense Mr Politician Man. If the consumption of salt at a restaurant was a rap war, West Coast would totally be winning.

In Mr Politician Man's defense, maybe he just wants to save everyone the bad luck you get from spilling salt.   [via the awl]

Without question the album I am most looking forward to is the latest from Dr. Dog.  The album titled Shame, Shame will be released on April 6th and we now have our second glimpse into the album.  The opening track and first single off the album, Stranger, is streaming on Rolling Stone right now.  Of course if you listen to Shadow People that the band released a few weeks ago right after Stranger you would be checking out the first two tracks on the upcoming album.  Sounds fun no?

Shame, Shame tracklisting

1. Stranger
2. Shadow People
3. Station
4. Unbearable Why
5. Where d All the Tume Go?
6. Later
7. I Only Wear Blue
8. Someday
9. Mirror, Mirror
10. Jackie Wants a Black Eye
11. Shame, Shame

You've already seen the tracklist and cover art for the new MGMT album Congratulations, so how about some actual music?  The band just released, via a free download, Flash Delirium, which will be the fourth song on the new record.  As with most of the MGMT stuff you really get quite a mix of styles and genres in Flash Delirium.

Of course when you release a new album these days you need to find some adventurous way to get the hype machine rolling.  Enter Where is MGMT?  Little details are known about the Where is MGMT? contest but let's get you up to date with what we do know. The image below has the dates and cities that are currently part of the contest.

As for the specifics, like I said it's still a bit foggy, but like they say, foggy is fun.

We will give clues to the secret location and a password on this page. Once you figure out where the location is - GO THERE - you have 1 hour, first come first serve. You will see a person holding an MGMT flag - go up to them and tell them the password. If you are one of the first people to arrive - your journey starts then. You will need to be free for the next 2 hours. What happens next? You will have to wait and see......

Head on over to the official contest page for more details. To download your very own copy of Flash Delirium head to the MGMT official site.

It's that time of the week again where I tell you that NPR is streaming an awesome new album and you in turn either listen to said awesome album or ignore the recommendation.  Either way we are all winners, unless of course you are choosing the ignore route which, let's just be honest, is kind of rude.  That being said how about the one and only live White Stripes album? 

This week's Exclusive First Listen is Under Great White Northern Lights, the companion album to the Emmett Malloy documentary of the same name that chronicles the duo's 2007 tour in which the band tried to play every single Canadian province.  Both the film and album are set to be released March 16th but until then you can listen to the entire rocking album for free.  Then you should buy it.  

Unfortunately it looks like the hosers over at NPR no longer want these streams embeddable so I will include a direct link to the audio, which should just open a new window with the stream in it which will enable you to browse freely.  Hooray.   Check it out right here.

For the price of your email address you can download the track Runnin' For Cover off the upcoming Brad album Best Friends.  Pretty standard Shawn ballad built over an acoustic guitar.  Sounds like something you could hear in a dentist's office and I mean that in a good way somehow.  It's the last track on the new album and definitely seems like a nice smooth closer.

Head on over to the official site and click the free download link to get the song.  You will have to enter an email that you can actually check because you have to confirm your subscription to the mailing list before getting the download link, but all things considered that's not too steep of a price for a nice new Brad song.  Besides, you should probably have an email account for just this type of thing by now anyway.

Of course if you too are excited about all this Shawn Smith/Satchel/Brad goodness you can catch the real thing at their upcoming show in Seattle.   Rock.

It's hard for me to contain my excitement when I read this much awesome at once so I'll just copy and paste to save you from my giddy ramblings. 

Swigging from a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey, the Foos frontman and Them Crooked Vultures drummer, who had just introduced a performance by Best Documentary subjects Anvil, said his band will work with Butch Vig on their seventh album, in part to mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, which Vig produced in 1991. “Me and [Foos drummer] Taylor [Hawkins] have already started demoing songs,” Grohl told Rolling Stone.

But unlike the Foos’ previous two efforts, which were recorded at Studio 606 (a cutting edge recording complex/rehearsal space/party den that the band owns in Northridge, California), this forthcoming album will be recorded entirely in analog — and out of Grohl’s garage. “We’re doing a test on Monday,” he said when asked about potential noise complaints from his Encino neighbors (and the missus). Indeed, the father of two added, “I think this could be our heaviest album yet.”  [via rolling stone]

So a literal garage band album, and I don't mean the fancy Apple program.  Then a claim that it could be their heaviest yet?  Consider me Danza'd.  No release date has been set but the awesome continues as the band will also be releasing a documentary with the album that will cover the Foo Fighters sixteen year history as well as the recording of the new record.

And just in case you forgot how awesome Grohl is I'll paste the end of the article.  He was at the Spirit awards to announce the Anvil performance where he went off-script and told everyone in the room how awesome the Anvil documentary is and how it made him cry. 

Nervous that his ad-libbing didn’t come out as well as he’d hoped, afterwards, Grohl clutched his bottle like a security blanket, while waiting for his wife Jordyn to peruse the tent-adjacent Elle Lounge. “If I stay another minute, I’m gonna get so fucking drunk, I’ll barf all over myself,” he cracked.

Dave Grohl, you complete me.   [via consequence of sound]

So they are going to remake Police Academy.   You should be used to this sort of crap by now, but at least find solace in the fact that there is no writer or director on the project, just the producer of the originals Paul Maslansky.  No word yet on how desperate Maslansky is for money.

New Line is looking for recruits for a relaunched "Police Academy" movie. Original producer Paul Maslansky is back for the new iteration, which has no writer or director attached.

"It's going to be very worthwhile to the people who remember it and to those who saw it on TV," Maslansky said. "It's going to be a new class. We hope to discover new talent and season it with great comedians. It'll be anything but another movie with a numeral next to it. And we'll most probably retain the wonderful musical theme."

Hollywood sure has a fancy way of saying remake now.  Hard to be too hopeful at this point, but we'll keep you updated.  My guess is on Kevin James getting involved.  *fart sound*  [via thr]

Synchronize your swatches and set your nerd boners to explosivo because Apple just announced when your iPad dreams can become your iPad reality.  You nerds can pre-order your wi-fi iPads starting March 12th and they will be available in stores April 3rd.  The 3G version is going to take a little longer nerds.  I'm only referencing nerds so much because I'm trying to convince myself I don't need an iPad until the second version and also because I was lucky enough to stumble across this kick ass video yesterday.

Home made music video for the Revenge Of The Nerds theme song?  Yes please.  I hope CappyNJ is a girl because I think I'm in nerd love.  Head on over to Apple for all your iPad needs.

It's a shame Jim James doesn't hit the road solo more often because he really is just fantastic in that format.  Of course he's also amazing when he's rocking with lots of people.  He's kind of like Dirk Diggler in that way.  Anyhoo the awesome You Ain't No Picasso just put up audio from the My Morning Jacket frontman's Valenine's Day Louisville Is For Lovers show.  It's pretty great and you can stream the entire show over there, or you can download the entire show from bporter over at etree.  Rock.

I've included a couple of my favorite tunes from the evening that you can check out below. 

Wonderful Man

Blue Moon

Take My Breath Away

True Love Ways