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Even More Fun with Forkast

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Some recent good stuff from Forkcast:

• Gruff Rhys – “Candylion” from Candylion, out now on Rough Trade. It’s the dude from Super Furry Animals. (fr0k)

• The Ponys – “Poser Psychotic” from Turn the Lights Out, out now on Matador. (fr0k)

• The Rakes – “The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect” from Ten New Messages out now in the U.K. (fr0k)

• Ghostface Killah – “Chunky” from J-Love Street Savior Pt. 5, out now. (fr0k)

• Dinosaur Jr – “We’re Not Alone” from Beyond, due May 1 on Fat Possum. (fr0k)

• The Mooney Suzuki – “99%” from Have Mercy due due out June 19 on Elixia. (fr0k)

Previously: 1, 2, 3.

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More Fun with Forkast

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Some recent good stuff from Forkcast:

• Great Lake Swimmers – “Your Rocky Spin” from Onigiara, due 05/08/07 on Nettwerk.

• Of Montreal – “Green Typewriter Suite” Olivia Tremor Control cover live in Dallas.

• Ted Leo – “Bomb.Repeat.Bomb.(1954)” alternate take from Living With the Living, due 3/20/07 on Touch & Go.

• CSS – “I Wanna Be Your J-Lo” Sleater-Kinney interpolation from a BBC session.

Previously: 1, 2.

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Forkast Highlights

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Some recent good stuff from Forkcast :

• Of Montreal – “No Conclusion” from Icons, Abstract Thee, exclusively available from Polyvinyl online.

• Frog Eyes – “Bushels” from Tears of the Valedictorian, due May 1 on Absolutely Kosher.

• Lee “Scratch” Perry – “Black Panta” from Jonny Greenwood is the Controller, due March 6 on Trojan.

• Dinosaur Jr – “Almost Ready” from Beyond, due May 1 on Fat Possum.

We’d be happy to provide links to the individual entries but unfortunately they don’t include permanent links in their RSS feed.

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Pitchfork’s MP3 Blog: Forkcast

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Pitchfork first created an MP3 page back in the autumn of 2001. But until a couple weeks ago when they rebranded it as Forkast, the mp3 page was strictly an ad revenue channel, just like the free CD that comes with Magnet magazine. Bands and labels paid Pitchfork to post their mp3s. The small print at the bottom of the page disclaimed: “Paid promotion. No critical endorsement of these songs by Pitchfork should be assumed.”

Who knows how bands and labels get their mp3s posted on the new Forkast, but so far they’ve given out some pretty interesting tracks. We’ll try to give a regular round-up of the best stuff that isn’t available elsewhere, or at least the stuff we think you ought to hear.

• Bright Eyes: “Tourist Trap” from the Four Winds EP, due March 6 on Saddle Creek.

• Charlie Louvin [ft. Jeff Tweedy]: “The Great Atomic Power” from Charlie Louvin, due Feb 20 on Tompkins Square.

• Andrew Bird: “Heretics” from Armchair Apocrypha, due March 20 on Fat Possum.