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MP3s: Brazil's Sonantes; Spain's Planeta Imaginario

Posted Fri May 30, 2008 6:03pm PDT
Just as Brazilians are smarter than we Americans in terms of gasoline consumption--this massive South American nation uses ethanol almost exclusively instead of the ugly, stinky red stuff we use to power our automobiles--their native folk music conti More »
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Kaki King

MP3s: The Greatest Female Guitarists Of All Time

Posted Thu May 29, 2008 12:14pm PDT
You can count the number of truly trail blazing female guitarists on Django Reinhardt's crippled left hand. Striding in the footsteps of her hero Michael Hedges, King expands upon his Windham Hill hills'n'dales mastery with vocals that soar, coupling More »
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MP3s: Terrifying Anna Ternheim; Magical Natalie Clavier

Posted Wed May 28, 2008 3:40pm PDT
Girls in glasses. Demure librarians intent on sexual revolution. Twisted sisters taking us down, but ohhhh, it feels so good. More »
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Natalie Walker

MP3s: Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Natalie Walker, The Pinker Tones)

Posted Fri May 23, 2008 12:40pm PDT
Of course, with the holiday comes the pleasure(s) it evokes, turning thoughts of work to thoughts of play and again relating to the above title: driving fast to burn off gas you can no longer afford, a preoccupation with death/sex/music that makes th More »
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cat empire

MP3s: The Cat Empire's Funky Technicolor Soul; The Charlatans Return

Posted Thu May 22, 2008 6:17pm PDT
Channeling Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, the Specials, and Aretha, the Cat Empire knows how to make a crowd move, how to shake a groove to its barest elements, and how to write songs that stick to the head like gator glue. More »
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wilk

Free MP3s: Wilk Music, Plastic Little: Hip-Hop Hopefuls

Posted Tue May 20, 2008 4:07pm PDT
Wilk is a New York City native (da Bronx) who uses the subways for more than simple transportation. More »
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Kassin + 2 Futurismo

Free MP3s: Kassin + 2’s Futurismo--Dosh’s Wolves and Wishes

Posted Fri May 16, 2008 4:25pm PDT
Futurismo is the sound of contemporary Rio de Janeiro filtered through the magnificence of that city's glorious musical past. Elegance and organic flow, subtle bossa nova (the city's lifeblood) and raging sambas--Kassin + 2 express it all like old so More »
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The Camels- Skallander

New Zealand MP3s: Skallander’s The Camels, Confucius’ Newsoundlandscapes

Posted Mon May 12, 2008 4:03pm PDT
It's raining and windy here in Manhattan. And as cold as a witches teat. Skallander's glowing New Zealand born electronic pop is the perfect accompaniment for the day. More »
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trio de la paz

MP3s: All Jazz Friday: Lionel Loueke, Russell Malone, Trio Da Paz, Mulgrew Miller

Posted Fri May 9, 2008 3:37pm PDT
Upholding a tradition that has been part of the Yahoo! Music family ever since we started this blog back in the late 1970s, All Jazz Friday offers a taste of WasssUp! in new jazz releases. People, you know, if I could send a vinyl sample to each and More »
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Bostich, Fussible

MP3s: Bostich + Fussible’s Tijuana Sound Machine

Posted Wed May 7, 2008 1:08pm PDT
Nortec Collective's Bostich + Fussible (Ramón Amezcua and Pepe Mogt) are here to show you the new face of Mexico, specifically their hometown, Tijuana. More »
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