The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were Sunday's highest trending topic on Twitter. Although the ceremony honored the year's best with the prestigious statuettes, the program itself was worthy of a Razzie. Twitter's a beautiful tool that allows celebs to exclaim without a publicist's guidance, and those who weren't jeweled in attendance provided comical commentary as the "underground" hosts of the evening.

Just posted: 30 seconds clips of every track on the new Strokes record. Hear it while it's still real!

There's a quiet calm that should descend over the viewer as The Walkmen's newest video for "While I Shovel The Snow" cycles through. With serene gusts of hollow guitar work and Hamilton Leithauser's semi-strained soul, the song is one of Lisbon's iciest and most skeletal moments. Images of Hamilton and the band caught up in some beautiful snow globe of a world, quietly pacing the Brooklyn banks of the East River are a nice visual touch. "No life like the snow life", indeed. "While I Shovel the Snow" was directed by Jake Davis.

In the 2010 film Going The Distance, The Boxer Rebellion serve as the opportunity Justin Long's character takes to leave his unfulfilling job at a record label in order to pursue his passion. The band continues to represent this passion with their third studio album, The Cold Still. Though not forcefully dynamic, the album does an excellent job of portraying the more thoughtful, introspective side of rock. The Boxer Rebellion solidify their talent at transcending the crutch of catchy hooks, and rather, captivate with the power of vocal ability and instrumental melancholy.

There is an ongoing sense of leaving, rejection, and desires gone unfulfilled in this video for "Ruins", as a pair of outstretched arms chases the band members of Matt Pond PA around NYC and beyond. The song is from the bands latest album The Dark Leaves, and is out now via Altitude Records.

From The Dodos' fourth studio album No Color, "Don't Stop" is actually (funnily enough) full of color. It's a frantically forlorn track that has both peaceful and unsettling elements, steaming together in an eclectic pot.

Because the most interesting performance The Oscars offered us was Gweneth Paltrow's painful excuse for being "Country Strong", we're revisiting the eccentric Grammy oeuvre with a look back at the already legendary Lady Gaga egg in a new segment we like to call 'Celebrity Round Table'. It's a tweetversation featuring some of our favorite voices, and potentially, you!

A few weeks ago we mentioned those adorable fifth-grade rug-rats from Staten Island's P.S. 22 were going to the Oscars. Well, right at the end of last night's marathon telecast they showed up to sing one of cinema's most timeless tunes; director Gregg "Mr. B" Breinberg led the kids in a rousing rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". And although it's no "Just Dance"*, the kids nailed it (as usual). Watch below.

This week, most of our late night musical entertainment is brought to us by Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and Leno. So, basically, NBC and their disowned, redheaded stepchild. Chelsea Lately shocks us all with a worthy guest, as universally adored Adele will appear on Monday night's show. That same night on Kimmel, we are also introduced to Esperanza Spalding, who now travels full time with the Secret Service to protect her from the Beliebers-gone-bad determined to punish her for "stealing" Justin Bieber's Best New Artist Grammy. Performing on Jimmy Fallon's Thursday night show is Lykke Li, who releases her album Wounded Rhymes today! Also on that night's show is Miley Cyrus, who continues the tradition of SNL host's obligatory Fallon appearance, as she will be hosting this Saturday along with musical guest The Strokes. Should be an interesting Saturday Night Live, and until then, check out these performers during the week!

Pittsburgh's 1,2,3 gained our attention last year with their singles "Confetti" and "Cant Bribe God". Nic Snyder and Josh Sickels were signed to Frenchkiss Records late 2010, and their debut album is expected to release later this year. The group's name may be unusual, but their music is a pleasing assortment of recognizable sounds. 1,2,3 lists Lennon as their number one musical influence, which is incredibly evident through Snyder's vocals and the rhythm of "Confetti". Once integrated with their synth pop, the Beatles nuances, in addition to their appreciation for 60's R&B, deliver a gratifying, contemporary interpretation of early legends.

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Nobody can deny Girl Talk knows how to party. Amidst balloons, streamers, confetti guns, and an entourage of dancers flooding the stage around him, Greg Gillis and his infamous bandanna took Terminal Five's face and smashed it into some berry blue Jell-O. Add to the mix, a Girl Talk concert is the CVS pharmacy of music shows. The entire venue was cracked out on various concoctions, losing their minds to the onslaught of pop music stew boiling around them.

The new video for Dr. Dre and Eminem's "I Need A Doctor" (featuring vocals from Skylar Grey), is closer to a short film than an actual music video. This is not unsurprising, with The Book of Eli's Allen Hughes serving as its director. As the song itself chronicles the impactful relationship that Eminem and Dr. Dre share, the video further highlights this theme of influential mentors and life events.

The song is called "Blow". Oy. Among the things we love most about New York City Department of Sanitation head Ke$ha is her ability to take something as saccharine as "making out with unicorns", and turn it into a dirty visual punchline in a song with a euphemism for a title. But let's be fair, the song is kind of good?

On Thursday night, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosted the infectious indie pop/rock trio of brothers from Tulsa, known as Hanson, to be the show's musical guest. This gene pool of talent played their second single, "Give A Little", off of their 2010 album Shout It Out. This song follows the album's debut single "Thinking About Something", for which Hanson created a video in honor of The Blues Brothers, that made its fair share of rounds on the interwebs.

David Letterman welcomed the "Reno-owned" group, Bright Eyes (wait, aren't they from Omaha?!), on the Late Show, Thursday night. It turns out that Ole' Gramps Letterman is having trouble reading his teleprompter these days. Oberst and crew performed "Jejune Stars", off of their latest album, The People's Key.

In keeping with the traditions of their sound, the bluesy Rolling Stones rock of Atlanta's The Booze comes with a busy, mostly black and white music video featuring the band playing guitars, wearing hats, and in some cases, having pretty bad teeth. Check out (for the first time EVER!) the video for "Down On Your Luck" below, and grab the track for free as well.

We're back to our roots this week with a tape chock full of new. "Chock Full o' New": it's that heavenly mixtape (sorry everyone). It's been a great week for video, especially Thom Yorke's version of "dancing". But the mixtape has come to claim your Friday's final work hours. And even if you're out of work and loafing, let's put some jam on that bread (gun shot).

Somehow, Muppets enhance everything that the talented, felt creatures contact. They made Dickens relevant to four-year-olds, 150 years later in "The Muppet Christmas Carol", and gave raping and pillaging pirates a cute makeover in "Muppet Treasure Island". Kermit and company, most recently, climbed atop a city rooftop to perform LCD Soundsystem's "Dance Yrself Clean".

Remember when MySpace was cool? Before the plague of predators and when Facebook was merely an Ivy Leaguer's wet dream, this social network acted as a profound tool of connection. In 2005, two aspiring hip-hop artists, Antoine "Sir Michael Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersol stumbled across each other, by chance, amongst the community of millions. Together they formed the duo The Cool Kids, releasing their golden age of hip hop-influenced tracks solely on the social network, they described themselves as "the new, black version of the Beastie Boys."

Johannes Brahms was a Romantic, German composer of "pure music". BRAHMS is a Brooklyn-based threesome that appeared on indie radars following their impromptu, opening performance for Passion Pit's sold out, Terminal 5 show. Their classical ancestor will surely perplex Google investigations, but once found, the trio supplies aesthetically pleasing, electronic symphonies.

Asobi Seksus fourth full length album release lives up to the strikingly vivid meaning behind its given name: Fluorescence. This New York based pair of Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna have once again entranced their audiences with a shoegaze-driven compilation of tracks that offer a contrasting engagement of dreamlike depth and enthusiastically tempered distortion. This latest installment conveys a strengthened improvement of their admired ability to merge together such a layered blend of distinct sounds, but at times this talent can be consumed by the disorganized affectation.

Their biennial album releases throughout the previous decade secured TV on the Radio's stance as one of the most influential indie groups. The 2008 release of Dear Science was unfortunately followed by a 3-year hiatus, but Brooklyn's electro-soul a cappella's fifth album Nine Types of Light is confirmed to hit shelves on April 12.

Seminal early aughts, emo-rockers The Get Up Kids are on the come-back trail with a new album dubbed There Are Rules, out now on their own Quality Hill Recordings label. That album's first single "Automatic" stutters and starts, as it dips in and out of odd shreds of guitar and glitzy synthetics. Like the song, the accompanying video takes an odd dip as well, as a weird and warped automobile takes a sleeping child on a strange journey to a hyper colored car wash.

"I've always been attracted to the melancholy sounds...the darker sounds. It's a way of...finding those beautifully devastating moments and reveling in the horribleness of it." It's a creative disposition that must have had singer Nicole Atkins licking her chops (in a way) after a trifecta of loss - a band, a boyfriend, and a record label - found her a few years back. The hard times would inspire some deeply personal songs, which in turn would further inspire a rush of strong will - to record, to get going, to reclaim her career and her livelihood.

The result of such resolve is Mondo Amore; an impressive batch of red velvet psych-rock that brings with it the kind of cryptic qualities that will inspire curiosity in all who happen to find it. In support, Nicole, along with guitarist Irina Yalkowsky and drummer Ezra Oklan of her band The Black Sea, paid us a visit in The Guest Apartment on a slushy, winter afternoon. Though the drafty old room allowed a chill to seep through cracks, Nicole and her band would set the cozy confines aglow, touching on her story and preparing a few musical highlights from the record in question. Through acoustic renditions of "Cry Cry Cry", "My Baby Don't Lie", and "The Tower", Nicole and her band chronicle a few of the stumbles and tumbles that inspired Mondo, transforming those "beautifully devastating moments" into a unique, uplifting session in The Guest Apartment. Bring on the blues!

No need to cry cry cry, folks. If you didn't quite get your fill of soulful twang from our Nicole Atkins Guest Apartment, we've got more for you. A 7-Inch copy of "Vultures" and a limited edition poster can be yours, just drop your name in the metaphorical hat for the price of a Facebook share/comment.

Wounded Rhymes, the latest chapter in Lykke Lis surreal pop concoctions, is slated for a February 28th releasethough magically, the internet has delivered, serving up a free stream a few days ahead of its release!

The multi talented one-woman-show known as Bat For Lashes has recorded a cover of Depeche Mode's "Strangelove", by the request of Gucci. Yes, that Gucci. This song is set to represent the brand's new cologne: Gucci Guilty For Him, most likely for a commercial advertising the fragrance. The main hook for the song is nearly indistinguishable from the classically 80s original, but finds a unique footing in the lighter background bass and haunting, breathy vocals of Natasha Khan. Rather than featuring the heavy beats of the 80s, this version of the song takes on a smoother, more sultry adaptation. Check out the track below!

Later, witnesses would recall the energy of the evening as "palpable" and "McG's Charlie's Angels". Watch the Beatles perform their number one smash hit, "Smack My B*tch Up". The ladies love it!

Well, it looks like the world according to Bieber has come to an end. I knew it was too good to be true! College Humor has posted a clip from Justin Bieber's second appearance on CSI, which evidently will also be his last. Because he dies.

The black shores and rivers singer Wes Miles takes asylum in, in the lead verse of Ra Ra Riot's "Too Dramatic" leaps from the imagination to the screen in this Andrew Thomas Huang directed video for "Too Dramatic". Here, the song's skittish qualities bring visuals of a strange and terrestrial landscape cropping up about the band. The song is the second single from the band's '09 release, The Orchard. For more album related visuals, be sure to check out the video of the concert we captured with the band last Fall.

Let's play 'Spot The Brand'.

It was a slightly odd performance on The Late Show With David Letterman's Tuesday show, though not unusual for Deerhunter. The keyboardist rocked a cape worthy of Count Chocula, lead singer Bradford Cox took a brief moment to sit on the floor with his tambourine in the middle of the song, and yet all the while these oddities are as unassuming as the music is absurdly pleasant.

Even though I personally can't imagine more of a nightmare headline, our local pop music expert felt it was worth sharing.

Taylor Swift has become notorious for being so blatantly honest about her musical inspiration that it is no shocker when she calls out former flames by name within her lyrics. One more case of this was recently uncovered in her song "Enchanted" from 2010's Speak Now, and this time it has gotten a response.

Between eleven studio albums and countless side-projects, it's almost impossible for a normal band to strike some sort of predictable balance in their creations without being accused of redundancy. Luckily, Radiohead is anything but normal, and also an act that is recognized for their random nature — blasting expectations with sawed-off shotguns is their specialty. And although they seemed to have settled into a specific, almost perfect tapestry of their various sounds on 2007's In Rainbows, the stasis couldn't possibly last more than ten songs. Complacency is just not in their nature. The phrase "new Radiohead album" doesn't really guarantee anything except a lot of chatter, cool chord progressions, and some unconventional time signatures. But to be fair, those some of the things we love about them, so it should be perfect in any iteration, "should" being the key word here.

I always pictured Indie Jesus with NO beard, because bearded saviors are so mainstream.

Indie Jesus doesn't like your band, but he does forgive them for their last album.

[Thanks for the tip, David!]

Jesse Thomas is a Kentucky transplant who landed in LA, catching the eye of a local producer while gigging round the valley at local open mics. Dude apparently knew what he was doing, as recently she's seen her songs nibble on a few TV placements and peak on iTunes' singer-songwriter charts. "You I Want" is a song from her Hazel EP, and brings with it this video of the pint sized musician having a bit of fun with a Lite-Brite.

The Beach Fossils show at 285 Kent Ave was quite the send-off for guitarist Christopher Burke's last performance with the band. Lead singer Dustin Payseur was his usual charming self offering witty remarks in between songs and encouraging everyone to take their turn in the unexpected mosh pit if they hadn't already been sucked in.

By now the smooth criminal moves of Thom Yorke are already iconic, but when he took to the camera to set his famous shake to the sweet sounds of "Lotus Flower" (off the recently impacted King Of Limbs), the internet exploded with commentary/GIFs. Of course someone had the idea to set ol' Thom loose on some other classic pants-off dance-offs, and the results are, well, you can imagine. You can't? WE WILL SHOW YOU.

This time of the year, Austin Texas always seems on the tip of every music lovers tongue, as bands, brands, and fans gear up for the annual barrage of the best sites and sounds the music industry has to offer during the SXSW Festival. Here at Baeble we too are busy scheming one of our biggest events to datelook for the details to begin emerging over the next few days.

All this planning for our annual run on Texas greatest town has us feeling nostalgic. So today were dusting off a recut concert video of one of our favorite all time shows, captured on the very same day a hurricane named Ike was auspiciously scooting by Austins eastern periphery. The town couldnt avoid the eye of Dr. Dog though, as the Philly band descended upon the Parish for an epic performance back in the Fall of '08.

Prepping a potent elixir for their thirsty Austin audience, Dr. Dog made sure to dissolve plenty of riff rock, CSNY style country folk, sweet and sour soul, and modern bits of hippie-psych into this beautifully breezy performance. Pulling a bulk of their material from critically acclaimed albums Fate and We All Belong, the band treated every patient in the room with a sonic prescription that included fan favorites like "The Old Days", "The Rabbit, the Bat, and the Reindeer", "Ain't It Strange", and "My Old Ways". Put simply, Dr. Dog (and their fans) had their day. So too will you if you give this recut concert a whirl.

Want a pair of tickets to see American Idiot on Broadway? Yes you do, and here's why (and how).

Kanye West turns to director Hype Williams to take his fanfare filled anthem to the screen, with a video that's mostly visual stimuli. That could refer to both West's cop car shuffle and Rihanna's (lack of an) outfit. Epileptics beware, this ranks somewhere in between strobe light and Battling Seizure Robots.

After viewing the premiere of Cut Copy's newest music video for "Need You Now", we here at Baeble began a fanatic exploration of their latest album, Zonoscope. Upon the early release of the album's first track, "Where I'm Going", many fans questioned the lack of intensely energetic rhythm that had dominated their previous album, In Ghost Colours.

It's a music-heavy middle of the week as February wraps up in late night television. The only performers worthy of note on Monday are Adele and Chromeo, but there is a lot of talent to come home to after your long work day in the following nights. The most exciting musical guest might be Conor Oberst's legendary Bright Eyes, who released his much-anticipated 2011 album The People's Key on February 15th. This performance from Bright Eyes is slated for Thursday night's Letterman, which is definitely a step up from Thursday night's Letterman guest from last week: Paris Hilton (pause for eye roll). The week will close with a shift in musical direction for Carson Daly. Normally, Carson tends to host our favorite indie groups, but on Friday he will feature Janelle Monae, who accompanied Bruno Mars and B.o.B. for their 2011 Grammy performance.

The holiday President's Day scares me, because it could also be Presidents Day, or Presidents' Day, and there is no real answer, leaving it up to something called my discretion. Yikes. So instead of deciding, even though we kind of did in the title, whatever, I just added Space Cat to Mt. Rushmore. Happy P****** Day. Go barbecue something.*

Alternative hip hoppers Chiddy Bang from Philadelphia decided to celebrate Train's big Grammy win on Sunday night by inviting them on a new track that 'Chiddy' himself also proclaims features the Super Mario Brothers. It certainly sounds like it; the song will take you all the way through the Mushroom Kingdom alongside a loop of a hook from Train, interspersed synth beats, and rapped verses that are frankly quite catchy. The track is titled "Baby Roulette" and is about exactly what the name suggests, as it is carried by the phrase "Got to wear a glove if we gonna make love/I don't want to play baby roulette". Duly noted. And hey, here's to sending out a positive message to the kids!

Their music assisted in the sonic revolution of the 80s, and finally, after a 24-year hiatus, The Cars have regrouped to complete their seventh album, Move Like This. Armed with synthesizers and the celestial voice of Ric Ocasek, they couldn't have chosen a more fitting era to arrive back on the scene. We're being exposed to countless, popular indie groups' experiments with computerized sound. The nerdy fellows who focally contributed in the studio are once again manning the knobs and switches beside frontmen and guitarists.

I think we can all agree Girl Talk isn't mixing us any drinks, either. "The Girl Talk": tequila, chocolate syrup, and grape soda with a Twizzler garnish. Gettin' crunk, mashup style. [via]

Nicole Atkins was the musical guest on Thursday night's episode of Conan, where she performed the song "Cry, Cry, Cry" from her latest album, Mondo Amore. Tambourine in hand, Atkins proves that she can do more than rock some awesome Charlie's Angels hair, as her voice blends effortlessly into a folky, soulful groove. Despite the connotation of its name, "Cry, Cry, Cry" is a rather upbeat number that complements Atkins' captivating talent, which is similar to that of a more pop-based Norah Jones. Check out Baeble's out and about feature of a full Nicole Atkins show experience during Mondo Amore's record release party last week, and keep your eye out for our Guest Apartment session with her coming soon!

Artist and videographer, Cam Be (Camovement), is one of the many who recognize the legendary acclaim that The Roots warrant, and he has created a 10-minute doc about the group's significance to the music community. Although short, and predominantly concert footage, the few interviews, conducted by Jeff Baraka (co-producer), are enriching.

This week, we reversed the numbers and made a tape with nostalgic tunes from the summer of 1969, a time way before tapes even existed.

Summer in the late 60s in Southwest Harbor, Maine — the intense verdant green of the short summer in coastal Maine. Being banished with my brother to the third floor of a creaky old Victorian summer home with a secret room at the top of the turret. Vietnam was on the news at night, there were hippies up the hill who were sunbathing nude. Thunderstorms were truly scary and a couple of little boys owned the third floor and its secret turret room. For entertainment we would tune our AM radio into whatever we could get. Most frequently it was a rock station out of Boston that seemed impossibly far away, and tinny mono versions of these tunes wafted loudly through the dusty air of our summer paradise.

Even when you think you know what Radiohead are going to do, the best band in the world wind up surprising you in the end. Turns out, there's no need to wait the restless final hours for the band's latest album The King of Limbs to hit your inbox. Its available now for download at www.thekingoflimbs.com. Go!

Australian synthpop group, Cut Copy, has provided the fans of their latest album Zonoscope with a music video for its initial track, "Need You Now". Like so many other electro-pop groups, their sound suggests heavy influences from the 80s new wave. The video's director, Keith Schofield, similarly favors the glorious decade.

James Blake's creations differ from his peer' electronic contributions. Far from Girl Talk's mash-ups and the latest club hits, his output is that of a studied, musical composer. While the typical DJ influences crowds to move, Blake's work is simply awe inducing, audible art. His first self-titled, studio album was recently released earlier this month, and he will be making a NYC appearance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, mid-March.

Massachusetts has been perpetually recognized, by the New York community, as the home of fan adversaries and the bizarre Mc-Mafioso (Irish mob). Recently, a bridge was formed, connecting the two, warring factions via the indie music community. NYC first welcomed the Boston synth-pop revolution when Passion Pit collected record-setting crowds at Central Park and Governors Island. It is expected that, with the release of their re-mastered EP, Sun Bronzed Greek Gods, DOM will assist in upholding the olive branch.

Though a Justin Bieber on Myspace movie review may not be the the first thing you'd expect to find on Baeble, I consider enlightening the uneducated about the joys of the Bieberverse to be a personal quest of mine, so I'm taking this chance to open your eyes.

Timber Timbre plays spook-blues, the kind of folksy electric music that Vincent Price would enjoy. If their aesthetic is that of a wooded forest (as the name suggests), it's not the one from Bambi; it's a dark, scary den of shadows, salty thoughts, and sin. Taylor Kirk has managed to keep this up for three albums, and the fourth (based on the titular first single), won't be any different. The deliciously swampy Creep On Creepin' On gets a release via Arts & Crafts on 4/5. Hear the first single below (and download it), after you turn off the lights.

The Black Eyed Peas have released "Just Can't Get Enough", the second single from their sixth studio album, The Beginning. The track uncharacteristically opens up with surprisingly sweet vocals from Fergie underscored by a piano. However, in typical BEP fashion, you barely have to wait 20 seconds for auto-tune to make an appearance. Admittedly, this single has less of the beat-heavy, fist-pumping drive that causes a predictable blend between former tracks. "Just Can't Get Enough" operates with a slightly slower rhythm (by Black Eyed Peas standards, at least) and takes the trancelike techno feel of auto-tuned hip hop to an impressively pleasant place. Although, it becomes clear that they can't stay away from catchy club beats for too long, as the song concludes with a total shift into this very arena, while echoing the words "Switch Up", incase you didn't notice the change.

The 2011 Brit Awards were last night, and was essentially a mash up of an awards show for British Artists and a 2.0 version of the Grammys. The international performers included half of the line up for Sunday night's LA award show, featuring performances (again) by Rihanna, Arcade Fire, Cee-Lo Green, and Mumford and Sons, among others. The actual awards themselves had two versions of every category, split up between British and international artists. Tinie Tempah were the big UK winners of the night for Breakthrough Act and British Single, while Arcade Fire continued their streak of success with two awards in the international categories. Check out some stand out performances from the night:

I suppose it's feasible that some people in their dark cave-homes have never heard "Wake Up" but it's still somewhat incredible that they've managed to avoid this massive band. If you wish there was some song out there that captures the silliness of this ignorance and addresses it head on with hard facts, look no further, because here it is.

The New York Times set the internet buzzing Monday revealing that JC Penney had been involved in a systematic campaign on the web to game Google's organic search results. The internet is a dark, dishonest and scam filled place engaged in a race to the lowest common denominator and we are all complicit in making it so.

It's astonishing how conversing with Liverpool natives will leave you questioning the foundations of the English language, but when placed against a catchy tune their voices become quite eloquent. The L-Pool based, indie-pop threesome, The Wombats have released a free track for your listening pleasure. "Addicted To The Cure" is an interesting mix of Matt Murphy's vocals (closely resembling Robert Smith) with the ban's upbeat, pop rhythm.

Laurel Sprengelmeyer, a newcomer from Montreal known as Little Scream, has been gaining some attention within the past few months by impressing both fans and musicians alike with her hauntingly sweet melodic creations. We introduced you to her a few weeks ago, and now have this video of her song "Heron and the Fox" for you that is a pleasant listen as well as a great way to get rid of your winter time blues. The softly strummed guitar, beautiful harmonies, and cozy snow-surrounded setting all do an excellent job of portraying the calming wonder of winter that we often forget about when not safe inside a warm car and fur-hooded coat like Little Scream here. This rendition of "Heron and the Fox" successfully transports you to another world for a moment, which is a trademark captivation of hers that can be found within most of the tracks on her debut release, which was co-produced by Richard Reed Parry of The Arcade Fire and includes contributions from The National's Aaron Dessner.

Last night James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem gave a different sort of finale, choosing The Colbert Report to host the band's final television appearance. And though LCD performed a rather fitting rendition of "I Can Change", it's Murphy's interview with Colbert that is most interesting and amusing. Despite Colbert's warnings that retirees suffer from severe lack of access to "honey dipped co-eds", Murphy remained adamant of his desire to call it quits saying, "at a certain point it gets embarrassing". We think that age should be closer to 70, but hey...the man want's to do other things.

Luke Rathborne maintains his own pop aesthetic that separates the artist from the vast landscape of similarity. Pop music today has taken a turn towards uplifting escapism. Rathborne has averted this trend by emitting melodic tunes of melancholic realism. His impending album is the double EP, I Can Be One/Dog Years, on Dilettante Records.

The opening track from Rooney's latest album Eureka is a hooky blast of sweet, California humidity; the kind that'll probably have you longing for the sunny hillside surroundings and dry desert backdrop of the band's latest video for "Holding On". It is stupid cold out there after all, which makes Rooney's strange, Beatles-esque romp around a national forest North of Los Angeles just a little unfair.

It would be blasphemous to ignore Conor Oberst's involvement in the indie music community throughout the previous decade. His creations deserve credit for the expansion of the folk scene as well as the spawning of the indie music movement. Bright Eyes acted as the voice of a generation. The 90s were dull and music had sunken into the treacherous depths of the TRL culture. His poetic tales of despair promoted the rebirth of the counterculture. The Dylan of our day, Oberst lyrically attacked capitalist society through his vocalization of middle-class American futility. Bright Eyes' latest album, The People's Key, presents us with a progressed Oberst.

The FCC's control over content has its heaviest impact on British comedians. It's difficult to imagine Russell Brand entertaining any audience without his repetitive spitting of c-words. This week on SNL, he somehow overcame the American adversity and received a few laughs from his monologue. Though he has claimed to be drug-free, it's hard to believe anyone could be so wide-eyed and off the wall (5-Hour Energy abuse?).

In the latest edition of the ongoing struggle for Intern dominance, it's Valentine's Day, and our two intrepid editorial explorers have differing views on what truly defines the ultimate Hallmark Holiday. They've each been given space for five songs to plead their case, and you can listen to them as you read their reasoning and reach for the phone/someone you love/kleenex.

THE CHALLENGE: Siobhan (Love) vs. Matt (Heartbreak)

This week begins with an interesting mix of performers, but on Wednesday we pretty much run out of options. Literally. Reggie Watts is a comedian. But he tends to fuse this talent with some musical performances so it might be fun to watch. Thursday picks up the slack with Nicole Atkins on Conan and the infectious indie-rockers from Ireland, Two Door Cinema Club, on Carson. The week wraps up with 30 Seconds to Mars and Fitz & The Tantrums.

Depending on the year, the performances usually make the Grammy telecast worth watching (at least from a watercooler perspective). In case you had better things to do than watch the Grammys (like anything else, really), here are, in our opinion, the top five performances from last night's broadcast. [Vids via The Audio Perv]

Following the split of their band Pela, Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson have regrouped under the title We Are Augustines. The songs for the debut album of this reconfigured duo are the surviving pieces of what was once a Pela creation. After some scenery changes and writing sessions with producer Dave Newfeld (known for his Broken Social Scene work), the formation of Rise Ye Sunken Ships saw some tangible development. The full album will be available this coming summer, and today the band is debuting the music video for the track "Chapel Song" exclusively here on Baeble!

Now, the date for this release is no coincidence; this video premiere for "Chapel Song" is the perfect way to kick off Valentines Day. Even if you dislike the idea of Valentines Day, surely you are a fan of love, right? Or at the very least, kissing? Both are visibly present in this music video, which takes on the statement-making vibe of powerful sweetness.

Although, there is actually more to the "Chapel Song" video than initially meets the eye. Despite the romantically striking visuals, the song itself lyrically explores the bittersweet process of letting go. We Are Augustines stroll down the blissful oblivion of love-struck lane, yet their focused forward movements reflect the truthful intensity of lyrics that express an internal breakdown amidst what is meant to be a happy event.

Says director Matthew C. Mills: "The basic concept of this music video is one that I've been kicking around for a few years. I'm not sure where the imagery came from or how it got stuck in my mind, but I haven't been able to shake it. The idea of couples kissing is so simple and romantic. The very first time I heard 'Chapel Song by We Are Augustines, I knew it was the perfect tune for this little lovefest of a video."

Adds Sanderson: "On the day of the shoot everything went incredibly well. The weather let up for the day and a spring feeling was certainly in the air. Everyone that came down for the shoot was amazing. A lot of the decisions were made on the spot and nothing was really forced. I think my favorite part of the video is how the sun comes out right when Billy sings "tear up the photograph cause it's a bright blue sky". That was totally unplanned and so perfect. That really shows the kind of project this was."

Panda Bear, aka Noah Lennox (Animal Collective), has re-recorded "Last Night at the Jetty" for his newest solo album, Tomboy. There is an immediate recognition of Sonic Boom's (Spacemen 3) involvement, mixing the album. While Panda Bear's earlier musical experiments may have received high acclaim for the lo-fi sound qualities, the involvement of crisp production permits Panda Bear to beautifully harmonize.

Maybe Karl Marx was right. The woes of capitalism are deterring our ability to enjoy our beloved, live performers in an economically reasonable manner. Following the presale of LCD Soundsystem's April 2nd performance at MSG, the ticket resale site, StubHub.com, began selling the show at incredibly inflated prices. A no-holds-barred, Twitter brawl between James Murphy and StubHub has commenced.

If the album has died, then somebody forgot to tell ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. The Austin rockers, best known for their heavy, neo-progressive Source Tags And Codes, released almost a decade ago, have been stuck in a bit of a rut ever since. Paradoxically aspiring to refine a sound that was best characterized by its dissonance, Trail Of Dead has spent the last nine years polishing Source Tags into oblivion. Finally, on Tao Of The Dead, the band has recaptured its energy by traveling forward instead of inward. The result is one of their most engaging albums to date.

It was a freaky deaky night of surreal sights and sounds this past Wednesday, as Nicole Atkins and her band of plenty gathered before a boisterous collection of boozed up boys and girls for a record release soiree in honor of her latest album, Mondo Amore.

Following our posted rebuttal of Vincent Moon's harsh criticisms of Arcade Fire's mainstream mentality, the band's manager, Scott Rodger, hastily responded to their detractor/former associate (special thanks to our Facebook follower in Brazil for the heads-up!). Apparently, there are mutual feelings of distaste. Moon simply stated that Arcade Fire and their management were "not good people". Rodger replied assault on the videographer directly addressed his inadequacies.

"Born This Way", the first single from Lady Gaga's upcoming album of the same name, hit the internets this morning with the same vigor of a fourth of July finale firework that accidentally speeds off into the ocean instead of lighting up the sky. While this kind of track is definitely not unexpected from Lady Gaga, it is a little surprising that she has chosen this as the first single to kick off her highly anticipated sophomore release. Whether a fan of her or not, I think we all expected more than such a typical dance number to follow the iconic sounds of "Bad Romance". What set Lady Gaga apart from artists like Cher and Kylie Minogue in the first place were the tracks that reflected a deeper brilliance than catchy beats and a talented voice, but frankly, "Born This Way" lacks this originality that she is known for.

21 year-old indie folk-rocker Jessica Lea Mayfield released her sophomore full length on February 8th, titled Tell Me. Garnering major media attention, the album is featured on Rolling Stone for a brief, yet praise-filled, review. Baeble had the pleasure of interviewing Mayfield in 2009 while she was on tour for her debut album Blasphemy So Heartfelt. Highlighted in both articles, it is clear that Mayfield's knack for songwriting is the engine that breathes life into her musical path. Her lyrics possess a frank sincerity that transcend the melodramatic angst of young love that tend to haunt the tracks common to her peer group.

Although Mixtape 95 doesn't come with solitaire, it does come with a ton of features, like the unbridled joy of a new Strokes song, or the unexpected obession with hearing anything Phantogram is doing. No blue screen of death today, folks. Let's Recycle Bin this Friday and get the frag out of here (sorry, everyone).

A road trip to the English coast is easily conceived to be a dreary expedition. In The Kills' most recent video, Alison and Jamie cruise through the country in their vintage Rolls Royce. The realism and organization of the video closely resemble the 60's French noir films. Mosshart is an impeccable recreation of Anna Karina and Hince mirrors the great Godard himself. The song, "Satellite", is a piece of their fourth album, Blood Pressures, which is due for release in April. Lo-fi and minimalist techniques are the duo's forte, and their newest album appears to encapsulate the essence of their beautiful grit.

Trip-hopping, pop/rocking (and whatever else theyre doing) duo Phantogram just released a video to accompany the suspenseful sounds of "When I'm Small", from their debut full length album Eyelid Movies. Black and white minimalism theme the edgy aesthetics of the cut, which slowly comes to life with blurred flashes of color and a gradual introduction of a starry-sky background. Singer Sarah Barthel stomps and gyrates with closed eyes as she sings and uses her whole body to express the feeling behind the song, while Josh Carter solemnly plays his guitar in the background of most shots, nodding along to the music. It is an expressive and artistic piece, and the simple set effectively draws attention to the featured visuals as well as the music they accompany.

On February 2nd, Britney Spears took to her twitter to unveil the title and cover art for her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale. Another step in her re-birth, this new information holds some promise to continue Britney's process of de-Lindsayfying herself. Team Britney have spent the past three years carefully rebuilding their empire to drag the pop star out of her highly publicized downward spiral that included taking off her underwear in the middle of a clothing store, attacking paparazzi with an umbrella, of course the infamous head-shaving incident, as well as her worst mistake of all: marrying Kevin Federline. But she ended the marriage, her hair grew back (we think, you can never really tell what's a wig and what's not with this one), and her sanity stabalized (again, allegedly).

From their fifth full length album, Together, The New Pornographers' have debuted a music video for "Moves" starring an NBC-heavy cast portraying various characters, including every member of the band. Current and former cast members from Saturday Night Live (Horatio Sanz, Bill Hader), Community (Donald Glover), the familiar faces of Paul Rudd and Kevin Corrigan, as well as many others act out this heavily exaggerated portrayal of The New Pornographers' musical journey. The video's facetious nature is more reminiscent of an SNL digital short featuring Lonely Island than a music video for an indie band, but the comedic value only enhances the catchy track.

The video chronicles the lonely life of a red headed Canadian who just wants to play guitar, eventually forms a band, and gets caught up in basically every cliche that threatens to plague a rock star (cocaine-filled dressing rooms, money mongering music executives, and bathtubs full of cash included). Though the video jokingly parodies the band's fictitious personalities to be of ridiculous value, this ability to laugh at oneself only enhance's The New Pornographer's credibility as artists who are likeable as well as talented.

The renaissance of the food community has birthed a whole new "rock star". From badass chef, Bourdain, to the tattoo-swathed Top Chef contestants, culinary culture has its own, underground phenomenon. Indie music and chic cuisine have finally established a conscious integration. M. Ward and Jim James, of Monsters of Folk, have started their own foodie blog called The Crèm-bru-log.

We like music videos. We like lists. We like reminiscing. The Roundup is our way of celebrating such things. This week we bring you a fragrant potpourri of interesting audio visual tid bits; there's our girl Lissie allowing ?uestlove to sit in during her performance on Fallon, a hilarious, NBC certified video from New Pornographers, the newest single from The Rural Alberta Advantage, a Letterman appearance by The Boxer Rebellion, and finally, an old fashion NSFW music video from an artist we know you're going to start hearing a lot about over the course of the next few months.

Although I enjoy my role as overlord of Baeble's editorial realm, much of the credit goes out to our interns. They work tirelessly to continue our time-tested tradition of free music, new things of interest, and Ke$ha puns. Semester after semester they provided a splash of personality to the site we really enjoy and totally appreciate. So in an effort to give them a bit of a soapbox for themselves, we'd like to introduce you to our editorial interns for Winter/Spring 2011 with a few questions about their impeccable tastes. They have such varied opinions, actually, that I look forward to pitting them against each other in American Gladiator style music trivia a new version of our favorite intern game. But for now, let's just meet them!

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead took their noisy rock to Littlefield last night for a party hosted by Baeblemusic. It was a dizzying performance, but if you missed it, don't worry; the set was captured in its entirety by our film crew. Support from Brooklyn's Takka Takka rounded out what was already an awesome evening, filled with beer and original artwork from ToD's Conrad Keely.

Talib Kweli has enjoyed a large amount of success without the larger-than-life egos of some of his more well known contemporaries. And where even the most respected of the second tier, the "indie" rappers, have rolled with some questionable material, Kweli has kept it consistent throughout his solo career. Luckily, his first truly independent record is no different; Gutter Rainbows, is full of chunky beats and beautiful lyricism delivered in a flow that no other rapper could imitate, even if they tried.

The Thermals stopped by Lopez Tonight last Tuesday, February 1st, and performed what will be the third single off of their latest LP, Personal Life. Long-time duo Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster have been joined by drummer Westin Glass for the recording and release of Personal Life, the band's fifth album, making him the fourth drummer to be a part of the ensemble. Lopez Tonight aired "I Don't Believe You", but saved up this performance of the single, "Not Like Any Other Feeling", as a web exclusive only featured on the show's website. "Not Like Any Other Feeling" will be available for purchase from Kill Rock Stars on February 15th, and can be pre-ordered now. Until then, you can watch the live performance here!

Local Natives always fit the troubadour mold for me, so watching them strut around the Palais Royale in Paris, harmonizing with the natural reverb, is something both fitting and spectacular. Just a year ago we caught them melting faces at The Bowery Ballroom, and even now their debut Gorilla Manor hasn't lost any of its magic. Check out an alternate arrangement of "Who Knows Who Cares" the guys recently did for A Takeaway Show.

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The mystical, 80s New Wave has been resuscitated, and New York-based, synthpop group, Cold Cave are leading the resurgence of the electrical revolution. Their upcoming,, nine-track album, Cherish The Light Years, produced by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Beach House), is no less profound than their earlier work. Frontman, Wesley Eisold (American Nightmare/Give Up The Ghost, Some Girls, XO Skeletons), has evidently incorporated his hardcore vocal past with the synthesized noise of Cold Cave.

Flirting at rock shows is almost always misinterpreted, at least in this example from Rural Alberta Advantage where our protagonists don't really see eye to eye (literally). We won't ruin the ending, but let's just say this isn't subtitled Revenge Of The Nerds V: Bowery Ballroom. "Stamp" is a new tune off the band's forthcoming record, entitled Departing, out March 1st on Saddle Creek.

Suuns filmed a video for "Pie IX" almost as glitchy as their music. Images flicker in and out of the black as the band burns on, playing instruments around an unknown lady dressed in committed minimalist style. Yeah that means what you think it means. Their collection of gritty electro-rock, Zeroes QC, is out now on Secretly Canadian, and it sounds like this video looks; minimalist progressions with an art-rock zing. The video was directed by Frederique Berube.

Small Black, the acousmatic foursome from Brooklyn, are musical surrealists. They juxtapose sound through their genius toying of traditional recording techniques. They have presented a music video for "Photojournalist", a track from their debut album, New Chain.

Director, Yoonha Park, has created a video that closely resembles the musical production techniques used by Small Black. It is a montage of one woman attempting to recreate every move made by another until their motions are overlapped. Beautifully contrasting colors and euphoric editing accompany the ambient noise of Small Black. It is easily comparable to a dream, but difficult to recall any that had been this delightful.

Raise your hand if you've seen at least one car covered roof to tires in snow this past week. If it was your car, I'm truly sorry, and offer you some silver lining for this tragedy. If not, you can still enjoy this winter wonderland with a little soundtrack to the igloo that is your life. And if there is no snow where you are, well this song will help you imagine! Everybody wins. Currently the soundtrack to the Starbucks winter commercial, Matt Pond PA's "Snow Day" is a delightful acoustic ditty that spells out a metaphor using — you guessed it — a snow day. This is a good one to add to your wintertime playlist. Check this out to listen to the enjoyable track, which is also available now on iTunes.

Sweden, the birthplace of ABBA, has an indie music scene that has nearly erased all memory of the embarrassing "dancing queens". The five, female indie-Swedes, Those Dancing Days, have provided fans with a glimpse of their upcoming, second album, Daydreams and Nightmares. They did so in their latest video for the track, "I'll Be Yours".

Pepper Rabbit met in Boston, recorded in Louisiana, played their first shows in India, and eventually relocated to Los Angeles, all the while hedging their bets that the crafty, homemade melodies that orbit their songs would make it worth the trip. First indications would come from the endorsement of our friend's at Kanine Records, giving the band's promising debut Beauregard the chance to be heard it deserved. After that, the onus would fall on the band members themselves, taking to the road with the likes of Ra Ra Riot, Rural Alberta Advantage, and Passion Pit in support of their album and their dream.

Somewhere in the middle of this story we had a chance to catch up with Xander Singh and Luc Laurent. In town to tout their sound for all the good CMJ goers, the band brought an inquisitive set-up by our Rockwood Sessions, sharing a few of their tunes while embellishing on the story they're feverishly still busy writing. We mashed it all together - some song, some interview - and are pleased to present this melodious, ukulele ladened episode of The Guest Apartment.

What better way of introducing us to a new era of SNL than revisiting the past. Season 36's 14th episode opened with a nostalgic sound of the late Phil Hartman's voice welcoming us back to that dated, little, basement apartment in Aurora, Illinois. Hosted by Dana Carvey, the episode was introduced by an Oscar run-down provided by Wayne and Garth. Comedy has made some intense progressions in the last twenty years, and the duo of Carvey and Mike Myers gave the favorite skit of the 90s a 21st Century facelift. Saturday Night Live officially has a streak of good episodes. It's now two weeks running!

A possible rehearsal in preparation for her European tour, Lissie, accompanied by Questlove, performed "When I'm Alone" Friday on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Her passionate vocal performance blurs all stage surroundings (took a minute to notice Quest's bad ass bowtie). Check out Lissie on Fallon, compliments of The Audio Perv. Follow it up by watching our Guest Apartment sesh to get the full Lissie experience!

Music plays a lot of roles in the Superbowl broadcast, from commercials to pump-it-up NFL bumpers to the big halftime shebang. Let's talk about it!

If we could hop in the Deloreon, where would we go? Barring dinosaurs and the distant future where we change our ipods WITH OUR MINDS, let's limit ourselves to a month and talk about what we're jonesing for in the brief span of February, 2011.

This week kicks off with late night's happiest host, Jimmy Fallon, welcoming And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead on as his musical guest for Monday's show. Baeble is lucky enough to host the band's album release party the following day for their February 8th release of their seventh studio album Tao Of Dead! On Wednesday night, you will have your pick of talented performers to choose from, or you can watch Ke$ha. And as much as I want to grab the country's most uncouth child, Taylor Momsen, by the shoulders and shake some humility into her, I must admit that The Pretty Reckless are somewhat catchy. So maybe check them out on Thursday's Lopez Tonight. Maybe. Either way, theres a nice mix of Baeble-approved bands and some mainstream wonders filling up the late night slots for the week.

While society is littered with a myriad of dividing factors, music has always acted as a device that promoted the transparency of difference. The Portland Cello Project demonstrated this unification of musical communities. Their cover of Kanye West's "All of the Lights" has created a stir within the music world. It was first performed at Portland's Crystal Ballroom, and PCP has finished recording the viral hit for iTunes.

Some big news over the weekend came from the Amazon MP3 store. Captains of cool The Strokes let (thirty seconds of) their first single in five years out of its cage, and the internet reacted accordingly (with panic). Although Amazon learned their lesson, no good stream goes un-pirated, and removed the preview, it's already all over the 'Tube and other channels.

It isn't a whole lot, but the snippet is a tiny taste of what's to come. "Under Cover Of Darkness" drops this week. Hear the clip below.

On the heels of their third album release, we have all been gifted with some more Cold War Kids goodies: a free MP3 of the album's title track "Mine Is Yours", with a kick! Take a trip to Jamaica electronica during this adaption of the song that features the vocals from the original track [Ed. Note: an aesthetic that should be familiar, knowing the remixers]. It is definitely worth a listen and you can pretend you are on the beach drinking out of an umbrella-stirred coconut while the world around you falls at the mercy of the snow gods.

When does indie evolve into mainstream? According to Vince Moon (Take-Away Shows) the imaginary boundary is easily and often broken. In an interview with EyeWeekly.com, Moon voices his immense disgust in the "indie" phenomenon, Arcade Fire. Moon, who reputably "revolutionized" the music-video concept, has nearly given up on the Western music culture, and he blames Arcade Fire for his emigration.

I don't know how many times you can joke about Justin Bieber taking over the world before the reality sinks in that it's actually happening. It all began with Usher; though you would have never guessed that he'd put his name behind a skinny Canadian kid, Justin Bieber probably turned out to be the greatest idea Usher ever had for his bank account. Then there was Pauly D, which is still mildly acceptable considering the spawns of the Jersey Shore will post their names on pretty much anything. But now... Jon Stewart?! He is the latest to assist in the promotion of Justin's 3D movie Never Say Never, which documents the singer's rise to stardom, as the opener for The Daily Show on February 3rd. Stewart even took part in a purple-hoodied skit! Confused? Me too. But it's kind of entertaining to watch this anomaly unfold, so check it out at the risk of becoming the next victim of Bieber fever. It can happen to anyone!

We may not be a sports editorial, and I may be a member of the Eagles' brood, but it's difficult not to recognize Super Bowl XLV as one of the more admirable matchups, in recent NFL history. Considering the fact that we cover indie music, well take a look at the upcoming bout, between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, without studying any athletic dynamics.

Those of you stewing in your rooms, furiously apathetic in the growing silence of your own shoe-staring FEAR NOT. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart will be the soundtrack to your foot-focused indifference. Their new album, Belong drops 3/29 on Slumberland Records/Collective Sound. Their latest single (and coincidentally, the title track) is streaming below, and if you were worried that the band might take their signature sound in a foreign direction, first Soundcloud comment "deep blue something is making a comeback!" should squash your concern.

Scottish, post-rock, five-piece Mogwai is set to release their seventh studio album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, on February 15. Their most recent endeavor had been the live recording of three performances at Brooklyn's The Music Hall of Williamsburg, entitled Special Moves. Mogwai is known for their power of elicitation. Pied Pipers sporting electrical instruments, they lure listeners into a sonic stupor.

Well, the groundhog saw its shadow on Wednesday, which means we're supposed to have a plethora of bad "spring" related punny headlines about the whole ordeal (better than "cold" ones). The hog's track record is about as reliable as most weather predicitions, so we won't hold our breath for a break from the cold (and some of you southerners don't need it). But luckily, rain or shine, cold or blazing hot, like the postal service, and the Papa John's by my apartment, WE ALWAYS DELIVER.

For your listening please, the 94th installment of our series, you might know it, called "Thank God It's Mixtape" (yeah that's what it stands for... fun facts)!

When professional weirdo Lady Gaga was named creative director of Polaroid, some people were worried that it might mark a trend of large brands trying to associate themselves with cool artists beyond the typical advertisement soundtrack AND THEY WERE RIGHT. Yesterday Intel announced that Will.i.am, the producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and Black Eyed Pea (among other things) can add "director of creative innovation" to his resume. If his resume is anything like a Black Eyed Peas song, it will say "director of creative innovation" over and over and over and over while Taboo pretends to rap.

The third full length album for Long Beach band Cold War Kids, Mine is Yours, takes a leap from their signature scrambling tumble of full-throttle alternative indie rock and finds itself with a cultivated record of radio-friendly, soulful tracks. Typically, the Cold War Kids are loved and admired for edgy melodies and the strident charisma of vocalist Nathan Willett's voice, as is found on previous albums Robbers and Cowards and Loyalty to Loyalty. Though this background is clear within Mine is Yours, it is also clear that it's now their background. Fans of the abrupt clamor that drove records past may be surprised and even disappointed at this transition, but admittedly, the sound will probably gain a wider range of listeners and lend to a less critical ear.

The past two years have given birth to new London-based band, Yuck, who have journeyed from a chance meeting in the Isreali desert to a respected up and coming position in the indie music scene that has gained them enthusiastic fans as well as performances accompanying the likes of indie veterans Modest Mouse. Childhood friends Daniel Blumberg and Max Bloom (formerly of the short-lived Cajun Dance Party), combined with drummer Jonny Rogoft, additional vocalist Ilana Blumberg, and bassist Mariko Doi to make up the band Yuck. Over the past year or two, they met, they merged, and they wrote, recorded, produced, and began touring for their self titled debut album. It has been a busy year for the predominately four member ensemble (that does not typically include Ilana), but the album does not reflect this rushed timeline.

The Boxer Rebellion took the stage last night on Letterman in celebration of the release of their most recent album, In Cold Still. Although they made a film appearance in last year's Going the Distance, the evening of Feb. 2 was their first live, network television performance for their US audience.

Last night on Last Call with Carson Daly, Carson reminds the rest of the ice-covered country of the mistake they made when they chose not to live in California, as he introduced a performance from Interpol while he soaked up some sun on a pleasant Los Angeles bike ride. Although they released their self titled fourth studio album last September, Interpol chose to perform the song "Evil" from their second album, Antics, at the Greek Theater on Last Call's February 1st show.

Ever wonder what would happen if Justin Bieber was in the same room as Pauly D from Jersey Shore? Would they be friends? Would they fist pump? Would Pauly D mistake him for Snooki? Or the unthinkable... could the power of the Biebs be enough to turn Pauly D himself into a Wannabieber? See it to belieb it (I could do this forever), because that is exactly what happened in this slightly confusing promo for Justin's new 3D movie Never Say Never.

You know Jonsi. The Sigur Ros frontman has been making a splash with his album, Go, a collection of soaring, dewey art-pop. And beyond dressing himself and his band in stringy, wing-ish garb and playing in front of projections of birds, his live set usually knows how to fly on its own without the suggestive imagery. That's probably why Dean Deblois, (director of How To Train Your Dragon) chose to helm the capturing of this performance at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Check out "Go Do" after the jump.

We're going to be recapping the first season of joint music/hipster interest IFC show Portlandia. This is a fair trade column.

"Portland is where young people go to retire."

It's not all that often that a new television series is placed in the Friday night line-up. Fresh shows generally follow a successful program mid-week. IFC is not known for following the trends, and their newest original series has been positioned in the slot where TV shows go to die. There must be reasoning behind their audacity.

The easy thing to do would be to label The Go! Team a party band. After all, the Brighton based band has spent the better part of the last six years retro-fitting a sound that snips noisy bits of energy from a curious cross section of musical sources. There's the Sonic Youth inspired shreds of electric guitar, the testifying blasts of back in the day brass, the double-dutch style chanting, and of course the aggressive hip hop theatrics of the band's main front-woman (who, by the way, answers to the name of Ninja). Over the course of two album's worth of material ('05's Thunder, Lighting, Strike and '07's Proof of Youth) the band have overflown the brim with a cacophonous glob of sound that always seems to go well with having a good time, and from first listen of their third LP, Rolling Blackouts, it's evident the band has done it once again. So by all means, set the scene for your next social gathering to the sound of the band's latest batch of music. But please, shy away from labeling them a party band. I know Ian Parton would be reluctant to lay such a claim.

On their 2010 album, The Thermals teamed up with Chris Walla to deliver something a little more personal. The aptly named Personal Life deals with the band more than their political and religious preoccupations of past records. It's fitting that the video for second single "Never Listen To Me" should feature the band playing in the woods as separate pieces, while a random assortment of shadowed faces (and eventually the whole band) dance under a bridge. The whole thing is spackled in home-video grit, making it instantly personable and fun even in its nervous uncertainty. Sounds like current Portland punk at its finest.

Cold War Kids stopped by Jack White's vinyl-hungry Third Man Records to demonstrate a little gritty rock and roll. Comparisons to contemporaries like Kings of Leon aren't totally unfounded, especially considering their latest record shares a producer with the Fallowils. But this performance should not be sh*t on, birds. Check them ripping "Cold Toes on the Cold Floor" after the jump.

Remember when Coca-Cola pulled their original formula off the shelf, replacing it with a disaster of a new product called New Coke? How about the time Pepsi overhauled the Tropicana design, so much so that no one could even recognize their all-time favorite OJ sitting right before them on the shelf?

Yup, corporate history is full of stories of companies embarking on some rather disastrous marketing moves, overhauling classic products without obviously getting the relevant feedback before doing so. It's something we'd like to avoid as we contemplate embarking on some minor changes of our own. So before we do, we're curious what you, our beloved Baeblemusic users, think about a few features on our Video Pages. So we threw together a quick survey for you, and would feel very much obliged if you took a minute or two to fill it out. We've even thrown in a nice freebie for your participation.

Thank you so so much! From the bottom of our music loving hearts.

Sincerely,

The Baeble Team

It's curious Funeral Party's debut album Golden Age Of Knowhere leads with a song entitled "New York City Moves To The Sound Of LA". We're all for these Southern Californians' love of city, but they clearly boast a style that reminisces from roots laid in our own hometown. Personally, its visions of The Ramones, The Strokes, The Rapture, and LCD Soundsystem hitting the dance floor all at once that bobs about in my head as the album cycles through.

It's what Funeral Party do with these queues that then make their sound their own, dirtying their tunes in an aggressive and obvious West Coast intensity. After all, the band is the product of the East LA neighborhoods they call home. Interestingly enough, a dig into their background reveals a gig in which rival gang members once got a little stabby during a performance of the aforementioned track. That's um...certainly moving to the sound of LA.

Not that any of this matters of course. Funeral Party's sound is their sound...and it's a damn good one to boot. Golden Age Of Knowhere is an absolute firebomb collection of dance punk, burning along on sloppy swings of the hi hat, and most notably, the sweaty bravado of singer Chad Elliot. It's explosive and exciting; a sound aimed for global, dance hall domination. It's also probably exhausting...which helps explain the more restrained characteristics of our latest segment of The Guest Apartment.

Captured after what was clearly a long night of CMJ revelry, the band showed up for an acoustic Rockwood Session that while pleasantly surprising in its' make up, is not completely out of character. Golden Age Of Knowhere comes packaged with a number of restrained compositions, making this segment of The Guest Apartment a great example of how those songs came to be. It's simple and endearing; a rare look at a very loud band taking the opportunity to outfit their sound in an acoustic finishing. Please enjoy this unique and dynamic look at one of the most explosive new rock bands going.

When East LA dance punk outfit Funeral Party stopped by the Rockwood Sessions during their swing through town last Fall, they came baring somewhat surprising tools of trade. Acoustic instruments, brushes, and an eye for the venues' baby grand; the usually ferocious outfit dialed it back for the cameras, resulting in a unique and dynamic look at one of today's most explosive new rock bands.

Of course we'd like you to be familiar with the louder side of the band as well, which is why we're psyched to announce our latest Facebook Hookup. Get the skinny on prizes and entering after the jump.

For centuries, man has attempted to thwart the threats of nature that like to view our existence as their food source. High up on this list of creatures you may not want to meet in wild are wolves, and our defenses have developed from climbing up trees to banging pots and pans together, or as this wilderness website suggests, "ram your first down the animal's throat. You will get torn up a bit, but the wolf won't be able to rip up more critical parts of your body". Uh, okay. Well, now we have one more fool-proof way to fend off a wolf attack that won't recquire you to sacrifice your hand: CREED.

Seriously.