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IFLTS: 'Drinking in L.A.,' Bran Van 3000

'Drinking in L.A.,' Bran Van 3000 From 1998's 'Glee' I was drinkin' in L.A. the first time I heard this song -- iced tea, I think. And my first thought when it was playing was, "Hold the phone. This is going to be a smash." I was like, "This is the summer song to end all summer songs." The repetitive 3-note piano, the electric guitar background ...

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IFLTS: 'I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away the Ending,' New Radicals

'I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away the Ending,' New Radicals From 1998's 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too' New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander disbanded the group just 10 months after the release of their first and only record, 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too,' after growing prematurely tired of kissing proverbial radio and retail ass and ...

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Count Five: The Coolest Musicians by the Connoisseurs of Cool

Noah Kerner, a DJ turned marketer, and Gene Pressman, a former CEO of clothing retailer Barneys, wrote the book on cool -- literally: Their 'Chasing Cool' analyzes the people and products that have attained and maintained their cachet, and makes the case that cool is the outcome of a process, not a strategy that can be manufactured. The duo has ...

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IFLTS: 'Breathe,' Fabolous

'Breathe,' Fabolous From 2004's 'Real Talk' The backbone of this song is as gritty as it is simple -- a dark drum beat and a Supertramp piano sample. What else do you need? The sparse instrumentation allows Fab to let loose some ridiculously entertaining lyrics: "Rollin' with my baby/Grippin' on a toy/That you won't find in KayBee," and my fave, ...

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Kings of Leon Party Like It's 1976

We stole the very vibey Sessions footage that our pals across the pond shot with KOL and encoded it for all y'all. Take a peek at their performance of 'On Call' below. It literally looks like it was shot in 1976, and dude's sweater is worth the price of admission alone. The band performed five more songs from 'Because of the Times,' including ...

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A Spot of Tea With Aqualung

The other day, we were sitting around here at Spinner HQ, trying to make a little spot of tea. And every single time we tried, it came out tasting like shite. It was either too weak or too strong. Too much milk or too little. We were about to give up hope when one of our interns (who we normally ignore) was like, "Hey most glorious bosses ever! I ...

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Count Five...With Feist

We've got so much juice that we got Feist to answer a few questions. Some make more sense than others, but they're all enjoyable. You're welcome. 1. What do you get artistically from being a solo act that you didn't from being in Broken Social Scene, and vice versa? One is the family picnic, croquet games, lawn darts and relay races. The other is ...

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