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5267585_thumb40 Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good
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MP3 The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio Although the The National first met in Brooklyn, NY all five members grew up in Cincinnati, OH, which makes the first single on their highly anticipated new album, High Violet, a thematic return to their roots.... read more »
Discovered about 4 months ago by Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good and 4 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good
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This has to be one of the best album release days ever right? It’s pretty amazing to me that three of my top 20 current bands, Broken Social Scene, New Pornographers, and The Hold Steady all have a new albums out today (and The National next week... read more »
Discovered about 2 months ago by Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good and 2 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 the leather canary
blogged 31 times
Possibly the most exciting aspect of our band is the community of fans that have followed us around the country. In talking to them, we have found that no matter their ages, they are so much like us as people, that they seem at times an extension ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by the leather canary and 30 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 This Recording
blogged 26 times
Hilarity came with Karina Wolf and The State and Tyler Coates. It raises its ugly head again… Things I Find Funny by Elisabeth Reinkordt World’s Smallest Monkey 4 little Joeys: gay everest: hillary face maker wild west park in germany square-... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by This Recording and 25 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 Captain Obvious
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SIDE A1. Phosphorescent - The Mermaid Parade2. Band Of Horses - Factory3. The National - Afraid Of Everyone4. The New Pornographers - Crash Years5. Hoquiam - Zombies Of The Sea6. Matt Pond PA - Starting7. The Gaslight Anthem - American SlangSIDE B... read more »
Discovered about 3 months ago by Captain Obvious and 1 other blog

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5267585_thumb40 The Swill Merchant
blogged 18 times
God bless The Hold Steady. I would never think any less of anyone for not loving The Hold Steady as much as I do...not for a second. Craig Finn writes songs about middle class white kids who grew up in the suburbs of a Midwestern city. I was a ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by The Swill Merchant and 17 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Cattle and the Creeping Things permalink »

5267585_thumb40 captain's dead
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well, hey here is the remainder of my top 30 records of the 00’s. is it odd that the truckers take up 4 spots out of said 30? that either says to me that i need to expand my horizons a wee bit more, or they happen to put out stuff that i love, a l... read more »
Discovered about 11 months ago by captain's dead and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - A Slight Discomfort permalink »

5267585_thumb40 ninebullets.net
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I am not a The Hold Steady fanboy by any stretch of the imagination. To be honest the only album of theirs I play with any regularity is Separation Sunday. Boys and Girls in America was an alright album and I pull it out every once in a while, es... read more »
Discovered about about 1 month ago by ninebullets.net

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5267585_thumb40 KEXP Blog
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photo by Christopher Nelson Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent a... read more »
Discovered about 2 months ago by KEXP Blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny 12-31-2008) permalink »

5267585_thumb40 The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown
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Tonight I celebrate my 7th wedding anniversary...and to ensure I have an 8th one...I'm keeping this short. Rock on. Here are the 11 best Songs By The Hold Steady: 1.  Stay Positive (Stay Positive)2.  Stuck Between Stations (Boys and Girls in Ameri... read more »
Discovered about 2 months ago by The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Sequestered In Memphis (Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny 12-31-2008) permalink »

5267585_thumb40 The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown
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Tonight I celebrate my 7th wedding anniversary...and to ensure I have an 8th one...I'm keeping this short. Rock on. Here are the 11 best Songs By The Hold Steady: 1.  Stay Positive (Stay Positive)2.  Stuck Between Stations (Boys and Girls in Ameri... read more »
Discovered about 2 months ago by The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Both Crosses permalink »

5267585_thumb40 So Much Silence
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The Hold Steady, whose album Stay Positive is popping up on year-end lists everywhere (including mine), stopped by the KEXP studios for an acoustic session, which was made available on the excellent live performance podcast. It’s been awhile sinc... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by So Much Silence and 2 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy permalink »

5267585_thumb40 das klienicum
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am 21.04. erscheint eine neue single, dem album "the stand-ins" entnommen und ein bisserl aufgewertet:Okkervil River - Pop Liedas zweite album wird "welcome to the walk alone" heißen und am 08.06. erscheinen, im uk, entsprechend wirft sich uns auc... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by das klienicum and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Magazines permalink »

5267585_thumb40 linesthroughlines
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I'll start by telling you that I'm by no means an expert on The Hold Steady. I never owned their first 7" EP from back in '04 (or their first two full-lengths, for that matter). I don't have their cute little logo tattooed anywhere on my body, nor... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by linesthroughlines and 4 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 The Passion of the Weiss
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 Photo via Spin Off the War Child: Heroes Compilation . Try to stifle the obvious, “b..b..but every Hold Steady song is a Springsteen cover,” cracks–the sonic breadth of Stay Positive proved they can do a lot more than replicate the E-Street sh... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by The Passion of the Weiss and 1 other blog

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5267585_thumb40 Allan's World Music
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I found it weird but a lot of The Hold Steady’s albums have had major critical acclaim but I didn’t really here about them until this year. I guess when you start reading magazines and such you tend to be more on the look out. The Hold Steady seem... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Allan's World Music and 3 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Ask Her for Adderall permalink »

5267585_thumb40 So Much Silence
blogged 2 times
The Hold Steady, whose album Stay Positive is popping up on year-end lists everywhere (including mine), stopped by the KEXP studios for an acoustic session, which was made available on the excellent live performance podcast. It’s been awhile sinc... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by So Much Silence and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Hornets! Hornets! permalink »

5267585_thumb40 The Swill Merchant
blogged 2 times
Free dead (?) frozen wasps & hives (WASPSICLES!!) Reply to: sale-944449130@craigslist.org [?]Date: 2008-12-04, 6:59AM ESTSo we had a few colonies of wasps in our backyard. The Fire Dept wouldn't take care of them so we went after them with ... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by The Swill Merchant and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Most People Are DJs permalink »

5267585_thumb40 My Old Kentucky Blog
blogged 3 times
Brooklyn rockers by way of Minneapolis, The Hold Steady were born from the tattered remains of post-punk band Lifter Puller. Craig Finn was Lifter Puller's frontman, spewing inspired ironies and contradictions around his finely observed sketches ... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by My Old Kentucky Blog and 2 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Milkcrate Mosh permalink »

5267585_thumb40 the leather canary
blogged 2 times
the floor of the riv was way too crowded on friday night, it was hot too, & at least where i was standing it smelled like shit...but i still walked out of there at the end of the night with a huge smile on my face...i was drunk, my hearing was... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by the leather canary and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Southwood Plantation Road (The Mountain Goats Cover) (Live) permalink »

5267585_thumb40 The Stranger Dance
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If we’re refraining from the personal: this is a very cool instance of one great band covering another great band. If we’re not refraining from the personal: this is one of my favorite bands covering my absolute favorite Mountain Goats song. In t... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by The Stranger Dance

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Your Little Hoodrat Friend permalink »

5267585_thumb40 My Old Kentucky Blog
blogged 18 times
Brooklyn rockers by way of Minneapolis, The Hold Steady were born from the tattered remains of post-punk band Lifter Puller. Craig Finn was Lifter Puller's frontman, spewing inspired ironies and contradictions around his finely observed sketches ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by My Old Kentucky Blog and 17 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Killer Parties permalink »

5267585_thumb40 Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
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Bat for Lashes Two SunsBat for Lashes - "Daniel"from The 405..."The major difference between Two Suns and Fur And Gold is the level of concentration required to appreciate what’s going on. Fur And Gold might have been complex at the time but in co... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Pop Tarts Suck Toasted

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Massive Nights permalink »

5267585_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
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While we wait for Stay Positive to fully unleash upon the masses, Miller Lite and Going.com are bringing Bostonians a free show with The Hold Steady tomorrow (Thursday) at The Paradise.You gotta dance with who you came to dance with, and also you ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS and 3 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - History Lesson Part II permalink »

5267585_thumb40 Catfish Vegas presents...
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On March 24, Vangaurd Records will release a star-studded tribute album to the late Doug Sahm, the still-underappreciated long tall Texan who led the Sir Douglas Quintet and later joined with Freddie Fender, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez to form ... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Catfish Vegas presents...

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy! permalink »

5267585_thumb40 Still Kisses with Saliva
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Today was an excellent day for reviews. Three buzzed about albums got reviewed by three of the biggest review sites:PitchforkThe Hold SteadyBoys and Girls in America9.4Wow. Not at all what I had expected. "Chips Ahoy!" (mp3) is awful compated t... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by Still Kisses with Saliva and 14 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Barfruit Blues permalink »

5267585_thumb40 caffeine-headache
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Do I really need a reason to post about The Hold Steady? I thought not, but I did recently purchase to tix to see them on their Rock & Roll Means Well Tour with Drive-By Truckers so they are fresh in my head. \The Hold Steady recently perfo... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by caffeine-headache and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Positive Jam permalink »

5267585_thumb40 MFR
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*MP3: Hold Steady - "Positive Jam"*MP3: Hockey Night - "Grim Break"*MP3: Interpol - "Heinrich Maneuver"*MP3: Justin Timberlake - "Sexy Back"*MP3: Cloud Cult - "Fairy Tale"*MP3: Bon Iver - "Babys"*MP3: Kanye West - "Stronger"*MP3: Kings of Leon - "... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by MFR

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5267585_thumb40 the leather canary
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so, my brother & i joined the hold steady in support of numerous cubs charities last night at the house of blues, & even though we showed up almost two hours late, we still somehow managed not to miss tom morello walk on stage for his open... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by the leather canary

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5267585_thumb40 captain's dead
blogged 4 times
i dont know where you live, but down here summer sure as hell seems to have sprung. that means the hyundai’s windows are coming down with even greater frequency even when its 90 plus degrees, but even sometimes i puss out and put that air on. i ca... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by captain's dead and 3 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 My Old Kentucky Blog
blogged 13 times
Brooklyn rockers by way of Minneapolis, The Hold Steady were born from the tattered remains of post-punk band Lifter Puller. Craig Finn was Lifter Puller's frontman, spewing inspired ironies and contradictions around his finely observed sketches ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by My Old Kentucky Blog and 12 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer (live) permalink »

5267585_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
blogged 3 times
Ten tunes for this first day of summer 2008:Girls In Their Summer Clothes (winter mix) - Bruce SpringsteenCalifornia (Phantom Planet cover) - Mates of StateConstructive Summer (live at Non-Comm) - Hold SteadyIt's Your Thing - Isley Brothers (this ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS and 2 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - You Can Make Him Like You permalink »

5267585_thumb40 Ryan's Smashing Life
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Free Concert: here's the lowdown...Don't miss The Hold Steady!The band releases the "Stay Positive" album in July.THIS is the show that kicks off their 2008 Album Tour!Photography: Marina ChavezOn Thursday, June 26th, indie rock phenomenons The Ho... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by Ryan's Smashing Life and 2 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 Rock Sellout
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From a Rough Trade Myspace Blog: The legendary Rough Trade label - down the years home to Arcade Fire, The Smiths, The Fall and The Strokes amongst others - have signed a licensing deal with Vagrant to release the new HOLD STEADY album in UK and... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by Rock Sellout and 6 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 This Recording
blogged 3 times
Don’t hate the player, hate the game. The worship of the one known as Obama is chronic. His tee-shirts look like images of Che Guevara. His nascent cult is a group of highly educated doofuses. And yet this character retains a postmodern charm, by ... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by This Recording and 2 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Stay Positive permalink »

5267585_thumb40 Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
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Monday: I spent the day away from normal music, opting for the kind that is played with bagpipes at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. It was a fun few hours standing on 5th Ave. cheering and drinking with friends, but it ended a bit badly because I wa... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by Pop Tarts Suck Toasted and 8 other blogs

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Southtown Girls permalink »

5267585_thumb40 ܜberDrivel
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Summer has begun, but I have unfinished business. I had a solid three week hiatus from concert-going, but I made it to a bunch of (events as the school year winded down. I saw a couple bands for the second time, but also went to some fresh parts... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by ܜberDrivel and 1 other blog

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5267585_thumb40 Pirates of the Bargain Bin
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So apparently it's music festival season. If you're the fanatic who considers a gap in the daily schedule as sacreligious as Obama becoming Republican, then you can stop reading (but if you do, I'll chop your balls). But if you're the type that wa... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by Pirates of the Bargain Bin and 1 other blog

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5267585_thumb40 The Swill Merchant
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Happy Easter everyone...now I will sit here and wait patiently for the lightning bolt to obliterate me for posting this song...The Hold Steady - 'How A Resurrection Really Feels' read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by The Swill Merchant and 4 other blogs

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5267585_thumb40 The Swill Merchant
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I had to pick this one. The person posting was SO brave to admit to those songs as 'their songs'...God bless her.******Your Birthday 3/16, - 41We always had so much fun together and thought I love would be 4ever, although you had it in your head w... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by The Swill Merchant and 1 other blog

Play_trans The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America permalink »

5267585_thumb40 Shinjak's Listening Lounge
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I'm thinking this is more of what I had in mind for the previous post.Here are the songs that were replayed for days, weeks, and yes even months on my mp3 player during that bygone year of 2007. Yes, I realize that all of these songs were not rel... read more »
Discovered about over 2 years ago by Shinjak's Listening Lounge