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  Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees Set for Banana-Yellow Vinyl Velvet Underground Tribute

  September 20, 2012 – A diamond anniversary traditionally means 75 years. With Britain's Queen Victoria way back in 1897, that changed to a mere 60 years, and the result was Grace Jones hula-hooping at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee this past June. While people traditionally celebrate a 50th anniversary a whole lot more than a 45th, the Velvet Underground appear to be following a kind of royal logic. …
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  Hear Magic Trick's Heavy 'Invisible at Midnight': Behind the Fresh & Onlys Side Project

  May 31, 2012 – In an attempt to lighten the weighty mood on Magic Tricks' forthcoming Ruler of the Night, the avant-folk crew's frontman, Tim Cohen, turned to a pun. "There's a guy on the cover — I guess it's me — getting tortured in a town square," he deadpans. …
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  First Spin: Hear Fresh & Onlys Guitarist Wymond Miles' 'Hidden Things Are Asking You to Find Them'

  January 10, 2012 – Last month, we checked in with the Fresh & Onlys as they continued work on their full-length follow-up to 2010's Play It Strange. What we didn't know at the time was that guitarist Wymond Miles had something additional works: a solo EP. …
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  5 Bay Area Bands You Need to Know

  February 17, 2011 – From February 22-27, San Francisco will be transformed into a music-themed wonderland during Noise Pop, the 19-year-old festival that rocks the city with hundreds of concerts, art shows, happy-hour parties, and rock documentaries. …
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  The Fresh & Onlys, 'Play It Strange' (In The Red)

  October 12, 2010 – Nobody gets credited for "echo" on this San Francisco quartet's remarkably mature second album, but that's an oversight. Play It Strange is suffused with a deep, widescreen ambience that assumes an almost physical presence. Between its psychedelic flip-outs, winsome hooks, shaky tempos, and Ennio Morricone atmospherics, the album sounds like Nuggets emanating from a vividly hip space station. …
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