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  Stream the Babies' Sidewinding 'Our House on the Hill'

  November 5, 2012 – The Babies were born as a side project, a means for founding members Kevin Morby (Woods) and Cassie Ramone (Vivian Girls) to "trade song ideas and play house parties." But in the past two years, the Brooklyn duo has seen the group bloom into another formidable, full-time band. Next week, they will release Our House on the Hill, their second full-length and first to feature bassist Brian Schleyer. …
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  Hear La Sera's 'Break My Heart,' the Latest From Vivian Girl Katy Goodman

  February 15, 2012 – "Kickball" Katy Goodman of the Vivian Girls has returned for another round with her shimmering, harmony-soaked solo project La Sera. …
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  Vivian Girls, 'Share the Joy' (Polyvinyl)

  April 12, 2011 – "I don't wanna be like the other girls," Cassie Ramone drones at the start of Share the Joy, an album that aims to further the modern, girl group-influenced garage-rock archetype the Vivs have done as much as anyone to popularize. As an opener, "Other Girls" might be overcompensation -- six minutes of sour melodies, psych jangle, and prog progression. …
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  New Albums from Foo Fighters, Vivian Girls + 8 More

  April 12, 2011 – Here's our take on the best and worst albums available online and in record stores today: Foo Fighters, Wasting LightEnter the Foo: Your favorite grungy uncle asserts arena dominance.Read Review TV on the Radio, Nine Types of LightAfter leading us from the ruins to the cosmos, rock's deepest explorers just wanna snuggle.Read Review Panda Bear, TomboyCome to Daddy: Indie rock's noble, comforting hero protects his cubs.Read Review  …
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  Wall of Sound

  April 1, 2011 – Classical composers piled scores of instruments atop each other for centuries, and jazz bandleader Stan Kenton kept the "Wall of Sound" concept alive through the 1950s. …
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  Best Coast on Letterman, DJ Kool Herc Sick + More

  February 1, 2011 – Watch Best Coast performing a raucous version of "Each and Every Day" on Letterman below. Play DJ Kool Herc — one of the founding fathers of hip-hop and turntable pioneer — has been stricken with an undisclosed illness and will be undergoing emergency surgery without health insurance. DJ Premier has posted info on how to help Herc cover medical costs. …
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  Cruise The Bahamas With The Black Lips!

  January 11, 2011 – This February, while your friends are digging through the snow, you could be in the Bahamas watching Black Lips play on a cruise ship! We're not making this up. …
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  Q&A: Vivian Girls

  October 22, 2010 – Brooklyn's Vivian Girls are trying to turn overnight success into career longevity. After forming in 2007, the all-girl trio quickly became critical darlings with their lo-fi, garage rock love songs, delivered in three-part harmonies that nod to 1960s girl groups. But backlash soon followed. "People poke fun at Vivian Girls and say that we can't play our instruments," singer-guitarist Cassie Ramone tells SPIN. …
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  MGMT, Duran Duran Cover David Bowie

  April 5, 2010 – David Bowie may be keeping a low profile, but his musical descendents are speaking up. MGMT, Duran Duran, Vivian Girls, and Chairliftround out the eclectic cast behind Repetition: A Tribute to David Bowie, a double album homage to Mr. …
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• Vivian Girls, 'Everything Goes Wrong' (In the Red)

  September 1, 2009 – On their second album, Brooklyn's garage rockettes bob through another bar-rage of deadpan, harmony-laden Spector speedballs. While the Vivs split their brief debut between love's giddy yays and embittered nays, here they focus almost protactedly on the latter. …
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