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White Denim- Let's talk about it (Video)

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Kanye West- 808 and Heartbreak (Album Review)

I have this vision of Kanye West sitting in a hotel room, sad-eyed and head down, listening to his lady break up with him. She rattles off a long list of reasons why it's not working, and West storms off in a huff, angry yet devastated.

The next day, he goes straight to the studio and records "808s & Heartbreak," which is out today, just a little more than a year since his last album, "Graduation."

That's probably not how it happened, but on "808s," West holds a serious grudge. He sounds reactionary, ready to exact revenge on anyone who's broken his heart. It is by far the strangest record he's ever made: a willfully sullen and uncompromising electro-pop album from one of hip-hop's biggest stars. Aside from the first two singles ("Love Lockdown," "Heartless"), much of "808s" sounds like a sonic wasteland, with West's digitized voice floating in like a tumbleweed.

It's his first serious attempt to sing more than rap. But he relies so heavily on Auto-Tune, the du jour studio trick that dominates Top 40 urban radio, that you don't get a real sense of his vocal chops. He doesn't sing so much as he allows Auto-Tune to bend his pitch, flattening out all the nuances.

But his vocals are easy to overlook because the production values are so interesting. The songs have a lot going on, yet they sound bo

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Live Earth India Canceled After Terror Attacks

The Live Earth India concert, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on Sunday (Dec. 7), has been called off after terror attacks in India's financial capital killed nearly 200 people.

Jon Bon Jovi, Roger Waters and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan were to share the stage at the event to raise funds for lighting homes with solar energy in places where people do not have access to electricity.

Islamist gunmen held Mumbai hostage for three days last week using assault rifles and grenades at two luxury hotels and other landmarks, killing close to 200 people, including 22 foreigners.

"We are all shaken up by this event, and even though we believe in the cause of global warming, we have indefinitely postponed the Live Earth concert," said Viraf Sarkari, director of the Wizcraft event management firm, the local organiser.

Many international artists due to perform at the event were bound by advisories issued by their countries asking citizens not to travel to India, making this an "overriding factor" in the decision to cancel the concert, he added.

"We have artists like Jon Bon Jovi and Roger Waters, so we had to take this into account as well," he said.

The statement was issued by Live Earth founder Kevin Wall, former United States vice president Al Gore and R.K. Pachauri, chairman of

November 26

Kingblind Thanksgiving Mixed Tape (Mp3's)

Enjoy our collection of Thanksgiving themed tunes, See you next week!

Poi Dog Pondering- Thanksgiving

Adam Sandler - The Thanksgiving Song

Graham Parker - Almost Thanksgiving Day

William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer

Arlo Guthrie - Alice’s Restaurant Thanksgiving Massacre

Loudon Wainwright III - Thanksgiving (live)

DM Stith: "Thanksgiving Moon (demo)"

George Winston - Thanksgiving

November 26

THE JESUS LIZARD TO REUNITE, FOUR SEMINAL ALBUMS REMASTERED AND REISSUED

In what has to rank as one of the most unlikely developments in rock, the awe-inspiring primal force of the Jesus Lizard will return, briefly, in 2009. The original lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims and Mac McNeilly will reform for a very limited series of live dates in 2009, starting with the All Tomorrow’s Parties event dubbed The Fans Strike Back in Minehead, UK on May 9 and 10 and ending with a final appearance in Chicago in late November. These shows will be the Jesus Lizard’s first since disbanding in 1999 and the first in twelve years to feature the original storied quartet. As anyone who has experienced the Jesus Lizard live can attest, they are one of the most intense and visceral musical assemblies to ever stalk a stage. This fleeting reunion offers an incredible opportunity to either be blown away all over again or to immerse yourself in the sweaty power and driving mayhem for the very first time.

In celebration of this event, Touch and Go Records will reissue four full-length releases from the Jesus Lizard in May 2009. Remastered recordings of Head, Goat, Liar, and Down will be available on both LP and CD, all with expanded packaging and liner notes. Bob Weston is heading up the remastering process with Steve Albini, the original session engineer, si