Sure, some blogs just TELL you that Pickathon has a great lineup this year. Maybe they even tell you this information "in a timely fashion." But here at LocalCut, where our slogan is "You Read Here Because We Let You*," you'll take your Pickathon news two weeks late and loaded with YouTube clips, thank you [...] Related posts:

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On its 2009 EP, Versions, experimental-pop duo Au did the unthinkable and recast its songs for just a few instruments. By stripping away layers and layers of sound, Luke Wyland and drummer Dana Valatka were able to make the meticulously-constructed tracks on their lush full-length Verbs and make them sound better with just keyboard, drums, [...] Related posts:

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Who owns this yacht? Or the even bigger ones seen sometimes at the marina? How much does one cost? I know "if you have to ask you can't afford one". How many crew members are needed? What's it cost to operate for a day? A year? If I win the lottery would I buy a yacht?   [...]

Per Pitchfork (what's new?) we finally have an announcement about the new YACHT live band set to tour North America this spring. Besides Jeff Brodsky (of Inside Voices and Jeffrey Jerusalem) the new core will consist of Bobby Birdman (!) and Reuben Snyder (Rob Walmart) backing up the duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. [...] Related posts:

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No, I don't really get it either. But watch this video and... well, you'll sort of understand, too. The YACHT duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans have added three new members—Rob Kieswetter of Bobby Birdman, Jeff Brodsky of Jeffrey Jerusalem, D. Reuben Snyder of Rob Walmart—and taken on the moniker YACHT and the Straight Gaze.

When I hear the pun-y "Straight Gaze," I always think of Exodus International for some reason. Weird.

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Is YACHT set to become a full band in 2010? While waiting in line at the Hawthorne food carts (the best place in the city for music-related water cooler gossip) this weekend, I heard from a few different sources that the electro-pop lifestyle duo is set to expand its band with the addition of drummer [...] Related posts:

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