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D-load: December 22nd, 2008

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Ladyhawke (London via New Zealand)
"Magic"
Ladyhawke (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: the 1980s, CSS

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3

James (Manchester, England)
"Hey Ma" and "Whiteboy"
Hey Ma (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Suede, Gene, Waterboys

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5

1900s (Chicago, IL)
"Collections" and "Making Love in Summertime"
Medium High (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Essex Green, The Ladybug Transistor

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7

The Heavenly States (Oakland, CA)
"Never Be Alright" and "The Race"
Delayer (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
"Never Be Alright" is sort of a cover of: Bob Dylan

8

Frank Fairfield (Los Angeles, CA)
"Darling Corey"
I've Always Been A Rambler (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Vintage Music

9

The Postmarks (Miami, FL)
"11:59"
By the Numbers (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Elk City

10

Asobi Seksu (NYC)
"Me & Mary"
Me & Mary b/w Breathe Into Glass EP (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: My Bloody Valentine

11

Vampire Weekend (NYC)
"The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance (Chromeo Remix)"
The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance (single) (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Paul Simon with a beat

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This episode features clips from an essay by On the Media's Bob Garfield about George W. Bush having a shoe thrown at him by a journalist in Iraq.