Here’s some of my favorite bands from the Emerald Isle, both North and South, old and new.

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Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse took his own life, very very sad. This is one of my all-time favorite tunes. Here’s a great cover version too.

forgetters 12.17.09 at 1982 from Jeremy Silveira on Vimeo.

This should make cranky old Jawbreaker fans happy. More Jaw, less Jets? Forgetters are Blake Schwarzenbach (guitar/vocals), Caroline Paquita (bass) and Kevin Mahon (drums).

Via: www.nationalunderground.org

More: forgetters.blogspot.com

Yes folks, I said curling. It’s the oddly-named and odd-looking sport that’s kind of like bocce but instead of being played in the back lot behind your local Sons of Italy, it’s played on ice with Swiffers® and Roombas® (with handles) and there’s just a bit less standing around by the participants. It’s a similar cardio workout to vacuuming.

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We here at UsedWigs love Audible, they are a giant ray of blasting sunshine fighting through our chilly winter blues. They’re also playing tonight at Johnny Brenda’s! Alos, Audible will be playing UsedWigs Live show on March 19th at Upstairs at World Cafe Live! Official announcement coming next week! Click here to be kept in the loop.

“To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life,” O’Brien said. “All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”

One of my favorite records from the early 2000s, Get Saved. Still holds up nicely. Video is a hoot too, here are some more funny videos for killer songs.

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The Scottish band Mogwai performs an incandescent show in front of a stunned crowd. As if time stood still, the audience is transported along by musical waves, both poetic and violent. ‘Burning’ dives into this wild sensual flow. Directors Vincent Moon and Nathanaël Le Scouarnec guide us into a dream where there is no tomorrow.