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2009′s Top 5 Indie Soundtracks That Aren’t the New Moon

By John Steele on

Whatever your thoughts on vegetarian vampires, sexual repression, or the world’s most puzzling sex symbol Robert Pattinson, you can’t argue with the numbers: the New Moon soundtrack has sold 115,000 copies after just three days. If it goes to number one (which history tells us is likely), Twilight will become the first movie franchise to have two soundtracks reach the top. All of this leads us to believe that middle school kids aren’t the only ones drooling over the New Moon. It’s all of… Read More

Music

The Flavorpill Mixtape IV: Free Downloads From Grizzly Bear, A-Trak, and The Very Best

By Stelios Phili on

Exciting news: Your latest Flavorpill Mixtape has arrived. Your ears are salivating. Your fingers are ready to click ctrl + left click and “save as.” Ten essential downloads from this past week in music after the jump — all free for the taking! Take a listen, and then leave us a comment with what you think. … Read More

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What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we re-watched the season finale of True Blood, complete with a laugh track. We listened to what Don Draper had to say about health care reform. We were excited for Betty White’s guest appearance on the upcoming season of 30 Rock. We were frightened by Nic Cage’s glam… Read More

Music

Fashion Week MP3s: Miike Snow’s “Animal” + Ed Droste’s Playlist

By Caroline Stanley on

In a surprising interview with Gawker, MisShapes’ Leigh Lezark — who the site nicknamed “Princess Coldstare” back in 2005 — refused to name a song of Fashion Week, but she did suggest that everyone should download this one. What do you think? On a related note, did you know that Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste curated the playlist at Jeremy Laing? Find out (and download) the tracks he included after the jump.… Read More

Music

Viva La Mix #20: Downloads from Grizzly Bear, Kid Cudi, Raekwon, and Girls

By Stelios Phili on

The summer of lo-fi music has come to a close — it’s getting cooler out, and we need to refresh our iPods with some new music. So give your fingers a little warm-up stretch and get ready to “Right Click, Save Link As,” because after the jump we present 10 essential downloads from our latest Viva Radio show that we consider required listening at Flavorpill HQ.… Read More

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What’s On Flavorpill: Links that Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Stelios Phili on

Today, we bought spandex and signed up to be on the next installment of Danse Gooshers. We made plans to attend Fall’s upcoming art shows, specifically the one featuring a polygonal horse and buggy. We learned that it is possible to live up to 115. We created our own font; … Read More

Music

Pre-Order The New Moon Soundtrack for $500

By Caroline Stanley on

Thanks to a tip from Stereogum, you can now hear 40 seconds of Death Cab for Cutie’s “Meet Me On The Equinox,” the first single from Twilight: New Moon, here. (We’re sure Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is depressed that it’s not a new track from Grizzly Bear or Animal Collective, but sometimes you have to make due.) You can also pre-order one of 50 limited edition copies of the film’s soundtrack for $500. This gets you the soundtrack, access to the “Twi-insiders” email, some stickers, access to an MP3 download of the soundtrack 72 hours before all of your friends, a Death Cab t-shirt, a poster, and a commemorative plaque with your name on… Read More

Music

Jay-Z and Beyonce and at a Grizzly Bear Show???

By Stelios Phili on

Your eyes do not deceive you. That is most certainly Jiggaman and Sasha Fierce in the flesh. Attending the last Jelly Pool party of the season in Brooklyn, Jay-Z and Beyonce are vibing out to the Grizzly Bear song, “Ready, Able.” In the words of ‘benmanship,’ the YouTube user who posted the video, “no people recognized him but it was chill… they had cops around and some big dudes.” Chill is right. First Stephenie Meyer professes her love for Grizzly Bear’s latest album, Veckatimest, and now Jay-Z, a man who recently came out with a song called, “Ghetto Techno,” digs the band as well. Grizzly Bear might just be the biggest indie cross-over act ever. And hey, we’re not complaining — we heart the… Read More

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Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Digs Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear

By Stelios Phili on

Stephenie Meyer, the author of Twilight, discovered some “awesome CD’s” this summer. Her website was updated over the weekend, displaying a new post containing a few music suggestions for her… Read More

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The (Unofficial) Hipster Runoff Manual of ‘Style’

By Maureen Miller on

**INTRODUCTION**

HIPSTER RUNOFF (HRO) is ‘a blog worth blogging about’. It is written from the perspective of “Carles” (CRLS), 1 bro whose ‘mainstream to alt’ story has inspired an entire generation. No one is sure who Carles ‘is.’ He is ‘just trying 2 b authentic’ in his posts, eArt, and poetry. Carles speaks in ur voice 2 raise evry voice (via hilary duff/disney {subvia walter whitbro}). Anyone can write ‘as’ Carles. Writing ‘like Carles’ aligns ur personal brand w/the HIPSTER RUNOFF and IAMCARLES.com brands. … Read More