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Local Natives’ New Release, Gorilla Manor

December 29th, 2009 by
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Local Natives

It was like falling in love.

Correction: it was falling in love with swirling three part harmonies, meditative percussion, dreamy, thoughtful guitar riffs that echo sirens’ calls, and sparkling lyrics recalling a fleeting, enchanted youth that clings to the collective consciousness of 20-somethings everywhere. Just one listen to Local Natives’ “Cards and Quarters” off of their Gorilla Manor debut brought on the infatuation that, weeks later, shows no sign of flagging. I’m hooked, so are thousands of tasteful British citizens, and when the new album drops, you could be, too. Introducing your new favorite band, Local Natives.

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Metric takes on Connecticut’s capital venue

December 28th, 2009 by
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After completing a major Canadian tour and reaching the top of Billboard’s Heatseekers chart with their most recent release titled Fantasies, it seemed a little… quaint to have Metric at the Webster Theater in Connecticut’s capital city. Big names usually aren’t so common at the 70 year-old Webster and, for anyone who has been rocked by Metric live before, expectations were high and the crowd was buzzing.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

December 25th, 2009 by
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The Retrospective Holiday Card

Being as it’s a holiday for a vast part of the Western world, we’re taking the day off from prowling for cool. From all of us at The Retrospective, felices fiestas, joyeuses fêtes, Ii holide ezimnandi, buone feste, and happy holidays, yo. We’ll be back with more good stuff soon!

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GLOBAL PLAYLIST- Pony Pony Run Run

December 23rd, 2009 by
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Inspired by the likes of Duran Duran and Wet Wet Wet, Pony Pony Run Run chose their distinct name to stand out and and leave a lasting impression. The band was formed back in 2003 when brothers Gaëtan (guitar/vocals) and Amaël (bass) met Antonin (keyboard) while attending art school in the picturesque city of Nantes, France. After three years of touring extensively throughout Europe, the guys hooked up with prolific producer Frédéric Lo and collaborated on their debut album You Need Pony Pony Run Run which was released this past June.

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Lovetaps from Francis and The Lights

December 22nd, 2009 by
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It was a mysterious email. Seven words, one punctuation mark; a question.

Are you guys based in San Francisco?

While the answer isn’t as simple as yes (The Retrospective team spans the globe from L.A. and San Francisco to New York City and all the way over to Madrid), for Francis Farewell Starlite of Francis and The Lights, we will be.

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Mystery Team Music Video w/ Childish Gambino & MC Chris

December 22nd, 2009 by
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What happens when you and your college roommates start a comedy troupe and bring it to the interwebs? You then go on to script, direct and produce some of the most popular and hilarious shorts to hit YouTube. To top it all off, you are so popular that YouTube pays you for your shorts! This was the reality for talented comedy team DERRICKcomedy.

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