Some of the major joys that I have experienced have come from music that I discover years after its original release date.  This is the music that was probably listened to by all hipsters of the time and then readily discarded a month later.  However, this is music that still deserves love today.  So I have decided to periodically update with a couple albums and brief reviews of something that you may have missed in the past.  Now, I know that some of you may already be familiar with what I share, but oh well - maybe I will show someone something they'll love!

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A while ago I had posted the news about The Smashing Pumpkins' new project entitled Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.  Instead of the traditional LP of 10-16 tracks, Billy Corgan has decided to split up the songs and releasing them over short amounts of time.  This was specifically engineered to cater to changing listener habits - which is ingenious.  This gives a them the potential of staying on listener's minds and ipods much more often.  Additionally, these songs are given gratis (free) - which I do not know where they are getting revenue from - but I applaud them for this gesture.

But I just don't get it...

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R.E.M. today have announced that their 15th studio album is in the bag and due out in the Spring of 2011.

Produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party), who produced of 2008's Accelerate, R.E.M. have been recording in New Orleas at the Music Shed and in Berlin at the famed Hansa Studios, where several several legendary albums, including David Bowie’s Heroes, U2’s Achtung Baby, and Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life, were made.  Additional recording and mixing was done at the venerable Blackbird Studio in Nashville.

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 Only one band that can get away

with this picture as an album cover. Yep, you guessed correctly, Weezer.

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Anyone who was a fan of the Rock/Metal scene in the 80's and 90's has no doubt heard of the visual expression that is none other than Living Colour. Best known for their break-out classic, "Cult of Personality," Living Colour remains a rare bread as to this day there exists very few all-black hard rock bands, and currently none in the mainstream of music. Although Living Colour is still in play and right now supporting their 2009 offering, The Chair In The Doorway, they've softened quite a bit from their debut release, Vivid and taken a more free-form approach to rock music following the leading of drummer Will Calhoun.

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