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• Top 5: The Shape of Things to Come by The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

  "Before the Internet, college radio was the best place for independent labels and majors with new acts to break to find a receptive audience of young, music-savvy consumers, and it’s still important to them today. My small-town college station, however, didn’t get with the program. When we went to an..."

• Hall & Oates Are Back Together Again, Soft Rock The Troubadour by stereogum

  "Hall & Oates Are Back Together Again, Soft Rock The Troubadour We saw the surprisingly decent Hall & McCoy a little bit ago, but Daryl's more impressive partner has always been John Oates (even when DH can barely stay awake, drugged up and gone in his special throne). Last week..."

• The Avalanches by Covert Curiosity

  "The Avalanches are a gang of DJs out of Melbourne, Australia. They made a big splash back in 2000 with their debut album Since I Left You, which was assembled from approximately 3,500 samples from old records, films, and TV shows. It's a nearly perfect party album that is impressive..."

• 5 Songs with Architecture In Helsinki by OFF THE RECORD

  "This post marks the beginning of a brand new feature on Off The Record. I've been experimenting with this one a little behind the scenes just to see if I could actually get this up and running, and after a few days of emails upon emails, I have very high..."

• What's going on Tuesday? by brooklynvegan

  "Jose Gonzalez @ Webster Hall, NYC - Dec 9, 2007 (CRED) * Times New Viking & Yo La Tengo finish Hanukkah * The New Pornographers (w/ Neko) @ The Apple Store * Hall and Oates are playing Beacon Theater * Free Hot Springs show (from Montreal) @ PianosWhat else?..."