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During one particular of the wildest scenes in a specifically unhinged episode of Mad Guys this previous Sunday, Roger Sterling took an acid trip with the assistance of the smooth sounds of the Seaside Boys’ “I Just Wasn’t Produced For These Times.” It was a ideal use of an exceptional song, fully encapsulating the unusual passing of time, the frivolity of youth, and the melancholy of loneliness.

In 50 years, probably a tv show that requires location in 2012 will use “That’s Why God Created the Radio,” the just-released Seaside Boys’ reunion single. What kind of scene ought to this new track underscore? Give it a listen under to get your synapses firing.

“That’s Why God Made the Radio” certainly has everything a vintage Seashore Boys tune requirements: Breezy harmonies, references to vehicles, and an practically exhausting sense of sweetness. In a lot of ways, regardless of the fact that it was released 50 years following the scene was to happen, “That’s Why God Created the Radio” could have easily been the soundtrack to Roger Sterling’s dalliance with LSD. Following all, Sterling is a character who fetishizes how factors utilised to be, and what better encapsulates that feeling than a song that associates increased power with engineering as vintage as the FM dial?

There is one thing profoundly bizarre about the Seashore Boys placing out new music in 2012, specifically taking into consideration how a lot of artists (especially in the indie world) have exploited the sound they aided invent. Their influence is all over the place, from Bon Iver’s lovely layers to Katy Perry’s beach-friendly youth anthems.

How do these artists really feel about acquiring to compete directly with the group they’ve borrowed so considerably from? It’s like when John Cena and the Miz stole a bunch of stuff from the Rock’s act, and then the Rock returned to reclaim his location.

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Today, thousands of fastidious collectors are waking up way also early for a Saturday, standing  in silly lines with their brethren, and diving deep into crates to shell out premium financial institution for the privilege of owning a handful of the dozens of unique vinyl releases currently being place out as component of the sixth annual Record Store Day.

And I couldn’t be happier.

Launched in 2007, Record Shop Day celebrates the independent music store, an institution that has been underneath attack since well prior to the Internet threatened to dismantle the music enterprise. Truly, it is a day to celebrate the relative resilience of these small shingles that could. Following all, they survived the format wars, outlived massive chains like Tower Records and Virgin Megastore, and stuck out the 1st wave of file sharing (Napster, Gnutella, and the like).

With vinyl product sales surging and interest in sprawling music discovery zones like Amoeba Records steadily growing, it’s a good time to be a fan of black discs that go close to and close to and around. This year’s exclusive Record Shop Day functions the release of many dozen exclusive pieces of vinyl, which could or may possibly not be accessible at your nearby emporium (it pays to hit up more than one particular spot, if only to observe the crowds at each spot). There are a great deal of products to be excited about, like the Flaming Lips collaborations album The Flaming Lips &amp Heady Fwends, which characteristics team-ups with the likes of Chris Martin, Yoko Ono, Bon Iver, Neon Indian, and Ke$ ha (whose album-opening track, “2012,” is one of the greatest songs of the year so far. Seriously).

Other exclusives incorporate a split single among Atlanta metallers Mastodon and Canadian songbird Feist (brilliantly calling Feistodon), a box set of Pharcyde 7″ singles, a particular silver vinyl version of Metallica’s Beyond Magnetic EP, Bruce Springsteen’s “Rocky Ground” single, a reside Devo LP, Jimmy Fallon’s Tebowie songs, and Bruno Mars’ The Grenade Sessions. All of these releases will only be accessible in actual-existence record merchants (and then on eBay a couple of hours later on, of course).

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It’s April, and that indicates that it’s time to head to the desert for this year’s Coachella Valley Songs &amp Arts Festival (or just Coachella, if you’re nasty). This year’s festival will take place above two separate weekends. Starting nowadays, the lineup will run via Sunday, and then next Friday (April twenty), the very same lineup will do it once again.

This year’s leading-liners contain Radiohead, the Black Keys, Dr. Dre &amp Snoop Dogg, Bon Iver, At the Drive-In, Florence + the Machine, Pulp, and a ton of dance-songs folk like Swedish Residence Mafia and AVICII. If you are headed out to the desert or are just curious about the first large event of the summer time festival season, here are the 5 questions that most need to have answering.

Is Eminem going to crash yet another celebration like he did at SXSW?
Slim Shady has been trying to keep himself busy, showing up to carry out with 50 Cent at South By Southwest, plugging the new album from Slaughterhouse, and dropping a verse on the very best song on the new Obie Trice album. There are also indications that he’ll drop in on the Dr. Dre &amp Snoop Dogg set that will close out Sunday night’s festivities. Warren G (who will also be on stage with Dre &amp Snoop) noted in a tweet that Em would be a component of the present, along with Death Row Records survivor Daz Dillinger. Warren’s publicist issued a statement denying it, and the tweet was deleted, but Em’s look in Austin was also a poorly kept secret, so it won’t be surprising if it’s 1999 all above again.

Will Radiohead premiere any new songs?
Britain’s arena-art-rock exports are in the midst of a U.S. tour, and they’ve been dropping a handful of new tunes into the mix. The Coachella stage is as good a position as any to add one more new entry alongside “Identikit,” “Skirting on the Surface,” and “Cut a Hole.” The band has also been resurrecting old songs — will this be the present that sees the return of “Polyethylene”?

What undercard band will have its huge breakout?
We’re curious about the eccentric Weeknd, as well as the like-minded Frank Ocean. Azealia Banks is one particular massive efficiency away from taking that subsequent phase identical goes for fellow New York rapper A$ AP Rocky. In the rock globe, the great We Had been Promised Jetpacks constantly look proper on the cusp of breaking out, the Growlers have a fantastic album that goes more than massive live, and Gary Clark Jr. is going to pick up a great deal of steam if he keeps stealing festivals (as he did at SXSW).

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This weekend, Kelly Clarkson will wrap up her Stronger tour following 3 months on the street, and we have to admit, we’re quite sad about it.

The end of her tour means the finish of the fan-requested covers, which have turn out to be YouTube highlights — and EW office favorites — above the previous couple of months.

Throughout the duration of the tour, Clarkson has let supporters submit song suggestions online, from Cee Lo Green to Britney Spears to Bonnie Raitt to Radiohead, for her to perform onstage.

As a result, since we adore you so much (and due to the fact we need a playlist to get us through this slow Monday), Music Mix made the decision to place together a playlist of every single single cover that Ms. Clarkson has carried out in the course of her tour. We’ll start with the two covers she delivered each present, and then move into the nightly specials. Appreciate! (And allow us know your favorite in the comments beneath.)

“I Know You Won’t” by Carrie Underwood

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Here’s a sense-great story: Three weeks ago, nation supergroup Lady Antebellum launched its “Own the Prom Night” contest in which a winning substantial school would land the trio as performers at its formal this spring. Fans sent in videos explaining why their school deserved to personal the evening with Lady A, but right after hearing the story of Henryville Higher College in Henryville, IN — which was ravaged by a tornado earlier this month — colleges across the country began to submit videos on Henryville High’s behalf as a substitute. The winning submission came from neighboring Silver Creek Large College. View it beneath. (And yes, that one variety-hearted kid kinda reminds us of Friday Night Lights‘ Landry, too.)

Sadly, Lady Antebellum can not make Henryville’s scheduled prom subsequent month due to the fact of a earlier dedication. Instead, the group will throw a bigger event on May 16 in close by Louisville, KY for the school’s juniors and seniors followed by a advantage for the community. Watch Lady A’s announcement beneath. And look forward to the YouTube video clips of Charles Kelley dancing with many somebodys on May 17.

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Jack White
In anticipation of his first solo album, Blunderbuss – out April 24 – former White Stripes frontman Jack White has announced a handful of American headlining dates for the month of May. These exhibits come as an addition to his checklist of appearances at several main festivals, such as the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan.

5/15 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
5/16 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
five/18-twenty Gulf Shores, AL – The Hangout Music Fest
5/19 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
five/21 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
five/22 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
5/24 Detroit, MI – Scottish Rite Theater
5/26 Quincy, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
five/28 Eugene, OR – Hult Center for the Performing Arts (Silva Concert Hall)
5/30 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
5/31 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

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