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Today's Track is Your Love Is by Christine's Cat (Sarah 13)

This little flexi is the most expensive record I own. You would be disgusted if you knew how much I paid for it.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

2-a-tea

All the Best to you and yours.

Claudia and Bunny

Love always,
Claudia and Bunny

For a few months now I've had a serious secret crush on a heavily-tattooed man, so here are some songs for those who are crushing too.

Laurie by Daniel Johnston

I can't explain such love aflame
I overcame victorious
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Hey pop kids, great news! On Tuesday December 21 4PM EST, Belle & Sebastian's pre-Christmas "Holiday Spectacular" show in their home town will webcast live and for free with the help of NPR and The Guardian. Get the details here and here.

Just a quick note to say that you can download the B-side track The One from the Pains of Being Pure at Heart's upcoming 7" release at Fortuna Pop!

Heart in your heartbreak

The single Heart in your Heartbreak will be available December 14, 2010 from Slumberland records.

The Happydeadmen

Described as "The Swedish Smiths", this jangle pop band formed in 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Today's Quote is from founding members Thomas and Jan:

Swedish music sucks, let's save it.

Today's Track is Silent Sigh City (their first single, 1988-89)

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Today's history lesson, CASSETTE CULTURE

C81

Selected tracks from the New Musical Express compilation C81, released in 1981.

Blue Boy, by Orange Juice

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Today's video Burning Hearts by My Favorite.

The songs we sung and then forgot
The hearts that would burn and the hearts that would not

They were "musicians on the verge" in...

Gabba Hey

The Ramones

Underneath those leather jackets, behind the raw tireless sound and in-your-face attitude, beyond "Punk", lies some of the best pop music that has ever graced this sad and beautiful world.

Well kids, there's an indiepop tribute!

No More of Your Fairy Stories - An indiepop loveletter to the Ramones (various artists) from Precordial Catch Records

Friday on Twee Time...

This is the first installment of Twee Things, wherein I post little twee things for your viewing, reading, and listening pleasure... every week! Expect music, video, links, quotes, show and CD reviews, listings, news, "tweevia" (trivia), and images of cute kittens and Blythe dolls.

Today's quote is from my friend Sam:

You know you're an old washed up indie pop scenester when you listen to some new band and it sounds like Aislers Set or Talulah Gosh to you but all the reviews compare it to Best Coast and Vivian Girls.

Today's video You're Kidding Aren't You by the Field Mice. From the 10" mini album Snowball (Sarah 402), released in 1989.

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