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, May 23, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Classixx's "Hanging Gardens," by way of
Risky Business
The title track from the LA dance duo's
Hanging Gardens
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, May 22, 2013
12 O'Clock Track:
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A lost minimalist masterpiece by Dennis Johnson is finally available for everyone to hear.
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, May 21, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: Katie and Allison Crutchfield's noisy take on "Oblivion"
Indie rockin' twin sisters team up for Rookie.
by Miles Raymer
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, May 20, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: Cincy's Tweens blow out the bubblegum on "Rattle and Rollin'"
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Rattle & Rollin'," from Cincy-based trio Tweens.
by Kevin Warwick
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, May 16, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Roomrunner's burning new grunge tune, "Bait Car"
Check out the live version of "Bait Car," the latest ripper from Baltimore sludge-punk outfit Roomrunner.
by Leor Galil
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, May 15, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: Violetness's chilly, fuzzy "The Mighty Moss"
Before summer arrives with its flock of sunburned melodies, enjoy Violetness's icily brooding "The Mighty Moss."
by Shannon Shreibak
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, May 14, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Jan Hammer Group's deeply funky "Don't You Know"
I had been hearing the wrong version of this song, and it was very wrong.
by Tal Rosenberg
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, May 13, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Mudhoney's ripper about shitty white wine, "Chardonnay"
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Chardonnay," from the new Mudhoney album,
Vanishing Point
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by Kevin Warwick
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, May 10, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: Brand-new introspective indie-pop from Robert Pollard
Guided by Voices mastermind Robert Pollard debuts a new track from yet another record.
by Luca Cimarusti
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, May 9, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: Ambulars' sunny and bittersweet "Teenage Hate"
An uplifting pop-punk number about teen angst from Philly DIY trio Ambulars
by Leor Galil
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, May 8, 2013
12 O'Clock Track: "Two to Your Right, Five to Your Left," a chunk of loud, visceral cello music from Okkyung Lee
A piercing, visceral improvisation from the South Korean cellist.
by Peter Margasak
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, May 7, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: "Narrative synth prog" from Michigan's Mounds
"New Bridge" by Michigan synth-prog band Mounds, who open for Black Pus tonight at the Empty Bottle
by Philip Montoro
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, May 6, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: John Martyn's grizzled-man folk jam "Over the Hill"
A particularly poignant track from the singer-songwriter's 1973 folk-jazz hallmark,
Solid Air
by Tal Rosenberg
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, May 3, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: "Wires" is summery, 90s-flavored pop-rock
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is the infectious, 90s-flavored "Wire" from New York's Lurve.
by Luca Cimarusti
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, May 2, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Remembering Kris Kross's Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly with the duo's classic "Jump"
Kris Kross's Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly passed away last night at the age of 34, so let's celebrate his life by listening to his group's megajam "Jump."
by Leor Galil
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, Apr 26, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Spend the weekend with side A of Eno's
Discreet Music
A half hour of poignant inertia
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Apr 25, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Code Orange Kids sink into dark territory on "VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)"
Code Orange Kids plummet from hardcore into goth rock on "VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)."
by Shannon Shreibak
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, Apr 24, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: "Wrecking Ball," wiggy psychedelic space-funk from London's Heliocentrics
London's terrific weirdo instrumental funk band Heliocentrics are back with its first album in six years.
by Peter Margasak
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, Apr 23, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Big K.R.I.T. and Trinidad James team up on "My Trunk"
Conscious rap and "ignorant" rap get along surprisingly well.
by Miles Raymer
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, Apr 22, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: The instrumental power riffs on the Fucking Champs' "The Loge"
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "The Loge," from the Fucking Champs album
VI
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by Kevin Warwick
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