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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Debut LP Details, Dates

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From Pitchfork:
Last year, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band tried to break onto the web-rock scene by purposefully withholding their music from the web. Instead of posting a few songs on MySpace, they uploaded a few silly instructional videos about “technology” and “homeostasis” to YouTube. And in the tradition of things so crazy they just might work, the band got some blog attention, released an EP co-produced by Scott Colburn (Arcade Fire, Animal Collective), played a few shows, got signed to Dead Oceans, and now they’re ready to release their self-titled debut album on March 10.

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Rolling Stone Reviews The Whore Moans

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The Whore Moans

From Sound On The Sound:
The Seattle punk band was just written up in the quintessential American music magazine, Rolling Stone. David Fricke writes, “the Whore Moans are steadfast believers in loud-fast salvation, or what they call in one power-chord catapult, ‘The Holy Fucking Moment.’ This album has plenty.”

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Netflix, Film Independent set competition

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From Hollywood Reporter:
Movie rental service Netflix and Los Angeles-based Film Independent are joining forces to discover a new independent filmmaker, who will receive a $150,000 production grant to make a feature film, which will be distributed online by Netflix. Josh Brolin is serving as honorary chair and as one of the judges of the competition, dubbed the “Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition.” The winner will own all rights to his or her film. Film Independent will provide advisement and mentorship to the winning filmmaker throughout the production process and will also screen the winner’s movie at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

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Pearl Jam Releasing Remastered “Ten” on Verizon Wireless

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From NME:
Pearl Jam is rolling out tracks from the remastered version of its 1991 debut album, “Ten,” exclusively through Verizon Wireless. A different song from the new edition, due March 24, will go live through V Cast Music with Rhapsody for 10 consecutive weeks, beginning with “Once” on Tuesday.The newly remastered tracks can be purchased as ringtones, ringbacks and ringback jukeboxes. An additional component of the “Ten” reissue is a new mix by producer Brendan O’Brien. The album will be offered in a variety of incarnations, the ritziest of which includes such bonuses as a cassette dub of the band’s first demo tape with singer Eddie Vedder.

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