The National in 2006 / photo by David Greenwald

Jams: Two new songs from International Waters; Ghosty’s O Foolish Pride EP reviewed; a First Look at Ted Leo’s bracing new disc.

News: The National played a pretty great YouTube-broadcasted show, capping off their High Violet release week festivities; I got a C&D for the first time in years.

Videos: Laura Marling covers Jackson C. Frank’s “Blues Run The Game”; a Destroyer clip from his still-spine-tingling May 10, 2009 performance surfaces; Alright Class’ twee, quirky clip for “The Fall”; Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin teased its next album.

Deeper Into Movies: My fanboy take on Iron Man 2.

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Photo by David Greenwald

Coachella 2010: Sights + Sounds; Day 1; Day 2; Day 3.

First Look: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today.

Videos/MP3s: Harlem Shakes – “Strictly Game”; The Pass – “Colors”.

Bootlegs: Ryan Adams covers “Like a Virgin” and “Last Nite.”

News: The National’s High Violet is streaming on NYTimes.com; We Listen For You launched a podcast; footage emerges of Bill Murray jamming at a friend of mine’s SXSW party; The Wrens are recording a new album in earnest.

Deeper Into Movies: Kubrick’s The Shining.

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News: Rawkblog has a new Facebook page; Ryan Adams has a new (metal!) album; The Radio Dept. to tour, finally; thoughts on Coachella, single-day tickets and the L.A. festival scene.

Live: The Clientele at Spaceland.

Jams: Miles Kurosky’s The Desert of Shallow Effects; Rawkblog gets a theme song!

Video: She & Him’s “In The Sun“; two clips for Toro Y Moi’s “Talamak.”

Camera Obscurist: A trip to Portland (pictured: Voodoo Donuts; photo by David Greenwald)

Jams: Broken Social Scene’s new “World Sick,” a Ryan Adams goof-metal track, the Radio Dept.’s amazing “Heaven’s On Fire,” Jim O’Rourke’s The Visitor.

Videos: The Beachwood Sparks play “Canyon Ride” at a 2008 reunion show, the Happy Hollow’s animated, awesome “Death to Vivek Kemp,” Miles Kurosky’s puppet-packed “Dog in the Burning Building.”

Deeper Into Movies: The one and only The Room (pictured).

News: Fiona Apple records her first new song in years.

Jams: Joanna Newsom drops another Have One track, White Hinterland‘s “Icarus,” and a First Look at Midlake‘s “The Courage of Others.”

Videos: The Pipettes return (minus their lineup), Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner sings space-pop.

Photos: LA Font (pictured) rock the Airliner; Wild Beasts and Still Life Still do who knows what.

Deeper Into Movies: “Nine.”

Jams: A First Look at Beach House’s sublime Teen Dream, a second look at Pants Yell!’s Received Pronunciation, Joanna Newsom’s late-period Joni Mitchell homage “Good Intentions Paving Company,” ex-Everybodyfields singer Jill Andrews covers Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” a Grizzly Bear live take on “He Hit Me,” Spoon’s video for “Written In Reverse,” an exhortation to listen to the Who’s Live at Leeds.

(Also: in the sidebar at right, you’ll notice a Grooveshark playlist titled “Ongoing 2010 Jams.” I’ll be updating it throughout the year as said jams make themselves known. Click, stream, enjoy.)

News: Rose Melberg’s Go Sailor is reuniting for Los Angeles and San Francisco shows, my take on the 2010 Grammy Awards, Joanna Newsom’s Have One On Me cover art revealed, Broken Social Scene’s next album due in May and some answers to the rumors circling around about Radiohead’s next album.

Deeper Into Movies: Best Picture hopeful A Serious Man (pictured).

Jams: A First Look at Spoon’s 2010 AOTY frontrunner, Transference. A bootleg of one of Thom Yorke and his solo act band’s excellent L.A. performances. New Radio Dept., finally.

Live: Pepper Rabbit dig in at the Bootleg Theater.

Video: The Mountain Goats, live and neurotic.

News: Coachella 2010 lineup announced, Pavement inexplicably not headlining thanks to the Twilight soundtrack. Franz Nicolay leaves the Hold Steady, New Pornographers announce a new album, and Thom Yorke (but not Beck) deejays for Haiti. Ke$ha and Uffie: the same!

2010 Bands You Can Ignore: Surfer Bwuuuuud.

Photo by David Greenwald

Jams: the new Vampire Weekend: pretty alright!

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