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		<title>If Something Great Comes Out In The Next 17 Days, We Don&#8217;t Wanna Know ;  Matador Artists, Staff &amp; Pals Tie A Bow Around 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(trusty 2011 Matador ballot counters voice displeasure over management cancelling a game that required them to drink 27 shots each time Total Control received a vote) The whole year-end Best-Of thing has gotten completely out of hand. For starters, I hear Sub Pop published theirs on Labor Day. Spin&#8217;s list featured 4 albums from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snap, Crackle, Pop : The Condo Fucks (with The Great Gaylord) at Norton 25</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norton Records is celebrating their 25th anniversary this weekend with a star-studded, 4-night bill at Brooklyn&#8217;s Bell House.  We&#8217;d like to congratulate Billy Miller and Miriam Linna on their stewardship of one of the planet&#8217;s finest labels ; if anyone has done more to document real rock&#8217;n'roll, old &#38; new, please don&#8217;t tell us about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Cave summer mix tape and summer tour</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2011/07/11/cold-cave-summer-mix-tape-and-summer-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week on their website, COLD CAVE&#8217;s Wesley Eisold posted a pretty spectacular mix of &#8220;songs for the summer&#8221;; a playlist containing sounds ranging from pure pop to avant garde, some familiar and some obscure, somehow all tied together loosely for this season and certainly worthy of repeat listens. Check it out here. This digital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ted Leo&#8230;The Ultimate Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2011/02/24/ted-leo-the-ultimate-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Netter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our favorite sounds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Crazy Eddie&#8217;s opened it&#8217;s doors 40 years ago (1971 for the math impaired) in Brooklyn, New York. Today, and TODAY ONLY, Amazon MP3 and Ted Leo are offering up his critically lauded and commonly embraced, album from last year, The Brutalist Bricks, for just $3.99.  Yes you read that right, $3.99.  Coincidence?  Probably (thanks Wikipedia), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ted Leo tours the US solo style!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Netter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just wanted to remind everyone of some good news.  If you live on the West Coast then Ted Leo is coming to visit on a run of solo tour dates later this month.  Fear not though for all who live east of the Pacific Ocean, Ted loves you too and has just announced another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Esben takeover Drowned in Sound</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2011/02/01/esben-takeover-drowned-in-sound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today you&#8217;ll find Esben and the Witch occupying Drowned In Sound in one of the more peaceful takeovers currently taking place.  The band are all over the website with essays discussing a range of influences, from the location of the photo shoot for the Violet Cries artwork, to the power of lyrics and creative writing, memories of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Esben &amp; The Witch album premiere</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2011/01/24/esben-the-witch-album-premiere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Netter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[so it was 6 degrees F (-14 Celsius) when I left for the office this morning.  A crisp, bright, and beautiful winter morning.  Admittedly I&#8217;m in quite a positive head space for a frigid, January, Monday morning but I digress.  Esben &#38; The Witch appear to be in an equally friendly mood this winter&#8217;s day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man, Are We An Opinionated Bunch Or What? &#8211; Matador Artists, Staff &amp; Associates Slam The Lid On 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/12/13/man-are-we-an-opinionated-bunch-or-what-matador-artists-staff-associates-slam-the-lid-on-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[label bizness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no shortage of publications, blogs, label websites, etc.,  running their own screwy lists of 2010&#8242;s top recordings, events, etc.   How is Matador&#8217;s annual entry any different?  Well for starters, our lists are much longer. Thanks for indulging us this year, folks.   The Best Of The Bests Ofs, right after THIS : Brian Case, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interpol &#8211; They&#8217;ll Be Seeing You In The Parking Lot</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/08/31/interpol-to-play-exclusive-los-angeles-out-store/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/08/31/interpol-to-play-exclusive-los-angeles-out-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[concertos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday, September 7 Interpol will be playing an exclusive event in the parking lot of Space 15 Twenty (1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd.) to kick off the release of their new self-titled album which drops that day. Pre-order now or buy the album on 9/7 at any of the stores listed below* to receive a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What they&#8217;re up to: Kathryn Calder, Mogwai, Dead Meadow, Matmos</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/05/26/what-theyre-up-to-kathryn-calder-mogwai-dead-meadow-matmos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/05/26/what-theyre-up-to-kathryn-calder-mogwai-dead-meadow-matmos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though we&#8217;d been convinced that all that slaving away at the myriad marketing gimmicks, &#8220;promo opportunities&#8221; and general suffering we put bands through would leave us with some very exhausted talent, it turns out that these guys just can&#8217;t stop doing thangs&#8230; read on to see what some of our beloved have been up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 50 greatest samples of all time&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/05/20/the-50-greatest-samples-of-all-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/05/20/the-50-greatest-samples-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 23:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this fascinating Complex article, DJs Kon and Amir list the 50 greatest samples of all time, with sound files of the originals and of their uses. Ranging from David Axelrod to the Honeydrippers, from Busta Rhymes to Public Enemy, the article feels topical now that Matador is releasing hip hop again.]]></description>
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		<title>The Decade Can&#8217;t End Soon Enough (Unless You&#8217;re Having Fun) &#8211; Matador Artists, Staff And Associates Remember 2009 (Before It&#8217;s Done)</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/12/16/the-decade-cant-end-soon-enough-unless-youre-having-fun-matador-artists-staff-and-associates-remember-2009-before-its-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[is everyone having a good time out there?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(sure, we&#8217;re allowed to have an annual holiday party, but who&#8217;s supposed to pay for the cleanup?) Once upon a time &#8212; when the bulk of our internet activity was longer than 140 characters &#8212; the Matador website feature periodic news updates (almost all of &#8216;em brutally late in arrival), along with an informal selection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Reatard &amp; Comrades &#8211; The Shattered Records Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/09/14/jay-reatard-comrades-the-shattered-records-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/09/14/jay-reatard-comrades-the-shattered-records-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay Reatard&#8217;s US touring in support of the new LP/CD/digital album &#8216;Watch Me Fall&#8217; continues with the Jay-curated Shattered Records tour.  Dates are listed below, but feel free to embed the widget below on your blog, website, MySpace profile, etc. Mon Sep 28 – Chicago &#8211; Empty Bottle with Nobunny, Hunx &#38; His Punx, Box [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Reatard &#8211; Shattered Records Tour &#8211; Fall 2009; &#8220;Watch Me Fall&#8221; now streaming on AOL Spinner</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/10/jay-reatard-shattered-records-tour-fall-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/10/jay-reatard-shattered-records-tour-fall-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Netter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what has already shaped up as the Summer of Jay Reatard (a documentary, a new album, and a free + all ages in-store tour to name a few major things) is quickly becoming the Autumn of Reatard as well. Perhaps we should simply declare 2009, the year of Jay Reatard? What can&#8217;t be debated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cave Singers &#8211; At The Cut MP3</title>
		<link>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/07/22/cave-singers-at-the-cut-mp3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/07/22/cave-singers-at-the-cut-mp3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Netter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cave Singers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite their name, The Cave Singers do not actually hail from any physical cave that we&#8217;re aware of &#8211; though Seattle can be a dark and mysterious city, with its share of stalactite-esque hangers-on. Metaphysically, however, said Cave Singers have filled a cave-like void in Matador&#8217;s collective musical consciousness this summer. In delivering their sophomore [...]]]></description>
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