Boards
two great music blogs i have discovered recently
inverted audio - easy to read, eclectic, interactive http://invertedaudio.blogspot.com/2009/03/dj-surgeon-podcast-room-237.html#comment-form
music mule - great for london gig listings. often use this over lastfm now. decent for comparisons other bands you like - http://www.musicmule.co.uk/
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