If you, like us, have checked out of life already and are just killing time until they let you leave for the holidays, please point your browser to this Ho Ho Holidays video playlist we created for our friends at mtvU.
It contains such holiday classics as David Bowie & Bing Crosby’s awkward duet on “Little [...]

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No, not their own offices and not The Office - Chicago band Office would be the office we’re referring to in this instance.
Things we learned from this article:
* Office drummer Erica Corniel describes their music as “jihad surf”. We do not know why.
* In 2005 Chicago was not embracing the fun side of music. No word [...]

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You voted and we counted. Then we counted again because this year held another surprise at #1. Head to MTV.com to see our top 20 of 2007, with the mighty Pinback taking the top honor for their “From Nothing to Nowhere” video.
We were also surprised to see: not one but two Interpol videos, Chin Up [...]

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Those kooky kids at mtvU filmed their last Backstage Pass of 2007 with Band of Horses. Funny because we were just debating making BoH our personal #1 album of the year.
And speaking of things that ruled in 2007, make sure you tune in on Sunday night for the Best of 2007 countdown on Subterranean. We’ll [...]

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Remember when The Raveonettes had that jam out a few years ago called “That great Love Sound”? It was all & only the best bits of upbeat noirish 60’s garage rock pumped up with the power of a modern Marshall stack. It was brilliant and beautiful.
Those great Danes are back with a new sound now. [...]

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