Seattle has some of the most picturesque vistas (most of which are found within local clubs like Chop Suey and the Comet Tavern). It's no surprise that TIG photographer Kyle Johnson has a stack of photos he loves that have been taken by some of Seattle's finest photographers.

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It has been awhile since I've looked at the Billboard Album charts. I think this is mostly because I forgot they existed, but with spring here, it seemed like time to return.

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In my continuing quest for new music, TMT mentions that you can download a 4 song live Black Keys EP on the band's myspace page. And sure enough, they're not lying! Viva free music!

(of course, it would be great if when you downloaded them, they had better file names than full_2f94a01f158e29db055062f98a65f5f7.mp3, but hey, you get what you pay for...)

Here's some stuff worth setting the creaky VCRs for over the course of the next few days: Lily Allen, Silversun Pickups, Ira Glass and Morrissey.

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I can't help shake the idea that, maybe, someday, the Black Keys might think of trying something new. Overspeciallization can be a bitch.

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