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At the end of a recent episode of The Big C (titled “How Bazaar”) we were introduced to a great song by a new band. Unfortunately, it took us awhile to track down any information on this band, but we finally have and now we can share our excitement with you. The song in question is called “Run With a Knife” with sort of describes the tone in the ending montage that it played over in the episode - Cathy returns and disrupts the church bazaar; Paul jerks off in a hotel room toJoy’s juice video, and Cathy stumbles unhappily upon Dave & Maxine’s secret.  We also found out the band is called The Left Hands, and you can stream the track on their BandCamp page, which we have linked to below. The infectious, jangly rocker should satisfy fans of Tokyo Police Club, Franz Ferdinand, Middle Distance Runner, and The Black Keys’ last few records. The Left Hands on Bandcamp Zoom

At the end of a recent episode of The Big C (titled “How Bazaar”) we were introduced to a great song by a new band. Unfortunately, it took us awhile to track down any information on this band, but we finally have and now we can share our excitement with you.

The song in question is called “Run With a Knife” with sort of describes the tone in the ending montage that it played over in the episode - Cathy returns and disrupts the church bazaar; Paul jerks off in a hotel room toJoy’s juice video, and Cathy stumbles unhappily upon Dave & Maxine’s secret.  We also found out the band is called The Left Hands, and you can stream the track on their BandCamp page, which we have linked to below. The infectious, jangly rocker should satisfy fans of Tokyo Police Club, Franz Ferdinand, Middle Distance Runner, and The Black Keys’ last few records.

The Left Hands on Bandcamp

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After using The Album Leaf’s lush and cinematic track ”The Light,” earlier, ABC’s Scandal must’ve liked how it fit the show well, because they have brought it back, this time in the most recent episode “Grant for the People” which you can watch by clicking on the link above (editors note : we got some complains about the auto-start for embedded Hulu videos…sorry there’s nothing we can do to change that, so for shows like that we’re just providing a link to a seperate page to stream the episode) “The Light” is actually used twice in “Grant for the People,” - the first time it plays when Fitz, Cyrus and Olivia go over their options and Fitz talks about resigning.  The second time it plays while Mellie and Olivia tell Fitz their new plan about someone being pregnant and being on a sex tape. Check out the episode above, and tune in this week to see if there’s more fantastic music from The Album Leaf.  The Album Leaf on MySpace | Last.fm Zoom

After using The Album Leaf’s lush and cinematic track ”The Light,” earlier, ABC’s Scandal must’ve liked how it fit the show well, because they have brought it back, this time in the most recent episode “Grant for the People” which you can watch by clicking on the link above (editors note : we got some complains about the auto-start for embedded Hulu videos…sorry there’s nothing we can do to change that, so for shows like that we’re just providing a link to a seperate page to stream the episode)

“The Light” is actually used twice in “Grant for the People,” - the first time it plays when Fitz, Cyrus and Olivia go over their options and Fitz talks about resigning.  The second time it plays while Mellie and Olivia tell Fitz their new plan about someone being pregnant and being on a sex tape. Check out the episode above, and tune in this week to see if there’s more fantastic music from The Album Leaf. 

The Album Leaf on MySpace | Last.fm

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Sephora’s 15 Days of Beauty prize campaign has a new ad featuring the fun, funky dance grooves of Radio Freq, whose song “Feel the Beat” makes us do just that. You can go to Sephora’s website to win a different prize each day for the next couple of weeks - right now we’re on day 3 of this 15 day giveaway, and the prizes keep on getting bigger each day. 

As for Radio Freq, which also features Cliff Magreta from Scene On TV favorites Minutes Til Midnight, this song is a perfect example of how properly placed bleeps and bloops can cause involuntarily dance movements, even in people without rhythm (not saying this includes us…or maybe we are?) 

Radio Freq on MySpace | Last.fm

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HBO’s Girls is probably the most talked-about new show on TV, and with good reason - it’s been billed as a Sex and the City featuring 20-somethings, and has definitely lived up to those lofty expectations.  We were already fans of the show, but just became even bigger fans after they used “Infinity Guitars” by Sleigh Bells twice in the latest episode, “Hard Being Easy.”  The song first plays over the title card for the show and, then while Marnie heads to the coffee shop to talk to Ray, and it was great to hear a track from their raucous debut again after basically having the new album on repeat for the past few months. Click the picture above to go to HBO’s website to watch the episode (requires HBO Go subscription) Sleigh Bells on MySpace | Last.fm Zoom

HBO’s Girls is probably the most talked-about new show on TV, and with good reason - it’s been billed as a Sex and the City featuring 20-somethings, and has definitely lived up to those lofty expectations. 

We were already fans of the show, but just became even bigger fans after they used “Infinity Guitars” by Sleigh Bells twice in the latest episode, “Hard Being Easy.”  The song first plays over the title card for the show and, then while Marnie heads to the coffee shop to talk to Ray, and it was great to hear a track from their raucous debut again after basically having the new album on repeat for the past few months. Click the picture above to go to HBO’s website to watch the episode (requires HBO Go subscription)

Sleigh Bells on MySpace | Last.fm

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The pilot episode of USA’s brand new show Common Law aired this week, and this promising introduction to the show also introduced us to a promising new recording artist, Pitbull.

Pitbull’s song “Blanco,” which features Pharrell, plays when the two main protagonists, LAPD detectives Wes (played by Warren Kole) and Travis (Michael Ealy) chase Ramon through the streets of downtown and into a tenement building. Check it out above!

Pharrell Williams on MySpace | Last.fm

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We love it when our readers give us tips on great song uses, especially when they are uses that we normally wouldn’t come across. Such is the case with this Publix Mother’s Day commercial featuring one of our favorite bands, The Album Leaf, and their song “The Light.”

Being California people, we hadn’t heard of Publix before, which is a chain of supermarkets regional to the southeast US, so thanks a lot for the heads up on another use of this great song (not to mention, the commercial is super cute, too!)

The Album Leaf on MySpace | Last.fm

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Fashion Star is back tonight, and in anticipation of that, we thought we’d share with you a favorite music moment from last week’s episode - Dev’s “Naked” plays during the runway show for the last two designers. You can watch the whole episode above, and if you’re looking for the Dev song, it’s at about 44 minutes in and is the song playing while all the fashions are being presented on the catwalk.

Dev on MySpace | Last.fm 

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The sheer grandeur of The Album Leaf’s music has always implied a certain cinematic scope to it, and as a result, their music always seems to fit great into movies, TV shows and dramatic commercials. Scandal is the latest show to tap into this rich well, using their track “The Light” in last night’s episode - and they loved it so much they used it twice.

In the first use, two peopl go into another room and get frisky before being interrupted, and then later it plays right before Billy can share news with Sally, she tells him something very important first (watch and you’ll see). The whole episode is streaming above - check it out and listen in.

The Album Leaf on MySpace | Last.fm

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Mac Miller’s explosive track “Loud” is just that - an in-your-face adrenaline boost of a song that just oozes with the same confident vibes that Mac is known for.

Mt. Drew has taken notice, and they have featured not only the song but also Mac Miller himself in a new ad, which you can watch above. 

Mac Miller on MySpace | Last.fm

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Last night Hart of Dixie used a great song from an up-and-coming band from the heart of Texas, The Orbans. With equal parts Texas twang and modern indie pop in their sound, The Orbans fit the show to a T, and the song “When We Were Wild” set the scene for when Wade apologizes to Lavon and then learns of Zoe’s departure. 

The Orbans on MySpace | Last.fm