<![CDATA[Idolator: the clean]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Idolator: the clean]]> http://idolator.com/tag/the clean http://idolator.com/tag/the clean <![CDATA[I missed all the shows that the New Zealand ... ]]> clean.jpgI missed all the shows that the New Zealand indie legends the Clean put on when they blew through New York City a few weeks ago, and this mini-documentary about their in-store performance at Other Music is only making me kick myself harder over that fact. ([Other Music]

]]> http://idolator.com/343960/ http://idolator.com/343960/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:35:20 EST mjohnston http://idolator.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=343960&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Vault: We're Still Clinging To The Clean]]> thecleanalbum.jpgBefore they unleashed the greatest band of all space and time upon the world, Merge Records was responsible for reissuing the selected works of one of the best unsung bands of all time: New Zealand's long-running punkers the Clean. 2003's two-disc Anthology is a must-have around the Idolator flophouse, and tracks like "Big Soft Punch" and "Diamond Shine" (both below) are mix-tape perennials:

The Clean - Big Soft Punch [MP3, link expired]
The Clean - Diamond Shine [MP3, link expired]
The Clean [Flying Nun Records entry]

]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-were-still-clinging-to-the-clean-242423.php http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-were-still-clinging-to-the-clean-242423.php Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:44:14 EST Brian Raftery http://idolator.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=242423&view=rss&microfeed=true