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The 404 437: Where we vote ourselves Podcast of the Year

by Justin Yu
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Today's featured band is Family of the Year.

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TGIF!TGIF!TGIF!TGIF!TGIF! Before you take off for the weekend, be sure to check out today's episode of The 404 Webcast, where we're reintroducing the Semi-weekly Beck's Beer Audio Draft! Today's featured artist is Family of the Year, an up-and-rocking folk(ish) band from Los Angeles. The sextet mix together Fleetwood Mac-style rock guitars with a tinge of country that make for a perfect end of summer soundtrack, and we're very psyched to help them promote their new EP release called "Where's the Sun."

The two tracks on today's show are titled "Let's Go Down" and "Psyche or Like Scope," both available as a streaming preview on their MySpace page.You can buy it on their Web site at a sliding scale, meaning you can throw down however much you want. Give $1, $5, whatever you can afford, but keep in mind that all the earnings will be put toward the expenses of their upcoming CMJ tour. You can also buy a signed postcard from the road with a personalized inscription from the members themselves! Give them a listen, buy the album, and check them out in a city near you. Who knows, they might even stop by The 404 studio the next time they're in town...*hint* *hint* *nudge* *nudge*

Plenty of stories to get to today as well, including a story about some fool trying to extort money from David Letterman for a little fling he had several years ago with his assistant. In our eyes, the king of late night can do no wrong. It's not like he's, oh I don't know, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; can we all just let the guy live? Keep doing what you're doing, Dave, and if you want to come on The 404 for an exclusive interview, we'll be more than happy to oblige.

We also have a quick story about 3.4 million or so phallic pictures crashing AT&T's servers last week, but there are also a ton of movie-related news stories to get to, including a list of 8 movie franchises that must die, a "Kill Bill 3" in the works, a Spore adaptation, and ugh- a new "A-Team" movie. Can we run through all these stories in time and still not bust over the 45-minute mark? Check it out and find out!

Have a great weekend everyone!


EPISODE 437

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Justin Yu covers desktop computers, printers, and peripherals for CNET. When he's not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture every morning on The 404 podcast. E-mail Justin.
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by demonjrules October 2, 2009 2:35 PM PDT
The audio draft page is now updated.
http://the404.wikia.com/wiki/Audio_Draft
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by justin.yu October 2, 2009 4:22 PM PDT
thanks!!!
by iamaruntimeerror October 4, 2009 11:19 PM PDT
Hey guys,

Sorry that my audio was garbage, I was on the bus when I called in. The link is
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
All you do is click on a button and they show you some ads to help fund the mammograms. You can click on the link once a day.

Or if you want some goods you can buy something and a portion goes towards the charity. Justin, may I suggest some SuperCozy Pink Ribbon Booties for those long, cold bike rides?
http://shop.thebreastcancersite.com/store/item.do?siteId=224&itemId=38200&adId=37774&placementId=94482&origin=

RYan
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