Enjoy!

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(Also, the YouTube comments on each of these videos are pretty offensive and depressing, so I suggest not reading them. Sometimes I hate the internet.)

Le Marseillaise, France

Hino Nacional Brasileiro, Brazil

Das Deutschlandlied, Germany

Star Spangled Banner, USA, of course

many, many more after the jump...

High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free, Sierra Leone

Himno Nacional Argentino, Argentina

The Hope, Israel

We are All for Our Nation, for Our Flag and Glory, Lebanon

Himno Nacional Mexicano, Mexico

Himno Nacional, Uruguay

Kimi ga yo, Japan

La Marcha Real, Spain

Fratelli d'Italia, Italy

O Canada, Canada (duh)

Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People, India

Schweizerpsalm, Switzerland

The March of Independence, Turkey

Nokoreach, Cambodia

Army March, Vietnam

La Renaissance, Central African Republic

In Plenty and In Time of Need, Barbados

Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains, Guyana

National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan

Play Ball!

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And, in fact, this year's series is different. First off, it's billed as "@Ross," and Warner Brothers is no longer involved. The ticket price is still heafty: $500-$1,500. But, whereas last year the acts included Billy Joel, Dave Matthews and Prince, this year's schedule looks like this:

Event listings are as follows, with additional talent to be confirmed:
August 8 THE B-52s @ROSS
August 9 JONAS BROTHERS @ROSS
August 16 ANDRE AGASSI FOUNDATION @ROSS
August 18 THEATER @ROSS
August 20 WELL-BEING @ROSS
August 22 CUISINE & WINE @ROSS
August 24 CLASSICAL @ROSS
August 28 FILM @ROSS
August 29 COMEDY @ROSS

Read more at their website.

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First off, happy birthday Debbie Harry!

• Gothamist talks to Sarah Hooper of Jelly NYC, the group behind the McCarren Park Pool Parties. I interviewed her a couple of years ago, and she's super nice and super passionate about what she does. It's nice to see someone with such positivity thriving in the cooler-than-though hipster community.

• It may be summertime, but we're just three months away from the Grammy deadline. The LA Times blog breaks down some likely contenders in a continuing series. Part one, part two.

• Mini-Beckwatch: NY Mag has heard "Modern Guilt" and they like it: "All songwriting is sharp and the drums are, predictably, awesome." If you haven't already, hear the title track here.

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CSNY "Southern Man" -- The song that inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama." (Neil Young is from Toronto; Crosby was born in LA; Stills, Dallas; Nash, Blackpool, England)

Sloan "Losing California" (Halifax)

The New Pornographers "The Laws Have Changed" (Vancouver)

Nickelback "How You Remind Me" (Hanna, Alberta)

Rush "Tom Sawyer" (Toronto)

Feist "Inside and out" (Amherst, Nova Scotia)

Metric "Combat Baby" -- This might be my favorite song ever written. (Toronto, mostly; also, fun fact: lead singer and Canadian citizen Emily Haines was born in New Delhi.)

Bryan Adams "Everything I do" (Kingston, Ontario)

Joni Mitchell "Free Man in Paris" -- I like that this song is about David Geffen. (Fort Macleod, Alberta)

Islands "Rough Gem" (Montreal)

Celine Dion "I'm Alive" -- I just couldn't do "My Heart Will Go On" to you guys. (Charlemagne, Quebec)

Barenaked Ladies "The Old Apartment" (Scarborough, Ontario)

Alanis Morissette "Ironic" (Ottawa)

Bachman Turner Overdrive "Takin' Care of Business" (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Malajube "Pate Filo" -- Because the list wouldn't be complete without a French Canadian group. (Montreal)

It would also be incomplete without Men in Hats' "Safety Dance." (Montreal)

According to this definitive list, Ontario leads Quebec six to four as the most musical province. Now you know.

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I was fortunate enough to get into Talib Kweli's show at the Museum of Natural History Friday (part of their One Step Beyond series, co-sponsored by Flavorpill). It was totally awesome. I was too busy dancing to take notes (and I don't usually dance, so you know it was good), but I want to say absolutely don't miss Kweli next time he's in town.

Also, AMNH's Rose Center for Earth and Space is a great space to see a show. The room is big enough to accommodate a good crowd, but it still manages to seem intimate (though vantage of the stage is limited). Partying in a museum feels like your doing something illicit, which adds to the thrill.

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I am really excited for this new album. Can you tell?

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It's "Vic Acid," by Squarepusher, from 1997. I have no idea why its having such an effect on me, but ... whoa.

I heard it in this video explaining the history of the "Amen break," a drum beat heavily used in music for nearly 50 years (referenced in this post). It's 18 minutes of a guy speaking in near monotone, but it's really interesting, if you're a dork.

Anyway, that's what I'm on today.

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PS The above-referenced audiodocumentary is by Nate Harrison. You can see more of his work here.

• YouTube loves Aimee Mann. Apparently, up there with Chipmunking R&B songs and videotaping your kids singing, another YouTube thing is uploading videos of yourself playing Mann's "Save Me." So now Mann and her record label are having a contest: upload a video of yourself performing her new song "Freeway" for a chance to perform live with the singer. According to Spinner: "Mann is excited at the process of going through the 'Freeway' covers, but jokingly hopes that the contest isn't overly successful. 'I can't wait to have a little time to sit down and go through them all,' she says. 'Looking through hundreds of videos, however, would be a little daunting. Dozens would be ideal.' "

• NY Mag has invited five New York musicians to make summer MuxTapes -- among them, my favorite Stroke, Albert Hammond Jr. It's a good mix, themed around an upstate weekend vibe, although it would work on any road trip. He also has the cheek to include both Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" and George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," both songs which clock in at over 8 minutes. A daring move for a mixtape, but it works.

• Over on Nerve's gaming blog, Cole Stryker has dug up the Pixies' cover of the theme from the '80s video game NARC. I like how they're doing something to the guitar (or whatever) to give it that 8-bit tinniness. Very authentic.

• Soulja Boy vs. Ice-T: If you haven't been following, the two are in a bit of a tiff. Fortunately Videogum has been following the feud: 1, 2. The language is VERY NSFW, BTW. Now, V'gum reports, the feud has hit the cartoon world! If the video not working there, here's a link. Soulja Boy's strategy is all about calling Ice T old, but it seems to be effective. Ice T is maaad. Although Ice T's barbs are a little more pointed. In the end, sadly, I think Soulja Boy might be right about the fact that Ice T is just stirring up trouble to promote his new album ...

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OK, it occurs to me that Beck's PR company is doing this on purpose -- releasing a steady trickle of news about the album until it drops -- and I'm playing right into their hand reporting every time Beck sneezes, but whatever, dude.

Today's tid-bit: For those of you who can't wait until July 8th, "Modern Guilt" will be available on TouchTunes jukeboxes around the country July 1st. If you've been to a bar in NYC, you've seen these babies before. If you're unsure of what I'm talking about, you can text BECK to 40411 and get the nearest TouchTunes location -- if you're desperate enough, that is. (That's probably a text that costs, BTW. Also, assuming a rate of $.25/song, you'll be ponying up $2.50 to hear the album once in a loud bar. Beats iTunes, but still ... )

Not from the press release: The album is coming out on vinyl!

But, I'm not too busy for any new Beck news. Check out a preview (they're calling it a "trailer") of the new album at Amazon. Sounds good!

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Brooklyn band Creaky Boards is saying Coldplay's Chris Martin plagiarized their single "Songs I Didn't Write" on "Viva La Vida." They even made a handy video highlighting their claim.

They definitely sound a little similar, but I don't know ... it could be coincidence. I'm no musicologist, but this does seem like a pretty simple musical idea, and I don't think it's that strange to see it repeated.

(I think plagiarism claims are pretty tough to prove, although sometimes they are substantiated after a long and difficult legal process, cf. George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"/"He's So Fine".)

Melissa is skeptical as well: ""I don't know. My boyfriend is having a hernia over it. I think it seems like a coincidence, and a lucky PR stunt, but some radio stations, and of course the British press, are talking about it."

But CB does sound like a worth-it band to check out.

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