Producer John Agnello has written a blog over at Paste discussing the recording of The Hold Steady's new album, and particularly, the first single.

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Watch Zach Galifianakis interview Jimmy Kimmel on his show, Between Two Ferns, right here. Hilarity surely ensues.

Grooveshark has launched an online web player for its library of over 6 million songs. Paste describes the service as "a combination of sites such as Last.fm (with its social networking capabilities), Pandora and Napster/Limewire, but easier to use and entirely above-the-table."

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Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) has written a Kerouac-inspired article for Paste. Check it out here.

To commemorate the start of the baseball season, Paste has posted its May feature, "Perfect Pitch: Music & Baseball's Love Affair."

Wondering how to navigate all that SXSW has to offer? Paste has recommendations for each hour of the entire fest.

After the city's heyday, Paste asks, "Does Seattle's music scene still matter?"

PasteStore.com is shutting down and all of their CDs are now on clearance for $4.95.

Check out Paste's breakdown of SXSW by the numbers, including the trends in bands using animal names in their titles.

Bill Cosby is going to be releasing a rap album titled State of Emergency. Seriously.

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Paste Magazine has a feature running that highlights their picks for the top 100 hundred living songwriters. It's a fairly interesting read, so check it out!

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See what Paste Magazine had to say about Say Anything's ...Is A Real Boy in their March issue below.

Say Anything Paste Magazine Piece

Plenty of rockers have gone insane, but rarely as young as Max Bemis, who was not 20 when he checked into a mental institution while making Say Anything's ...Is A Real Boy. Maybe it was the strain of playing every instrument but drums on the lushly...[read more]