IT'S WHAT THE MUSIC BLOGS ARE LISTENING TO!

It's 67 degrees outside Blog Fresh Towers -- the summer is officially over. Why didn't we go to the beach more? Or mini golf? Or barbeques? And why did we pay good money to see Transformers? Fall is the best time in New York anyway, and it's also when the Music Industry kicks into high gear with all the big releases -- just in time for the holidays.

Of course, there's never a lack of good new music around here, thanks to our posse of devoted music bloggers who keep their ear to the street for the latest sounds, and then tell us all about them. Cindy Hotpoint of The Rich Girls are Weeping is back to guest-host for a second week, and she talks with blogs from all across continental North America (with a quick stop in the south of England!), including Said the Gramophone, one of the first MP3 blogs ever. Plus: new wave from Kentucky, "dark dance" from Austria, the official Blog Fresh Chart, and a New York band that's making '80s soft pop so irresistible, you may never want to be hard again. Hello!

Tune in, won't you?

1. VHS OR BETA - "Can't Believe a Single Word"
2. FIERY FURNACES - "Pricked in the Heart"
3. EDWYN COLLINS - "Home Again"
4. PONY UP! - "The Truth About Cats and Dogs"
5. BUNNY LAKE - "Strobe Love"
6. THE BLOG FRESH CHART
7. CHART SELECTION: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - "Derek"
8. TIGERCITY - "You Are Sensation"

Blog Fresh theme performed by High Contrast (courtesy of Hospital Records.)