{"id":1557,"date":"2012-08-20T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2012-08-19T21:54:29","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T01:54:29","slug":"august-video-challenge-dead-can-dance-opium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2012\/08\/20\/august-video-challenge-dead-can-dance-opium\/","title":{"rendered":"August Video Challenge: Dead Can Dance, Opium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am going to see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadcandance.com\/\">Dead Can Dance<\/a> live at the end of this month and I am SO EXCITED. They&#8217;re going to be at the Beacon, too, which means KILLER ACOUSTICS, which means Lisa Gerrard is going to make us all feel like our souls have come loose from our bodies. I CAN&#8217;T WAIT.<\/p>\n<p>This is <i>Opium<\/i>, from <i>Anastasis<\/i>, their first new record in 16 years. 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