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neon indian remixes grizzly bear (twice)
It is common knowledge that Ed Droste has always secretly wanted to be a chillwave star, probably since before the genre was invented back in late 2009. He gets his chance here, courtesy of two Alan Palomo/Neon Indian remixes of Grizzly Bear's smash hit "Cheerleader." Listen to the "studio 6669" ...
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ariel pink's haunted graffiti signs to 4AD
"Los Angeles’ notorious lo-fi pop oufit Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti have been unveiled as the latest signings to 4AD. The group are currently recording their first record for the label, due spring 2010." More here. mp3: ariel pink's haunted graffiti :: can't hear my eyes ******* click ...
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grizzly bear remixes the notwist
Grizzly Bear offers up a rare remix for the Notwist's "Boneless," a song you may recall from the glorious, Brazda Brothers-sampling Panda Bear version from last year. Take a listen to GB's majestic, slightly less radical take on the song below, and download the mp3 for free here. the ...
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video: washed out | "phone call"
Fan-made video for "Phone Call," taken from Washed Out's High Times cassette. Thanks to Nicolás for sending it over; check out more of his videos here. ******* click through for more...
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SXSW announces over 200 showcasing bands for 2010
Vermont's Mountain Man [photo] SXSW '10 has announced its first big group of showcasing acts. Highlights after a cursory glance over the list include Harlem, Fergus & Geronimo, the Mantles, Mountain Man, Warpaint, and (theoretically) many, many more. Check the list here. mp3: fergus & ...
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we make it good: SALEM
"Goth-juke" enigmas SALEM are the latest to contribute to We Make It Good's esteemed mix series. Their unrelentingly bleak 45-minute mix features a few SALEM tracks and a couple wtf chopped + screwed remixes of classics from Skeeter Davis and the Beach Boys, among other things. Here's what WMIG ...
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Panda Bear discusses new solo album, film
"The rhythms are really basic and kind of raw and simple and are electronic. It's not live instrumentation, I’ve been playing guitar but I feed it through the same thing that the sequences are on. It’s a very electronic sound and very voice heavy. A simple arrangement of drums, the guitar and ...
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platoon
Cameron Stallones sent over this swampy, psychedelic scuzz-out from his non-Sun Araw/Pocahaunted project, Magic Lantern. The group's aptly-titled new full-length, PLATOON, should be here in a month or so, with Stallones promising "energetic moon-cone wipeouts" and "thigh-quaking sweatfests." ...
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waiting for you
Probably the best thing you'll hear today, courtesy of Fact Magazine: a perfect, nearly hour-long new mix from London's King Midas Sound, made up of "influences on their twilight Lovers Rock sound." The mix features choice selections from Burial, Lovejoys, Little Dragon, Gregory Isaacs, My ...
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sightings
Here's a Sunday afternoon downer for you, courtesy of L.A. "lurk-jazz triad" Topaz Rags -- Amanda + Britt from Pocahaunted, with Ash Cunningham on piano -- which Not Not Fun describes as being "lost somewhere between Bohren & Der Club Of Gore and some half-destroyed pre-digital Portishead demo." ...
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keep it goin louder
The second official video for Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder," featuring Diplo, Nina Sky, Ricky Blaze, and some nightmare mutant biker girls. I'm assuming this is another Eric Wareheim production: [via] ******* click through for more...
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video : Fever Ray | "keep the streets empty for me"
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mp3: new Lykke Li | "will you still love me tomorrow"
Sweden's Lykke Li is giving away a free mp3 download of her cover of the Shirelles' "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." Grab it here. ******** elsewhere: Mysterious London/Sweden group Summer Camp -- who NME called "probably one of the most perfect bands you'll hear this year" -- have a new ...
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GvsB sirius/xm blog radio
Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from Beach House, jj, Best Coast, Toro Y Moi, Nite Jewel, Burial, and more. You can listen online with a free trial here. Check this week's playlist ...
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dum dum girls cover the misfits
[photo] Listen to L.A.'s Dum Dum Girls turn in an almost sweet rendition of the Misfits' oft-covered 1979 jam "Last Caress" at the group's myspace page [sidenote: I remember the Metallica version of this song being mad controversial when I was like 11]. ******** click through for more...  ...
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video: beck + charlotte gainsbourg | "heaven can wait"
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video: atlas sound | "quick canal"
Directed by Fitz Vladich, this clip has become the 4 AD-approved (if not entirely "official") video for Atlas Sound's "Quick Canal," featuring the incredible Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab. [via yvynl] ******** click through for more...
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smallish hooves
smallish hooves
gorillavsbear.blogspot.com — "Smallish Hooves" by Frances Laura Donnelly, aka Animal Magic Tricks [via one of my favorite blogs of... late, Delicious Scopitone] ********* click through for more... (more) smallish hooves
ducktails :: "play in the sun"
Thanks to our friends at Olde English Spelling Bee for sending over this exclusive outtake/curio from Ducktails' Landscapes sessions, on which Matthew Mondanile and Real Estate's Martin Courtney cover "Play in the Sun," by obscure cult psych-folk popsters Departmentstore Santas. These dudes stay ...
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nite jewel x stones throw
According to this, "Nite Jewel is the latest to get jumped into the Stones Throw crew" (apparently Dam-Funk is a huge fan). Get her new "Weak For Me" 45, backed with "Suburbia" on the flip, here. mp3: nite jewel :: weak for me ******** click through for more...
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