Preview new Caribou song “Melody Day” on MySpace. Because it’s good.
NME: The Fratellis said, “No fucking way” to recording the official song for David Beckham’s first game as an LA Galaxy player. Jon Fratelli added, “If we don’t get successful on our own terms then we won’t do it at all.” Okay, so what about that ipod commercial?
Moustache Ride and Spanish Arts award weener. Ay yi yi!
Today’s post from Radiohead’s Dead Air Space Blog, “Yes, I know it’s been a while …. but we’ve been working on this album for a while ….. BUT WE ARE NEARLY THERE …..”
Check out Common vs. Bloc Party on The Hood Internet. It’s like Bloc Party, but with more hos.
Daft Punk’s new film, Electroma is about “two robots who journey across a mythic American landscape on a quest to become human”. Unfortunately, sometimes their faces melt off and various robot parts catch on fire making this a super difficult task.
Check out two new Animal Collective tracks on obscuresound.com.
Germans find Art Brut brilliant, give college lecture on Eddie Argos lyrics. Maybe they haven’t heard “Formed a Band”?
Cool new site ourstage.com allows users to decide the best music and film talent on the web. Artists who receive high ratings are rewarded with slots at CMJ, Bonnaroo and other festivals.
See you on ourstage Mr. McSausage
The Best of Frank Black 93-03 is due out June 19th. Here’s one of the greatest tracks off the album:
Robert Onion [mp3]
Track Listing:
1. Los Angeles
2. Ten Percenter
3. Czar
4. Old Black Dawning
5. I Want To Live On An Abstract Plain
In Debbie Downer (or Morose Morrissey) news via NME, Morrissey has announced that when his time comes, he would like to be buried in celebrity cemetery Hollywood Forever.
Better than a dumpster: Necropolis for Hollywood’s immortals
Kings of Leon, The Frames, Andrew Bird and more added to Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival.
Apparently Bloc Party are okay with drugs.
Later tonight, I have to leave a few mangled dead bodies in the Atlantic.
The new Shout Out Loud’s EP on Merge Records, Tonight I Have to Leave It, is now available. A few US tour dates:
July 16th – New York, NY – Spiegeltent
July 17th – Brooklyn, NY – Luna Lounge
July 18 – San Fran – Rickshaw
July 19 – LA – El Rey
Tonight I Have to Leave It [mp3]
Saddle Creek Records open a new club in Omaha, NE called “Slowdown”. Underage girls all over the nation get fake ID’s hoping to run into/nail Connor Oberst.
Mash-up of the day: Lil’ Flip vs The New Pornographers “My Chips Versus Yours” brought to you by The Hood Internet. Also, who the f is Lil’ Flip?
Ted Leo added to Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festy.
What would you say about Dave Matthews practically going dancing nancies over the band Xiu Xiu? According to KRS, Dave says, “There’s something about it where you can’t put it down. It’s like crazy person music, but it’s really slammin’ and really beautiful.”
Barsuk Records will be releasing the soundtrack to the motion picture Kurt Cobain About A Son on Sept 11, 2007.