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JAMES MURPHY INTERVIEW – ON LEAVING LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

Music production has always been as important to James Murphy, (frontman/maestro of LCD Soundsystem) as the band itself. For this very reason, he formed DFA Records, an acronym taken from his thunderous style of sound engineering, dubbed the “Death From…

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The Golden Filter

In anticipation of my upcoming Spinner interview with The Golden Filter, I bring you this album streaming widget thing. The Golden Filter are rising stars in the nu-wave retro disco sounds and have some awesome indie made in-browser videos to…

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Dark Time Sunshine – Sleestack Payback & All Aboard

Here’s the latest from the Rhymesayer’s camp.  Dark Time Sunshine is psychedelic inspired rap outfit made up of Seattler (Seattlian?) producer Zavala and rhymer Onry Ozzborn, known as Cape Cowen these days.  The drowning girl and dancing spaceman/hazmat suited up…

animation toys

Smork ’em if you got em?

It finally happened. Kid Robot is officially going animated.  No thanks to Adult Swim though.  It seems almost impossible to imagine KR not at least talking to them about putting something together. I wonder how many deals went down the tube…

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Francis and the Lights – Darling, It’s Alright

I’m really proud of Francis and The Lights.  Not that I know the guys personally or anything, but they have really come a long way since taking a controversial stand against free music hosting platforms like Myspace, (although it seems…

Contest

What’s YOUR Anthem? AXE & FLIP CAM GIVEAWAY CONTEST!

Hey readers, Axe and Flip Cameras are asking, what’s YOUR anthem?!  I’ll tell you mine and you can tell me yours, to win a product pack from Axe and a free Flip Mino HD camera! I’ve never found a real…

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Emika

I think I’m in love. Listen to Emika on the Mary Ann Hobbs show on the BBC, or right click for DL.

art design

Lisa Black ‘Departed Collection’

Lisa Black is an oft-controversial artist who works with scavenged animal parts or previously taxidermied friends. She has never gone out of her way to hurt, maim, or formaldehydrize any of gods creatures and all her works are done out…

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Fishhotel

Ok, these are not fresh out of the factory new but I thought they were a pretty fun concept from Teddy Luong, a student award winner from Umbra.  The glass fishbowl is covered in an ABS plastic outer shell.  Multiples can…