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Roundabout Midnight

For a brief period as the Aughts drew to a close, a Eurodisco splinter cell formed in the southern hemisphere. New Zealand’s Ladyhawke and Australian acts like Van She, Cut Copy, The Presets, and Midnight Juggernauts, all with nurturing from the Modular record label, managed to loosen the Continental stranglehold on blog house and indie dance. Midnight Juggernauts may be first back to the record rack and download queue, but the results on their 2010 album The Crystal Axis might end up pretty far (if you will) down under those of their compatriots. Read more…

But New to No One

DEVO, despite having a dedicated cult following, are known by most people as one of the many one-hit wonders of the 80s. Something for Everybody, their newest record, has been two decades in the making. The first track is entitled “Fresh,” and that is an adequate description.  It’s about as fresh as that day old salad in the fridge. Read more…

Nothing New for the ‘Toons

Soundtracks for animated series are typically a joke, with very little time devoted to the typical sets of bangs and whistles of which they are comprised. With JG Thirlwell, however, the man behind Foetus on board for Adult Swim’s “The Venture Bros.,” this was never going to be the case. Read more…

Dayte Night

When you imagine a modern supergroup, it’s more or less a watered-down version of each member’s music blending haphazardly in an attempt to mirror Cream or, dare anyone say, Asia-like success. Gayngs falls into the indie collective category and their debut album, Relayted, boasts quite a brilliant, cohesive throwback to late ’80s soft radio rock. Read more…

Kings of Leon announced recently that “Radioactive”–the newest single off of their upcoming release, Come Around Sundown—will hit the radio waves on September 13, five days after the official music video for the track will be released on the band’s official site and Vevo.  Check out the full tracklisting of Come Around Sundown after the jump. Read more…

MoogFest recently announced the addition of Cee-Lo, Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, Omar Souleyman and Mutemath to this year’s festival.  Check out the full lineup after the jump. Read more…

Long-running San Diego, CA dark folk duo The Black Heart Procession will be touring the US in support of their upcoming mini-album, Blood Bunny/Black Rabbit, starting at the end of September with labelmates The Books.  Download a track from the upcoming release featuring legendary dub musician Lee “Scratch” Perry and check out the tour dates after the jump. Read more…

Sex Bob-Omb, the fictional band from the hit film “Scott Pilgrim vs the World”, recently released a real video for a real song entitled “Garage Truck.”  Composed by Beck and performed by Michael Cera, Beck, Mark Webber and Brian LeBarton, the track can be found on the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Soundtrack.  Click “read more” for the video. Read more…