Keith Musil and Alexandra Hope collaborated on a music video for Hecuba’s “La Musica,” off the group’s most recent album, Paradise. Twin kitties received instruction from Hope on capturing Isabelle Albuquerque’s dance moves and added their own feline twist. Perhaps Albuquerque will adopt the “lick your nose” step.  This isn’t just a coupla cats dancing. [...]

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KCRW & LA RECORD PRESENT… MANIMAL FESTIVAL 2009 OCTOBER 3rd & 4th WITH EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS CHAIRLIFT WARPAINT HECUBA RAINBOW^ARABIA FOOL’S GOLD THE POLYAMOROUS AFFAIR WE ARE THE WORLD OTHER LIVES VOICESVOICES RIO EN MEDIO CORRIDOR MOONRATS ALEXANDRA HOPE HE’S MY BROTHER, SHE’S MY SISTER JULIETTE COMMANGRE LACO$TE EXITMUSIC AMANDA JO WILLIAMS [...]

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Gangi will be playing their final residency at Spaceland tonight so we are lifting this interview out of our archives. The vinyl version of their album A is almost out and they are already working on the follow-up Gun Show, with a title track that sounds like T. Rex and Funkadelic together in three minutes. They speak here when issues of toxic mold were much more on their minds. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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The Polyamorous Affair make bolshevik disco-pop in a mossy compound in Los Feliz and emerge only to teach kindergarten, play shows or get snowed on. They have an album due on Manimal and co-founder Eddie Chacon used to be in a band with Cliff Burton. This interview by Dan Collins.

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Download: Alexandra Hope “Invisible Sunday” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] After plenty of airplay on French radio and recording with members of the Fiery Furnaces, Alexandra Hope will release her new album Invisible Sunday on Manimal early next month. This is the title track.

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