Architecture in Helsinki is a self-described modernist pop group from Australia that has been getting rave reviews from both the American and Australian press. Their 2007 single, “Heart it Races” got them a spot on the ARIA charts and on Billboard’s Top Electronic Albums charts as well as attention from NPR and the BBC. Their [...]

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Shabazz Palaces’ Black Up out June 28, 2011 on Sub Pop Seattle’s experimental hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces is coming to town and playing this Thursday at the Troubadour and we wanna see you there! The fine folks at Sub Pop have offered us two pairs of tickets to give away to L.A. RECORD readers so [...]

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Jamaica We’re giving away several pairs of tix for the Jamaica + The Chain Gang of 1974 + White Sea +DJ Jorf (Passion Pit) feat. Papercuts show @ Echoplex this Sat 4/23! Email rsvp@larecord.com to win!

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John Grant and the Chapin Sisters and J. Tillman are playing The Autry TONIGHT. Win tickets by emailing fortherecord@larecord.com with your most interesting memory OR dream about candy. The winners will be chosen by 3pm. Watch this cosmic John Grant video for inspiration. This song rules, doesn’t it? It’s like there’s a little bit of [...]

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We asked for riddles and we got a few…Here are some favorites. What’s the speed limit of sex? —68; at 69 you have to turn around. What’s black and white and re[a]d all over? —A Newspaper. What did the dying hard drive say to his friend with lots of storage? —Can I get a backup? [...]

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We have a pair of tickets to see Phoenix, Metric, and the Soft Pack at Greek Theater TONIGHT. Email Daiana [at] larecord [dot] com with your favorite riddle and we’ll set you up. Entries must be received by 1 pm. examples: What did the ram say to his sweetheart? —I love ewe. What is hard [...]

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[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVUwG0qC9c] L.A. RECORD would like to thank everyone who entered yesterday’s DESTROY L.A. contest. We got tons of hilarious and frequently disturbing entries—it’s almost as if this is something people think about a lot… We have decided to post the two winners to showcase their imagination, dedication and total insanity. Congratulations to Alex and David [...]

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UPDATE: Awesome entries so far—keep destroying! L.A. RECORD is completely freaking out to be able to give away two killer V.I.P. packages to Brainfeeder’s ultimately epic all-niter at the Fonda this Saturday. Two lucky lucky people will not only see L.A.’s premier beat monsters obliterate a venue, a genre and the limitations of the human [...]

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Download: Rainbow Arabia “Haunted Hall” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Kabukimono out now on Manimal) Download: Hecuba “Miles Away” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Paradise out now on Manimal Vinyl and available from L.A RECORD) Thanks to good ol’ Lazy Brow, L.A. RECORD has ONE PAIR of tickets to [...]

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Abe Vigoda have recently released their excellent Reviver EP and will be headlining Spaceland for the first time tomorrow. In honor of this momentous development, we present this interview and this contest to win the EP on vinyl! Photo by Juan’s MacBook and interview by fellow I.E.-er Steven Martinez.

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