Wild Beasts kicked off the first date of their North American tour, as well as their first-ever Los Angeles show, with a brilliant version of “The Fun Powder Plot”, followed by latest single “We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues”, never straying too far from the recorded versions. “All The King’s Men” elicited the most hooting and howling (geddit, Beast-watchers?) of the night… and, hands up, it is a really good song.

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Download: Pop Noir “DIY” (Extended FHB Mix) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (out November 17th on on Fantastic Heat Records)

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A strikingly elegant pop-blues singer of Amazonian build, Chris Clark bade fair to be Motown’s premature answer to Dusty Springfield with release of Soul Sounds in 1967, showcasing Ms. Clark’s limber and dazzling voice. Ms. Clark will be performing at Sunset Junction on Sunday. This interview by Ron Garmon.

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Micachu and the Shapes began with Mica Levi, a girl in her early twenties who doubles as a composer, triples as a grime producer and quadruples as a pop experimentalist. Along with Raisa Khan and Marc Pell, her band has risen in the U.K.’s indie scene with this year’s debut Jewellery but is already so post-vacuum cleaner. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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Some goofiness from our illustrators Luke and Joe McGarry and their band Pop Noir:

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Our artists Joe and Luke McGarry also lead the band Pop Noir (as well as doing illustrations for other L.A. mags) and tomorrow they will be having a special McGarry-trospective at Costa Mesa’s eVocal gallery, where a selection of their work will be on display as they (and Repeater and Smokin’ Mirrors) perform. If you [...]

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