CocoRosie is Bianca and Sierra Casady and any collaborators who get caught in nearby clouds. They have released a special tour-only EP this summer and Bianca speaks now about Moondog, meditation and getting misquoted in the worst possible place. This interview by Ayse Arf.

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Happy Mondays were the actual 24 hour party people and legendarily—but perhaps not really, says drummer Gaz here—helped bankrupt Factory Records. They have been banned from Disneyland and the BBC and speak now despite mea culpas about being boring. This interview by Dan Collins.

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If the politicos occupying Chocolate City ever get around to building a monument on the mall to good ol’ American rhythm ‘n’ blues funk rock, Dawn Silva’s name needs to be etched in bold print. We talked about lots of funky stuff… from the plot against the funk, true funk, better living through funk and a grip of her music that should be put out now but for some senseless reason isn’t. Interview by Kurt Midness.

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The Duke Spirit are now and will forever be the only band both to cover Alex Chilton and open for Incubus at the Hollywood Bowl. They have the sort of overcranked British sense of humor that generations of misfit high school freshman dream nightly of developing and they meet over hummus the day after Sky Saxon passed away. This interview by Dan Collins.

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Sérgio Mendes swept into America with “Mas Que Nada” in 1966 and went on to establish immortality among connoisseurs of both classy cocktails and bossa nova rhythms. He is working on his new album and still claims to be nervous before shows—especially if he’s playing at the Hollywood Bowl. He will play the Hollywood Bowl this Wednesday. This interview by Ayse Arf.

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It’s nice, easy, and recommended for all folks to zone out with Cave’s 30-minute jams. If only the band’s MySpace page background could follow them around, spiraling neon colors out of sounds and frequencies, and so could we engage the ideal psychedelic lifestyle, in which a blink of an eye might transport us to an outer-space beach blanket with Sun Ra. 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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