The Flytraps are an all-girl trashy surf-garage band who love hot tubs, the Mummies and Anton LaVey. The interview took place in Laura’s backyard which featured a large collection of disturbing statuary, including some cannibalistic french fries. More on that within. Other subjects covered include the perils of surfing, girl band geeks and Eurotrash pop. This interview by Janet Housden.

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Via: paidContent So, what is happening over at MySpace Records? Early Friday morning, Digital Music News confirmed the departure of label GM J. Scavo, who is now heading to Hollywood Records. But the label will remain an ongoing concern, according to sources close to the operation. The rest is up in the air. At the [...]

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Via: Wired MySpace Music’s acquisition of imeem revealed, for the umpteenth time, a major problem with the music business — not piracy, nor the ongoing failure of pure-play ad-supported music services, but rather that each digital music service grows in its own data silo. This impacts us in all sorts of negative ways. The solution [...]

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Via: paidContent It’s taken more than a year since the Septemeber ‘08 US launch, but MySpace Music is finally live in the UK and with the same features already available in the US, Australia and New Zealand, including free, unlimited streaming, DRM-free purchases through iTunes and artist access to MySpace Music analytics. The launch campaign—“Get [...]

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shooting bruce la bruce from paul rodriguez on vimeo L.A. RECORD photographer Paul Rodriguez sends this behind-the-scenes video documenting the Bruce LaBruce photo shoot for our July 2009 issue. Read the interview here.

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Bruce LaBruce is ready to leave the blood behind but not without one final splatter. A self-described “reluctant pornographer,” Bruce’s films feature as many romantic moments as they do scenes of explicit sex. For every gut- or stump-fuck, there is a glance or line so heartfelt I can’t help but think Bruce LaBruce’s sincerity is his most dangerous weapon. Interview by Drew Denny and video by Paul Rodriguez here.

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Spaceland (with Ticketweb, the Echo, Myspace and more) have just announced a three-stage Wednesday day party for SXSW that includes some of our favorite bands—especially Garotas Suecas, who we hope will come to L.A. very soon! Flyer and line-up below.

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