Via: Pitchfork
Bummer city: After two televison seasons and two albums of quirky musical comedy, the Flight of the Conchords guys are calling it quits. “We won’t be returning for a 3rd season,” wrote the duo on their official site. “While the characters Bret and Jemaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jemaine [...]

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Download: Beach House “Norway”

(off Teen Dream out Jan 26th on Sub Pop)

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Roundtable Discussion: The Role Of The Record Label
Via: NPR
At the beginning of this decade, record labels were still a way of indexing artists; of positioning them within a community, a scene and a movement. Throughout our end-of-the-decade coverage, one reccurring theme is whether context still matters. After all, one of the most glorious (if not [...]

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Download: Avi Buffalo “Raccoon” (Demo)

For more information on how to win free tickets to see Avi Buffalo on November 5th at The Echo please follow twitter.com/freelarecord for details!!
More: AVI BUFFALO

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More: NO AGE

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Download: Avi Buffalo “Raccoon” (Demo)

(from early sessions available from avibuffalo.bandcamp.com)
Download: Avi Buffalo “What’s In It For”

(from the upcoming full-length on Sub Pop)
L.A. RECORD knew something good was coming for Avi Buffalo even back when we interviewed them in honor of their Echo residency in May—the first all-ages Echo residency ever! So it’s nice [...]

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Download: No Age “You’re A Target”

(off Losing Feeling E.P. out Oct 6th on Sub Pop)

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Handsome Furs are husband-and-wife team Dan Boeckner (also in Wolf Parade) and Alexei Perry and their new album Face Control blends classic rock riffs with a techno beat. They have been to many places you have never heard of. Alexei takes time out from a day at the beach to do this interview. This interview by Tom Child.

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King Khan’s set was energetic and explosive as they plowed through their classic ‘60s R’n’B and soul inspired songs. At one point in the set, Khan was offered roses by an adoring fan though he quickly tossed them into the crowd. The most touching moment was when Khan introduced the song “Welfare Bread,” explaining that he and his wife were recently living on welfare until he was swept up by musical popularity; he then thanked the crowd and told them they were the reason he was able to get out of the gutter. By the end of the set, Khan’s band was still rocking at full force, though now fully drenched in sweat, as was the crowd.

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The Thermals are one of the rare bands I get really excited about these days. Once I heard they we’re cutting ties with Sub Pop I anxiously checked their webpage every few days to see where and when their new album would come out. It wound up coming out on Kill Rock Stars, and it wound up sounding much more in the pop-punk vein than their previous efforts, but I still love it. Their songs are so catchy and Hutch (vocals, guitar) and Kathy (bass) play with such unabashed joy that their energy cannot help but jump off the stage, and off the record, right into my ears, silencing whatever musical prejudices my snobbish mind will try to throw at it.

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