the oakland-based band plays mid tempo indie rock with organ and slide guitar. sneakmove super pal and meanest man contest member quarterbar plays guitar and sings on some of the songs. the band’s first e.p. is . it will be on amazon and itunes in the next couple days. it’s a fine collection of songs and was expertly recorded. this record is a digital release on our own sneakmove label. we’re so so proud.

i was introduced to a fun-to-watch-and-listen-to band last weekend, called . they’re doing some creative, cool stuff, but rather than explain it, i’ll let you watch a couple of their videos.

you can .

here’s a track to get you started: fax post data (mp3)

(thanks, magic jeremy, thanks robbo.)

on what went down with justin oulette’s quickly popular, quickly gone project.

is the prolific film composer who wrote the themes to star wars and jaws. this is a funky disco version of the theme from close encounters of the third kind. the makers of the lp were legally obligated to print “not an original soundtrack” on the sleeve.

john williams “theme from close encounters of the third kind”

has a pretty hilarious list up. 300 terrible names for rappers. ninja-vitis and da constant gardna are two of my faves.
(thanks, erin.)

has a couple tracks up from the new mr. oizo lp, which apparently comes out on ed banger records in november. sounds pretty good. more insane dance beat programming from the french master.

“sharp drest,” the electrorap track i did with and (more info ) is featured on the soundtrack to , along with songs by dangerdoom, beastie boys, n.e.r.d., santogold, the cool kids, and others. the game comes out october 7th but the entire soundtrack is available to listen to now.

the version of the song that’s in the game was re-recorded and cleaned-up (my favorite lyric substitute: “i ganked and shot ya” becomes “i came to rock ya” – awesome!). the original version of the track is still available for free download at , , , and . woo hoo!

holy wow! the new flying lotus video is a RIDICULOUS porno clip directed by eric wareheim (tim and eric) and animated by devin flynn (who we posted about previously here). it really is pornish, so don’t watch at work, please.

there’s gonna be a special charity event saturday evening at in san francisco. it’s a benefit for the and will feature a dj set by our own . there will also be fun performances by and the tourist and mr. wrong? of the . see you there!

miss ? here’s an option for the interim: . using the (sometimes/oftentimes crappy) audio of youtube’s videos, it lets you make mixes just like you’ve been wanting to keep doing. to help you wake up and start your workday.

they apologize for having to display the video component too, but make the video window pretty tiny and tucked in the corner of the page.