I agree with this reviewer that I really only know Oh Mandy by the Spinto Band, though would argue that possibly it's their gratingness/shrillness that makes them memorable. Is that a bad thing, necessarily? Not everyone is going to sound smooth like the triple blade smoothness of Najee. People should not even try.The Spints recently opened for Art Brut and the lovably loco Eddie Argos. Surfer Blood was also there and the song below is marvelous. Ooh, if you're in LA and sufficiently recove... Read Full Story

From the inbox:Here's a great photo from DJ Champion's site.The Canadian DJ, real name Maxime Morin, came out with his second album Resistance in September and is another example of someone getting their music out via video games. His song No Heaven was used in the end credits of the game Army of Two: DJ Champion: No Heaven (Ghislain Poirier Remix).mp3Wow, 2005 (personally one of my favorite years for music) seems like such a long time ago, now. Lamps Plus had the best parties : Read Full Story

Anita Baker: Sweet Love.mp3Bey Bey bravely covered the Anita Baker classic Sweet Love in concert the other night. And not to join the chorus of negative commenters on that site, but she's no Najee: Read Full Story

Anita Baker: Sweet Love.mp3Bey Bey bravely covered the Anita Baker classic Sweet Love in concert the other night. And not to join the chorus of negative commenters on that site, but she's no Najee: Read Full Story

++Gordon Gano, former lead singer of the Violent Femmes has a new project called Gordon Gano and The Ryans that's being promoted by Boing Boing. Video up top. Gordon Gano and the Ryans: Man In the Sand.mp3  ++ Another frontman, Sam Coombes (of the band Quasi), slams down his 2c on the meaning of 'Indie Music.'He's currently working under the name Blue Goblins, but says that fans needn't worry, Quasi are about to record their next full length and that he will tour as Blue Goblins on the side... Read Full Story

++Gordon Gano, former lead singer of the Violent Femmes has a new project called Gordon Gano and The Ryans that's being promoted by Boing Boing. Video up top. Gordon Gano and the Ryans: Man In the Sand.mp3  ++ Another frontman, Sam Coombes (of the band Quasi), slams down his 2c on the meaning of 'Indie Music.'He's currently working under the name Blue Goblins, but says that fans needn't worry, Quasi are about to record their next full length and that he will tour as Blue Goblins on the side... Read Full Story

Ohhh man, LOVE. Montreal's The Luyas will be performing at Queen Elizabeth Theater in Toronto on December 12th and have a new album in the works.I've already played this 4x in a row, and may or may not have cooked up a few new Martha Graham dance moves to go along with it:The Luyas: Spherical Mattress.mp3 Read Full Story

Ohhh man, LOVE. Montreal's The Luyas will be performing at Queen Elizabeth Theater in Toronto on December 12th and have a new album in the works.I've already played this 4x in a row, and may or may not have cooked up a few new Martha Graham dance moves to go along with it:The Luyas: Spherical Mattress.mp3 Read Full Story

A fairly recent interview via 2DopeBoyz, with an older, less blinged Diamond D, who says that he still likes to get his hands dirty diggin' in the crates, IRL. No word on what's happening with his followup to the Hugh Hefner Chronicles. He's been busy producing  Atlanta's The FiVe.(Whose song May-Ham featuring Fort Knox almost sounds like heavy metal.)Diamond D: D.I.A.M.O.N.D. (promo).mp3 Read Full Story

A fairly recent interview via 2DopeBoyz, with an older, less blinged Diamond D, who says that he still likes to get his hands dirty diggin' in the crates, IRL. No word on what's happening with his followup to the Hugh Hefner Chronicles. He's been busy producing  Atlanta's The FiVe.(Whose song May-Ham featuring Fort Knox almost sounds like heavy metal.)Diamond D: D.I.A.M.O.N.D. (promo).mp3 Read Full Story