PopTodd

A battle of the bands, Scott Pilgrim-style!

Beautiful video. Thanks for posting that! Since you are just discovering DJ through his colab with another artist, I thought that I would share the way that I discovered him, too -- also through a collab. This one with Yo La Tengo. It was in rotation when I was DJing in college and completely grabbed me when I put it on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOkbOmKjMk Oh, and "Worried Shoes" is also my favorite song of his. And the movie is wonderful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm-o7_VVAoU

And, if you haven't heard it, you need to hear The Amps' album. Just as good as, if not better than, anything The Breeders did.

Sounds more like Band On the Run-era Wings trying to evoke 67-era Beatles. Nonetheless, it's a great sound and a helluva song. One of the best new things that I've heard from him in a long time. High hopes.

And it looks like Luke Haines has a new one, too. Very excited to hear it!

So far it's been a pretty good year. • Shugo Tokumaru - In Focus? • Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace& Love • Tom Zé - Tropicalia Lixo Logico • Bombino - Nomad • My Bloody Valentine - MBV • Wire - Change Becomes Us • Cleaners From Venus - The Late District • Daft Punk - Random Access Memories etc. good year.

Okay, so I just found out that the guy who played pedal steel on the last HoP album (and who mastered it, too) is also the pedal steel player on the new Son Volt record. Not sure if he's officially in the band or not, but... damn! I'm smiling. Of course, I had him first.

I think this was a real ad, back in the day. Amazing.