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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Kid Koala’s Rare Solid Steel Mix

Licensing issues kept the following Kid Koala mix from a commercial release, but Ninja Tune just leaked it as part of the 20th anniversary series we told you about earlier this week. Check it, along with a complete tracklisting and some exclusive Kid Koala art (as inspired by Tyondai Braxton, the multi-instrumentalist who recently quit […]

No Age Expand Fall Tour, Share Mild S&M Video

No Age have added a few more dates to their fall tour, which now includes a handful of East Coast stops in September and two weeks out West in November. Lucky Dragons open most of the shows, with Pavement stepping into the headliner slot in Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Columbus and L.A. The L.A. duo’s […]

NEEDLE EXCHANGE 030: An Exclusive Mix By … Solar Bears

[Photo by Marcus Cassidy] Considering they’re quick to name check many film composers (“Alain Goraguer, John Barry, George Delerue, John Carpenter, Angelo Badalamenti, Giorgio Moroder, Michael Nyman, Joe Hisaishi, Philip Glass, and of course Ennio Morricone,” says multi-instrumentalist John Kowalski”), it’s no surprise that Solar Bears is one of the year’s most widescreen-ready new artists. […]

Zola Jesus Reveals Cover, Tracklisting of ‘Valusia’ EP

Photo by Aaron Richter Okay, so it’s not the album we’ve been waiting for since Zola Jesus revealed her stormy pop side (the rather excellent Stridulum EP) earlier this year. What Valusia does instead is pair the three previously unreleased tracks from her import-only Stridulum II record with a couple music videos (available here, along […]