On this week's Dirty Laundry TV, Local Natives talk quitting their day jobs, playing weddings and crazy fans. Right now, you can win one of 5 copies of Local Natives' album Gorilla Manor on CD, just "like" this page and you'll be entered to win. Check out this week's episode "after the jump" Dirty Laundry Presents: Local Natives at FYF Fest from Dirty Laundry on Vimeo . [...]
Duetto buffo di due gatti (Humorous Duet for Two Cats) by Robert Lucas de Pearsall. Just cuz.
On October 12, my "Karl Malone" birthday ( look it up , people) , Montreal's own Suuns release their debut full-length Zeroes QC across stores in North America. Hooray. Hell, that's awesome sauce, but you can get an instant download of the record by pre-ordering the album starting today. Suuns are currently on tour in the U.S. and Canada with Land of Talk and The Besnard Lakes . Suuns will also be appearing at the Secretly Canadian label showcase at the CMJ Music Festival [...]
Eff yeah, Harry Potter! I will most definitely be seeing this opening night.
Great video here from Surfer Blood , the band is currently touring the US with The Drums in support of their critically acclaimed debut Astro Coast and after that, will begin a rad tour overseas with Interpol . If you get a chance, see them. If you don't get the chance, be sad. Ha. Check out the clip "after the jump" <embed src=" http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazon aws.com/player/DelveMoviePlaye r.swf" [...]
LA-based Seasons just put out this rad new video for "Light, Lost" (directed by Chris j. Ewing). Did I mention it's rad? Yeah. Cool. They have a new EP out now, Winter , that you should buy. Says Ewing, "the video is a surreal mini-epic about a pretty girl (Holland Roden from MTV's upcoming "Teen Wolf" series, as well as "Lost" and "CSI") and the swarm of monsters inhabiting her subconscious. We shot on location at a truly unique Southern California hippie commune in order to nail the Pee Wee's Playhouse meets [...]
Away FRM U by Oberhofer from Big Ugly Yellow Couch on Vimeo . Sure, the place where the sessions were done is sadly no longer with us , but the sessions will live on. Here's one of my favorites, Oberhofer , on the Big Ugly Yellow Couch . [h/t Stereogum ]

On this week's Dirty Laundry TV , Dead Meadow sit down to discuss their new film and soundtrack and several bad acid trips. Seriously? I just had one bad one. That was enough to learn my lesson. Their new album, Old Growth , is out now on Matador Records . Check out a track and this week's episode "after the jump" [mp3] Dead Meadow - [...]

I usually like to write up a video or talk up a track, but I will let the label do that this time. Just seems more "fun" (I am super effing busy!) "Everyone knows that Hostage is an unstoppable music-making beast of legendary proportions pumping out hit after hit, week in and week out. And he's been a busy, busy boy since his Radio 1 Essential mix earlier in the summer, playing alongside Annie Mac at the Manchester Apollo, Rockness Festival and he set the Arcadia Afterburner stage [...]
Denver lo-fi pop duo Tennis have gotten a lot of press recently after the release of their 7" on Underwater Peoples . I succumbed to the pressure from friends to check out their tunes [ link ] and I couldn't help but to draw comparisons to Beach House , She & Him , and Wild Nothing who put out three of my favorite records of the year, so I naturally got excited when I heard they were playing Glasslands Gallery in southside Williamsburg. [...]
The Sword just unveiled the video for their super rad song "Tres Brujas" from Warp Riders , which is out today! Go pick it up or I will smash you in the face (with a pillow and some hugs, maybe?) . Check out more tour dates "after the jump" THE SWORD FALL TOUR DATES 9/15/10: Melbourne, AUS - Rod Laver Arena* 9/16/10: Melbourne, AUS Rod Laver Arena*
9/18/10: Sydney, AUS - Acer Arena* [...]

Following up on an exciting summer which kicked off with the release of The Chaos , a sold-out East Coast tour, UK festival run and the announcement of an acapella album in the works, the The Futureheads are thrilled to announce a batch of West Coast/Southwest performances, kicking off in Seattle on September 29 and will wrap in Houston on October 13. The tour will be hitting major cities on along the Pacific coast including LA on October 6. Don't miss your opportunity to catch them live in your city - they [...]