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Well, folks… back from the field and here again at Cluster 1. Outside Lands was quite a weekend, and we have some radical exclusive content coming your way in the form of interviews, live footage, and some more festival goodies. So, stay tuned, but for now, enjoy the past few day’s posts. Interviews: Cluster 1 Interview with Chris Frantz (of the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club) - Our very own Cap Blackard sat down with Chris Frantz to talk a darker sound, more EPs, and a tour with the Psychedelic Furs. [...]

Series: Cluster 1 HANGOUT with Le Butcherettes - Things "get wild" at Lollapalooza. No, really. Interviews: Rival Schools - Ever want to know where Quicksand's alleged third studio LP went? The Drums - They're already thinking about a third LP. Yes, a third. Their second isn't even out yet! Music Videos: Scattered Trees – “Sympathy” - Somber music plays as soldiers slowly walk through the forest. “Sympathy” is almost too perfect of a title. [...]

Series: Cluster 1 HANGOUT with Pepper Rabbit - Our Minneapolis correspondent Harley Brown takes Pepper Rabbit to the city's Midtown Global Market, where the three discuss lunch, the band's history, and the longevity of a name. Music Videos: Sufjan Steves - "Get Real, Get Right" - Hand-cut animation. Quite impressive. Kasey Anderson – “The Wrong Light” - A slow pan alongside a comic book-style image reveals that people are mutating into different creatures. Lira – “Phakade” - How [...]

Premiere: AM & Shawn Lee – “Dark into Light” - A video that makes you realize just how trippy headlights can be (without drugs). Music Videos: Loney dear – “Young Hearts” - The most simplistic music video in a long time... with animation of course. Documentaries: Brace Yourselves for Outside Lands ‘11 - Outside Lands is this weekend in Golden Gate Park, and the cast of No Cover shows us all how to survive the [...]

Series: No Cover Episodes 11 & 12 – “Foreplay/Long Time” - The guys all gather at their first gig to rock the world for the first time. However, nothing seems to be going the way it should…. Music Videos: Fops – “Yellow Jacket Corpse” - Quick cuts and janky camera work reveal a man being haunted by somebody in a yellow spandex suit. Toro y Moi – “How I Know” - Two ghost girls haunt a nice suburban home, while [...]

Premieres: Rubblebucket – “L’homme” - Watch as the band’s clothing shifts through loads of fluorescent and neon shades of exuberance. Music Videos: DELS ft. Roots Manuva and Joe Goddard – “Capsize” - Black and white imagery of satellites orbiting the (half) Earth, while Roots Manuva spits hot fire. Documentaries: Lollapalooza Episode 4 – “Perry Farrell” - Other Lollapalooza performers recount their experiences with the man with the vision. Lollapalooza Episode 5 [...]

Premieres: Pepi Ginsberg – “Tornado” - Director Alec Sutherland paints a breezy breathy summer day in the life of several wayward teens. Cassettes Won’t Listen – “The Echoes” - From The Kevin Spacey School of Acting. Series: f e e d b a c k : Episode 1 – “Egyptrixx” - We recently teamed up with Side B, a production company who’s dedicated to promoting smaller bands, to air their series [...]

Premieres: The Nocturnes – “The Road” - Soft and peaceful music plays as double-exposed images give off a kaleidoscope effect that will make your eyes water. Series: No Cover Episode 10 – “The Gang’s All Here” - It seems everything is falling into place for Randy and Marshall’s band….that is until David comes by with some shocking news. f e e d b a c k : Episode 11 – “Cults” - Our new partnership with Side B! This video [...]

Premieres: Caged Animals – “Girls on Medication” - In this video, magical gummy bears give the vocalist rainbow laser eyes. And what does he use them for? Why, wreaking havoc, of course. Music Videos: Weekend – “End Times” - Grainy, distorted, and way too close….Weekend’s brand of melodic shoegaze music now has a look. Ravishers – “Underachievers” - A day in the life of guitarist Jonathan Barker, a guy who actually writes out sheet music, and who actively takes pole-dancing lessons. [...]

Premieres: Computer Magic – “Running” - The protagonist transcends between reality, time, and space, as Computer Magic’s beautiful singer, Danielle Johnson, lulls the character throughout their journey. Series: No Cover Episode 9 – “Moby Dick” - Marshall goes to see David, but ends up chatting up a storm with his secretary, Kelsey. Meanwhile, it seems Randy and Joe have found a drummer… Music Videos: Sweatshop Union – “ Makeshift Kingdom” - This “Makeshift Kingdom” looks like something out [...]

Music Videos: Priory – “Lady of Late” - Three parallel realities, one frontman, and a girl who decides his fate. Cut Off Your Hands – “Fooling No One” - Newton’s Laws have been redefined for this video from New Zealand creative team, They. Eclectic Method – “The Dark Side” - Joining the Dark Side of the force certainly has its benefits, as this video goes on to prove. Grimes – “Beast Infection” - Constructing glass house models can be time [...]

Series: No Cover Episode 8: “People Are Strange” - Auditions are not going as smoothly as Marshall had hoped. Documentaries: EMP's Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses : Can't make it to Seattle? It's cool...we'll take you there. Music Videos: ME & LP – “La Belle Tocade” - This dynamic duo changes costumes more than Batman and Robin. COOLRUNNINGS – “Chorus” - As trippy art and clay creatures mesh together, the [...]

Premieres: Aeroplane Pageant – “Help Me Shoot this Apple off My Head” - Shooting film on the beach can be difficult (not to mention dangerous for your lens) at times, but I don’t think it could get weirder than this. Music Videos: G-Side – “How Far” (ft. Victoria Tate and Kaylan Parham) - Still photos get a breath of life in them as G-Side’s cinematic tunes play along perfectly with the imagery. Promotional: Pink Skull Album Teaser - Pink Skull is [...]

Series: Cluster 1 HANGOUT with Blake Sennett - Hilarity ensues when CoS/Cluster 12s Dan Caffrey takes The Elected frontman/former Rilo Kiley guitarist to Chicago's legendary eccentric novelty store, Uncle Fun. Music Videos: Lykke Li – “Sadness is a Blessing” - An entire restaurant watches in silence as Lykke Li proceeds to get hammered, and then sings. Even actor Stellan Skarsgard looks confused in this one. The Get Up Kids – “Rally Round the Fool” - Lots of salvaged footage that will make you [...]

Premieres: Radical Dads – “New Age Dinosaurs” - The star of this video claims to want a girl who likes him for what’s on the outside, so therefore, he puts up the most ridiculous exterior possible. Series: No Cover Episode 7 – “Hey Joe” - David sets up their first audition…but there’s a catch. That catch is David’s loyalty to Joe, a former client who has what some call a “drinking problem.” Animation: In Statu [...]

Series: Life After Lesson Plans – Episode 9 - This time, we join MegaRan in Orlando, FL, as he and K-Murdock hit up Disney, more comic conventions, and radio stations for some in-depth chats. Documentaries: Wakarusa 2011 - Conquering more festivals with Cluster 1…this time at Arkansas’s Wakarusa with the likes of My Morning Jacket and Thievery Corporation. Shorts: Android Birthday - Would robots be more humane if we celebrated [...]

Series: No Cover: Episode 6 – “Mo Money, Mo Problems” - Money is short right now in the No Cover house, so Randy cooks up some schemes to make the band some money. Music Videos: Noah and the Whale – “Life is Life” - A nightmare in America’s dreamland…the suburbs. Note the constant use of red, white, and blue - 'tis the season. We Are Trees – “I Don’t Believe in Love” - An Indian bride dances, reminisces, [...]

Series: Life After Lesson Plans: Episode 8 - A visit to New Orleans opens up some new possibilities for Megaran. Microwaving with Ben - This time, Ben shows us how to magically heat corn on the cob. Music Videos: Moby – “After” - A surreal and dramatic interpretation of a rich girl’s parents dying. Aeroplane Pageant – “Stars Still Pretty” - This subtitled card game is already strange enough, but things [...]

Series: Life After Lesson Plans : Episode 3 - This time, Megaran goes to Comi-Con, pens some new verses, and enjoys the sights of Phoenix. Premieres: Superhumanoids – “A Crowded Hour” - Close-ups of the sky while things change from sunny, to overcast, to dusk. Liam Finn – “Cold Feet” - One can’t help but imagine that Mr. Finn has more than cold feet as he tries to build shelter in the frozen landscape. Music Videos: [...]

Series: No Cover Episode 5: Have A Cigar - Randy and Marshall go to meet their unorthodox manager…who tells them “what he can do for them.” Shorts: Ten Thousand Pictures of You - A girl plots revenge on the man who broke her heart...in this short made up of nothing but still-frames. Your Lucky Day - Like Hurley on Lost , winning the lottery is not always the start to great things. [...]