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The official video for Spoon 's new track "The Underdog" has arrived, and let me be the first to say, it is badical. This is a one shot take that goes behind the scenes with Spoon in a recording studio full of rockers, groupies, a photographer, a passed out producer, and last but not least, a mariachi horn section.

Another Badical night of In Living Color at Dragonfly , and another set of photos to prove it. Click on the link below to check out the photos of all the beautiful people. "IN LIVING COLOR" PHOTOS - Friday, July 6th, 2007

Prince , one of the biggest artists of our time, has recently announced he will be GIVING AWAY his forthcoming Planet Earth album for FREE. Tower Records and countless others are bankrupt and out of business. Piracy and album leaks are plaguing an already starving business. What are we to make of this complete cluster f**k? Thanks to Coolfer and The Guardian , I read a very interesting article today that argues that the music industry is not in as bad of shape as everyone thinks. In fact, [...]

Scoring yourself an invite is as easy as 1-2-3... KROQ and Filter Magazine are hosting the official INTERPOL Our Love to Admire listening party at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles on Friday, July 13th (9pm - midnight). Admission is not guaranteed, but if you email iwanttogo@filtermmm.com , and arrive early, you have an excellent shot at getting in. Did I mention Sam & Paul of Interpol will be DJing? Hope to see ya there. view a [...]

James Ford (production credits: The Klaxons , Arctic Monkeys ) and Jas Shaw make up the United Kingdom's latest electronic wonder, Simian Mobile Disco . If you've been to a relatively big dance party in the last six months, then you probably heard the DJs spinning these guys. The duo have a new self-titled EP that will be released in North America on July 24th through Interscope records. They also have plans to release the full length record entitled Attack Decay Sustain Release on September 18th. Together, the [...]

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Bulby just can't seem to stay out of my hair! Day in and day out, Bulby comes by to make himself known, while having no remorse for doing so on the heels of the success that Queens Of The Stone Age earned. Now this little bastard is running a campaign which focuses on putting a photo of the cracked little bastard in an amusing situation. Here is his page , but don't think you're doing this just for shits and giggles. He's not a selfish dimwit! [...]

Today's officially Ed Banger day. While blog-stalking around today I came across a couple free downloads of some classic Mr. Oizo tracks courtesy of Beatkids.net . Sharing is caring... please enjoy these two thumpers from Mr. Oizo's 2000 album, Analog Worms Attack . mr. oizo - no day massacre.mp3 mr. oizo - analog worms attack.mp3

The sensational Parisian artist a la Ed Banger Records dubbed SebastiAn is about to take off for the biggest tour of his career. Playing original and remixed tracks from his 2006 release, Ross Ross Ross , SebastiAn will be supporting dance music pioneers Daft Punk as well as pals from Paris, Kavinsky . The tour will feature a few other badical artists in select cities, including The Rapture and Ratatat . I got my tickets for the L.A. Sports Arena show way in advance and it [...]

Brooklyn based hip-hop artist & actor Mos Def is releasing a new record entitled Mos Definite (it's an import... sorry USA). The album features 15 previously unreleased tracks by the one and only Black Jack Johnson. Standouts include "Beef" (as heard on the Dave Chapelle Show ), "Travellin' Man", and a bunch more that are laced with guests appearances from Talib Kweli, Cassidy, and Guru, to name a few. Thanks to the headsup from Think Tank , we got a FREE download of "Beef" for you right here... [...]

The dudes over at Badical Beats have been big fans of The Presets for quite some time, but since our ears have made sweet love to K.I.M. (the side project made up of one half of The Presets), we have a new found love for all of the above. K.I.M.'s newest release, System Breakdown, strategically combines catchy synthisizer riffs, loveable beats, and an abundance of electronic sound effects to make for one happy dance party. You can pick [...]

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Interpol's Our Love to Admire can be pre-ordered now before it's July 10th release. If you want the album, it's a good idea to order it here right away . Why is preordering the album a badical idea? Because you'll also get an added exclusive track Mind Over Time , as well as early access to purchase tickets for the upcoming tour before they go on sale to the general public. The album also comes with an accompanying digital booklet. If you haven't checked out the video for "Heinrich Maneuver" yet, you can [...]

I have been a fan of these L.A. rockers for a long time, and like many, I have been anxiously waiting for some new material to rock out to. Judging by their front-page appearance on Myspace, it's safe to say The Icarus Line 's third record from Dim Mak , entitled Black Lives at the Golden Coast, is gonna help launch these guys into mainstream.... in an indie kind of way. It's loud, experimental, very roll n' roll, and everything I expected it to be. [...]

Aside from covering the best shows coming through Las Vegas, we've also decided to get out there on the party scene to capture the hottest happenings in the Indie/Electronic scene. Last night we hit Dragon Fly just off of the Las Vegas strip and got some pics for you all to oogle at. Enjoy! VIEW ALL PICS FROM IN LIVING COLOR IN LAS VEGAS ON 6-29-07

This oldie but goodie is from The O'Jays 1972 album Back Stabbers , which made Rolling Stone's list for the top 500 records of all time. Funk yea.

Stones Throw hip-hop artist Guilty Simpson is setting sail for a two week tour of Europe in an effort to promote his new album, Ode to the Ghetto , which will be released late 2007. The new album features production by Denon Porter, Madlib, Oh No, Jake One, and Guilty's mentor J Dilla . Keep an eye out on this cat, as he will be doing some collaborating with Badical Beats in the near future :) [...]

Paul McCartney is making an appearance at Amoeba Records in Hollywood tonight. In light of the event, I thought I could share a nice little bit about The Beatles . Thanks to our friends at RollingStone.com , we've got just the story for you. Larry King embarrassed himself on national TV when he called Ringo Starr "George" by accident in an interview with Paul and Ringo. Beatles fans are outraged, but Paul set the old man straight. Here's the transcript: KING: [...]

As previously reported, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs just released the new Is Is EP, and it's been playing non-stop in the Badical Beats office ever since. In support of the record, the band has released two new kick ass music videos. Watch "Down Boy" right here... Watch the video for "Rockers To Swallow" on Yahoo!

The CD is a dying format. Warner Music has finally left de-nile and has decided to do something new to get music fans excited about buying music again. This month, the music group has unveiled a new DVD-Audio format dubbed MVI (Music Video Interactive) . The MVI format can be played in anything that can read a standard DVD. The new format takes the user experience a few steps further by adding a plethora of bells and whistles to the standard CD. Rush 's Snakes & Arrows is one [...]

Our friends at Gorilla Vs. Bear are putting on a killer contest to win a very rare (only 500 copies!) 7" split between indie rockers Black Lips and electro-funksters YACHT that according to Pitchfork was given to "top DJs, artists and influencers". Luckily they saved some scraps for a few contest buffs. Head over to the GvB contest page right here and enter to win.

Portugal . The Man has had to deal with something that many artists have had to deal with over the last few years thanks to this digital age: The leak of their album. July 24th is the scheduled release for Church Mouth , but its unofficial release has arrived almost a month before. Needless to say, the album will rock your faces off and they have a preorder special that is amazing: The album, shirt, poster, pin and a sticker. How much is this treasure chest of goodness ? Only $20! [...]