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SUKIYAKI



Originally titled "Ue o Muite Aruko" (literally "[I] shall walk looking up") this song from Kyu Sakatmoto was put out by Toshiba in 1961. Following the release of an instrumental version in 1963 by British label Pye Records the song was retitled Sukiyaki (a Japanese hot pot dish) so as to be more easily remembered by an American audience. Outside of it's content this song's commercial transfiguration is a comical example of the not-so precise mechanisms of global culture at work.  

Submitted by Marco on September 25, 2011 - 10:13am  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  0 Comments

Social Climbers Extras

We just received copies of the SOLD OUT self-titled Social Climbers LP reissued by Drag City and Yoga Records. While working on the layout for the record, the Drag City team found some strange artifacts left by this curious band including a list of 100 covers in their repetoire (titled "World of Pop Classics"), musical notations for some of their songs, lyrics and a hilarious band biography written by the Social Climbers. 

Download Social Climbers Artifacts! Buy Social Climbers LP!  


Submitted by Martine on September 22, 2011 - 11:15am  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  0 Comments

You Don't Know Me


Beautiful 1972 tune from Caetano Veloso.

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Don't Let Me Down

via Bailey

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Chicago Style

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Found Sound: Chicago

Found Sound: Chicago is a series of intimate music & audio art performances happening throughout the Ukrainian Village/West Town area of Chicago on Saturday August 13th, 2011 featuring Judson Claiborne, Plastic Crimewave, Lawrence Peters Outfit, Matt Clark of White/Light, Mark Booth, Piss Piss Piss Moan Moan Moan, Heartichoke, the meme, Andy Slater of Velcro Lewis and others!

Situated primarily in and around residential spaces and local businesses, this free festival presents musicians and artists in everyday spaces. Expect to find psychedelic front porch jams, backyard honky-tonk, handmade instruments, cerebral sound collages, an avant-classical shopping cart, ear hair-assaulting noise freak-outs, mystical americana troubadours, effusive analog synth love, and a very special Found Sound: Chicago garage sale among the many happenings.

Found Sound: Chicago is produced by Penny Duff and Michael Slaboch (Numero Group). Garage logo by Edie Fake!

Submitted by Martine on August 10, 2011 - 11:35am  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  2 Comments

E-40 Knows What's Up

I've been really into E-40's new banger. Especially this line:

"Everybody wanna know how I got famous, how I became a celebrity. I did it independently, didn’t nobody sign me. I signed me.”

Submitted by Martine on June 30, 2011 - 12:08pm  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  0 Comments

Neon Marshmallow Festival

This is going to be rad. More info at www.neonmarshmallowfest.com 

Submitted by Martine on June 10, 2011 - 1:27pm  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  0 Comments

Very Best Mom Mix


Also, The Very Best did a mixtape for mother's day which was in my inbox this morning, it's great, definitely worth the download:
http://www.theverybestmusic.com/

Submitted by Marco on May 8, 2011 - 12:13pm  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  0 Comments

KCHUNG Radio

KCHUNG radio is a low power am station broadcasting on the 900 block of chung king road in chinatown, Los Angeles. They are looking for content submissions (can be pre-recorded (if you aren't in LA)) as well as proposals for live broadcast events. The only restriction on content is that it follows for the traditional radio formats of station IDs, public service announcements, commercials, music and talk programming.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE is MAY 7th

KCHUNG 1700 AM LOS ANGELES

www.kchungradio.org

Submitted by Martine on May 6, 2011 - 11:21am  /  Share This  /  Permalink  /  0 Comments