93 Currents Of Vinyl!

Super deluxe double vinyl version of Current 93's latest album Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain starts shipping next Monday (08/03). Gatefold sleeve, liner notes insert and poster included.

Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine In The Studio.

Ralph Spight (Victims Family, Freak Accident, Hellworms) and drummer Jon Weiss (Sharkbait, Horsey), basist Billy Gould (Faith No More) guitarist Kimo Ball (Freak Accident, Carneyball Johnson, Mol Triffid, Griddle) in the studio recording tracks for the upcoming LP/CD "The Audacity Of Hype" slated for release in October 2009, produced by Jello Biafra and engineered by Hip Hop legend and long time Jello co-conspirator Matt Kelley (Hieroglyphics, Tupac, Digital Underground, Victims Family) at Prairie Sun Recording in Cotati, CA and San Francisco's Hyde Street Studios.

Jarvis + Shjips = Fillmore Freakout Jam!

It was a wild evening at the Fillmore for the Wooden Shjips. Not only did they open up for Jarvis Cocker but they were called out for a freakout jam at the end of the night. Holy Shjit!

Octopus Project's "Wet Gold" Video.

The Octopus Project's video for "Wet Gold" premiered on Stereogum today.

A Couple Sic Alps Live Shots.

I left me skull in San Francisco - Sic Alps playing with Ty Segall on drums at the Hemlock Tavern last night (07/23/09). Photos from Mike Doyle's trusty iphone.

Blues Control Practice Space Session.

Russ and Lea of Blues Control filmed at their work stations for ViceTV.

Yob Scores An Even Seven With Pitchfork.

Yob latest album The Great Cessation scored a 7.0 on Pitchfork a couple days ago.

"...Oregon's Yob have carved out a niche of "cosmic doom," which is a descriptor, not a subgenre. Few bands do what YOB do-- marry Black Sabbath's heavy and psychedelic sides. Sabbath did both equally well. But when they wheeled out acoustic guitars and bongo drums, they were just taking a break. YOB keep the pressure up, driving riffs into subterranean depths, yet sending melodies spiraling skyward..."

Read full review HERE.

The New Why? Album Is On It's Way.

Why's Eskimo Snow album is slated for a September 22nd release yet there's already a fair amount of jocking, hyping and other good things stirring about....

* Release details, artwork, tracklisting MP3 and tour dates posted on Pitchfork 7/21/09

* Release details, MP3 and video posted on Stereogum 7/21/09

* Release date, details, tour dates, MP3 on Tiny Mix Tapes 7/22/09

* "The Blackest Purse" was RCRD_LBL's Download Of The Day 7/22/09

* XLR8R feature with tour dates and relase details 7/22/09

4 Out Of 5 Star Jega Review By Urb Mag.

Limited Shit Robot 12".

Revolver/Midheaven just got in an alternate UK version of the Shit Robot "Simple Things" 12" on the DFA label. The single is limited to 300, has a high school book binder motif printed sleeve and features a remix by Sergio Santiago. Get'em while the shit is hot.

Segall Roundup.

Damn, it was a good week for Ty Segall. A decent Pitchfork review, local love from the Bay Guardian and SF Weekly, a bunch of live photos posted on Brooklynvegan, confirmation on a Spin future (September's "Buzzcatcher" section) and, and, and a track on a USA Today podcast. U-S-A-Freakin-Today! Links for reading and streaming listed below:

Pitchfork 7.4 review "..With this one-two punch, Segall enters a lo-fi field crowded with artists mining similar influences for inspiration and making similarly compact noise. What distinguishes him from his peers, however, is his ability to instill his songs with a palpable creative zeal, as if the final recordings were less important than the process of performing them..."

Booklynvegan photo bonanza

USA Today podcast

San Francisco Bay Guardian feature

SF Weekly show pick

Why Not Call It "Simply Shit Mix"?

Mr. Shit Robot (a.k.a. Marcus Lambkin) put together a "Shit Mix" for XLR8R recently. For shits and giggles his mix features "Simple Things" remixed by Oslo's Todd Terje which has just been released on 12" vinyl on DFA (street date July 14th). Also featured is a track from label mate Black Meteoric Star.

Track List:
01 Shit Robot - "Simple Things (Work It Out)" (Todd Terje remix) - (DFA)
02 Chicken Lips - "Feast of Freaks" (Kotey’s Tape Edit) - (Lipservice)
03 Suburban Knight - "The Groove" - (Transmat)
04 Black Meteoric Star - "Death Tunnel" - (DFA)
05 X-Ray - "Let’s Go" - (Transmat)
06 Crazy P - "Love on the Line" (Unabombers Remix) - (20:20 Vision)
07 Bangkok Impact - "Premature Ejaculation" - (Crème Organization)
08 Joris Voorn - "Sweep the Floor" - (Rejected)
09 Cobblestone Jazz - "Traffic Jam" - (Wagon Repair)
10 Crazy P - "Stop Space Return" (Unabomber Dub) - (20:20 Vision)
11 Shit Robot - "Simple Things (Work It Out)" - (DFA)

Stream the shit or download the shit HERE.