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Filmed by our official Acoustic Video Session creator Aaron Blumenshine, on a sunny day somewhere around San Francisco with the guys of Not An Airplane bringing their music back to where it came from.

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Off of their forthcoming covers album if i had a hi-fi, “Electrocution” was written by Cleveland musician Bill Fox, one of the many artists covered by Nada Surf for the release.  If i had a hi-fi is in stores June 8^th via the band’s label Mardev Records, but fans may purchase the album in CD and Vinyl format exclusively at their upcoming us tour dates.

“Electrocution (Bill Fox)” – Directed by Eli Stronberg

Upcoming 2010 Summer Tour Dates:

MAY
24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
25 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
26 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
27 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
29 – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
30 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
31 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café

JULY
08 – Palma de Mallorca, ES – Cultura Club
09 – Santa Pola, ES – Camelot Club
10 – Liege, BE – Les Ardentes
12 – Holland, US – Effenaar Eindhoven
13 – Luxembourg, US – Rockhal Club
14 – Amsterdam, US – Melkweg Max
16 – France, FR – La Guerre du Son
17 – Stuttgart, Germany – Tubingen Lauscht
19 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
20 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
22 – Luzern, Switzerland – Schuur
23 – Eberndorf Osterreich, AT – Acoustic Lakeside Festival
24 – Feldkirch Vorarlberg, AT – Poolbar Festival
26 – Aschaffenburg, DE – Colos saal
27 – Numberg, DE – Hirsch
28 – Munich, DE – Backstage
30 – Grossenfehn, DE – Omas Teich

AUGUST
07 – Messe, Japan – Summer Sonic ( Marine Stadium)

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“Love letter” is from Mates of State new covers album Crushes (The Covers Mixtape). If all the songs are as gorgeous as this one hearts will be amendin’ in no time. Crushes comes out June 15th on Barsuk

Mates of State
SUMMER CRUSHES TOUR

6/15 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse * #
6/16 Rochester, NY @ Water Street * #
6/17 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church % #
6/18 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s * #
6/19 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop * #
6/21 Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century * #
6/22 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * #
6/23 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar *
6/24 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar *
6/25 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
6/26 Denver, CO @ Bluebird *
6/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue *
6/30 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall * ^
7/1 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall * ^
7/2 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo * ^
7/3 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo * ^
7/4 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *
7/6 Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s *
7/7 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre *
7/8 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
7/9 Baton Rouge @ Spanish Moon *
7/10 Birmingham @ Workplay *
7/12 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt * ^
7/13 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel * ^
7/14 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar  * ^
7/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall ^7/16 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^

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Guitar god/Dinosaur Jr. front-man, J.Mascis had around 60 Facebook friends when he asked us to be his friend a week or so ago. This might not strike you as weird but it sure did us. Why would he ask us to be friends? Don’t get me wrong, it’s quite flattering and we love the man and his band. But he hasn’t even asked Pitchfork or Stereogum. Here are some ideas on why:

1. We have the word Indie in our name.
2. We stole one of our logos from a classic skateboard icon (the mouth screaming thing, and we all know J. loves skateboarding)
3. He truly wants to be friends?
4. He actually reads our website – nah.
5. Most likely, his hand accidentally clicked his mouse when scrolling over our logo and made a mistake.

Maybe we’ll try to contact J. Mascis and ask him about it? As for us, well we think if J. Mascis wants to be friends with us then you should too.

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Norwegian electro-pop band Casiokids is excited to debut a brand new video for their single, “Finn Bikkjen!,” Directed by Greg Taylor, the video focuses on the protagonist’s search for his dog within a dream (not a far stretch, considering “Finn Bikkjen!” is  Norwegian for “Find Dogs!”).

The single itself is  currently available for mp3 download, and is off of their forthcoming US debut Topp stemning på lokal bar, coming out June 8 on Polyvinyl.

Set in a sunny corner of the woods, the “Finn Bikkjen!” video features an fuzzy-eared, neon hoodie-clad pack of dancers, with face and hands obscured by glittering scarves. Equal parts eerie and joyous, organic and otherworldly, the video aptly reflects Casiokids’ unique sound. Discovered by former tour mates (and now labelmates) of Montreal, Casiokids put on a theatrical live show, not unlike the video, incorporating a blend of shadow puppets, video projections and animal costumes.

Casiokids is bringing their live show to festivals throughout Europe during the summer, and will return to the US for a national tour in August. Dates to be announced shortly.

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“Sweet baby Jesus” is a term that comes a callin’ when I think about the swedish musical delight known as Fredrik. This tasty two-some released their latest opus of an album Trilogi and it’s just about perfect- is there even such a thing? I’m not bullshitting you, why would I? Recently the guys performed “Milo” for the guys at Permanent Records, in Green Point, Brooklyn, NYC. Camera by Bryan Keever.
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Get more Fredrik

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For more info, please visit:
http://bennihemmhemm.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bennihemmhemm
http://www.kimirecords.net

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Haven’t heard the rest of the new album from Born Ruffians, but judging from “What To Say” sounds like, the band is going for less party and more mature kind of sound. Not sure how to feel about that. The song is great, and the video trips me out so I guess I don’t mind.
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An Horse is a great Australian band with pop hooks galore.

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Have you ever wondered, like we have, what a day with Ronald McDonald would be like? Best Coast has taken our daydreams away and replaced them with a dream come true. It’s Ronald time.