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Following the lead of the similarly psychedelic "Three Women" clip, the Julian House-directed video for "Neon Beanbag" initially looks like the song's title suggests before moving into a muted collagist landscape of faded '50s (and beyond) pop imagery and ubiquitous thought/action bubbles that also act as tear drops, beanbags, and straight-up graphic design. It's the opener from Chemical Chords, Stereolab's new previously mentioned first proper album in four years, from which we've also seen them do a live "Valley Hi!." - Source

Enjoy last night's take on 'True Love Waits' (as an intro to 'Everything...') below. - Source

Be sure to catch the fantastic duo at:

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 The Wiltern - Los Angeles
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Bimbo's 365 Club - San Francisco
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 House Of Blues - Anaheim

For ticket info, head here. - Source

The former Smith sure is keeping busy!Learn all about his latest endeavor here.The quartet's premiere collaboration will hit shops by Christmas.Brand new press shot (featuring JM) accompanies this post. - Source

Enjoy their recent take on 'Love Is Noise' below.  - Source

Rousing sets by The Black Keys, !!! and Broken Social Scene were the main attractions at Sunset Junction Street Fair, held in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles this weekend (August 23 and 24). - Source

A day after Digital Music News reported that RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) top execs earned about $1.5 million a year, VentureBeat reported that RIAA shut down Muxtape (online music mixtapes).  You may remember one of those executives from her days chasing down illegal file sharers, one pesky villain at a time.
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It's not exactly like Colin & The Gang have been out of sight since dropping The Crane Wife, but sure and yes, a new batch of Decemberists songs sounds great thank you. As far as we know the promise for an album in 2009 still stands, although this is not it; the project's dubbed Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series, and will unfold in three volumes, beginning this October. As you already read a few inches above, it includes a song about outed C.I.A. operative Valerie Plame, entitled "Valerie Plame," press-release described as being from "the point-of-view of one of Plame's inside contacts. Source

Last week we were treated to the "leaked" Oasis song, "Falling Down." Now the lads have released the official video for "The Shock of Lightning." The opening shot kinda reminds of of the cover art - Source

The Verve closed V Festival 2008 by playing a headline show at the Chelmsford leg of the bash at 9.20pm (BST) tonight (August 17). - Source