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Took long enough, Lizzie! Stereofaves Land Of Talk finally have a video, for the scorcher "Speak To Me Bones," one of seven awesome songs on the band's awesome, seven-song EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss. Here's what Ms. Powell told Spinner about the clip's conceit:

It's as if the artist gave up on his/her own work. The audience revives the art with the simple act of viewing.

Well then, allow us to revive Land Of Talk; we're still listening to the EP, so how about some new stuff? Bucky the drummer's gone, but the Talk roll on, (hopefully by now) working on a new record. (The trio played the great pre-Applause cut "It's Okay" at CMJ, which we're promised will be on the next effort.) Another EP is perfectly fine, LoT. Just, ya know, soon. We miss you.

It’s been a couple minutes since we last posted some SMD. No secret that we’ve all been expecting big things from Simian Mobile Disco, and it looks like 2007 is shaping up to be their year.

“3 Pin Din” is short little banger, and is from their new EP out on Interscope. For some reference, it kinda reminds me of their remix of Air’s “Cherry Blossom Girl” from a few years ago… in a way.

Simian Mobile Disco - “3 Pin Din” (mp3)

The ep is in stores 7/24. Or pick it up on iTunes or where ever else…

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OK, so the liquifying piano bit for "The Ghost Of You Lingers" was a false alarm; here's the real deal first clip from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Director Keven McAllester takes a Scorsese-style single-shot stroll through Spoon's recording facility, where Austinites tap out percussion parts and mariachi dudes tote trumpets. We'll never be able to listen to this song without thinking of our Score The Final Scene Of The Sopranos toy, but at least this song/visual pairing gives us the closure of seeing somebody laid out on the floor at the end.

As mentioned a couple of months ago, filming for the forthcoming Hanks/Malkovich flick The Great Buck Howard, in which Clap Your Hands Say Yeah play an indie rock band called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, is well under way. And even if you aren't into the Clap, detest the Hanks, or couldn't care less about being John Malkvoich ... you gotta admit, this pic is surreal. You can barely see Alec. There's John. And of course Colin Hanks, looking embarrassed. Or trying to look cool.

So let's play "read Tom's mind" (to make it easier on ya, we added thought bubbles and everything.) We'll get you started with a few possibilities:

1. "Grab your Hanks, say what?"
2. "Eat your heart out, Peter Scolari."
3. "I like turtles."

Your turn.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our Modular giveaway contest. Here’s our two winners!

Josh Crozier (sexy Modular t-shirt)

and

Nicole Steinberg (Cut Copy 12″)

I would’ve loved to give everyone a t-shirt, but its a ‘loaves and fishes’ kinda thing……

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If you think the state of musical creativity is healthy, and that today's songwriters are synthesizing past influences to build something harder, better, faster, stronger ... that's 'cause you're dumb. At least, so says today's Bigmouth...

I often think throughout the centuries people have gotten stupider -- you can see it in art, actually. No one can paint anymore like they used to paint in the Middle Ages. I think the same has happened with music. No one can write songs like they did in the '60s, 'cause I guess people don't care as much or something. There's a kind of spirit that existed there that doesn't quite seem to exist now in songwriting or anything else. I guess people aren't as hungry as they were then.

Name that proponent of the devolution theory, take the jump to see if you're right. But if you were born after the '60s, don't bother, stupid.

Clara Mondshine - Die Drachentrommier (Pilooski Edit)

D*I*R*T*Y is back again with a whole 'nother piece of disco-business, this time in the form of compilation CD called Dirty Space Disco. The compilation is fairly wide in its reach, but the general feel is so-called "cosmic" disco - slow stuff, barely breaking 100 BPM, that fits perfectly dancing on the beach, dancing on the roof, and drinking a cold one while watching the sun go down.

This track, which translates to "Dragon Drummers" by Clara Mondshine, as edited by Pilooski (you remember the weird mix we posted here right?), fits the aesthetic pretty perfectly: a long, slow, druggy, outer-space-sounding track. Clara Mondshine was active in the early 80s, putting out records on the Innovative Communication label in Germany. Much else on the album is similarly obscure and strange sounding, but it makes for a great listen that will have you looking for more information on the artists and their music. Other artists include John Forde, Roedelius, Fern Kinney, Conrad Schnitzler, Starbow, Yellow Power, but somewhat more familiar names come up as well, like Sylvester, Tony Esposito, Odyssey, John Miles (with the excellent "Stranger In The City"), and Undisputed Truth. Excellent stuff.

Dirty Space Disco is being released by MFR-fav Joakim's Tigersushi Records and comes out on Tuesday, July 10th in the US (I believe you readers in Europe can get it now). There is more information on the CD here, and you can buy it from our friends at Forced Exposure or Aamazon.com next week. Highly recommended.

PS: if you want to hear stuff like this, and like that Rekids song I posted the other day, be sure to come out to People Don't Dance No More tomorrow night, as David and I will be rocking similar jamz, as will (likely) our guest DJ, DFA's Justin Miller. Booya!

Unless you were born with one of those silver spoons, you likely work a day job, sneaking time for your own business when not taking care of someone else's. You're not alone. Every week, Brandon Stosuy finds out how our favorite indie artists make ends meet...

New York quartet Professor Murder make post-punk dance-funk 'n' dub piled with synths, chanty vocals, scattershot Liars percussion and more cowbells than your average dairy farm. Since 2004, the band's released two EP's (including 2006's 'Gum-approved five-song Professor Murder Rides the Subway) and mellotronically destroyed at CMJ. You know, Professor Murder may very well ride the subway to work: drummer Andy Craven's in publishing; sampling keyboardist and electronic drummer Jesse Cohen's a photo archivist (wonder if he bumps into fellow electro investigator John Fell Ryan?), and multi-instrumental vocalist Michael Bell-Smith's a visual artist. I spoke with melodica-toting bassist Tony Plunkett, who joked that his fellow Murderers chose him as "band rep" because, "My job is a little different and makes us all look like do-gooders." Or, maybe, befitting the band's professorial nametag, he's a teacher -- specifically, Social Studies and Science (et al) at a middle school in Bushwick. (Considering the band's penchant for whistles and infectiously shouty sing-a-longs, too bad he's not ordering up pushups in the gym.)

It's been a while since Plunkett and friends offered new sounds. As a stopgap, take a listen to "Robbery At The Jam Sesh," a great mixtape that appears after our discussion. I've seen it posted elsewhere, but not with the note and clues that Jesse (aka photo archivist) passed along: "We went to the Brothers Studio in Greenpoint and recorded lots and lots of live instrumental jams, which we cut up into dozens of loops and then sent to Caps & Jones, who used them along with other tracks and vocals and everything else to make this mix. The mix also has a preview of our single 'Dutch Hex,' which will be coming out sometime soon on the new Brothers Label, run out of the Brothers Studio."

More specifically, expect "Dutch Hex" later this summer. According to the band, there are currently no plans for a full-length.

The first footage from the Xbox's Rock Band. That's it, we're going back to college.

The bloody brothers of Cribs may surprise you with LP number three, and if you haven't given Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever a chance, change that; tracks like "Bovine Public" and "Girls Like Mystery" capture Kapranos's stellar production in under-three-minute polished pop bursts, helping the Jarmans turn out their best effort yet. "Moving Pictures" is vid #2 from Men's Needs..., and it's bound to be less controversial than the first. The Strokes-y cut sees the boys trade yellow-green screen for black-and-white, and naked female practice-crasher for clothed female practice-crashers. But just like last time, they remain steadfast in the face of distraction. Mama raised the Jarmans well. Or they have serious eye contact issues.