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NEWSFLASH: I blog at LocalCut

(Read my Panther news entry that was super fun to write on my way back from Decibel Fest on Greyhound)

"Do I have your attention?"

The highschool drop-out strikes again! You can now find me four times a week over at LocalCut.com - keeping it local and still finding a way to weave in all things indie and electro. I'm also writing for LocalCut's parent Willamette Week which is INSANE...ly awesome! Heart that paper!

Two of my LocalCut MP3 posts:
The Chromatics, “In the City,” from In the City 12-inch
The Black Black Black, “The In,” from Self-titled 7-inch

I'm interviewing DJs too - so far I've traded questions and answers with DJ Linoleum and the Gossip's Brace Paine aka The Chain.

And of course some show reviews - from Bonde do Role to Animal Collective (which could very well be about Be Your Own Pet) - oh and the beautiful awkwardness of Improv Logic who I got some good gossip on this Saturday.

I am super super indebted to Casey Jarman for inviting me to join the team!

So yeah - with the lack of updates on NotGL, it may seem as though I don't go out anymore, but I've been going out a storm! I actually have already written entries about the other two days of Bumbershoot and I'd like to put up something about Decibel Fest as I went to the first two days, but didn't bump into Joee Irwin.

I've got some super rad guest podcasts from Bang Gang and Foals sitting in my inbox so expect some more regular postings to follow shortly.

Oh - keep a look out for my feature interview with Simian Mobile Disco on Pitchfork on October 16th. I may be posting polaroids over here to coincide with it's posting. As many know, I am uber in love with James Ford. I'll recount the story next week as to why.

Lost Will Podcast

(Taken of me by Meg at the Green House on Saturday)

So Friday I turned 22. Here's the accompanying podcast:

1. Sweaty - Muscles
2. How We Do - Mount Sims
3. In My Arms - Kylie Minogue
4. Acceptable in the '80's - Calvin Harris
5. Radio Ladio - Metronomy
6. Do It Again - Chemical Brothers
7. Modern Vision - Goose
8. Little Birds - We Are Wolves
9. Elvis - These New Puritans
10. Do the Whirlwind - Architecture in Helsinki
11. The Bears Are Coming -Late of the Pier
12. Yr City's A Sucker - LCD Soundsystem

Download Lost Will Podcast MP3

"Does it make you want to party?"
It should.

Sweaty - Muscles
I happened upon Muscles via Modular's myspazz. I immediately changed their player to another artist as his name really didn't appeal to me. I LOVED the song I changed it to - something about icecream. I scrolled back up to find out who I'd changed it to and lo and behold he was the only artist with "icecream" in a song title, so apparently the song selection never switched and I am oh so thankful it didn't. I imagine underwear parties soundtracked by this song.
I have never heard stupid fun sang so well.

How We Do - Mount Sims
In LUST with this song as I've previously stated. Loving his new songs on his myspazz too!

In My Arms - Kylie Minogue
God - I am ADDICTED to this track off her forth-coming album X. Actually, I don't think addicted even begins to describe my relationship with this song. The intro totally reminds me of the Flying Lizards' "Money."

Acceptable in the '80's - Calvin Harris
I was born in 1985, so I'm assuming based on what Calvin is telling me in this song, that he has love for me. What a great profession to begin our make-believe relationship with.

Radio Ladio - Metronomy
My first reaction upon hearing this was 1. to sing-along, 2. email Metronomy, and 3. pray it wasn't about Edith Bowman - I mean she already got Tom from Editors. She needs to take away Joseph Mount now too?
So I was actually supposed to sorta debut this track as arranged with Metronomy who told me he's read NotGL which prompted me to near faint. Only it got out on Headphone Sex first which was a tad disappointing as I pushed back including it in a podcast here at his suggestion. So yeah - thanks to Pat for sending me the link. Since then it's been on steady rotation in my itunes.

Do It Again - Chemical Brothers
"Let's turn this thing electric!"

Modern Vision - Goose
I've literally been saving this track for a certain podcast for months. I LOVE these Belgians! God - this song is seriously serious! Has been one of my top ten tracks for a while. The synths are so addictive. They almost sound criminal.

Little Birds - We Are Wolves
When will they come to Portland!!??!!! I hope they wear ponchos and skulls.

Elvis - These New Puritans
Simon from Klaxons introduced me to them describing them as a bit industrial. They'll be accompanying the trio/quartet on their huge gigantic UK tour come this winter (alongside Portland's Fist Fite).

Do the Whirlwind - Architecture in Helsinki
Let's go semi-oldskool (oldskool now denoting something more than a year-old hahaha) with this track. I enjoy how many Australian artists make appearances on this podcast. Leigh introduced me to them at at the end of 2005 I believe.

The Bears Are Coming - Late of the Pier
In an email I got from them they said they just rerecorded this with Erol Alkan. Bliss!

Yr City's A Sucker - LCD Soundsystem
I made a stencil a while ago immortalizing the lyrics "Sex with TV stars." It's kind of awesome. I always think of Eva Longoria when James Murphy utters the phrase.

In relatedness:
Arya does a podcast called These Are the Days. Since we share the same birthday, I contributed a few tracks to his latest beginning 25 minutes in. Be prepared - I could not sound anymore lame. I thought it had to be all local since his podcasts typically are, but upon finding out I'd be coming in right after an Avril track, I made a few amendments. I burned a CD a few minutes prior to joining him at the station and included a couple non-local tracks and that's what makes up my selection- Sweaty by Muscles, 2080 (which I totally stole from a podcast Foals made me for NotGL that I'll post super soon) by Yeasayer (who I don't honestly believe are better than Fleetwood Mac), Paint by Jonathan Byerley (exaggerated), and Circle Square Triangle by Test Icicles which wasn't on the CD, but as soon as I found out I could have international people I knew TI HAD to be on it. What better band to celebrate my birthday with?
My favorite part is at 38:25. Have I overanalyzed my segment? I don't believe so hahahaha
Go download the podcast that also features an enjoyable Eskimo & Sons track and is book-ended with a Bob Dylan story here.

The podcast I posted last year for my B-day.