Here's what a 1972 issue of "Archie" thought 2012 would be like. Not far wrong...

Beirut talks Influences

I know you're totally into Beirut. In this P4K 5-10-15-25 interview he talks about his influences throughout his life. This could have been Regan, had he shirked a "responsible life" and followed the dream.

Death From Above 1979 Back Together!

Pitchfork is reporting that Death from Above 1979 have reformed and are currently on an Eastern Canadian Tour road testing new music. I'm so happy that they've come to their senses, and Jesse Keeler taken a break from his occasionally excellent and mostly just OK side project turned main project MSTRKFT. I can't wait until a western Canadian tour happens, and I look forward to hearing new music! Until then, here's "Romantic Rights" from 2004's 'You're a Woman, I'm a Machine'

Mixtape 11

Mixtape 11 is ready just in time for fall! This one has been percolating for a good long while, and features some of the bands that I'm digging at the moment, like Yukon Blonde, Japandroids, The Drums, and Frankie Rose. Some of the tracks have been linked on the blog before, so they might be familiar to you. You can find the torrent link here. Let me know what you think, or if you have any technical difficulties with downloading it.

MIXTAPE 11

1. Yukon Blonde - My Girl
2. Real Estate - It's Real
3. Japandroids - The House that Heaven Built
4. Alabama Shakes - Hold On
5. The Drums - Book of Revelation
6. Frankie Rose - Know Me
7. Grouplove - Tongue Tied
8. Kathleen Edwards - Change the Sheets
9. Yukon Blonde - Fire
10. War on Drugs - Best Night
11. Sophie Madelene - Oil & Gold
12. Youth Lagoon - Daydream
13. Purity Ring - Fineshrine
14. Frankie Rose - Interstellar
15. Kindness - Gee Up
16. Escort - Starlight
17. Spiritualized - Hey Jane