THE MOLDY PEACHES: Realer than ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’

• Juno’s soundtrack has topped the Billboard charts, becoming Rhino’s first No. 1 record in the process.
• DJ Premier, the Go! Team, and the Loving Hand (better known as Tim Goldsworthy of the DFA) have all remixed Mark Ronson’s Radiohead cover, “Just.”
• The European Union gets it; why can’t we?
• Tell us a story indeed, Paint It Black.
• Members of Hatebreed and Agnostic Front have joined forces in a “gangster/horror” movie.
• When Dean Met Britta—how precious.
• Madonna has made $10 million off a simple Super Bowl ad.
• Avril’s signed a fragrance deal—Eau de Sk8r Boi.
• Neil Diamond is playing Glastonbury this summer.
• Alex Ross of The New Yorker dueled with Stephen Colbert this week.
• David Yow is currently recovering from a collapsed lung. Oh yeah, he also appeared in a short film that’s premiering tonight in LA.
• Amy Winehouse’s label would like to thank the media for covering her every breath.
• This is what it’s like cooking with Spoon.
• Nick Cave and Dizzee Rascal have been added to the Plug Awards performance list.
• Downtown and Dim Mak sitting in a tree …
• Tower’s most famous store is getting demolished.
• Roc-A-Fella isn’t leaving Def Jam just yet.
• Dead Meadow keeps getting name-dropped on The Wire.
• Woah, check out this guide to the impenetrable discography of Boris.
• Eels have announced an extensive “Evening With…” tour.

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ZOOEY DESCHANEL: Almost indie

San Francisco’s long-running Noise Pop Festival has announced its final lineup. Among today’s new additions are Quasi, Entrance, White Denim, The Rosebuds, Great Northern, Film School, Working For a Nuclear Free City, and the world premiere performance of She & Him (a.k.a. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) on Sunday, March 2, at the Great American Music Hall. The full lineup and schedule can be found here.

Some Noise Pop shows have already sold out, but badges for the entire festival are still available for those of you who’d prefer skipping Coachella for such headliners as The Walkmen, MSTRKRFT, Magnetic Fields, Cursive, The Mountain Goats, and the Greg Dulli/Mark Lanegan mating session that is The Gutter Twins.

Check out a shaky clip of Deschanel singing “I Put a Spell on You” after the jump …

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SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO @ Studio B, Brooklyn 

• Simian Mobile Disco has announced a new tour and EP.
• Gnarls Barkley has revealed the name of their second record.
• Lightspeed Champion has covered the Strokes.
• N*E*R*D’s back and working with Timbaland!
• U2’s manager has pulled a Lars Ulrich.
• Rapidshare may be yanked off-line soon.
• John Paul Jones is joining the Foo Fighters‘ Grammy performance.
• Patrick Wolf is in the middle of finishing a DVD and new album.
• Saul Williams has solidified some spring dates.
• Sub Pop’s about to turn 20.
• The Playlist has the trailer to an upcoming Joy Division doc.
• Gwen Stefani is pregnant (again).

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AXL ROSE: Pre-cornrows

As Pitchfork recently reported, Jason Forrest has Panther Tracks—his first Donna Summer disc in years—due out on March 24 through his Cock Rock Disco label. What they didn’t mention was the following Guns ‘n’ Roses remix, recently unleashed on Forrest’s Birthday Party Berlin site.

Check it: Donna Summer, “Sweet Assed Child O Mine”

In honor of self-titled’s soft launch and our first “Story of the Week,” Hot Chip’s ‘people’ have given us a pair of “Ready For the Floor” (the IMEEM player to your left has the song ready for sampling) 12-inches to share with our fellow vinyl hounds. The tracks include an “Extended Mix,” a “Soulwax Dub,” a “Jesse Rose Mix,” and a Diplo treatment of “Shake a Fist.” Winning is easy. The first two people to answer the following question get the single:

What UK school did Owen, Alexis and Joe attend and with what noteworthy beat conductor?

Send your answer to aparks@self-titledmag.com and be sure to watch this spot for more contests and fresh content throughout the day!  Oh by the way, Hot Chip’s new one, Made in the Dark, hits stores on February 5 through Astralwerks/DFA.

GHISLAIN POIRIER: So cool he’s ice cold

So the following video shows exactly why we love going to Montreal from time to time. That’s right: You’re watching thousands of people dancing to sub-zero (temperature wise) sets from Ghislain Poirier, Daedelus, and members of Spank Rock during the Ninja Tune portion of Montreal’s annual Igloofest. Way to show us Americans how to party, guys—S/T’s NYC office hasn’t seen daylight since last week.

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MAHJONGG: Yes, we Can Can Can

Photos by Claire Thornton and Aaron Richter

There once was a time when Mahjongg was one of the most exhilarating live acts around, spewing polyrhythmic experimentations atop rattling bass lines and catchy lyrical non sequiturs, all abstract as fuck but with a keen ear for pop structures. This was about three years ago, and we haven’t heard much from the Chicago kids until the release of their latest album, Kontpab (K Records). At Brooklyn’s Southpaw, Mahjongg, with a new lineup, relied primarily on songs from the new joint, including the phenomenally chaotic “Tell the Police the Truth” and the spastic silly “Those Birds Are Bats.” Reaching into its back catalog briefly for “Hot Lava” (off their debut, Raydoncong), Mahjongg closed with the hard-churning “Rise Rice.”

Final verdict: Ex-members Caryl and Gabe are sorely missed. But the revamped lineup holds the terrific new tracks together with intensity.

Photos and music after the jump…

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STP: I don’t know, can he?

• Slash has confirmed STP’s rumored reunion.
• New Kids on the Block has beaten *NSYNC to the comeback trail.
• Jimmy Page has explained Led Zeppelin’s touring situation.
• Blur’s bassist has filmed a documentary about Columbia’s cocaine business.
• Gui Borrato has remixed Goldfrapp’s new single.
• Oregon’s attorney general is questioning the RIAA’s scare tactics.
• Amazon’s MP3 service is going global.
• Wired has weeded out some of Anthology’s key reissues.
• The majors have denied signing a deal with the free download service, Qtrax.
• Liars‘ current tour with No Age is still on despite Angus Andrew’s recent back injury.
• Woah, check out this Technics 1200 watch.
• The LA Times has weighed in on Coachella’s controversial lineup.
• Is Foxy Brown back?
• Arcade Fire has finished their “Black Mirror” video.
• Ever wonder what TV’s top music supervisors are listening to right now? EW’s got the answer.

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NEUROSIS: Still an enemy of the sun

While we don’t subscribe to the theory that bands like Isis are simply ripping Neurosis off—well, some bands ‘borrow’ elements from both of them, but that’s besides the point—the Bay area vets certainly showed their followers how it’s done Thursday night at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Words honestly don’t do this show any justice, so here are some shots from the band’s never-ending set. (Some other recommended photos are here at Crustcake too.) Oh, by the way: Mastodon was incredible as well in their hour-plus supporting slot despite rampant sound problems—namely the fact that every song sounded like a distorted collection of labyrinth-like chords. Photos and MP3s after the jump …

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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE: Anyone got a light?

Six Organs of Admittance
Shelter From The Ash
(Drag City)

Comets on Fire guitarist Ben Chasny shakes out his desert-scorched, peyote-droned jitters as the sun-baked mantras are in no short supply on Shelter. Probably the crunchiest-sounding Six Organs of Admittance release to date, Shelter features Magik Markers singer Elisa Ambrogio dropping in for a guest spot and wafts on kaleidoscopic vapors of über-flamenco guitar picking with a resonance that tepidly gurgles and snarls. B+ —Chris Pacifico
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