COFFEE TALK: King Khan Spars With Mastodon Singer, Kim Gordon Launches Clothing Line …

Posted on September 22, 2008
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[Brent 'Don't Fuck With Me' Hinds portrait by Shawn Brackbill]

  • Brent Hinds of Mastodon clocked King Khan in the face on Thursday, splitting his lip.
  • John Cale is curating a live Nico tribute featuring Mark Lanegan and a host of other completely random artists.
  • Kim Gordon has sparked a new fashion line, named after one of her side projects with Thurston Moore.
  • In mix CD news, Arctic Monkeys‘ drummer has completed his entry in the excellent Late Night Tales series and the Rapture have christened a new !K7 one called Tapes.
  • George Michael has been arrested on drug possession charges once again.
  • Is MySpace Music blocking indie bands from uploading their songs?
  • Hercules and Love Affair have announced a brief leg of fall tour dates.
  • Glastonbury organizers are already close to confirming next year’s headliners.
  • Wilco, Cat Power and Death Cab For Cutie have all been confirmed for this year’s Bridge School Benefit.
  • Um, are you ready for “SlotMusic“?
  • Franz Ferdinand played without their drummer on Friday as his wife went into labor. The band’s new album is sounding solid, though.
  • My Bloody Valetine played their first U.S. show in forever at ATP on Sunday night.
  • Jean Grae is offering her rhyme slayer services on Craigslist.
  • DJ AM and Travis Barker are currently recovering from a jet crash that killed four others on Friday.
  • Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut now has a trailer.
  • Jack White and Alicia Keys‘ Bond song is streaming here right now.
  • Ryan Adams is releasing a new record and book in the coming months.

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3 Responses to “COFFEE TALK: King Khan Spars With Mastodon Singer, Kim Gordon Launches Clothing Line …”

  1. joydivided on September 22nd, 2008 7:00 am

    man, I want to roll with Brent in my crew. he sounds like a good time.

  2. joydivided on September 22nd, 2008 7:01 am

    Also, who hasn’t wanted to punch Khan?

  3. Claire on September 23rd, 2008 8:27 am

    Remember at the Pool when Khan was like, “This song is dedicated to my wife. I think she’s here, I don’t know… I haven’t seen her at all. I think she’s avoiding me…” and it was really awkward and not in a funny Michael Cera way?

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