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NEEDLE EXCHANGE 040: An Exclusive Mix By … Walls

To celebrate the release of their new Gaberdine Remixes EP (available now on iTunes), we asked Walls to share a mix that’s as caught in the clouds as their music. Here it is–windswept selections from Tangerine Dream, Spacemen 3 and more–along with a commentary from Sam Willis (also of Allez-Allez).

Panda Bear’s Camo Sneaker Completes Animal Collective Series

Keep announced the final shoe in its Keep + Animal Collective collaboration this morning, a “Camo Ramos” sneaker designed by Panda Bear. Available for pre-order here, it–like the rest of the series–includes a cassette of unreleased music and benefits the Socorro Island Conservation Fund. “I’ve always liked camouflage patterns,” Panda Bear said in a press […]

Pixies Celebrate Looming Website Launch With a Free Live EP

The image on the left is from the soon-to-be-launched Pixiesmusic.com, an occasion Frank Black and friends marked with a free EP from their recent Doolittle tour. Included in the zipped package are live renditions of “Dancing the Manta Ray,” “Monkey Gone To Heaven,” “Crackity Jones” and “Gouge Away,” as well as a MP3/video pairing of […]

PRIMER: Apache Beat’s Ilirjana Alushaj On … UK Garage

By Ilirjana Alushaj I am certainly not an expert by any means, but I am a big fan of UK garage and its various hybrids. These are five pretty well known songs that I love and can probably recite in the correct key/BPM at any given moment. Don’t hold me to it though…Imma shy. Brap.