FN News Roundup: April 20, 2012 (Wink Wink Nudge Nudge)

Happy "Friday Before Earth Day," everyone! Look, let's not act like today's significance is lost on anyone... hell, even CNN ran a piece at 4:20pm ET entitled "Even Celebrity Chefs Get The Munchies." Have a nice Friday, have a tasty dinner, and get ready for our 1st Anniversary Concert tomorrow night, mmkay?

• Happy 20th Birthday to Pavement's Slanted And Enchanted! (Stereogum)


• Record Store Day is tomorrow, as all ye music fans know, but you can stream another track from Public Image Ltd.'s RSD One Drop EP, "Lollipop Opera," right now (NME)


• Radiohead are still out on tour kicking the world's collective ass ('sup Coachella goers), but while they were in Austin, they recorded a full-length set that will be available in its entirety this Fall. But as waiting is not at all one of the Internet's favorite qualities, you can now watch a clip of them performing "Lotus Flower" for the ACL session after the jump (The Arcade Fire)


• I'm a big fan of "No. 1 Against The Rush," the first single from Liars' upcoming album WIXIW (out June 5 via Mute). So I'm glad to see it got an appropriately creepy, not-really-NSFW official video. Check it after the jump! (Pitchfork)


• And what would this day be without a new (definitely NSFW) video from The Flaming Lips? (Consequence of Sound)

FN News Roundup: March 19, 2012

News Roundup time, suckas!

• Can't beat some Indiana Jones-esque musical treasure hunting on a Monday. Check out a full audio recording of Pavement's second show ever at Maxwell's on August 12, 1990, along with an interesting little review from the time. (Matador)  


• "Hey Jane" from Spiritualized's upcoming LP Sweet Heart Sweet Light (out April 17) now has a... definitely NSFW official music video. Give it a look. (Pitchfork)


• In other Jane-related news, beloved '80s indie-poppers The Wedding Present have released the second single from their new album Valentina (out tomorrow!). Stream "You Jane" and see them at The Bell House and Le Poisson Rouge later this week. (Consequence of Sound)


• Fiona Apple busted out not one, not two, but THREE tracks from her long-awaited new album The Idler Wheel... at SXSW this past week, with footage of "Valentine" now available for viewing. (Beats Per Minute)


• John Lydon and Public Image Ltd. stopped by BBC 6's 10th Anniversary concert this past Friday for a 52-minute set, performing new tracks "One Drop" and "Deeper Water" in the process. Check it out, Dr. Steve Brule! (Slicing Up Eyeballs)

Fucking Nostalgic Presents... Magic Sundae: "King Kong Lives"

If you're a devoted Magic Sundae listener, then you should know that King Kong episodes are very special. Special because we utilize our massive King Kong sound system, which pumps out nothing but classic vinyl records with pristine sound quality. In this episode's case, appropriately titled "King Kong Lives," you can hear some incredible tunes by Pavement, T. Rex, Donovan, Sonic Youth, The Minutemen, New Order, The Fifth Dimension and much, much more. All chosen and mixed entirely live on the spot 100% with vinyl. Take a listen below, and below that find the playlist for last week's episode, "Firehead."





Fucking Nostalgic Presents... Magic Sundae: "Firehead" Playlist
New Face in Hell – The Fall
Future Reflections – MGMT

Missing – Beck

Desert Eagle – Ratatat

Humming – Portished

Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics

La Vie – Manu Chao

Who are the Brain Police – Mothers of Invention

Weird and Crazy Nights – Ralph Steadman and Hunter S. Thompson

No Looking – The Raincoats

Bombshell – Operation Ivy

Watch Song – Shellac

Fire in the Twilight – Wang Chung

Fascination Street – The Cure

Impromptu #4 in A-flat – Mitsuko Uchida - Franz Schubert

Flower’s Grave – Tom Waits

Love – John Coltrane

John McLaughlin – Thelonious Melodies

Little by Little – Radiohead

Greasy Heart – Jefferson Airplane

Truckin’ – Grateful Dead

Juaneco Y Su Combo – Vacilando Con Ayahuesca

Just Gimme Indie Rock! documentary needs your help

When I spoke to Lou Barlow last month, I asked him what he thought the connection was between the current indie scene and the underground indie movement he was a part of in the '80s. His response: "I just think it’s like one continuous thing. You know, we were what they are, which were young people synthesizing our influences and making music."

Oddly enough, the day I posted that interview was the same day documentary filmmaker Brad Katz launched his Kickstarter campaign to raise enough funds to bring Just Gimme Indie Rock! The Story of an Underground Uprising to the big screen. The film, which hopes to "be the first to connect the dots between these divergent eras of indie, revealing the single greatest rock and roll story never told," will feature artists over the past three decades, including Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Elliott Smith... well, basically every artist we cover at Fucking Nostalgic will be covered in the film. So far, the project has raised close to $8,000 of its $75,000 goal, and currently has 63 days left to meet that goal. They need your help to bring this ambitious and guaranteed-to-be-amazing movie to life.

As of right now, the $75,000 goal is just "Phase 1 Financing" as a way to ramp up production, in which afterwards they hope to hit up traditional investors to complete the project. As an incentive to those who contribute, there are gifts one will receive depending on the amount they pledge. For example, a $10 pledge will get your name added to the website's list of contributors while a $10,000 contribution will give you producer-like access to shoots, interviews, festivals and premiers. No matter what you contribute, your help is clearly needed and appreciated.

Head over to the official Just Gimme Indie Rock! blog and read more about what the project is all about, and then check out the offiical Kickstarter campaign page to see exactly what you can contribute. Personally, I think the documentary is a story that needs to be told, and I'm really hoping they raise enough funds to make it happen. Fucking Nostalgic will be covering this project along the way, and we even hope to be a part of it on a grander scale.

Below, check out some footage that has already been shot for the documentary, including interviews with Lou Barlow, Stephin Merritt and the Submarines.

Mixtape: Fucking Nostalgic #1 (Schizophrenia)

The first of many. This mix includes:

Schizophrenia - Sonic Youth
Learn How - Mission of Burma
Supertouch/Shitfit - Bad Brains
Mannequin - Wire
Fast Canoe - Polvo
Cupid Come - My Bloody Valentine
I've Been Tired - Pixies
Kennel District - Pavement
Franz Schubert/Endless Endless - Kraftwerk

Available to stream below or download. All from vinyl (though I doubt I can keep that up). Enjoy!

Fucking Nostalgic #1 (Schizophrenia) by csgersbeck