King Khan and the Shriiiiiines!!

I don't know if WBCR operates in some alternate universe wherein it takes weeks longer than usual to receive a simple goddamn piece of mail or if the creeps at Terror Bird promotions are just lazy a-holes that need serious prodding to give us anything, but we finally got what might just be the best album of the summer. Certainly the best album i've received all summer from those lousy promotions people. That's right kiddos: King Khan and the Shrines. Mmm. Tasty.
Seriously, don't just take my word for it. Take a look:
http://www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines

I mean, their music is like a throw back to 50s-60s psych/garage rock goodness with some excellent horns and the scratchy, uncontrollable voice of King Khan Himself. If you can, go see them.
and impress your friends! Listen to King Khan and the BBQ show, too! http://www.myspace.com/thekingkhanbbqshow

land of the freak baby!

Pay What You Want for the New Girl Talk Album

Pittspurg, PA based mashup artist Girl Talk has done something big. Fo years he has been combining the best of contemporary hip-hop, indie rock, and even some classic rock. Despite working on the touchy ground of remixing existing songs, his newest album, Feed the Animals, is being released under a Creative Commons 

Attribution, Non-Commercial license (i.e you can share it as much as you want, as long as you accredit it to Girl Talk and don't make any money off of it). He is also allowing listeners to pay what they want for it (a la Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and other artists, businesses, and services)

The new album expands on Girl Talk's sound: great party tracks, really slappin', bouncin' sound, but with some unorthodox features: for example, he mixes The Band's "The Weight" with the T.I track "It's going down" to great success. Even better is when he mixes Cheap Trick with Missy Elliott on "No Pause" my favorite track. A full listing of the songs he samples can be found on Wikipedia.

Download and share this album: promote the artist, the genre, and maybe even throw Gregg Gillis some scrilla for his efforts and risks.

Girl Talk is touring this summer, including a performance at Lollapalooza on August 1st. The full schedule is on Myspace.

Girl Talk has done some amazing things with this album: I imagine news articles, lawsuits, and bitchin' dance parties will be the result.