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06/07/2025
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Festivals

Day One of TCA’s CLOUDLESS Festival Announced and How You Can Help Kickstart The Party

04/29/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Day One of TCA’s CLOUDLESS Festival Announced and How You Can Help Kickstart The Party

CLOUDLESS happens on May 24th + 25th 2012 in Seattle! The fabulous ADÉ + Glitterbang + USF + Erik Blood + MAHOGANY perform for your votes. […]

Humor

What Batman Thinks of Tupac’s Coachella Appearance

04/24/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on What Batman Thinks of Tupac’s Coachella Appearance

We don’t usually repost internet memes on the site, but this one had us rolling. […]

Videos

Thee Satisfaction – QueenS Video

04/18/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Thee Satisfaction – QueenS Video

Thee Satisfaction put out a casting call for their first music video from AwE NaturalE. Here is the result in all of its gorgeous, powerful, and feminine GLORY! […]

Festivals

CLOUDLESS – Our First Annual Event

04/12/2012 Phil Pickens 3

Information on our festival in Seattle featuring Mahogany’s first ever West Coast performance, with Erik Blood + USF supporting. […]

New Releases

Best Coast – “The Only Place”

03/28/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Best Coast – “The Only Place”

We like it, but there could be some backlash when her Urban Outfitters clothing line is released in May. […]

News

Air France Call It Quits.

03/26/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Air France Call It Quits.

“We have tried so hard, and we truly gave it all we had. And now we have decided to stop trying, even though it breaks our hearts.” […]

New Releases

Spiritualized – “Hey Jane” Full Length Video

03/19/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Spiritualized – “Hey Jane” Full Length Video

Rated NSFW for blood, guns, BJs and… it’s ten minutes long. Who has time for a music video that long at work? […]

New Releases

Gossip Return with “Perfect World”

03/14/2012 Phil Pickens 1

Beth Ditto isn’t in the same league as Madonna, or Lady Gaga; she has bigger balls than they ever will. […]

Videos

Zebra katz – “Ima Read”

03/12/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Zebra katz – “Ima Read”

Massive Attack with a grudge? How would you describe it? […]

Song of the Day

SUPER MORRISSEY BROS – This Charming Man, Nintendo Style

03/06/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on SUPER MORRISSEY BROS – This Charming Man, Nintendo Style

Imagine 8-bit Morrissey navigating his way through Buckingham Palace looking to destroy the Queen, and anyone who gets in his way… […]

Videos

Small Black – Photojournalist

03/05/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Small Black – Photojournalist

Peep the lovely video for “Photojournalist” by Yoonha Park, who has also directed vids for Big Deal, Washed Out, and more. […]

WTF?

SETI – I Don’t Think We’re Alone Now

02/29/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on SETI – I Don’t Think We’re Alone Now

What would we do if we found ET’s out there? With the paranoid world leaders we put up with (and of course the media), we’d be FREAKING OUT. […]

MP3s & Streams

Grave Babies – “Nightmare”

02/27/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Grave Babies – “Nightmare”

Grave Babies don’t really scare us, we’re just a little concerned, that’s all. New EP details and download for “Nightmare” […]

Videos

Mahogany Reappear With “Keystone Sonata, Arrangement VII” Video

02/27/2012 Phil Pickens 4

Prepare yourself for something, that’s like NOTHING out there right now. […]

WTF?

Charlatan’s Main Man Creates New Breakfast Cereal, TOTES AMAZEBALLS

02/25/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Charlatan’s Main Man Creates New Breakfast Cereal, TOTES AMAZEBALLS

We’re hoping they have choco-marshmallows, kind of like the ones in LUCKY CHARMS that you have to rehydrate with milk. […]

Videos

Hunx – Private Room

02/23/2012 Phil Pickens 1

The new Hunx video for “Private Room,” and the classic video for “Cruisin’.” […]

Song of the Day

Violens – Acid Reign, Slowdive + Washed Out Mash Up

02/23/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Violens – Acid Reign, Slowdive + Washed Out Mash Up

We’re in love with the new Violens single. It’s something New Order might pull off, if they could pull their heads out of their… […]

Videos

Los Angeles Featuring Blank Frank – “His hard”

02/23/2012 Phil Pickens 2

The fascinating video for “His hard” captivated us immediately. Also a link to “Musicians And Their Masks” by Andrew Matson. […]

DJ Culture

Phil Joins Seattle’s Bottom 40 Queer Music Collective

02/22/2012 Phil Pickens 6

Bottom 40 is Seattle’s first queer DJ Collective, contributed to by the highest caliber of queer musicians who vehemently stick to their integrity and prowess in musical selections and mixing. […]

MP3s & Streams

Gorillaz Release Do Ya Thing Featuring James Murphy + Andre 3000

02/22/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Gorillaz Release Do Ya Thing Featuring James Murphy + Andre 3000

Converse treats you to the catchy, not-quite-classic, romp from Gorillaz featuring James Murphy and Andre 3000. Download at Converse.com […]

New Releases

Words and Music by Saint Etienne, New LP + Single On The Way

02/21/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on Words and Music by Saint Etienne, New LP + Single On The Way

Do you remember that special alchemy that transforms even the most mundane of experiences into a lingering moment of seamless enchantment, one that resonates for the rest of your life? […]

Featured

The Color Awesome V.2.012 – Our New Look

02/21/2012 Phil Pickens Comments Off on The Color Awesome V.2.012 – Our New Look

It’s time for a facelift. Welcome to the new TCA. Our aim is to be better, not bigger. We hope you’ll enjoy exploring 2012 with us. […]

MP3s & Streams

Chromatics Release *Another* Song From Forthcoming Album

02/20/2012 Phil Pickens 1

Back to back new releases from Chromatics. We aren’t complaining! […]

New Releases

Light Asylum Already Own 2012

02/19/2012 Phil Pickens 1

While I was feeling sorry for myself on Valentine’s Day, Light Asylum released the dark, dramatic, and drop dead gorgeous new version of “Shallow Tears.” […]

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