WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Album Adult Alternative) music and a noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania today announced a partnership to create a weekly radio show with Daytrotter, a critically acclaimed art and music website based in Rock Island, Illinois. The new show, “Daytrotter Radio,” will premier May 7th at 10:30pm on WXPN and will be hosted by Daytrotter founder Sean Moeller.

“Daytrotter Radio” is a weekly 30 minute program featuring the unique recording sessions that have made Daytrotter one of the most popular online music destinations. In addition to broadcasting on WXPN throughout the Delaware Valley and Central PA, the radio show will be available via online streaming at the station’s three websites (XPN.org, YRockOnXPN.org, and Daytrotter).

“Daytrotter has an excellent reputation for providing music fans with these very cool and unique performances by some of the best well-known and up and coming indie bands,” stated Bruce Warren, WXPN Assistant GM for Programming. “We're excited to be able to make these Daytrotter sessions easily accessible to the XPN and Y-Rock On XPN listeners on some new media platforms.”

“All of us -- that's read as all four of us -- here at Daytrotter headquarters spend considerable time listening to David Dye's World Cafe program, remarking on how our adopted friends in White Rabbits or Langhorne Slim sound as they're getting interviewed by the man,” said Sean Moeller, founder of Daytrotter. “We've got tremendous respect for what WXPN does for musicians and we're thrilled to be able to share some of their air, bringing our unique analog recordings to a bigger audience."

Washington state band and Spectre Artist Velella Velella take their brand of electro funk to the studios of WOXY.com! Click the pic below to listen to the live session!

Meanwhile another Spectre Artist and Bay Area band Finest Dearest made their way to WOXY as well. Click the pic below and listen in!

Check out 'Killer in Drag' by the Autumns right now on Spinner.com! Click the pic below!

See the great Pitchfork Review! Portishead's 'Third' is the real deal! Click the cover to see...

There is just something about live shows that bring out elements of a recording you never thought possible. Juno Reactor go above and beyond. Check out this video from the DVD Live in Tokyo!

Slug stopped by The Current to play a couple new songs "bluegrass style" around one microphone. The set up is stripped-down, trading turntables for an acoustic guitar. Click the photo below to read up about it and take a listen to the new songs performed live!

It was Record Store Day on saturday (you all knew that right) there was a certain buzz in the air that day as shoppers bustled by eachother looking for that exclusive Malkmus record... while at Jackpot Records in downtown Portland. Shoppers were treated to a Foosball duel with none other than the members of Menomena!

erich from spectre was defeated by the band 6-3. After all the tears, he got a free coke. then he bought some records to support the cause! hooray!

Thanks to Barsuk for supplying us the pictures!

Actually it's your business baby! As long as you live overseas, you have a million and one chances to see the newly signed band out on the road, don't worry, they also make it to our side of the pond as well.... see below!

"The Wombats are a zippy, upbeat little musical unit from Liverpool with a whole lot to say. How fitting, then, that for the U.S. release of their LP The Wombats Proudly Present... A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, they've signed on with Roadrunner Records-- home to, um, a bunch of mean-looking dudes. Anyhow, Roadrunner will issue the set June 24.

And, man oh man, does this lot ever like to tour. With a ton of European gigs on the way, and a few in the U.S. as well, you are going to have a hard time not seeing the Wombats this spring and summer.

The Wombats Proudly Present... A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation:

01 Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials
02 Kill the Director
03 Moving to New York
04 Lost in the Post
05 Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)
06 School Uniforms
07 Here Comes the Anxiety
08 Let's Dance to Joy Division
09 Backfire at the Disco
10 Little Miss Pipedream
11 Dr. Suzanne Mattox PhD
12 Patricia the Stripper
13 My First Wedding

The Wombats Proudly Present... Our Busy Schedule for the Next Several Months:

04-16 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
04-17 Dijon, France - La Vapeur
04-18 Bourges, France - Le Printemps
04-19 London, England - Electric Ballroom
04-27 Norwich, England - UEA
04-28 Southampton, England - Guildhall
04-29 Brighton, England - Dome
05-01 Stoke, England - Victoria Hall
05-02 London, England - Brixton Academy
05-04 Leeds, England - Leeds University
05-05 Bristol, England - Academy
05-06 Oxford, England - Academy
05-08 Nottingham, England - Rock City
05-09 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom
05-10 Birmingham, England - Academy
05-12 Newcastle, England - Academy
05-13 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
05-14 Inverness, Scotland - Ironworks
05-15 Sheffield, England - Academy
05-16 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
05-23 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
05-25 Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
05-26 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
05-27 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Mandela Hall
05-29 Manchester, England - Apollo
05-30 Liverpool, England - St. Georges Hall
06-01 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop
06-03 New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
06-05 San Francisco, CA - Popscene
06-06 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
06-09 Polzeath, England - Beachbreak
06-10 Loughborough, England - Loughborough University
06-13 Isle of Wight, England - Isle of Wight Festival
06-21 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane
06-22 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside
06-23 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-26 Borlänge, Sweden - Peace and Love
06-27 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Openair
06-28 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
07-04 London, England - O2 Wireless Festival
07-05 Belfort, France - Les Eurockéennes Festival
07-06 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-11 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-12 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-13 Aix-les-Bains, France - Festival Musilac
07-18 Trenčín, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07-19 Gräfenhainichen, Germany - Melt! Festival
07-20 Carhaix, France - Festival les Vieilles Charrues
07-22 Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival
08-09 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-10 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-22 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-23 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-14 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
09-15 Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
09-16 Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre
09-17 Nantes, France - Olympic
09-18 Clermont-Ferrand, France - La Cooperative de Mai

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MTVU has the Freshman list! Two Spectre Artists make the final vote!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEOS AND VOTE!!!

Monte Negro Interview at SXSW

DJ/producer Aaron La Crate is one of the pioneers of B-More club music - a genre born in the nightspots of Baltimore fusing rave, hip hop, Miami bass and party breaks to electrifying effect.

Along with acts like Spank Rock, La Crate is responsible for popularizing the sound with albums like the seminal ‘B-More Gutter Music’ and other releases on his Milkcrate Records imprint.

Now he’s teamed up with famed hip hop label Delicious Vinyl to remix two of their most classic cuts in his crunked-up club style. Young MC’s ‘Know How’ and Masta Ace Incorporated’s ‘Jeep Ass N-’ both get the re-rub treatment....READ MORE

Love Song Suprise' NEW music video pays homage to sci fi classics by recreating scenes, or sampling scenes from the films, and inserting the artists in to them, creating a totally unique narrative device. Shot entirely in the Artist's Living room. Directed by Dennis White with Darren Albro, who also created the special effects, and featuring Mandy Pauline. Inspired by the movies 2001 Space Odyssey, TRON, Contact, The man who fell to earth (david bowie), and Barbarella. Dedicated to the memory of Arthur C. Clark (1917-2008), who wrote 2001 Space Odyssey.

We knew it! Check out the review from Pitchfork!

And now another excuse to add to all the everday excuses one needs to explain drinking, heavy drinking, drinking because its tuesday and drinking to celebrate a 12-pack purchase....ITS GOOD FOR YOU!

from abc.com

Why Beer Can Be Good for You

By ALLISON VAN DUSEN
Forbes.com
March 22, 2008

Looking for a good excuse to tip back a beer?

A decade's worth of health research shows that regular, moderate beer intake--one to two 12 ounce glasses per day for men and one for women--can be good for you, especially if you're facing some of the most common diseases related to aging.

Experts say wine tends to get most of the attention when it comes to the health benefits of alcohol primarily because of the French paradox, a reference to the relatively low rate of heart disease in France in spite of a diet high in saturated fat. The idea is that daily sips of Merlot make the difference.

But a number of studies are showing that moderate consumption of alcohol, including beer, can have similar heart healthy effects, including making men 30 to 35% less likely to have a heart attack than those who abstain.

"Wine is still on moral high ground," says Charlie Bamforth, chair and professor of the department of food science and technology at the University of California, Davis, "but beer deserves just the same acclamation."

Interest in the health effects of beer has been growing over the past eight to 10 years in tandem with a rise in the popularity of craft beers--usually defined as products of brewers who make fewer than 2 million barrels a year, says Nancy Tringali Piho, a spokeswoman for the National Beer Wholesalers Association.

Unlike many mass-produced beers, craft beers tend to be brewed with a particular focus on flavor, appearance and aroma. Their appeal has attracted an upscale audience that's curious about the beverage and how it compares with wine health-wise.

The news is good, particularly for baby boomers, many of whom are dealing with obesity and high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Alcohol, including beer, in moderation raises high-density lipoprotein or HDL, known as good cholesterol, says Dr. R. Curtis Ellison, chief of the section of preventive medicine and epidemiology and professor of medicine and public health at the Boston University School of Medicine. It also appears to have a favorable effect on the lining of blood vessels, making them less likely to form a clot or for a clot to rupture and plug an artery, and may help protect against Type 2 diabetes.

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Music That Matters podcast, Vol. 88: "You're Killing Me, Sugar" - Once again, Cheryl Waters presents a sweet, sweet podcast filled with songs by some of her recent favorites artists.

Tracklist:
1. Richard Hawley - Serious (LIVE @ KEXP)
2. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
3. Citay - Little Kingdom
4. No Kids - The Beaches All Closed
5. Cassettes Won't Listen - Large Radio
6. Evangelicals - Midnight Vignette
7. White Williams - New Violence
8. What Made Milwaukee Famous - Resistance St.
9. Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips
10. Black Eyes & Neckties - Broken Teeth
11. The Hands - Best
12. The Coup - My Favorite Mutiny (w/ Black Thought and Talib Kweli)

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We have nearly 60,000 subscribers for our Music That Matters podcast through iTunes alone, and it's distributed through KEXP.ORG, iTunes, Zune, Yahoo Podcasts, and many other podcasting aggregators. Our DJs promote the podcast on the air, we include information about the podcast in an industry wide e-mail (more than 1,000 recipients), and the podcast is frequently featured on the KEXP Blog - http://blog.kexp.org, KEXP MySpace page, and DJ e-mail playlists.

The podcast is a great way for us to connect our listeners with your music, and we'd love for you to help us promote the podcast in any way possible!

Cassettes Won't Listen is 'The Hef' approved in the all new music issue of Playboy!

and.....

Cassettes Won't Listen will be doing their first TV performance on Fox's Fearless Music this Saturday night! For those of you in NYC the show is broadcast on Fox5 at 12:30. Tune in to see 'Paper Float' live!

Cassettes Won't Listen

Fearless Music TV

Saturday March 1st @ 12:30

TV Affiliates that Broadcast Fearless Music TV:

* KTUU (NBC) Anchorage, AK
* WNYW (FOX) New York, NY
* WOOD (NBC) Grand Rapids, MI
* KECY (FOX) Yuma, AZ
* KDSM (FOX) Des Moines, IA
* WTVW (FOX) Evansville, IN
* WFFT (FOX) Fort Wayne, IN
* WBAY (ABC) Green Bay, WI
* WJXX (ABC) Jacksonville, FL
* KIVI (ABC) Boise, ID
* KSAW (ABC) Twin Falls, ID
* WLAJ (ABC) Lansing, MI
* MY 5 (MNT) Saginaw, MI
* KONG (INDP) Seattle, WA
* KVII (ABC) Amarillo, TX
* WMOR (INDP) Tampa, FL
* PDX 49 (MNT) Portland, OR
* WDIO (ABC) Duluth, MN
* WVAW (ABC) Charlottesville, VA (low power)
* WSET (ABC) Lynchburg, VA
* WBBJ (ABC) Jackson, TN
* WMDN (CBS) Meridian, MS
* KKCO (NBC) Grand Junction, CO
* KVLY (NBC) Fargo, ND
* WMGM (NBC) Linwood, NJ
* KATH (NBC) Juneau, AK (low power)
* WAOE (UPN) Davenport, IA
* WLQP (UPN) Lima, OH (low power)
* KPLN (UPN) Longview, TX (low power)
* WSBT (UPN DT) South Bend, IN
* KWBJ (WB) Morgan City, LA (low power)
* WSKY (INDP) Norfolk, VA
* WPMI (NBC) Pensacola, FL / Mobile, AL

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings graced the stage of The Late Show with David Letterman this last week.

You can see the dynamite performance by clicking the picture below!

We at SPECTRE executed a fall tour for Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis for Wii. We set up tournaments at over 30 colleges across America. Winners had the opportunity to create short documentary videos about what makes them such a dominant Table Tennis force.

Those videos are now online, and the video that gets the most votes will get the winner a $5000 CASH prize. Seriously - 5 grand.

So, you should check them out and vote for your favorite.