Chester French have released the follow-up to their absolutely hilarious cover of Shakira's She Wolf.

This time around D.A. and Max covered Calle Ocho by Pitbull. They put some work into this video guys. D.A. notes "If you've been wondering what [we] do while we're not out on the road, this should give you a pretty good idea."

Check it out!

And download the MP3 here.

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Kings of Leon care about their image. They're dressed pretty sharply at every show. Considering you like flannel. The band has partnered with French designers Surface To Air on a small line that will not exactly be carried in 8,000 Target stores, but exclusively in a shop in Denmark.

The KOL flannel isn't cheap. The shirts will run up your tab by about 120 Euros each. Guess where the bandanas are priced? Full line here.

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One of my favorite groups are the British indie pop artists Guillemots. Gotta love those quirky love songs. Band leader Fyfe Dangerfield is releasing his solo album in a few months (January) and already has a song available for free download on his website. It's called Walk in the Room and is a departure from what he was doing with the Guillemots. Simpler. Lovelier.

Grab the download right here.

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Florida rock band Surfer Blood win the award for rad band name today. The West Palm Beach locals are releasing their first full length disk in a couple months. They have a few songs available to check out on their MySpace. I'd give Swim (reach to the end) a listen. ITS A KILLER.

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Metric is releasing a six song acoustic EP on Oct. 27th. And right now you can download a version of their angst filled track Gold Guns Girls here:

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Animal Collective has got themselves some new shirts and some new respect for one of nature's cutest lil' creatures: the seal.

The musicians are taking part in the new campaign to raise awareness against, and stop the practice of killing seals for their fur.

AnCo's Dave Porter is a scuba diver and a marine enthusiest. He commented "I've learned more about the seal hunt through Peta's advertising campaign... but you know it's cruelty." Check out the video here.

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Iglu & Hartly just released their new video for DayGlo. Set in a translucent dreamland of stars and rainbows and glimmering lights, it's a day glo. Carefree and free as a bird. In the clouds.

We ran into I&H at one of their shows just after they shot the video. Singer Jarvis Anderson told us a little about the filming experience: "We were all jumping up and down on a mattress, and it was nuts, we were jumping for about eight hours straight." And oh yeah, "and I had all these hot chicks around me, and it was just fucking amazing."

Sounds like a blast. Check out the video here.

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Live4Ever: Kings of Leon bass player says is band sucks.

SPIN: Green Day's musical sucks to, according to review.

PSFK: Save your self from cancer, reading blogs.

NME: Hear new Michael Jackson song now.

SPIN: Judas Priest singer says he doesn't do much living after midnight.

Pitchfork: Animal Collective guy talks about life.

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As a tribute to a state that served as an inspiration for their new album, Vampire Weekend has announced a string of shows in small towns across California. The East Coasters will be playing in venues like Pappy and Harriet's in Pioneertown, Chencho's in Bakersfield, The VFW Hall in Lomita, and the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. I've California my whole life and never even heard of half these towns. Here's the tour schedule:

- Nov. 2 – Long Beach, CA @ The Art Theater

- Nov. 5 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet’s

- Nov. 7 – Lafayette, CA @ Town Hall Theatre

- Nov. 8 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst

- Nov. 9 – Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door

- Nov. 10 – San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brew

- Nov. 12 – Bakersfield, CA @ Chencho’s

- Nov. 14 – Lomita, CA @ VFW Hall

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Here's a way to teach your kids the ABCs and memorize a few things about music. 'An Indie Rock Alphabet Book' pairs the 26 letters of the English language to the 26 indie rock bands that might have earned that letter. Then adds a sentence of two to help the youngster remember. Take for instance 'K' - for King of Leon who "want to dance, but can't 'cause of their too-tight pants."

Think I might buy one for myself as I sort of stumbled around the ABCs at 'J'. (For Joy Division.)

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