Here’s the top 30 albums played on KSCR last week:

If you find yourself looking for something besides the normal Thursday night fare, come out to 2nd St. Jazz in Downtown LA /Little Tokyo on October 23rd. A bevy of bands, all featuring USC students, will be playing at the hole-in-the wall jazz club with some of the most original music you have heard in a long time.

Cossack
Nebula Explosion
Sock Oom POW
(w/ special sets)

October 23rd, 8:30 pm
$7 (includes a drink)

2nd St. Jazz
366 E. 2nd St.
LA, CA 90021

Stop by to hear some of the music your peers are playing and discover something above average.

In the past decade the record label Elephant Six has turned out some really great bands, but the odds are you’ve probably never heard of them.  If thats the case let me fill you in on some history.  Begun in 1993 by Robert Schneider, William Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum it was only active until 2002 but in that small amount of time signed dozens of bands.  Some notable bands from the Label were/are Apples in Stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Of Montreal, Beulah, Circulatory System, The Sunshine Fix, Elf Power and many other notable side projects and off shoots.  These bands all had held the idea that they whould bring back music from the sixties and, to verying degrees, each band attempted to do so before either moving on or breaking up.  If you haven’t already heard some of these bands here is your chance to hear some of my favorite songs by some of these artists. Enjoy!

Apples in Stereo

Neutral Milk Hotel

Olivia Tremor Control

Of Montreal

Beulah

In case you enjoyed some of those videos you will be pleased to know that the Apples in Stereo (one of the founding bands of the label) brought back the Label in 2007. Elephant Six is back in business! Woot Woot.

Rumor has it that during Sigur Ros performances, the sheer overwhelming beauty of their pieces cause grown men to shed all traits of masculinity and suddenly break down and cry. I wasn’t sure how valid this statement was or where it originated from, but I can assure you that when I bought my ticket, I was expecting a good cry to be a part of the experience. With this knowledge in the back of my mind I went into this concert with a box of Kleenex and extremely high expectations.

Having arrived to the show about a bit late, I missed most of the opening act, Parachutes, another Icelandic band that played that kind of dreamy ambiance pop very similar to Sigur Ros. There were several occasions however, when they sounded a little too similar (not that sounding like Sigur Ros is ever a bad thing). Unfortunately, I can’t really say much about this band, but everything I heard for those ten or so minutes sounded very promising. I’d say to definitely give them a shot on recording. After this brief taste of Icelandic magic, my anticipation had only grown. I held my box of Kleenex closely, ready for Sigur Ros. (more…)

For those that have been following the minor No Age / Obama / The Equal Time Rule / CBS / Craig Ferguson controversy:

So, I know everyone is really excited to know that there is yet another remix of Lil Wayne’s “A Millie” floating around, to complement the 10-millie-on other ones out there. Well, there is. It’s Obama style, and it’s made by A.P.T. Hopefully Bangladesh won’t be too offended…

Here it is, check it out:

Okay, so I won’t blame you if you didn’t listen to anything past the first 10 seconds, but you’ve gotta admit that was pretty funny.

Now this one here is a little bit older, but it’s actually one you might listen to a lot more times (I have). Vote for whoever you want, but this tune sure is catchy!

Coco Tea - Barack Obama:

To be fair, I did check around to see if there were any McCain songs. If you’re interested, check out Jordan Rich’s “Raisin’ McCain.”

Here’s your weekly update of the chart KSCR submitted to CMJ for our most played music:

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Their new album is due out in January on Domino Records. Entitled MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Animal Collective’s latest is sure to be spectacular, considering it’s named after a venue in Columbia, Maryland… one of the nation’s first planned suburban cities - a 20 minute drive from AC’s hometown of Baltimore. Check out their website for some crazy noise and a fishy video. I think they reworked a Boogie Bass.