COMUNE X LIAR’S LOVE

The Liars have been rocking COMUNE ever since we connected with them back at SXSW in 2010. The band has been feverishly touring in support of their latest full-length ‘Sisterworld’ with front man Angus Andrew proudly supporting COMUNE both on-stage and off.
Pictured here, Andrew rushes to catch a plane in London with a suitcase adorned with COMUNE stickers. Stay tuned for further updates from us and our work with our favorite art rockers.
Look out for the Liars hitting the UK and touring festivals in europe.

CUT COPY INTERVIEW WEARING COMUNE

CUT COPY TALK “ZONOSCOPE” AND THE IMPENDING DEATH OF ALBUM ART

Dustin recently sat down with Cut Copy to discuss their third major release Zonoscope that is available in stores now.  Check out the entire post for the full interview and some great photos of drummer Mitchell Scott wearing COMUNE.

We love the new record. It’s classic Cut Copy yet it defines the your chapter and a natural progression. When making Zonoscope did you feel any pressure to cater to pop sentiments much like a fashion designer has to cater to what’s considered trendy?
We wanted our record to be well received but its pointless worrying too much about what people would want us to sound like. We decided very early on that we wanted to make a record that sounded somewhat different for us—by producing ourselves and trying new ways of songwriting. We felt it was the most honest way to approach recording by setting out to make music that was interesting to us rather than trying to make something commercially or culturally palatable
- Mitchell Scott
One of our favorite mixes of the last decade is the Irving Plaza Soul Sessions. It’s a nostalgic return to an exciting time for dance music. Where are your heads at these days with regard to record selections for mixes and DJ sets?
For me it feels like we’re into more obscure stuff. It’s almost like the more you delve back into the history of dance music or music in general you realize there’s such a wealth of forgotten gems. I guess I was a little disillusioned with where some of the more mainstream dance stuff had headed, and listening to older stuff was a lot more inspiring. We try to play a mixture of stuff when we DJ these days; playing a balance of old and new stuff.
- Dan Whitford
Can you talk a little more about “Artificial Interpreter” (the documentart) and how that came about?
When we were in the studio making the record we began to realize we’d wound up in a really cool space and wanted a way of documenting that part of the process. It also seemed like a good idea to give people an insight into what we were working on in the leadup to the record being released. Our good friends Krozm were able to shoot it for us, and being friends of ours we were relaxed and normal around them so they were able to get a good representation of what it was like for us.
- Mitchell Scott
Dan, being a graphic designer, do you feel the public at large are losing an appreciation for album art?
I think it’s true to some degree. It wont be long before the vast majority of people are buying MP3s. It’s just a fact that the main medium for buying music these days is one where the artwork doesn’t really exist except for a tiny postage stamp sized graphic. But we always try to push the things we like about old school music culture, like the idea of listening to a record from start to finish or buying a vinyl album because it has interesting record artwork. Record art might become less of a feature than it used to be, but I dont see it dying out.
- Dan Whitford
* Cut Copy’s third major release Zonoscope is out now on Modular records.
** Also check out drummer Mitchell Scott wearing COMUNE.

CROCODILES @ ROUGH TRADE RECORDS EAST LONDON

Crocodiles have arrived in the UK to promote their new album 'Sleep Forever'. Fresh from playing live on BBC Radio 6 music, they are starting wednesday 13th October with an in store gig @ Rough Trade records, truman brewery, shoreditch, East London.
Cracking second Crocodiles album on Fat Possum. The debut album 'Summer Of Hate' caught the ear of one James Ford - Simian Mobile Disco man and producer of Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons and Florence and the Machine amongst others. James and the band went into the desert in early 2010 to create 'Summer Of Hate's psychedelic, hypnotic and anthemic follow-up. An album that would later be christened, somewhat fittingly: 'Sleep Forever'. Raw it may be, but 'Sleep Forever' is still an unmistakably more refined beast than its predecessor. Drums and organ whirls envelope you on tracks like 'Mirrors' and 'Sleep Forever', which nod to 'Ladies and Gentlemen' era spiritualized as much as they do Neu! and the Velvet Underground. Crocodiles then move on to play @ Corsica Studios, London on thursday 14th October.
Buy the new Crocodiles album 'Sleep Forever' now. And you can also purchase the limited edition COMUNE X Crocodiles Drop City collaboration t shirt at all good independent boutiques stores.

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COMUNE X BLACK HATS

Up and coming Oxford based, COMUNE wearing, 3 piece indie rock band the Black Hats, have been dubbed as Spiky indie post-punk with a ‘Jam vintage’, brought up-to date with a twist of Young Knives and Bloc Party. Are all over the radio and internet.
Following an impressive 2009 which included the release of debut album, “What’s not to Understand?” and acclaimed EP, “Magnets”, the band have since headlined the Oxford Punt festival, performed a live session for BBC Introducing and a powered through a blistering set at Cornbury festival…
Super cool basist 'Budd' is always seen wearing COMUNE at all gigs, photo shoots and music videos. Below in the COMUNE - Campbell ls shirt, and in their new music video Budd sports the new COMUNE Drop City WHUL1 t shirt.

Black Hats - Tunnels (Music Video Rehearsal) from FX Films on Vimeo.
Check Black Hats at the following gigs:

September 19th 2010 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford

October 14th 2010 - The Cellar, Oxford

October 15th 2010 - The Swan, Wantage

October 28th 2010 - Fat lils, Witney

November 13th 2010 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford

December 3rd 2010 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford

www.blackhatsmusic.co.uk

www.myspace.com/blackhatshome

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COMUNE X TAME IMPALA

Australia's Psychedelic hypno - groove melodic rock band - TAME IMPALA, who are heavily played on BBC6 music, and Radio1 Zane Lowe, were featured in Anthem magazine wearing some COMUNE gear.
Dom Simper of TAME IMPALA seen here wearing the COMUNE pocket tee.

Listen to TAME IMPALA's championed tune 'Solitude is Bliss'

See more photos here www.anthemmagazine.com

Check out TAME IMPALA here www.tameimpala.com

MUSIC FOR THE WEEKEND

We have been a bit slack as of late featuring new music and generally music we like. So as its almost the weekend here is a tune for saturday night. Ray Charles - Golddigger (Diplo Remix)

COMUNE X CROCODILES

Amid the chaos across the waters @ SXSW Texas, Crocodiles are filling venues and playing killer sets. Over here Rough Trade records are waiting for a repress of Crocodiles 7" Neon Jesus, expected to sell out fast http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=322030

Then if you are lucky you can catch Crocodiles playing @ Pure Groove records, Farringdon London on 31st May.

COMUNE have supported Crocodiles for some time now and will be releasing a limited Drop City art t shirt in July, designed by Crocodiles

"The Man" resembles a tripped out rendering of The Crocodiles favorite cultural icon. It is also the cover of their most recent 7" titled "Outlaw blues". See more @ http://www.myspace.com/crocodilescrocodilescrocodiles