Man makes music by moving facial muscles, creates new genre: twitchtronica (which sounds a helluva lot like the severe electronic needlepoint of Ryoji Ikeda and Alva Noto).

ht: DJ Messiah via Division

Has anyone ever had sex to a They Might Be Giants album? I mean, anyone who would admit it?

During the summer, I forget Roger Miller exists. As soon as the rains come, I suddenly remember and can't think about any other musician for a couple of days. Every year. It's a mystery.

I have no idea who that kid is. But I like his understated chicken dance.

Lil Wayne + Weezer:

"Any other rapper would've just done, 'Yay, we're partying! Let's drink and have fun,' but he gave it the edge I was looking for. You can hear in his voice, it sounds so dark, like he was gonna get shot or something when he walks out of the studio. So I was real happy that everyone involved got what we were going for."

Thome Yorke + Flea:

hi
in the past couple of weeks i've been getting a band together for fun to play the eraser stuff live and the new songs etc.. to see if it could work!
here's a photo.. its me, joey waronker, mauro refosco, flea and nigel godrich.

at the beginning of october the 4th and 5th we are going to do a couple of shows at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
we don't really have a name and the set will not be very long cuz ..well ...we haven't got that much material yet!
but come and check it out if you are in the area. we've also got locals Lucky Dragons playing.
all the best

James Mercer + Danger Mouse:

Mercer has teamed up with producer extraordinaire/one half of Gnarls Barkley Danger Mouse to form a new band. The band's name is still up in the air, but they're going with Broken Bells for the time being. The debut from Broken Bells (or whichever name they decide to go with, I guess) is due early next year on Columbia.

To be clear, this is not just a "produced by Danger Mouse" one-off thing. Mercer and the Mouse are apparently in it for the long haul and already have plans extending past their first album.

(Also.)

So, of course...

Every non-headlining DJ should read this piece on "The Esoteric Art of the Opening DJ" published by Resident Advisor.

Here's a fine passage:

In many ways, the warm-up DJ faces more challenges than the headliner. Consider this: The opener must start with a fairly empty room that slowly fills with generally sober people who aren't there to see them. The DJ must create an atmosphere out of thin air and at the same time set the stage for the musical narrative of the headliner's set.

ht: J-Justice

Dear Line Out readers: Can you help this woman? I don't know anyone who fits this description; perhaps you do.

I know this is an odd request, but does anyone in the music dept at the Stranger know a DJ whose real name is Spencer? I met him on the street in front of my house in the U District as I was in the process of moving out. After he kindly offered to help me, I'm fairly positive he ripped off my roommate's laptop. He said he was 27, he was from Tacoma, and he'd been DJ-ing in Seattle for about 10 years. He was tall, slender, muscular, and drove a black bike. He was white, and had golden brown hair.

Any idea who he is?

christine.wilson38 (at) gmail (dot) com

They confound me. Are they hiphop? Are they making fun of hiphop? Is "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" the worst song in the world? Or is it some kind of minimalist-comedy genius?

Brought to my attention by the true-blue comedy genius Hari Kondabolu—who's visiting from NYC and playing the Comedy Underground this weekend. You really should go.