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Warpaint: Shadows

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Kodachrome (1935-2010) died this week.

Below (in black and white) the ‘Leopolds,’ who invented Kodachrome, the world’s first (viable) color film. Article here.

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‘It’s the United State of Pop, which mashes up the Top 25 songs of the year, according to Billboard magazine.’

Free download and details here.

Art and design by Brian Benson

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The Rolling Stones’ You Can Always Get What You Want.

Many happy returns!

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Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Featuring Rill Rill’s Sleigh Bells.

Found via Felicia Day

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‘On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me  . . .  a beer.’

I still find myself humming this this time of year.

Cause I can never remember the lyrics of the real Twelve Days of Christmas. The McKenzie Brothers’ version (above) I haven’t forgotten.

The audio is from this classic 1982 album. New animation by Animax, company co-founded by original McKenzie bother Dave Thomas. New tee vee series coming soon.

I actually used to draw a fake McKenzie Brothers comic strip for my high school newspaper, circa 1984. If I find copies buried somewhere, I’ll post em.

Or if they like, really suck, then I won’t post em, eh?

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‘A collaborative EP from Adam of Savi0r and Davidara (David of Savi0r) featuring 5 industrial reconstructions of their favorite classic Christmas songs’

Tomorrow night starting at 8 pm (PST): Free digital download of Our Industrial Christmas. To get your copy, click ‘attend’ on this Facebook page. A link to the free EP will be posted Christmas Eve 2010.

The ‘event’ is the EP itself. If that makes sense. Facebook account required, of course.

Found via Lyndsie Ross

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‘Each time you send it, a donation is made to the Burberry Foundation’

Burberry’s digital holiday card features Johnny Borrell of Razorlight singing Can’t Complain About Christmas.

Click the above image to play/jump, customize with your own message and email.

Found via Refinery29

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Video for Tame Impala’s Half Full Glass of Wine.

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The incredible Chelsea Wolfe – local recording artist and vocal phenom – has the opportunity of touring France this coming March. All tied around the vinyl release of her new album, The Grime and the Glow.

As anyone in the music industry knows, the musicians aren’t the rich ones – and Chelsea is hoping to raise enough money to cover her travel costs. A small donation will help; anything over five bucks will snag you a parcel of personalized album artwork and never-released songs.

Donate here.

Below, Chelsea performing Flatlands in San Francisco. And if you’re in the Sacramento area, Chelsea will be at the new Crocker tonight at six.

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Another video by Chelsea Wolfe. Featuring Jessalyn Wakefield.

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