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Video on my friendly neighborhood Galactic Pizza, a look at A-Trak's studio and thought process, a mix from Aeroplane, and more...

• Cool Jobs: Galactic Pizza
  
  
• Quiet Color » QC INTERVIEW: SAMMY BANANAS
  10 years later, on another hot summer night, we met again, this time at a Mexican restaurant In Park Slope, to discuss joining the ranks of the Fools Gold label (Label of A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, home to acts like Kid Sister, Kid Cudi, and Jokers of the Scene), his work with pop-funk masterminds Miss Fairchild, and why the 90's are the new 80's. We hope you enjoy.
  
  
• Justice | Pitchfork
  The French duo on Daft Punk, the nature of hype, why they no longer do remixes, painting John Travolta, and being MySpace friends with the Jonas Brothers.
  
  
• Rehearsal Space: A-Trak | Zoom In - News, Events, Training and Community for Creatives
  In this episode of Rehearsal Space, A-Trak discusses the pros and cons of being Kanye West's tour DJ and the appeal of combining hip hop and club music
  
  
• The FADER - Exclusive Freeload/Q+A: Tittsworth f. Pase Rock & Kid Sister, "WTF"
  Download "WTF" below, and check the Q+A after the jump.
  
  
• Burning Bright - Village Voice
  Let's think for just a moment about how much M.I.A. actually supports the Tamil Tigers
  
  
• La Vida No Loca: Musical Events: The New Yorker
  Coldplay's expanding gas.
  
  
• Muxed Bag: 10 Songs (Sort of) About Dancing
  
  
• Music - Paul Lansky, a Pioneer in Computer Music, Unplugs - NYTimes.com
  After 35 years of composing for a machine, Paul Lansky has discovered a new thrill: writing for people and their instruments.
  
  
• Ratatat | Pitchfork
  Ratatat's Evan Mast reps his favorite band fronted by a 13-year-old, explains how he gets his Rolling Stones fix without the Stones, and offers his recipe for a very simple James Brown remix.
  
  
• Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters
  We've reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a self-obsessed aesthetic vacuum. So while hipsterdom is the end product of all prior countercultures, it's been stripped of its subversion and originality.
  
  
• Ratatat on recording LP3 | Instrumental electronic-rock duo Ratatat on LP3
  Read the Remix feature on instrumental electronic-rock duo Ratatat. Mike Stroud and Evan Mast discuss how they meshed many polar-opposite sounds together to create an oddly complementary mix on LP3.
  
  
• RA: RA.114 Aeroplane Podcast
  Aeroplane fly high with a set of disco pop in this week's RA podcast.
  
  
• Why punks wanted to kill Suicide - Jon Wilde on how they survived
  Even punks hated Suicide, reacting to their gigs with astonishing violence. In response, the band locked the exits so no one could flee. Jon Wilde asks them how they survived it all.
  
  
• brooklynvegan: Special Disco Version (Murphy & Mahoney) - 2008 Tour Dates
  "People hear that word disco, and they see bellbottoms and 'That '70s Show.' No, no, no," says Murphy. "This is real liberation music for people who know where to go. This is the real deal."
  
  
• socialprimer.com
  Fashion website, for men mostly I think
  
  
• Mike Tyson Mansion - illicitohio.com
  
  
• The Walkmen | Daytrotter | Pipe Dreams Are Still Dreams To The Blind Modernists
  All Royal Trux/NMH covers