Quick plug, LoCal Newz will be filming tonight at 9pm at UDetroit (1427 Randolph, Detroit, MI 48226) our musical guest will be St. Zita. Check out and download their EP below. Look for the upcoming podcast!

Some times there isn’t any point in reviewing an album. Like when the cover art describes the music to a “t”. Andre Williams, “The Black Godfather”, lays down what the perfect Blaxploitation soundtrack to a movie that doesn’t exist.

Hoods and Shades is the result, nine songs created by music roadmen led by THE music roadman. Making contributions are: renowned Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was on upright bass, Motown legend/Funk Brother Dennis Coffey on acoustic and electric guitars, Dirty Three drummer Jim White, Greasy Carlisi (Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding) and Jim Diamond (Dirtbombs) on electric bass, and longtime producer Matthew Smith (Nathaniel Mayer, Outrageous Cherry, Volebeats).

– official page

Hoods and Shades saunters like a millionaire pimp. The sounds are sexy and seductive, but it’s not sleazy like 1998′s over the top Silky. Andre’s not trying to pick up ladies in this album, he doesn’t need to, they’ll come to him. Hoods and Shades is the most attractive person in the room and it knows it. Andre Williams is at the peak of his 50+ year career. That’s a lot for a man who used to produce tracks with Ike Turner, wrote “Shake a Tail Feather”, was signed to Detroit’s Fortune Records in ’55… but I’m not his biographer. You can watch the recent documentary about the rise and fall of Andre Williams “Agile, Mobile, Hostile: A Year with Andre Williams” for free on Hulu or read more about him at Bloodshot Records page.

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The album is released to stores February 28th,PREORDER

If there was a more brilliant pop lyricist than Magnetic Fields‘ Stephin Merritt I’ve yet to discover him or her. Best known for 1999′s epic 69 Love Songs album which spanned 69 delightful tracks (suggested reading: Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs: A Field Guide (33 1/3)). A Magnetic Fields track ends up on nearly ever mix cd I make, and each album finds away to rip open loves old scars, pour salt in them, and slap me in the face. Love at the Bottom of the Sea will be out on March 6th from Merge Records and I’ve already pre-ordered my copy on vinyl (you should do the same!)

Warning: Probably NSFW

POSSIBLY NSFW! If you’re like us you LOVE LOVE LOVE Neon Indian‘s brand of chill-wave-haze-gaze dream soaked atmospheric rockish music. This new video is a collaboration from Adult Swim and seems to be their take on Jem (truly truly truly outrageous).

Well boys and ladies, The list for the 2012 Blowout list has arrived. Is there anyone missing from the list you would have liked to have seen? Leave your response in the comments!

Amoebas, Amy Gore & Her Valentines, Artificial Agent, Audiological, Bad Party, Bars of Gold, Beast in the Field, Beekeepers, Before Pictures, The Beggars, Belle Ghoul, Benthos, Betty Cooper, Black Jake & The Carnies, The Blackman, Body Holographic, Butter Made Records All-Stars, Butterwolf, Charlie Slick and Thunda Clap, Chaw!!, Child Bite, Citizen, Zero, City Love, Cold Men Young, Congress, Cosmic Light Shapes, Crochetcatpause, The Crooks, Danny & The Darleans, Desolation Angels, Detroit 442, The Detroit Pleasure Society, The Dirtbombs, DJ Eric Allen, Doop & The Inside Outlaws, Duane the Teenage Weirdo, Dutch Pink, Electric Fire Babies, Electric Lions, Esquire, Estuaries, The Eyer Department, Factory Girls, Fake Surfers, Fawn, Ferndale Acid Scene, Flashclash, The Freewheelin’ Jordan Zielke, The Fresh Tones, Frustrations, Fur, The Furious Styles, Future Slang, The Garden Party, G.D. McIntosh, Ghoulie, Golden Torso, The Good Things, Growwing Pains, Heartbreak Dallas and the Unfaithfuls, The Henchmen, Hordes, The Hounds Below, house Phone, Human Eye, Illy Mack, Instant Party, Italian Picture Factory, Jeecy & The Jungle, Jesse and the Gnome, Johnny Headband, Joint Chiefs of Detroit, The Juilets, Katie Grace, Keep on Trash DJs, Kenny Tudrick, The Kickstand Band, K.I.D.S., Lawless Carver, Le Ren, Leaves of Red, Legendary Creatures, Lettercamp, Lighting Love, Lizzerd, Looking Up at Down, Lord Scrummage, Maria Rose and the Swiss Kicks, Mass Solo Revolt, Matt Jones & The Reconstruction, Me & The Ghost, Michigan Kids, Mick Bassett & The Marthas, Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful, Monsieur Guillaume & His Zydeco Hepcats, The Muggs, Mumble, The Mythics, Nobody’s Business, Oblisk, old Empire, Ozenza, Passalacqua, Patrick Davy & The Ghosts, The People’s Temple, Pewter Cub, Phantasmagoria, Phantom Cats, Pink Lightning, The Polish Muslims, Poor Player, Precious Few, The Prime Ministers, Project Fleshwound, Pupils, The Q, Qualia, Rai Knight, The Raw Dealers, The Real Spicolis, Ricky Rat, RLK & V, Robin Goodfellow, Ryan Dillaha, Ryan Racine & Gas for Less, Sex Police, The Sights, The Sin-Bads, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, Six and the Sevens, Skinny Wrists, The Skye Thomas Experience, Slaves to the Pavement, Smoke AKA The Black Cal Ripkin, Snoil, Societe Moon, Songs From The Moon, Sros Lords, Superbomb, String of Ponies, Sugarcoats, The Summer Pledge, Thumbs Up, Timothy Monger State Park, Troy Gregory, Twine Time, The Vatican, The Walking Beat, Warhorses, Water Cops, Waxgordon, Wells, Wilson, The Wrong Numbers, Zombie Jesus & The Chocolate SUnshine Band