Join the Clubbo

I remember standing at my locker as a freshman in high school and overhearing the following conversation:
Guy 1: "What did you do this weekend?"
Guy 2: "Saw this movie about some metal band called Spinal Tap."
Guy 1: "Was it good?"
Guy 2: "It was okay, but I don't see how they got a movie made about them — it's not they're Zeppelin or anything."
These were the kind of guys who liked to hang people like me by the shirt collar on towel hooks in the locker room, so I snickered on the inside. But oh, how I snickered...

You can imagine then how much snickering I'm doing — on the inside and outside — as I browse through www.clubbo.com. Clubbo is the brainchild of guitarist/writer Joe Gore and composer/writer Elise Malmberg, a satirical record label complete with a 40-year history including bios, photos, album art, and full-length MP3s for each artist in its diverse catalog. Personal faves include Suthrn Cuzn's raunchy anthem "Sonofabitch" and Bleep's synthy come-on "Rubber Lover." (Thanks, Patatomic.)

A Fancey Magical Summer

Skippy over at March Records was kind enough to share a brand new track from Fancey. Hit that last link for a soaring, warm soundtrack to this summer.

3hive Does Portland

PDX-Pop Now! is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting music made in Portland, Oregon. They've recently released a double CD featuring 41 Portland area artists. We at 3hive have been big fans of Portland in general for some time (Powell's anyone?). Here's a bunch of music we've featured from Portland artists. Anything else we should know about?

Talkdemonic:
Final Russian [MP3, 4.1MB, 128kbps]
Mutiny Sunshine [MP3, 2.8MB, 128kbps]
Dec 27 [MP3, 2.6MB, 128kbps]

Viva Voce:
Alive With Pleasure [MP3, 4.2MB, 128kbps]
One in Every Crowd [MP3, 3.1MB, 128kbps]

The Gossip:
Fire Sign [MP3, 2.3MB, 128kbps]
Ain't It the Truth [MP3, 2.0MB, 128kbps]
Sweet Baby [MP3, 1.6MB, 128kbps]

The Decemberists:
Shiny [MP3, 7.1MB, 192kbps]
The Soldiering Life [MP3, 4.4MB, 160kbps]
Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect [MP3, 4.1MB, 128kbps]

Blanket Music:
You Shouldn't Have Said That [MP3, 5.5MB, 192kbps]
Hips [MP3, 3.9MB, 192kbps]
Bossa Rev [MP3, 4.8MB, 192kbps]

The Earlies MP3-less

MP3s they ain't, but you can still stream these tracks from The Earlies:

Morning Wonder
Lows
Wayward Song

This is my favorite new record I don't own yet.

Cute (That's Right, I Said Cute) Jens Lekman Video

The opening lines to Jens Lekman's "You Are the Light" go: "Yeah, I got busted/So I used my one phone call/To dedicate a song to you on the radio." Seems like my man's only crime is a silly, sentimental heart and a video to match.