Download a New Song from Ghetto Cross (Bradford Cox, Black Lips' Cole Alexander)

In 2008, Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound) and Cole Alexander (Black Lips) got together to form the project Ghetto Cross. The project only released one song originally, but now they are back with the new track “Still,” a debut show scheduled in Atlanta, and the possibility of a full album....  read more

Black Lips on the run in India following indecent exposure

The Black Lips had an, oh, shall we say, interesting weekend. On Saturday, the band posted a letter to its MySpace fans saying it was thrown off the tour in India due to "indecent exposure" for its "most raucous set." Imagine that. From there, the guys literally had to flee the scene to escape getting thrown into a supposedly tuberculosis, maggot-infested prison. "This was a cultural clashing shitstorm," the letter reads. Just one more thing to add to the already-lenghty resume of infamy. Don't let 'em fool you: This is what they live for....  read more

Deerhunter and Black Lips frontmen forge Ghetto Cross

Bradford Cox frequently updates the Deerhunter blog that originated as a dumping ground for random thoughts and photos. Over the course of barely half a year, the site has served as a cause of controversy, a place for band announcements and more, but most importantly, Cox regularly uploads music there. Be it mixes of stuff he loves, new songs under his solo-project moniker Atlas Sound or tracks from Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt's other, excellent music outlet, Lotus Plaza, the blog is an aural treasure chest to say the least. Even the most hardcore Deerhunter completist would be taxed to keep...  read more