03.17.2010 Update

This sounds interesting but the expectations are outsized, right?


The White Stripes frontman goes hip-hop - GQ.COM (UK)
www.gq-magazine.co.uk
Jay-Z, Jack White, Under Great White Northern Lights, hip-hop, Meg

03.15.2010 Update

Thanks to the generosity of our bands who recently donated over $70,000 worth of clothing to Haiti Relief. Let's hear it for Beck, Flight of the Conchords, Indigo Girls, Sonic Youth, Tenacious D, Wilco and The Verve . And thank you to Fashion Delivers, the charity that organized the shipments.

02.25.2010 Update

Man, this remix makes it hard to sit still at a desk!


The Hood Internet Giving - Up The Sunshowers (M.I.A. vs Vampire Weekend)
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02.24.2010 Update

The Avett Brothers have new merchandise!
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Click to use the coupon code 'kickdrum' on checkout to receive a special discount on our new shirts, hats, and bags!

02.19.2010 Update

Tennis is rad. If you don't believe me, check out the Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, VA. You may notice the progression of statues, is well, progressive. From downtown traveling out: Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stewart, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, Matthew Fontaine Maury (ocenaographer), Arthur Ashe.


Vampire Weekend, 'Giving Up the Gun' -- Video Premiere - Spinner
www.spinner.com
Fans can now add "ace tennis player" to the list of Jake Gyllenhaal's many talents. The actor is part of a superstar cast for Vampire Weekend's new video for 'Giving Up the Gun,' which also brings together another fine tennis player, Joe Jonas, as well as Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and Lil Jon. ...

02.18.2010 Update

We still haven't signed up for RZA's chess website but it is definitely on the 2010 Kung Fu To-Do list.


Pitchfork: Vampire Weekend Video to Star RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lil Jon, Jonas Brother
pitchfork.com
"Giving Up the Gun" is (arguably) the best song from Vampire Weekend's superb Contra, and the track's music ...

02.18.2010 Update

You are cordially invited to trip balls at the Guggenheim.


Animal Collective to premiere 'psychedelic' art show at New York's Guggenheim Museum | News | NME.CO
www.nme.com
have announced details of a "psychedelic" art show, which will take place at New York's Guggenheim Museum.Taking place on March 4 to celebrate the museum's 50th anniversary, Transverse Temporal Gyrus is ...

02.17.2010 Update

Peaches version would surely have been as good as the Towanda High School version.


Jesus Christ Superstar _ Judas's Death_ I Don't Know How To
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recorded at Towanda High School

02.17.2010 Update

Peaches, I assure you that if you come to North Carolina to perform this, it will probably be legal.


Peaches stopped from performing Jesus Christ Superstar | Music | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
Peaches' "stripped-down" performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar has been "crucified before opening night", the electro-rapper declared yesterday. The concert, which was to take place ...

02.11.2010 Update

It's a nice morning treat when you login and see that Bob Bert posted this amazing video filmed 27 years ago. And it still blows my mind.


Sonic Youth- 11/08/83 Milan- Burning Spear
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Sonic Youth playing "The Burning Spear" in Milan. hey sonic boardies- i'm trying to find the rest of it to upload. if i do i'll post. /schizo

02.09.2010 Update

This is something to look forward to. Sonic Boom and Jennifer Herema? What a heady mix! Years ago I was visting NYC and ran into a friend who was hanging out with Sonic Boom and we did a stop and chat. After we parted, a New York friend asked me, "How do you know that guy?" I answered "North Carolina." He said "No, I mean through music, or drugs?" Such is the legend of Sonic Boom.


Pitchfork: MGMT Reveal New Album Details
pitchfork.com
Photo by Frank Lyon Congratulations, MGMT! You released a hit album, got nominated for a couple Grammys, and became international ...

01.21.2010 Update

We are urging our friends and customers to donate to Partners In Health. You can donate through our site via credit card, or Paypal. For a limited time, we will donate 110% of the money raised to this very worthwhile charity. That's right, Wyclef Jean, we're throwing in an extra 10%.


Kung Fu Nation Music Merchandise - Kung Fu Apparel Stand With Haiti Stand With Haiti Donation
www.kungfunation.com
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01.20.2010 Update

Congratulations to Vampire Weekend for selling 124,000 copies of Contra and becoming the first Kung Fu band to hit #1 on the Billboard chart.

01.13.2010 Update

Soccer fans seem to love our former employee, Craig Tilley. We're happy to see this photo spreading around the blog-alaxy (i invented that term because blogosphere is too 2009). Note the ivy covered wall; nice touch.


The Offside Rules: Vampire Weekend Aim To Become Crew Fan's Favorite Band
theoffsiderules.blogspot.com

01.08.2010 Update

Pitchfork reports a new Dead Weather LP already underway and no mention of a Jack White solo album. What say you, NME?


Pitchfork: Dead Weather to Release New Single
pitchfork.com
After a stupendously busy 2009, Jack White is not considering slowing down for even a half of a second in ...

01.08.2010 Update

NME: Jack White working on a solo album? Doesn't know when Dead Weather will record again?


Jack White reveals solo album details | News | NME.COM
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has revealed details of his solo album, which he says he may record this year.The White Stripes frontman hinted that he could get around to recording material for the album in the near future, though he ...

01.08.2010 Update

New Animal Collective video. They spent tens of hundred$ less, and I like it more, than Where The Wild Things Are.


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01.04.2010 Update

A nice photo document of Girl Talk's Chicago NYE show. I was there in spirit! (my body was on a sofa and then in bed by 12:05)


Girl Talk built a house on stage @ the Congress Theater in Chicago on New Years Eve - pics - Brookly
www.brooklynvegan.com
Who needs a traditional ball drop when countless rolls of toilet paper are unfurled into the crowd? Continuous streams of white tissue were one of the festive components that helped Girl Talk ring in the ...

12.18.2009 Update

We are very proud our Animal Collective tee topped Lou Reed and The Flaming Lips in this Best of 2009 list.


stereogum.com
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12.10.2009 Update

Avett Brothers custom slipmat & holiday bundles added to the store today.

http://www.kungfunation.com/category/108-holiday-packages/product/1761-slipmat-tote-lp-bundle-avt64


Kung Fu Nation Music Merchandise - The Avett Brothers Holiday Packages Slipmat + Tote + LP Bundle
www.kungfunation.com
- Bundle includes I and Love and You LP, Skull Flower Slipmat, and Distressed Logo tote. Regular Price: $50 Bundle Price: $40

12.08.2009 Update

Sunny Day Real Estate tees. These just went online now!


Kung Fu Nation Music Merchandise - Sunny Day Real Estate Fly t-shirt
www.kungfunation.com
- Printed on a slim-fit tee. Please view size chart for measurements.

12.08.2009 Update

A gift suggestion for the kids on your list. And some of the cooler adults. Available on DVD at KungFuNation.com


The Yummyfun Kooking Series (Trailer)
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Possible the wildest cooking show EVER! Three flipped out episodes brought to you by crazy cookbook author, Clare Crespo. Terrific songs by John Gold!

12.07.2009 Update

I'm sure somebody's already made a Mechanical Richard Gere joke, right?


Mechanical Hamster Set
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12.07.2009 Update

Our International Priority Mail shipping deadline for international customers is tonight at midnight. Act quickly, yo!


Kung Fu Nation Music Merchandise - The Lonely Island Girl's To The Ground t-shirt
www.kungfunation.com
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12.07.2009 Update

Check out Terry Gross' interview of Richard Carpenter, of The Carpenters. It gets really interesting at the 26 minute mark when he takes umbrage at Terry's use of the term "corny" and Sonic Youth's cover of Superstar. The comments on the Fresh Air page are also entertaining.


'40/40' Celebrates The Carpenters' 1969 Debut : NPR
www.npr.org
Forty years after siblings Richard and Karen Carpenter signed with A&M Records, Richard Carpenter is releasing a 40th-anniversary compilation CD, Carpenters: 40/40. The two-disc set includes 40 tracks with hits including "Top of the World" and "We've Only Just Begun."

12.07.2009 Update

Valentines before Christmas? Yes!


My Bloody Valentine
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12.03.2009 Update

Aside from the great Krautrock, you get terrorists, Eno, Bowie, and Iggy Pop. Iggy opening a coconut with an electric drill, as he lounges in a jungle.


Krautrock documentary Pt 1 of 6
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BBC Four documentary Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany

12.03.2009 Update

Edie Sedgwick photo shoot animation


Edie Rainbow video

12.01.2009 Update

We knew this was bound to be announced soon but that doesn't mean we aren't REALLY excited about it. Come on US tour dates!


Pitchfork: Pavement Announce European Tour
pitchfork.com
Photo by Gail ButenskyReunited indie messiahs Pavement have already announced a few UK and European shows on their grand 2010 ...

12.01.2009 Update

Gear-up for Hanukkah!


Kung Fu Nation Music Merchandise - Yo La Tengo Eight Pack T-shirt
www.kungfunation.com
- This T-shirt is more iconic than ironic, but it is just enough of both. It was created for Yo La Tengo's 2008 Hanukkah concert series at Maxwell's, in Hoboken. This is the first year in eons that Yo ...

11.30.2009 Update

We're celebrating Cyber-Monday with a cake that looks like Jaron Lanier. Black Friday was spent watching "Friday" starring Chris Tucker and Ice Cube. We're outraged Chris Tucker wasn't nominated for an Academy Award™ for that performance.


Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords Band Meeting Ringer Tee
flightoftheconchords.kungfustore.com
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