LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy

Not to get all cheesy on you guys, but frankly we just couldn’t be happier this dude is finally making some news again. After the recent news via Facebook (James Murphy loves the kids!) that there will indeed be a tour and new LCD record in the the near future, comes word that LCD will cover Vega’s “Bye Bye Bayou” for Record Store Day Vinyl Saturday this November 7 (with a full release on November 24). Full list of stores here. Us+dancing shoes=ready. (Via: Daily Swarm)

LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy

Hoping to further enhance your workout experience, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem will remix tracks from his 45:33 album collaboration with Nike, releasing the individual tracks as 12-inch vinyl singles before compiling them on a remix album to be released on September 14.

The remixes are as follows:

Runaway Remix
Prince Language Remix
Prins Thomas Diskomiks Remix
Theo Parrish’s Space Cadet Remix
Trus’ Me Remix
Padded Cell Remix
Pilooski Remix
Riley Reinhold Remix

James Murphy is also hard at work on a new LCD Soundsystem album, to be released in early 2010.

Vampire Weekend’s been pretty busy. In between trying to not sound like Simon & Garfunkel and calling ex-college classmates “Goth” during interviews, the band is also doing a feel-good event tonight in New York City and playing in side projects. Ah the life.

Alongside NYC electro groups LCD Soundsystem and Hercules & Love Affair, the three bands are lending their time for a prom-inspired event called “The Prom You Were Promised” at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg. All proceeds will benefit 826NYC, who helps teach and believe that “strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.”

826NYC is also apart of other 826 programs across the country, which includes locations in Chicago, Seattle, and Michigan to name a few. The first one, 826 Valencia in San Francisco, was founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and helps kids from ages six through 18 in their writing skills, critique, and process, while also providing support to educators. All proceeds from tonight’s show at benefit the NYC branch.

In related news, VW’s Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles are additionally embarking on a “super side project” called Discovery that will have a full length out over the summer. You can hear clips of the forthcoming LP on their MySpace page.

A slew of awesome artists are lending their talents to charity, making a compilation album called Causes 2, to try and help benefit charity organizations aiding in the effort to stop the mass genocide occurring in Darfur. Among the artists participating in the project are, My Morning Jacket, LCD Soundsystem, RJD2, and Gnarls Barkley.

The loaded album is due out on May 5 on Waxploitation, and 100% of the proceeds will go towards three different humanitarian organizations — Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam America — that are volunteering their efforts to help end the mass killings in the Sudan region.

Causes 1 was the start of these compilation albums aimed at projecting the word about Darfur, while giving it’s proceeds to the aforementioned organizations. Causes 1 also enlisted a great mixture of artists for its tracks, including The Shins, Bright Eyes, Animal Collective and Spoon, so even if you don’t know much about what’s going on, buying the album is an attempt at throwing some sort of support to those who need it.

You can view a video for Causes 2 here, and you can pre-order the album worldwide here.

Kermit tried to tell us years ago that it’s not easy being green. Back then he did it with a friendly little melody and some acoustic guitar. Now the message is getting a bit more aggressive, and he’s bringing some famous friends along for the ride. LCD Soundsystem teamed up with the famous frog to create a new video for “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” from last year’s Sound of Silver.

Kermit spends most of the video chilling on a rock in the bay with the New York skyline in the background, venturing in a few times to perch in the middle of Times Square, roundabout the spot you might usually see The Naked Cowboy. And he belts those passionate final notes out like only a frog could. Be warned, though — the end of the video reveals a little something about Kermit that could be a bit shocking for some. Viewer discretion is advised.

LCD Soundsystem (Featuring Kermit the Frog) – “New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”

And while we’re advising that discretion, we’ll tell you about another of Kermit’s cries for help. Even Jim Henson couldn’t have seen this one coming. Here Kermit enlisted the help of Nine Inch Nails, or at least their permission to put his own spin on “Hurt.” This one definitely isn’t for the faint of heart, and probably no decent person should view it or find it in any way humorous. But God knows that never stopped us. Enjoy.

Kermit The Frog – “Hurt”

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