- We thought that Skakkamanage was an awkwardly named ska band, but it turns out they’re an indiepop trio from Europe. (Unrelated: Why was there never a Chicago-based ska band called Skakie Swift?) [g e t e c h o]
- Yeah, we didn’t see the big deal about that “Radiohead in the studio” video, either. Is art still mysterious if it’s mysterious in a marketing-buzz-building way? [Good Hodgkins]
- Two tracks from the 1974 debut by the African band Lumumba. [CRUD CRUD]
- A sampler of the 1978 album by the Franco-disco outfit Kikrokos. [Dilated Choonz]