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  LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' By the Numbers

  July 19, 2012 – At a time when every act of every major festival can be watched, in real time, in lush hi-def, from the comfort of your air-conditioned living room, the whole notion of the concert film seems hopelessly olde-timey. …
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  Coachella Cruise Confirmed: Pulp, Hot Chip Hitting High Seas

  July 17, 2012 – Instead of launching a third weekend of its annual Indio fest, Coachella will take its increasingly wild party to the high seas. Today organizers announced (ahead of its previously scheduled 6 p.m. PDT deadline) via Twitter the inaugural S.S. …
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  What We Learned From James Murphy's 'Fallon' Chat and Jam

  July 12, 2012 – More than a year after LCD Soundsystem played their emotional last show, James Murphy has been making the interview rounds lately in support of his final-gig documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits, which hits theaters on July 18. …
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  James Murphy Chats About LCD Soundsystem Split, Reunion Prospects, Wacky Store

  July 9, 2012 – James Murphy's suggestions to improve public transportation a few months ago were only a preview of the myriad activities the ex-LCD Soundsystem frontman has been exploring since breaking up his band with a farewell show at Madison Square Garden last spring. …
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  Watch LCD Soundsystem Play One Minute of 'Dance Yrself Clean' in New Doc Clip

  June 8, 2012 – In addition to shooting off a few e-mails just before going onstage for his band's last-ever show at New York's Madison Square Garden, LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy had to make 100 percent sure everyone was in the wings, ready to go — this much we know from watching the second trailer-ish clip to drop from the band's documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits (via Pitchfork). …
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  HARD Summer Fest Lineup: Skrillex, Bloc Party, James Murphy, and Many More

  April 24, 2012 – This year's HARD Summer festival in downtown Los Angeles grabbed so many talents, its organizers had to add a second date to what has been, for the past four years, a one-day blowout. This time, HARD touches down August 3-4, and invites Skrillex back as a main headliner with Bloc Party and a Miike Snow live set filling out the top slots. …
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  LCD Soundsystem Doc Will See Theaters This Summer

  April 2, 2012 – On the one-year anniversary of LCD Soundsystem's final show at New York's Madison Square Garden, James Murphy's band is back in the news again. …
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  Why James Murphy Checked His E-Mail Just Before LCD Soundsystem's Final Gig

  March 13, 2012 – You've already choked back tears watching the trailer for Shut Up and Play the Hits, the forthcoming SPIN alumnus-narrated documentary that captures LCD Soundsystem's final show last spring at Madison Square Garden. Get ready for some more "aww"-inspiring commentary from the filmmakers, who keep revealing endearing details about Murphy's behavior the night of the gig. …
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  'DoYaThing' By the Numbers: Dissecting Gorillaz/LCD/Andre 3000's 13-Minute Song

  February 24, 2012 – Earlier this week, Converse unveiled a radio edit of "DoYaThing," a predictably killer collaboration between Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, and sublime OutKast rapper André 3000. Now, via Seattle's 107.7 the End, we can all enjoy the madness. …
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  Listen to Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000's 'DoYaThing' a Day Early

  February 22, 2012 – Let it never again be said that ripping songs from the radio died with the dawn of the MP3: this afternoon, DJ Zane Lowe of BBC's Radio 1 dropped a rip of the long-awaited Converse track from Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000, "DoYaThing," on Soundcloud (via Pitchfork). …
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