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  LCD Soundsystem's Pat Mahoney Rocks You in the Hammock of Love

  March 13, 2012 – LCD Soundsystem drummer Pat Mahoney can disco. …
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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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  WatchYaVideo: See Gorillaz, James Murphy and Andre 3000's 'DoYaThing' Clip

  February 29, 2012 – Last week epic trio Gorillaz/James Murphy/André 3000 released "DoYaThing" via Converse's "Three Artists, One Song" program as an extended 13-minute track filled with dozens of "splooshie-sploosh" and "bloop-de-bloops" (and, yes, 68 instances of the word "shit," mostly from pottymouthed Three Stacks). …
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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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  James Murphy Teams With Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Klaxons, Holy Ghost!

  February 16, 2012 – "Bitch, I'm James Murphy," raps Das Racist member Kool A.D. on a track from his solo mixtape The Palm Wine Drinkard, which is Lou Reed-and-Metallica levels of batshit. Remember, this is the same hip-hop trio that, evidently parodying all the rap songs that repeat the names of mythic figures like Tony Montana and M.C. …
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  Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000 Made a Song

  February 9, 2012 – Click to enlarge The long-speculated collaborative track for Converse that Gorillaz announced in November, finally has its missing pieces. The brainchild of Damon Albarn will share a credit with James Murphy and Andre 3000 on the sure-to-be ridiculously good song. …
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  SPIN @ Sundance: Spike Lee and James Murphy Answer the Hard Questions

  January 25, 2012 – Spike Lee Discusses the Return of MookieLee's Red Hook Summer is the fifth installment in what the director refers to as the Brooklyn Chronicles, which arrives 17 years after his last (Clockers — the other three being (Crooklyn, She's Gotta Have It, and Do the Right Thing). Summer is a long, sprawling narrative that tackles religion, gentrification, technology, abuse, community — too many things, probably, for one movie. …
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  SPIN @ Sundance: Shut Up and Get LCD Soundsystem Back Together Already

  January 23, 2012 – More From Sundance 2012:• Reel Talk: SPIN's Shots From Sundance 2012• SPIN @ Sundance: Can Sean Penn Actually Play Robert Smith?• SPIN @ Sundance: Andy Samberg Tries To Be Unfunny• SPIN's 20 Most Anticipated Films of Sundance 2012 No, SPIN would never seriously tell James Murphy to shut up — quite the opposite. …
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  SPIN's 20 Most Anticipated Films of Sundance 2012

  January 18, 2012 – Starting Friday, SPIN will be getting our feet wet, perhaps literally, for our first-ever Sundance Film Festival blog, delivering daily posts and interviews from Park City, Utah, where there are too many promising premieres to count — though that won't stop us from trying. …
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  Watch and Weep: LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' Trailer

  January 12, 2012 – LCD Soundsystem must be one of the most prematurely eulogized bands ever. Frontman James Murphy's decision to announce the end of his hugely influential New York dance-punk group in advance, and to cap it all off with a four-hour farewell concert at Madison Square Garden last April, left plenty of time for TV victory laps and fond online tributes. By this point you might think you've moved on. …
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