Twin Cities:
— Jen Boyles profiles Diplo in prep for his First Avenue show tonight. (link)
— Prior to last night’s show The Rumble Strips stopped by The Current. (link)
— Roe Pressley interviews Eyedea. (link)
— Loren Green reviews the new Mike Mictlan/Lazerbeak album. (link)
— One-time Culture Bully contributor, Jen Paulson, has unveiled her new blog TigerBeatPoet. (link)

(Inter)National:
— VBS features a five part edition of Soft Focus featuring Calvin Johnson. (link)
— Gnarls Barkley are set to release a digital EP November 11 which will contain demos, instrumentals, live tracks and remixes of a variety of songs from this year’s The Odd Couple. It will also feature one new song, “Mystery Man.” (link)
— AC/DC’s “Runaway Train” as “The World’s First Music Video in Excel.” (link)

Local Concert Highlights:
— Henry Rollins @ Pantages Theatre (7:00)
Henry Rollins: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Joe Buck Yourself & Bitch & Brown @ Lee’s (9:15)
Wayne “The Train” Hancock “87 Southbound (live)” (mp3)
Wayne Hancock: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
Joe Buck Yourself: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
Bitch & Brown: (MySpace)
— Diplo, Ave Vigoda & Boy 8-Bit, Telepathe & The Moongoons @ First Avenue (8:00)
Boy 8-Bit “Loose Cannons 30 Minute-Mix” (mp3)
Radiohead “Reckoner (Diplo Remix Version 1)” (mp3)
The Moon Goons “Low/Yeah (Moon Goons Mashup)” (mp3)
Diplo: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
Boy 8-Bit: (MySpace)
Telepathe: (MySpace)
The Moon Goons: (Official) (MySpace)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— DJ Moule “Fa Fa Fa Good” (mp3)
(The Beatles vs. James Brown vs. Datarock)
(Official) (MySpace)
— DJ Schmolli “Hey Dear Ladies” (mp3)
(Beastie Boys vs. Vera)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Phil Retrospector “Looking Back is a Losing Game” (mp3)
(Oasis vs. Amy Winehouse)
(Official)
— Poison Control Center “Give It A Try” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)