The latest from XLR8R TV: Episode 86 - Santogold Scores!

Episode 85 - What You Talkin' Bout, Willits? Part 6
November 11th, 2008 - Using your iPhone to control Ableton and Max/MSP

Episode 84 - Love from Lisbon: Buraka Som Sistema
November 4th, 2008 - Lisbon, Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema breathes new life into a strange and exciting form of dance music from Angola.

Episode 83 - Glitch Mob Street Warfare
October 28th, 2008 - The four-man bass-assault from L.A. unleashes its dancefloor-slaying skills on the unsuspecting citizens of S.F.

Episode 82 - What You Talkin' Bout, Willits? Part 5
October 21st, 2008 - Automation clips—how to set them up and the various purposes they serve in recording and playing live.

Episode 81 - The Bug & Warrior Queen: Two-pronged attack
October 14th, 2008 - Kevin Martin is a dark visionary, but Jamaican-born MC Warrior Queen gets him to lighten up—at least for the length of this episode.

Episode 80 - Portland Peeps: E*Rock
October 7th, 2008 - Portland renaissance man Eric Mast assaults your senses.

Episode 79 - Portland Peeps: Honey Owens
September 30th, 2008 - Bridgetown's sorceress of free-spirited noise reps the Blazers.

Episode 78 - Portland Peeps: Adam Forkner
September 23rd, 2008 - Psych-noise jam king White Rainbow blows minds, delivers wine.

Episode 77 - Portland Peeps: Matt McCormick
September 16th, 2008 - In our first of four episodes focusing on Portland artists and muscians, we meet the unhurried filmmaker Matt McCormick.

Episode 76 - Full Tilt Tussle
September 9th, 2008 - As the San Francisco-based dance-rockers prepare for a nationwide tour supporting their new album, Cream Cuts, they only have one thing on their mind: pinball.

Episode 75 - Deerhoof Groupthink
September 2nd, 2008 - We catch up with San Francisco-based quartet Deerhoof before they embark on a long tour supporting the release of their tenth album, Offend Maggie.

Episode 74 - What You Talkin' Bout, Willits? Part 4
August 26th, 2008 - Christopher Willits finally returns from a summer of touring, but not without some behind-the-scenes footage to share with you lucky viewers of his monthly series.

Episode 73 - Hercules, Love Affair & Teenage Nostalgia
August 19th, 2008 - In seemingly a matter of months, Andy Butler went from being a bedroom disco-house producer to leading Hercules & Love Affair, an eight-piece band featuring three vocalists (Antony Hegarty, Nomi Ruiz, and Kim Ann Foxman)...

Episode 72 - Bikes n' Beer at the Quake City Rumble
August 12th, 2008 - For three days each summer, couriers from around the world descend upon the streets of San Francisco to drink beer, outrun the SFPD and generally raise hell in a series of unsanctioned bike messenger street races.

Episode 71 - The Evolution of Daedelus
August 5th, 2008 - Alfred Darlington, our favorite Los Angeles-based Victorian gentleman, is best known as the prolific producer Daedelus.

Episode 70 - Eliot Lipp Sometimes Goes Outside
July 29th, 2008 - Brooklyn-based electro-hip-hop specialist Eliot Lipp has lots of reasons to stay inside: his amazing collection of analog gear, for one.

Episode 69 - Drop the Lime at Coney Island
July 22nd, 2008 - We fled to Coney Island on the hottest day of summer with Luca Venezia, better known as sub sonic-bass, skull-rattler Drop the Lime.

Episode 68 - Kid Koala's Montreal
July 15th, 2008 - Montreal turntable king Eric San, aka Kid Koala, gives us a personalized tour of his hometown.

Episode 67 - MUTEK Grows Older and Wiser
July 8th, 2008 - XLR8R TV heads to Montreal to check out this year's edition of MUTEK

Episode 66 - Crate Digging with Kon & Amir
July 1st, 2008 - We tag along with East Coast producers Kon and Amir as they go digging for 45s on New York's Lower East Side.

Episode 65 - Jamie Lidell and his All-You-Can-Eat Sonic Buffet
June 24th, 2008 - Since he's made the leap from experimental knob-twiddler to 21st-century soul crooner, Jamie Lidell has evolved into quite a showman.

Episode 64 - James Pants' Golden Oldies
June 17th, 2008 - James Pants is a thrift store scouring music-obsessive from Spokane, Washington and when we say his music sounds exactly like that description, we mean it as a profound compliment.

Episode 63 - Chris Duncan's Little Things
June 10th, 2008 - Oakland-based artist Chris Duncan doesn't have to look far for inspiration.

Episode 62 - M83's Teen Romance
June 3rd, 2008 - The swelling uplifts of M83's new album Saturdays=Youth are made all the more majestic by the singular focus of the record's inspiration - being a teenager.

Episode 61 - Heidi
May 27th, 2008 - XLR8R TV's Vivian Host nerds out on dance classics with one of the hardest working DJs around, Heidi, from Berlin's Get Physical label.

Episode 60 - Flying Lotus' High Score
May 20th, 2008 - Instrumental beat-poet Flying Lotus pays tribute to vintage video games and cartoon culture.

Episode 59 - Book Talk with Xiu Xiu
May 13th, 2008 - Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart takes us in the stacks to show us his literary side.

Episode 58 - John Maus Wants To Scuba Dive
May 6th, 2008 - Baroque master of bedroom pop John Maus is a fucking maniac.

Episode 57 - Ear This: Bradford Cox
April 29th, 2008 - Bradford Cox turns us on..to awesome music.

Episode 56 - Labtekwon on B-more
April 22nd, 2008 - A personalized tour of Harm City from avant-lyricist Labtekwon.

Episode 55 - Bird's-Eye View of Austin
April 15th, 2008 - Boy wonder beat producer Bird Peterson shows us around his town, Austin, Texas.

Episode 54 - Bun B at SXSW
April 8th, 2008 - We catch up with XLR8R's April cover star, Bun B, in his native Texas where he discusses being an elder statesman of hip hop, surviving in the music industry and why small towns matter.

Episode 53 - Jeremy Jay at SXSW
April 1st, 2008 - XLR8R heads to Austin, Texas to catch up with our new favorite romantic crooner Jeremy Jay.

Episode 52 - What You Talkin' Bout, Willits? Part 3
March 25th, 2008 - In this episode, Willits explains how to process sounds using a MIDI pick-up, a Roland GR-20 guitar synthesizer, and Ableton Live's Operator and Drum Rack.

Episode 51 - Lyrics Born: Confessions of a Shoe Ho
March 18th, 2008 - Bay Area hip hop favorite Lyrics Born comes clean as a sneaker tweaker.

Episode 50 - Switch-ed On
March 11th, 2008 - Come celebrate our one year anniversary with XLR8R's artist of the year, UK DJ/Producer Switch!

Episode 49 - Vivian's Fashion Frenzy
March 4th, 2008 - XLR8R's Vivian Host is set loose at the Project clothing trade show in Las Vegas to grill her favorite fashion labels about their fall collections.

Episode 48 - Hamburger Eyes Likes It Raw
February 26th, 2008 - As the San Francisco photo magazine and collective gears up for their book release party, they reflect on their seven year history as a magazine and what makes a photo a Hamburger Eyes photo.

Episode 47 - Feelin' It with Yeasayer
February 22nd, 2008 - Yeasayer is a band bent on sincerity, not shoegazing, and have managed something eclectic yet inclusive - a feat that separates them from the usual art-school riff raff.

Episode 46 - What You Talkin' Bout, Willits? Part 2.
February 12th, 2008 - Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits continues his monthly series on tips and tricks for home recording.

Episode 45 - White Williams Pushes Buttons
February 5th, 2008 - You might not guess what a tech-dork twenty-three-year-old Joe Williams is from listening to his deliciously smooth and highly crafted pop songs. That's exactly why we love him.

Episode 44 - Are you ready for Planningtorock?
January 29th, 2008 - Berlin-based Brit and one woman force of nature, Janine Rostron (aka Planningtorock) has made a name for herself in Europe already...America, get ready.

Episode 43 - Matt Furie's Big Adventure
January 22nd, 2008 - On a very special XLR8R TV, artist Matt Furie loses his ability to draw and on his quest to regain it, he finds something even more valuable... himself.

Episode 42 - What You Talkin' Bout, Willits?
January 15th, 2008 - Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits gives us the first in many lessons on home recording in our brand new monthly series.

Episode 41 - Secret Spaces: The Bus
January 8th, 2008 - In another spotlight on unusual music venues, XLR8R TV takes you on The Bus, a former Oakland Police command unit, now transformed into a mobile all ages performance space.

Episode 40 - Mack-in' with Lifesavas
January 1st, 2008 - Versatyl and Jumbo of Portland's Lifesavas tell us the top 11 Blaxploitation films that influenced their album Gutterfly.

Episode 39 - Nothing's Too Weird - Black Dice
December 18th, 2007 - Brooklyn experimenters Black Dice attack music and visuals the same way - nothing's too weird. In fact, sometimes it's not weird enough.

Episode 38 - Secret Spaces: Silent Barn
December 11th, 2007 - In the first of a series on DIY music venues, XLR8R TV takes you on a tour of the Silent Barn in Ridgewood, Queens, NY.

Episode 37 - High Five with Justice
December 4th, 2007 - Xavier de Rosnay of Justice on best albums, ways to tour and things he'd like to say to Kanye West.

Episode 36 - Matthew Dear Takes It Off
November 27th, 2007 - Matthew Dear changes names, musical styles, locations and now... his hairdo.

Episode 35 - Modeselektor: Formula One Beats
November 20th, 2007 - XLR8R TV gets in the fast lane with Berlin techno pranksters Modeselektor, who take their go-karting very seriously.

Episode 34 - Meet Black Moth Super Rainbow
November 13th, 2007 - Black Moth Super Rainbow reveal their secret identities. An XLR8R TV exclusive.

Episode 33 - Diplo Does Jamaica
November 6th, 2007 - Diplo went to Jamaica to record dancehall stars for his new album with UK producer Switch - and tells XLR8R all about it in an LA parking garage.

Episode 32 - Healthy Livin' with Bonde do Role
October 30th, 2007 - Brazil's Bonde do Role aren't exactly poster children for self-preservation. However, after incessant touring left them beaten, battered and bruised, they sat down to give us tips on staying healthy -- physically and men...

Episode 31 - Dan Deacon's Crowd Control
October 23rd, 2007 - Baltimore's future-shock freak on music, Pop Tarts, and mind control.

Episode 30 - Richard Colman's Head Trip
October 16th, 2007 - The emerging visual artist takes XLR8R on a tour through his private, mythological world.

Episode 29 - Simian Mobile Disco Goes Gear
October 9th, 2007 - Simian Mobile Disco, the lords of analog-electro give XLR8RTV an inside look into their innovative live set-up.

Episode 28 - YACHT's On Tour Forever
October 2nd, 2007 - At the intersection of indie rock and electronic music floats YACHT, aka, Jona Bechtolt, and the Team Yacht video blog. XLR8RTV catches up with the hyper-energetic chronicler mid-chronicle.

Episode 27 - Eats Tapes Return
September 25th, 2007 - Join electro duo Eats Tapes as they take you on a bike tour of all the San Francisco places they miss terribly when they're off touring Europe for months at a time.

Episode 26 - Setting Up with Maya Hayuk
September 18th, 2007 - As she sets up for her most recent show, Maya Hayuk tells XLR8R that everything she does -painting, photography, skateboard snowboard clothing and shoe design, even an Absolut campaign- is shaped by music and the cultura...

Episode 25 - Dubstep 101 with Youngsta
September 11th, 2007 - London-based DJ Youngsta schools us on one of our favorite emerging music scenes, dubstep. Youngsta explains the evolution of the genre, id's the key players and which records should be on your turntable.

Episode 24 - Fall Fashion Roundup
September 4th, 2007 - XLR8R's Roy Dank braves the Vegas fashion trade shows so you don't have to. Sneak a peek at upcoming designs from Paul Frank, 10 Deep, Upper Playground and more of our favorite designers to see what you'll be wearing in ...

Episode 23 - How To: Make a Mix Tape
August 28th, 2007 - DJ Eleven and Matthew Africa are responsible for one of the year's best mixtapes - Dirty Raps: The Best of Too $hort. In this episode, they walk you through how they did it - from choosing songs down to preferred kbps ra...

Episode 22 - Matmos Moves On
August 21st, 2007 - Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt (a.k.a. Matmos) put San Francisco on the map as a hotspot for groundbreaking electronic music. Now, as they pack up and head for a new life in Baltimore, they reflect on the effect the Bay ...

Episode 21 - Ear This: Devin the Dude
August 14th, 2007 - Devin the Dude spends a glassy-eyed afternoon crate-digging in San Francisco's Amoeba Records. Devin, renowned for collaborations with Snoop and Andre 3000, gives it up to everyone from The Eagles to Whodini while shoppi...

Episode 20 - My Sing-A-Ling: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
August 7th, 2007 - Matthew Curry, better known as Safety Scissors, turns the karaoke mic over to Owen Ashworth, better known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, for an evening of song appreciation, motorboat videos and Kris Kristofferson...

Episode 19 - Dear Chromeo
July 31st, 2007 - When you've got game like Chromeo, it's only right to share. Electrolovers Dave 1 and P-Thugg bro-down with their fans by answering letters, doling out heartfelt advice on romance and finding new uses for high-waisted je...

Episode 18 - Vis Ed: MARS-1
July 24th, 2007 - XLR8R TV's Andrew Smith heads deep into the psychedelic world of S.F.-based visual artist Mario Martinez, a.k.a. MARS-1. Taking cues from music, graffiti, and Heinlein-era science fiction, Martinez makes paintings and to...

Episode 17 - Audiofile: Klaxons
July 17th, 2007 - Klaxons hit the States hard this year with their incredibly catchy brand of apocalyptic pop. We caught up with the wry Brits in the midst of a massive world tour to talk about Armageddon and the one thing that scares the...

Episode 16 - Audiofile: No Age
July 10th, 2007 - You thought punk was dead? Let bands like L.A.'s No Age and art spaces like The Smell remind you why you fell in love with the genre in the first place. Randy Randall and Dean Spunt of No Age explain that the key to a go...

Episode 15 - Crafting with Adult
July 3rd, 2007 - Vivian Host gets a lesson in needlepoint by Detroit's master dance punks, Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus of Adult. Nicola and Adam credit their prolific output of music, cross-stitching, video, photography, and knitt...

Episode 14 - In the Studio: Black Milk
June 26th, 2007 - Brianna Pope invades the studio environment of Detroit's go-to hip-hop producer, Black Milk, as he takes the helm on the upcoming Sean Price and Guilty Simpson collaboration. Black talks technique, inspiration and tips w...

Episode 13 - Detroit Ghettotech
June 19th, 2007 - XLR8R TV's Vivian Host goes backstage at Detroit's Movement Festival to discuss the finer points of down-and-dirty booty bass beats with the 313's ghettotech hero, DJ Godfather. Along the way, she gets a ghettotech prime...

Episode 12 - On the Spot: Soul Skate '07
June 12th, 2007 - XLR8R TV's Brianna Pope heads to the best party at this year's Detroit Electronic Music Festival-Soul Skate '07-to get the real dirt on Detroit rollerskating. The reclusive, legendary Detroit DJ/producer Kenny Dixon, Jr....

Episode 11 - In the Studio: Pole
June 5th, 2007 - In part two of our series on Recombinant Media Labs, XLR8R Technology Editor Ken Taylor looks at the facility through the eyes of Berlin-based musician Stefan Betke, aka Pole. To a soundboard master like Pole, Asphodel i...

Episode 10 - In the Studio: Asphodel and Recombinant Media Labs
May 29th, 2007 - In part one of a series, XLR8R Technology editor Ken Taylor takes you on a tour of one of electronic art's finest facilities, Asphodel and Recombinant Media Labs. Comprised of an unprecedented 16.8.2 -channel, 10-screen...

Episode 9 - Monster Mash with Joakim
May 22nd, 2007 - The drawings by French electro-crooner Joakim on his new album Monsters and Silly Songs inspired XLR8R's 1st Annual Monster Caucus and a whole episode of monster talk and monster sketching. Joakim discusses rolling corps...

Episode 8 - Audiofile: Digitalism
May 15th, 2007 - Digitalism played one of the bangin'-est sets in recent memory at San Francisco's Mezzanine in April. Lucky for you, we filmed it. Jens Moelle and Isi Tuefekci, two young Turks [one of them quite literally] from Hamburg...

Episode 7 - An Evening with Beth Ditto and Yo Majesty
May 8th, 2007 - We asked Beth Ditto, the fearless leader of The Gossip, to perform a daunting task for her first turn as interviewer: get to know the force of nature that is Yo Majesty.

Episode 6 - Psychedelic Videos
May 1st, 2007 - This episode features XLR8R staff mascot Rab the Rave Bunny as a very disturbing music video curator. Rab's drug-addled mind chose videos from London "new ravers" The Klaxons, Brooklyn crooners TV on the Radio, and the i...

Episode 5 - Audiofile: Busdriver
April 24th, 2007 - We catch up with indie hip-hop's most hyperarticulate MC during his recent tour with Deerhoof. Busdriver, aka Regan Farquhar, may be known for searing wit and educated prose, but these days he's all about having fun and...

Episode 4 - On the Spot: SXSW
April 17th, 2007 - Part two of XLR8R TV's South by Southwest coverage. In part one, we shoved cameras in musicians' faces to get the real dirt on the SXSW experience, now it's the festival goers turn to talk. XLR8R Creative Director Briann...

Episode 3 - Room Service: SXSW Hotel Cribbin'
April 10th, 2007 - XLR8R TV invades the hotel rooms of six artists to study their habitation patterns during what is undoubtedly the craziest, busiest week of their year - the South by Southwest music festival. Australian wordwarpers Macro...

Episode 2 - Ear This: Carl Craig
April 3rd, 2007 - We set Detroit techno legend Carl Craig loose in San Francisco's favorite weird music destination, Aquarius Records. Known less for their techno and more for their collections of Scandinavian death metal, Bhangra Black S...

Episode 1 - From Dis to DAT
February 26th, 2007 - The debut episode of XLR8R TV! French laptop punks DAT Politics tear it up at Oakland's 21 Grand and reveal that - despite their name - Germans actually care about politics more than they do. We get in the studio with Z...