Things are heating up in the intern pod here at the office.

The latest throwdown – Hot LP contest, mp3s, streaming player and video on one of the top Nine Inch Nails fan sites.

http://www.theninhotline.net/news/#1248893738

Huge.  And 100% set up by The Miles, the marketing intern.  Read it and WEEP, Winston.

Way to go Miles!   and this goes without saying:

(pic pulled from Facebook)

Follow two bro’s as they blaze a trail halfway across the country on a mission to deliver a load of indie rock gold to a festival in Chicago.

Awright geeezzaa! my blod turned me on ter dis film. i’ seems like someone ‘as been feelin’ da Ratatat vibes like all those drinks in a dem buggy commercials.

"XL Recordings… raising the merch game since 1989."

I just wanna see a sea of these bumpin’ to Orange Shirt at LPR next week.

Big ups to Cap Sac^TM for the goods!

Only a few hours before their in-store at Ear-X-Tacy, Elvis Perkins In Dearland will hit the airwaves at Louisville’s WFPK for a live broadcast at 3 PM EST.

Can’t make it to Ear-X-Tacy? Can’t make it to Louisville? You can get your dose of EPID at http://wfpk.org/ . Louisvillians can tune in at 91.9 FM (AND go to the instore).

Don’t miss it, k?

You wouldn’t think the hair tossing, low talking, yet indelibly lovable Kris Chen (who heads up XL in the US) would be much of a footballer.  Having never shown up for our Summer Saucony games, we pegged him as not much of an “‘er” of anything when it comes to balls, fields and sweat.

But, Caius invited him to take on Rough Trade in their weekly football match in London today.  Here’s the report he filed:

It was massive.

Early, whilst toughing it out at right back, he was floored by a few hard challenges. Not a nice introduction.

We went 1-0 up then straight down to 1-2. Bit of a crisis in goal. Chen steps up and take goalie duties, in a desperate attempt to stop the flood of goals.

30 seconds in he’s tested with a 30 yard drive. The shot – even though its heading straight at him – poses quite a difficult start but kris drops to his knees, gets his body behind it and takes it cleanly. GREAT technique.

For the next 70 minutes we claw back two goals as kris stops the flow of their goal scoring ways. With the last kick of the game a universal publisher volleyed the ball from 15 yards out. Flying staright to the top corner, Kris lunges and tips the ball over the goal (and the stands). The ball is lost, never recovered and XL/Beggars leave victorious!

Chen hailed as a hero by all.

At about 8:35 tonite, Caius hit me on the AIM.  What follows is a transcript of an amazing and harrowing day with El Guincho in Ghana.  We hope Pablo is alright.

caiuspawson@mac.com: you there?
Adam Farrell: yup
caiuspawson@mac.com: literally: the best/worst day of my life
caiuspawson@mac.com: wake up – in ghana
caiuspawson@mac.com:amazing
caiuspawson@mac.com: go to the embassy
Adam Farrell: you are in ghana?
caiuspawson@mac.com: they seem to think im meant to be a world famous documentary maker
caiuspawson@mac.com: el guincho and crew had told everyone that i was.
Adam Farrell: but you are doing something like that right?
Adam Farrell: (this transcript is so going up on our blog)
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