At the urging of virtually the entire broadcast and cable industry, as well as the communications engineering community, the FCC today granted an extension of time for broadcasters and other EAS participants to come into compliance with the new CAP reception requirements - putting off the need for compliance until September 30, 2011.  CAP (the Common Alerting Protocol) is a new format to be used for collecting and distributing emergency communications alerts to all communications platforms.  The FCC, when it adopted CAP, mandated compliance within 180 days of the publication of technical standards for the CAP-formatted alerts by FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency).  Those standards were published on September 30, 2010.  Immediately, questions arose about whether the entire communications industry could be ready to make the transition within that 180 day period (see our post here raising those questions after the FEMA adoption).

Specifically, there were questions about the ability of all the EAS participants being able to budget for the purchase of the equipment and to make those purchases and to then install the new equipment within the specified period.   But more fundamentally, there were questions of whether there was even equipment ready to be deployed, as there was an issue as to whether FEMA and the FCC had to first certify CAP-enabled equipment, before it could be sold.  Those questions remain unresolved.  In today's order, the FCC, while stating that it does not anticipate a further extension of the deadline, does state that it will initiate a rulemaking to determine if CAP equipment must be certified under Part 11 of the Commission's rules.  As part of that rulemaking, the Commission will seek comment on whether this extension is sufficient to give all EAS participants time to make the change.  As the FCC repeatedly states that it does not intend any further extensions of the deadline, don't count on more delays.  But watch this proceeding as, while the Commission states that they intend to complete the process before the new deadline, unanticipated delays could conceivably further extend the mandatory adoption date. 

The very talented and lovely Danish electro pop singer/songwriter Oh Land came to New York for the 2010 CMJ. She also allowed a few people to film her for the day.

The clip features Oh Land during the day leading up to her performance at CMJ in October. The film was shot by "My World My Life" Experience films and was created by directory Mark Humphrey.

Watch the video below and fall in love.

You can pick up Oh Land's self-titled EP Right Here.

Dream-pop rockers School of Seven Bells are set to do a string of dates with heavy hitters Interpol. Along with this piece of news, SoSB have released a new video...and it creeps me out.

The video for "I L U" is centered on some puppets (or marionettes) getting "intimate" while a real couple is copying all of their moves. It scares me just a little.

School of Seven Bells - I L U - Official Video from Vagrant Records on Vimeo.

"I L U" is the third track off the groups recently released Disconnect from Desire album, out now.

Tour Dates:

December
02 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *

January
27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre #
28 Seattle, WA - The Showbox SoDo #
29 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater #
31 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre #

February
02 La Jolla, CA - RIMAC Arena #
04 Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center #
05 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre #
07 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue #
08 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre #
11 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
12 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre #
15 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy #
16 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis #
19 Boston, MA - House of Blues #

* with the Walkmen
# with Interpol

FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide alum, Harrys Gym, are set to release their sophomore album. The single "Old Man" has already been released and has now been remixed!

UK Balaeric pop hero http://culturecollide.com/ took the already haunting tune and turned it into a more mystifying, dance ready jam. Check it out below.

Harrys Gym - Old Man (Chad Valley Remix) by Splendour

Harrys Gym's new album arrives in February.
 

Electro-maestros Simian Mobile Disco have spent 2010 creating and releasing Delicacies, a series of techno releases bearing the names of exotic delicacies discovered by members James Ford and Jas Shaw while on tour, now those releases will be combined into an album.

Smashing together hard beats and melodic techno rhythms, Delicacies is a two-disc album which will be released in November and will include a bonus mixed version recorded live in the studio.

Stream/download the MP3 and watch the meat chopping video for "Sweetbread" below.

Sweetbread (Radio Edit) by SMD Delicacies

You can also stream the entire album HERE.

Delicacies arrives November 30th.

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A few weeks ago we reported that The Get Up Kids have a new album on it's way alongside a supporting tour. Today the fellows have released a new track from There Are Rules.

The first thing you notice on "Regent's Court" is the effected vocals on frontman Matt Pryor, the added fuzz on the bass and the intertwining guitars that join forces and hook on to you on the chorus. For people who are just looking for a continuation of 1999’s Something To Write Home About may be disappointed at first but will quickly realize that the classic Get Up Kids energy is still there but has evolved into a more adventurous sound.

Click below to listen/download "Regent's Court" courtesy of Stereogum.

| The Get Up Kids - 'Regent's Court' MP3 |

There Are Rules drops January 25th on Quality Hill Records.

Check out the tour dates below!

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They've scheduled a pretty massive set of tour dates so far for 2011, that sees the band starting out at the end of January and pretty much touring non-stop through the end of May.

More to come from Mr. Beans in the new year (including collaboration with Four Tet, Clark, Tobacco, Nobody, Son Lux, Interpol's Sam Fogarino, and Bumps), but for now ... it's all about jaw modulation.

There's new Fever Ray music in the upcoming film, Red Riding Hood, directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight). The music was written by Karin Dreijer Andersson and her live band members, which sets a very spooky yet subtly dark tone for the movie.

The Sasquatch! Festival has started rolling out its 2011 lineup and tickets, with the announcement that they've added on a day ... the three day event has now become four epic days!

Ever heard of Jamaica...THE BAND? No? Well lucky for you these delightful Frenchmen are sending FILTER some blogs about their life on the road while supporting their recently released album, No Problem.

After reading the blog, head here to see what else Jamaica are up to.

So sit back, relax and learn what it's like to be in a band named after a country that "Cool Runnings" took place!

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Dear Filter readers,

This piece is my first attempt at telling the world about my life and the road with my band, Jamaica.

DAY ONE

It's funny that I'm writing this first blog when I'm actually flying to Glasgow to meet two guys who are going to play with me this week end, though they're not part of Jamaica. Indeed, our original member Flo is currently healing his back at home in Paris and Dave, our drummer, had previous commitments that didn’t match with this little tour. Therefore, I'm meeting Guillaume de Maria and Julien Galner, filling in respectively on bass and drums. Those two guys are from Chateau Marmont, one of our favourite french band these days. They're both really talented musicians and must have companions on the road.

Julien's arms are as big as my thighs.



Guillaume is always thinking about enlighted musical théories. 

They're already in Glasgow with Peter, our sound engineer because I had to stay in Paris for our first national TV show ever, "Le Grand Journal" on Canal +.


We're playing at The Arches tonight. Under a new name I guess. It happens all the time, as this Stockholm airport photo proves it.



After an amazing and breathtaking soundcheck with Charlie the in house engineer whose accent is as Scottish as can be, we encounter Adrienne, a performer who entertains guests in the Arches restaurant. (S)he's really cool and we have a great time chatting and talking shop about show business and the menu.



Mehdi and Riton, aka Carte Blanche, make us the honour of joining us and when it's time to go on stage, we're happy they came since it seems our album has not reached the top of the charts in Scotland. Nevermind, this kind of ambiance is a good way to put up a good fight on stage and to rock the place anyway. After the gig, Riton calls me a "funny motherfucker" and I like it. We then follow Carte Blanche to their gig, where they as usual don't give a chance to the dancers to get any rest. It takes us 30 minutes to find the club they’re playing, though it stands literaly 10 meters away from our hotel but Scottish people are welcoming and we probably took too much advantage of their hospitality before breaking the gear and leaving the Arches.
 

Read After The Jump For Day Two And Three!! Continue reading at FILTERmagazine.com

Director Clément Beurais followed Boys Noize around Shanghai when he was in town to play the Mao Livehouse, and he's put together a music video—part travelogue and part concert film—that's a perfect fit for the German producer's high-energy techno. This week Boys Noize released "Trooper," featuring remixes from Robert Hood, MixHell, Phon.o, and Strip Steve; it follows hot on the heels of this month's "Nott," featuring reworks from Paul Chambers, Shadow Dancer, and Hey Today! Check out both after the jump.

Watch this video on Beatportal

Seven Mantas from bar|none on Vimeo.

You’ve got fingers. Those fingers are incredibly sensitive and expressive with pressure, which can translate to music. Happily, touch panels and velocity sensitivity can coexist, as we saw yesterday.

There’s more where that came from. bar none points us, via Twitter, to work he’s doing with Ableton Live-controlling patch 7upLive and the Manta touch instrument (also mentioned yesterday).

Added Snyderphonics Manta support to SevenUpLive 2.0.x beta this weekend. The beauty here is that you get velocity sensitivity on the plates and SevenUp can use that in its pattern recorders. The Manta supports polyphonic-aftertouch as well which I plan to add to SevenUp later.

This jam was just a fast improv to show off. Everything in the track was sequenced and performed live with the Manta and SevenUpLive. Tracked to 2-track, no edits besides start and end fades.

For more touch action, Adam at CCRMA (the music research end of Stanford) has his own project using ribbon controllers. Picture below; see a detailed photoessay of the build. Nice work.

Former chief designer of Berlin based fashion brand LAC ET MEL, Gregor Clemens, recently debuted his spectacular special edition accessory line called Royal Albert.

The comeback bag collection for his new label GC (Gregor Clemens) features a practical and elegant Day Carrier, a weekend bag titled Cabin Size and the Night Out Clutch. All bags come in the colours shown above or you can chose from a classy navy blue, a smooth grey or patch white. GC makes use of luxurious Nanai-Leather, which consists of Salmon skin and is exclusively produced in Germany.

All bags are for sale here. We know a good purse comes doesn’t come cheap, but it will last you a lifetime, so check them out!

Joy Orbison has been fairly quiet over the last few months, which must be quite refreshing for young producer. Since bursting on to the scene a little over a year ago, he has seen his infectious ‘Hyph Mngo’ heralded as the tune of the year by many tastemakers and interest in his particular brand of electronic music increase massively.

Now Joy Orbison is back with quite possibly one of the biggest tracks we have heard from him yet.

Cue Doldrums 002.

Orbison’s next release is the second on his own label Doldrums and sees a slight change of directions with a brace of tracks that are destined for dance-floor greatness.

‘BB’ comes straight of Detroit. It’s a percussive, rolling, Afro-tinged monster. In our opinion, anything that samples Tony Allen is only going to be amazing, and ‘BB’ is that. The flip side is ‘Ladywell’ is a deep Chicago house cut of the finest order. Littered with vocals, it is reminiscent of an older Orbison track but remains distinctly new in its direction.

No 2-step in sight, just basement-soul, house music which is soon to be followed by Doldrums 003. Arriving courtesy of Rinse FM stalwart and one of the best young DJ’s around – Braiden. The 12” called The Alps, also features an exclusive remix from rising techno star Kassem Mosse. Check out a snippet of ‘The Alps’ below.

Doldrums 002 and 003 are out now.