Some bands break up and disappear for good. Others call it quits, but pop up in unexpected places for 20 years to follow. Such is the case with Pylon, the Athens, Georgia-based new-wave band whose tracks inspired many bands during the late ’70s and early ’80s, dropped off the face of the earth, and has now reappeared on none other than James Murphy?s and Tim Goldsworthy’s DFA imprint.

“Pylon has always been a DFA favorite,” says label manager Jonathan Galkin. “James Murphy has been DJing their records out since I have known him, as it fit so perfectly within the rhythmic rock and post-punk records he was weaving in and out of classic disco.”

Gyrate Plus sees the jagged guitar chords and scratchy, whispering vocals on the original Gyrate album (released in November of 1980) remastered and packaged with the band’s 7″ single “Cool” and its “10 inch 45 rpm” EP. An additional track, “Functionality,” is one of those previously-unreleased gems that always makes a re-release worth picking up.

This isn’t the first time Pylon has emerged from the shadows since putting down the guitars in the late ’80s. The 1990 college-radio hit “Chain” saw the band in the spotlight again, as did a tour with fellow Georgians R.E.M. (back when R.E.M.?s music was still remotely digestible) But Gyrate Plus is a slightly bigger affair than the random gig here and there.

“Considering no one had ever issued Gyrate on CD, it seemed like an ideal and obvious place for DFA to commence what we hope is an ongoing change,” says Galkin. “To reissue and re-expose artists we admire that might not have gotten their full due the first time around.”

Gyrate Plus is out October 16, 2007 on DFA

Tracklisting
1. Cool
2. Dub
3. Volume
4. Feast on My Heart
5. Precaution
6. Weather Radio
7. Human Body
8. Read a Book
9. Driving School
10. Recent Title
11. Gravity
12. Danger
13. Working is a Problem
14. Stop It
15. Danger!!
16. Functionality

14 new additions have arrived at XLR8R’s Video Section, thanks to Mush Records. The label has courteously shared nearly their entire catalog, from the monomatic stylings of Daedelus to the thoughtful meanderings of Thavius Beck. The newest work comes from Boy in Static, whose album drops on May 29, 2007. But long-term fans of the label don’t worry, there are some older videos as well.

Mush Videos on XLR8R.Com
Awol One & Daddy Kev “The Rules Of The Week”
Bigg Jus “Illustrations of Hieronymus Bosch… That 1467 Shit”
Boom Bip & Doseone “The Birdcatcher’s Return”
Boy In Static “Where It Ends”
Busdriver “Avantcore”
Caural “Lake”
Curse Ov Dialect “Bury Me Slowly”
Daedelus “Just Briefly”
Daedelus “Sundown”
Loden “Tenofour”
Lulu Mushi “Cartwheel”
Radioinactive & Antimc “Movin’ Truck”
Reaching Quiet “Slow Polaroid”
Thavius Beck “To Make Manifest”

Parisian style oasis Colette’s ten year existence translates into not only a decade of successful retailing, but also 110 art exhibitions, 40 fashion weeks, 60 parties, 18 dance classes, and, yes, more than 100 brands of water sold at the boutique’s famous water bar.

March being its birthday month, the store will roll out hordes of limited edition products for the ongoing celebration, all centered around the number 10. Such goodies include 10 jewelry designers collaborating on a special charm necklace, a commemorative Be@rbrick figure (pictured) signed by 10 cult toy dartists, a Cruise Bag with the number 10 hand-painted in Colette’s signature blue shade, and a gathering of the city’s best promoters to throw an event featuring artists from La Johnson, Tigersushi, KilltheDJ, and the Colette dance class. Ditch the whiny indie rockers in Austin and coked-out hipsters in Miami, and celebrate in true style this spring.