Keys 2 The City.

I’m kinda feeling the whole focus-on-a-city approach to music. When artists rep their shit so often that they become the ambassadors of their home town, it can offer a unique peek into the culture and promise of a region. Our buddy turned us on to this Imeem post by Indiediot, and I’ve been checking out the footage. And so should you.

Curated by [The Roots], the [Roots Picnic] festival brought together an eclectic group of some of the most revered artists in the country including Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Deerhoof, The Cool Kids, J*DaVey, Esperanza Spalding, Dj Jazzy Jeff, Diplo, and more. Check out these exclusive videos and photos from The Roots Picnic courtesy of Okayplayer.

If you can’t get enough of the Odd Couple, check ‘em out on tour this summer:

6/7 Philadelphia, PA
6/8 New York, NY
6/12 London, UK
6/13 London, UK
6/14 London, UK
6/17 Paris, FR
6/18 Paris, FR
6/21 Las Vegas, NV
6/28 Denver, CO
7/1 Stockholm, SWE
7/2 Kristiansand, NO
7/4 Roskilde, DK
7/5 Werchter, BEL
7/6 Belfort, FR
7/10 Montreaux, SWI
7/13 Rotterdam, IT
7/17 Arezzo, IT
7/19 Valencia, ES
7/27 Los Angeles, CA
8/3 Chicago, IL
8/9 Pittsburgh, PA
9/28 Austin, TX

Check out the Gnarls Barkley Web site for more info: www.gnarlsbarkley.com

Curious about the lineup for the Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008? Well here’s your chance to find out. Listen to the ACL Lineup-Mashup from Car Stereo (Wars) and see how many artists you can decipher. The mashed-up song features 29 of the130 total artists on the 2008 bill. How many can you name???

Click here to listen to the ACL Lineup-Mashup 2008

I guess a lot of people are hitting this one up right now, because the buffering is killing me. But I think i was able to make out the Justin Timberlake cameo in the beginning. This is why the TV still pwns the Internet.

Gnarls Barkley has released a new single for the song “Run.” Check out audio streams in Real and Windows Media formats here and here, respectively. You know this is probably going to be the feel good hit of 2008, so you’d probably be better off just getting to know it now. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along and amaze your friends.

Yeah its still the same
Can’t you feel the pain
When the needle hits the vein
Ain’t nothing like the real thing
I’ve seen it once before
And oh it’s something else
Good god

Cool breeze come on in
Sunshine come on down
These are the tear drops of the clown
Circus is coming to town
All I’m saying is sometimes I’m more scared of myself
You better
move
I said
move

Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Run for your life
Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Here it comes
I said run
Alright

Yeah I’m on the run
See where I’m coming from
When you see me coming run
Before you see what I’m running from
No time for question asking time is passing by
Alright

You can’t win child
We’ve all tried to
You’ve been lied to
It’s all ready inside you
Either you run right now
Or you best get ready to die
You better
move
I said
move

Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Run for your life
Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Ooh
Here it comes
I Said run

Hurry little children
Run this way
I have got a beast at bay
La la la la la la la
La la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la l a
La la la la l a
Runaway
runaway
Run children
run for your life
runaway
runaway
run children
here it comes
said run

The single is currently available at iTunes, and it will also appear on the group’s forthcoming album, The Odd Couple, which is due out April 8th.