Lightspeed Champion Covers Nirvana At Home Studio

Check out this morning's take on 'Sliver' below. LC selection at bottom of post.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

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Lightspeed Champion Covers The Strokes In NYC

Check out a park performance of Is This It's 'Someday' below. LC MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips

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Lightspeed Champion Interviewed By Last FM

Enjoy the five minute Q&A session in the clip below. LC MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

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Lightspeed Champion Debuts New Tune In Pomona

Enjoy 'Dead Head Blues' below. Visit LC on MySpace. MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips

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Lightspeed Champion Goes Behind The Scenes At Conan

Watch his warm-up routine below. Enjoy the actual Friday night performance here.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Waiting Game

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Lightspeed Champion Visits Conan

Watch 'Galaxy Of The Lost' below. Visit LC on MySpace. MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

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Lightspeed Champion Releases Live Clip From Evolution Fest

Enjoy a taste of his stunning performance below. Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips

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Lightspeed Champion Interviewed By Times Online

Amongst the topics discussed:

-His infamous hat
-Joy Division
-His fave TV show: Lost

Read the feature here.

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

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Lightspeed Champion Records Daytrotter Session

During his visit, he performed:

Dry Lips
No Surprise
Tell Me What It's Worth

Download the full set here.

Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

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Lightspeed Champion Shares Impromptu Jam Session

Watch the unrehearsed performance below. Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Everyone I Know... [alt link]

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #636

Lightspeed Champion - Back To Black

A brilliant Amy Winehouse cover!

Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Back To Black [alt link]

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Lightspeed Champion Visits NPR's World Cafe

He performed the following set:

Dry Lips
Galaxy Of The Lost
Tell Me What It's Worth

Enjoy the full playback here.

Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Tell... [alt link]

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Lightspeed Champion Covers The Cribs

Watch his gentle take on 'Mens Needs' below. Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Salty Water [alt link]

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Lightspeed Champion Announces N. American Trek

Be sure to catch one of these gigs:

6/3 Washington, DC Black Cat
6/4 Philadelphia, PA 1st Unitarian Church
6/5 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
6/7 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
6/8 Boston, MA Great Scott
6/10 Montreal, QC Les Saints
6/11 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
6/12 Pittsburgh, PA Andy Warhol Museum
6/13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
6/14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
6/17 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
6/18 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
6/20 San Francisco, CA The Independent
6/21 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
6/22 Pomona, CA Glass House

Visit Lightspeed Champion on MySpace.

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Number One [alt link]

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Lightspeed Champion Debuts New Tune In Gothenburg

Enjoy 'Marlene' below. Visit Lightspeed Champion at his official MySpace page.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - All To Shit [alt link]

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Oatmeal TV Interviews Lightspeed Champion

Watch the Q&A below (following a brief piece on Jimmy Eat World). Visit LC on MySpace.


MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Waiting Game

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #586

Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

Another fabulous session from SXSW 2008.

Visit Lightspeed Champion's official site here.

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Live On WOXY

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SXSW 2008: Matt's Best Of Day 2

1. N.E.R.D. (Official Site/MP3)
2. Lightspeed Champion. (MySpace/Tour Dates)
3. Los Campesinos! (MySpace/MP3)
4. Kimya Dawson. (MySpace/MP3)
5. Bowerbirds. (MySpace/MP3)

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Hot Chip & Lightspeed Champion Visit Nevermind The Buzzcocks

Enjoy the first segment of this week's episode below. Watch parts 2 & 3 here.


MP3: Hot Chip - No Fit State (Remix) (via Square)

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Lightspeed Champion Plus Arctic Monkeys Equals

The pair joined forces earlier this week for a cover of Strokes tune 'Reptilia'. Absolutely fabulous! Learn all about Lightspeed Champion at the band's official MySpace page.


MP3: Arctic Monkeys - Riot Van

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