Gnarrrrrls, these lads are surely doin the right thing.. Here are some amazing live performances on youtube. Lovely guys!

Gnarls Barkley on MTV Movie Awards dressed as star wars peeps:

Gnarls Barkley on Top of the Pops dressed as sailors:

Gnarls Barkley Live on Conan O’Brien show dressed in bathwear:

in other news :

* Beirut star Zach Condon guest blogging on Said the Gramophone, including a Kocani Orkestar version of traditional gypsy song Siki, Siki Baba.

* Brief (but good) history of Ska post on Mocking Music, featuring songs from The Skatalites, The Specials, Planet Smashers etc.

* Math rock & avantjazz feature on Bricolage Fantasy, songs by John Zorn, The Murder City Devils, Rumah Sakit, Thelonious Monk..

* 3 2006 mixes from DFA Records. And some more mixes from 2005.

* Islands b-sides and music video on I guess I’m floating.