This digital cable channel MYX is featuring Boy in Static in the debut episode of their new show Visual Crunch, a show focused on indie music videos. I (Alex) did an interview about the making of our Young San Francisco music video. It’s playing from Thurs, Jan 21 to Mon, Jan 25 on various digital cable networks. See if it’s playing in your area with the specifics below. Update: There’s now a 3-minute excerpt clip online. View it at Youtube or embedded below.

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XLR8R has a free MP3 up! It’s a remix of “Starlet” by our good friends in Freezepop (thanks Sean!) Here’s what they said: “The new wave revivalists in Beantown’s Freezepop take aim and fire at the second single from Boy In Static’s Candy Cigarette, spraying it down with a cool wash of ’80s synth veneer that harkens back to the golden days of New Order and the Factory Records gang.” Listen and grab the MP3 here at XLR8R. (Update: If you like the remix and are looking for more of Sean’s well-crafted, synth-driven pop music, you should grab the free-for-a-limited-time Lifestyle album on mp3.)

I (Alex) did a fun interview with Tiny Mix Tapes before our Her Space Holiday show last month. We talk about the new album, with the stories behind “Young San Francisco” and “Wartime Bachelor.” And a bonus: Mike Bell from Lymbyc Systym (who we toured Japan with), happened to be nearby and makes a guest cameo interview appearance. Read it here: Tiny Mix Tapes interviews Boy in Static.

I (Alex) sat down with the nice folks at The Bay Bridged for a long interview as part of their audio podcast series. We discuss everything from 80’s pop music (missing out on it), my childhood music lessons, to San Francisco drive-by shootings. And we play a handful of tracks from Candy Cigarette. Listen to it here.

RCRDLBL has a nice feature on the new single “Young San Francisco,” comparing it to “Patrick Wolf without the flare of hot pants” and one of my favorite bands Of Montreal. They are also offering a free exclusive MP3 of Montag’s great Soft Cell-inspired remix. Go and grab the Montag remix MP3 here.

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XLR8R magazine is featuring the “Young San Francisco” MP3. They say: “Simultaneously light-hearted and despondent, the first single off Boy in Static’s Candy Cigarette makes for a palate of strings, pianos, and electro synths served over a hefty dose of electronic bleeps.” Download and rate it at XLR8R.