Sure, we've ridden amusement park rides before, but none have been nearly as weird as the one that Black Kids ride in the video for "Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)." In the clip, the Floridian quintet board a roller coaster inside a gigantic bass drum before being transported into a mystical world of flying cars, funky costumes, and vintage

"I only do TV interviews nowadays," Ali Youngblood jokes backstage at Manchester University's Academy 3. A breathless monsoon of innuendo, wisecracks, and drawled chuckles, the 24-year-old keyboardist for one of the most talked-about bands of 2008 doesn't seem fazed by the attention.

The Pop Montreal festival has announced the initial lot of bands who will set up camp in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for its 2008 city-wide takeover.

What? In its snappy 15 minutes, the shambolic pop of veritable buzz behemoth Black Kids' debut EP, Wizard of Ahhhs (released for free via the band's MySpace page in August '07), leaves no doubt as to what spurred all the blog salivation.