LCD Soundsystem Founder James Murphy Developing Espresso Blend

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem speaks at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Former LCD Soundsystem mastermind is following fellow indie icons Bonnie "Prince" Billy and David Lynch into the coffee market.

"I make a lot of coffee," Murphy told New York Magazine's Grub Street blog in an interview after the premiere of Shut Up and Play the Hits, the documentary about LCD Soundsystem's final concert at Madison Square Garden. "For my birthday, my girlfriend got me a training course with the world champion. That's what I'm going to do when I get back to London."

Murphy is working on his own espresso blend, which he plans to distribute at a single shop in Manhattan. He plans to "just go to a roaster who lives near me and start tweaking beans and temperatures" in order to engineer the ideal cup of coffee. "I thought it would be fun. I have beans that I like. I like this sometimes and that sometimes. Sometimes in the middle."

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LCD Soundsystem Founder James Murphy Developing Espresso Blend

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem speaks at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Former LCD Soundsystem mastermind is following fellow indie icons Bonnie "Prince" Billy and David Lynch into the coffee market.

"I make a lot of coffee," Murphy told New York Magazine's Grub Street blog in an interview after the premiere of Shut Up and Play the Hits, the documentary about LCD Soundsystem's final concert at Madison Square Garden. "For my birthday, my girlfriend got me a training course with the world champion. That's what I'm going to do when I get back to London."

Murphy is working on his own espresso blend, which he plans to distribute at a single shop in Manhattan. He plans to "just go to a roaster who lives near me and start tweaking beans and temperatures" in order to engineer the ideal cup of coffee. "I thought it would be fun. I have beans that I like. I like this sometimes and that sometimes. Sometimes in the middle."

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Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Preps Album

A sign reading 'dotcom mansion' is seen at the roadside entrance of Kim Dotcom's home in Auckland, New Zealand.

Trouble Megaupload co-founder Kim Dotcom was recently charged with racketeering and copyright infringement by the United States Department of Justice and has been remanded in custody after being arrested at his New Zealand mansion. But that is not stopping him from planning to release his own album in the near future with producers who have previously worked with the Black Eyed Peas, Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton and Mariah Carey.

MTV Hive reports that Dotcom has been working with Beets & Produce, the production team behind the "Megaupload Mega Song," a song endorsing his now-defunct file-sharing site. "It is a phenomenal project," Joseph "Papo" Besson, Beets & Produce's VP of operations, told MTV. "Printz Board is producing this project with Kim. I am coordinating the logistics of the release, as well as consulting on the artwork. Printz Board is executing the vision that Kim has for this project to the letter. Kim is also pushing the limits with this project. He has some huge surprises for everyone. The mix of a musical genius in Printz and an actual genius in Kim Dotcom will be history in the making, I'm sure of it."

As of yet, no timeline has been set for the completion or release of Dotcom's album.

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Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Preps Album

A sign reading 'dotcom mansion' is seen at the roadside entrance of Kim Dotcom's home in Auckland, New Zealand.

Trouble Megaupload co-founder Kim Dotcom was recently charged with racketeering and copyright infringement by the United States Department of Justice and has been remanded in custody after being arrested at his New Zealand mansion. But that is not stopping him from planning to release his own album in the near future with producers who have previously worked with the Black Eyed Peas, Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton and Mariah Carey.

MTV Hive reports that Dotcom has been working with Beets & Produce, the production team behind the "Megaupload Mega Song," a song endorsing his now-defunct file-sharing site. "It is a phenomenal project," Joseph "Papo" Besson, Beets & Produce's VP of operations, told MTV. "Printz Board is producing this project with Kim. I am coordinating the logistics of the release, as well as consulting on the artwork. Printz Board is executing the vision that Kim has for this project to the letter. Kim is also pushing the limits with this project. He has some huge surprises for everyone. The mix of a musical genius in Printz and an actual genius in Kim Dotcom will be history in the making, I'm sure of it."

As of yet, no timeline has been set for the completion or release of Dotcom's album.

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