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October 5, 2007
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Posted in CMJ | general | music at 7:05 PM
SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME - new album, MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates (w/ The Blow, CMJ)
DOWNLOAD: Saturday Looks Good To Me - Make A Plan (MP3)
After three years of relative silence, warped indie-pop collective Saturday Looks Good To Me return triumphantly with their fourth studio album Fill Up The Room which will drop on October 23. Following two critically acclaimed releases with Polyvinyl Records, this marks the beginning of the band's work with K Records, and a dramatic progression from their 60's tinged retro-pop sound to a more textured, experimental and colorful breed of pop music.Whatever it is, I like it. One MP3 above, and two more new songs streaming at their MySpace. See them...
SLGTM in NYC, 2007
Oct 05 @ Gramercy Theatre w/ The Blow & High Places (TONIGHT!!!)
Oct 16 @ CMJ Day Stage, 3pm (CMJ badges only)
Oct 17 @ Luna Lounge (K Records CMJ showcase) (TIX)
Oct 19 @ R Bar (BrooklynVegan free day party w/ The Black Kids, Yo Majesty, etc...)
All tour dates below....
SLGTM -2007 Tour Dates
Oct 3 - First Unitarian Church with The Blow. ALL AGES! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 4 - Black Cat with The Blow. ALL AGES!!!!! DC, Washington DC
Oct 5 - Blender Theater at Gramercy with The Blow & High Places! ALL AGES NYC, New York
Oct 6 - Museum Of Fine Arts with The Blow. ALL AGES!!! Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 12 - SECRET SHOW Somewhere
Oct 13 - The Hideout with Mason Proper Chicago, Illinois
Oct 14 - Schuba’s with Mason Proper ALL AGES! Chicago, Illinois
Oct 16 - CMJ DAYSTAGE 3PM! DETAILS TBA New York, New York
Oct 17 - CMJ - Luna Lounge K RECORDS SHOWCASE!!!! Brooklyn, New York
Oct 19 - CMJ BROOKLYNVEGAN SHOW! DETAILS TBA New York, New York
Oct 20 - AS220 - CORLEONE RECORDS 10 Year Anniversary Show!!! Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 26 - Blind Pig RECORD RELEASE PARTY with Mason Proper and Canada Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oct 27 - The Borg Ward ALL AGES Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 28 - 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 31 - ABC HOUSE- FREE OLYMPIA HALLOWEEN SHOW! Olympia, Washington
Nov 1 - Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington
Nov 2 - Department Of Safety. ALL AGES! Anecortes, Washington
Nov 3 - Lola’s Room (in Crystal Ballroom) for Jackpot Record’s 10 Year Anniversary Portland, Oregon
Nov 3 - Holocene Portland, Oregon
Nov 8 - Bottom Of The Hill San Fransisco, California
Nov 9 - Muddy Waters Cafe Santa Barbara, California
Nov 10 - The Echo ALL AGES EARLY SHOW!!! Los Angeles/Echo Park, California
Nov 11 - Club Congress with Golden Boots. FREE!!!! Tuscon, Arizona
Nov 12 - Modified Arts ALL AGES!!! Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 14 - Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 15 - Hi-Dive Denver, Colorado
Nov 16 - The Record Bar Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 17 - The Bluebird St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 18 - TBA Somewhere
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | To Do | music | tour dates at 1:38 PM | Comments (4)
Black Kids are the "best" & playing CMJ
DOWNLOAD: Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your BoyFriend How to Dance With You (MP3)
Pitchfork excited me with their choices two days in a row. Yesterday they gave Bon Iver a little boost....
THANK YOU TO PITCHFORK FOR AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE! THE RECORD IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR AN OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE SOON. [Bon Iver]Check out Bon Iver at two upcoming BrooklynVegan shows.
Today it was a band called Black Kids from Jacksonville, Florida - a band who I haven't posted about yet, but who I was excited to check out this CMJ - so excited, that I also booked them to play a BV CMJ show. People from the South have been raving about their live show, and I've also been loving the few songs I've heard so far...
You can download Black Kids' four-song demo, Wizard of Ahhhs, for free on their MySpace-- it's not available in stores. They're giving away something we can't buy often enough: a record with not just a distinctive aesthetic, but also one single-worthy track after another. Dueling keyboards and scrappy lo-fi guitars give rise to Go! Team-style shouted-back cheers, a communal urgency not unlike the Arcade Fire's, and an uptempo bounce paying homage to Motown 45's. In short, Black Kids make catchy, tightly executed songs that put a memorable stamp on pop's classic themes.[Pitchfork - Best New Music]Black Kids are playing their official CMJ showcase at the Annex on October 18th with Mates of State (an NME show) (sold out). Black Kids are also playing the free BrooklynVegan show at R Bar on October 19th - with Yo Majesty and more bands TBA soon. All tour dates below....
Black Kids - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 5 - clubTSIdiscotheque Jacksonville, Florida
Oct 18 - The Annex New York, New York
Oct 19 - R Bar, New York, New York (BrooklynVegan party)
Nov 15 - Star Bar Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 16 - Flicker Theatre Athens, Georgia
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initial 2007 CMJ schedule + BrooklynVegan party dates
DOWNLOAD: The Maccabees - Precious Time (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tiny Masters of Today - K.I.D.S. (MP3)
CMJ put up the initial schedule for this year's music marathon (Oct 16-20, 2007). I looked real quick and didn't see any surprises, but check it out and let me know what you find. Also, save these dates....
BrooklynVegan parties at or during CMJ 2007 in NYC
- Tues Oct 16 - official showcase @ Bowery Ballroom (6pm - 1am) (tix)
- Wed Oct 17 - day party @ Pianos (12pm - 6pm) (FREE) w/ Meat Puppets, Celebration & more TBA
- Fri Oct 19 - day party @ R Bar (LES) (12pm - 8pm) (FREE) w/ Yo Majesty & more TBA
- Sat Oct 20 - day party @ Pianos (12pm - 7pm) (FREE) w/ Tiny Masters of Today, The Maccabees & more TBA
- Sat Oct 20 - afterparty @ 205 (LES)(10pm - 4am) (FREE) w/ King Oppression (Professor Murder) & more TBA
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music at 1:19 AM | Comments (19)
October 4, 2007
Meat Puppets, Melvins, Mudhoney and a CMJ announcement
DOWNLOAD: Meat Puppets - Look at the Rain (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Mudhoney - Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Melvins - Going Blind (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nirvana - Even in His Youth (MP3)
Meat Puppets formed in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Melvins formed in the early 80's too - in Montesano, Washington. Mudhoney formed in 1988 - out of the ashes of Green River, and with Matt Lukin (who had recently left the Melvins) on bass - in Seattle, Washington. Nirvana became Nirvana in 1988 too - in Aberdeen (or Seattle), Washington (Dave Grohl joined in 1990).
Mudhoney cites Meat Puppets as an influence. Nirvana was influenced by Mudhoney & the Melvins. Kurt Cobain even unsuccessfully tried out to be in the Melvins. The Melvins' Dale Crover played drums with Nirvana for a bit, and then the Melvins' Buzz Osborne eventually introduced Dave Grohl to Nirvana. Kurt Cobain later became a fan of Meat Puppets after seeing them open for Black Flag.
Meat Puppets and Mudhoney both opened for Nirvana at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona on October 18, 1993. In November 1993, members of Meat Puppets appeared on MTV Unplugged with Nirvana - the Meat Puppets were then mainstream. Kurt Cobain died on April 8, 1994. Meat Puppets went on their first hiatus in 1996. Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) and Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) later formed a short-lived band called Eyes Adrift. The Melvins, Meat Puppets & Mudhoney are all currently active bands (again).
Upcoming shows in NYC/NJ, 2007
Oct 05 - Melvins @ Irving Plaza (info)
Oct 06 - Melvins @ Luna Lounge (info)
Oct 17 - Meat Puppets @ Pianos (BrooklynVegan free day show)
Oct 17 - Meat Puppets @ Lion's Den (info)
Oct 18 - Meat Puppets @ Maxwell's (info)
Nov 30 - Mudhoney @ Maxwell's (info)
Dec 01 - Mudhoney @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (info)
Dec 02 - Mudhoney @ Bowery Ballroom (info)
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SPANK ROCK & GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY playing CMJ ++++ 2007 Tour Dates & whatnot
DOWNLOAD: Ghostland Observatory - Sad, Sad City (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Spank Rock - Lindsay Lohan (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Earl Greyhound - SOS (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Apes - What We Do Best (MP3)
Ghostland Observatory @ ACL, 2007 (CRED)
I couldn't believe it when Ghostland Observatory was headlining (and sold out) Bowery Ballroom, and I couldn't believe it even more when they were the biggest thing ever in the world at Austin City Limits this year - they headlined one of the stages (right before Bob Dylan played on another stage) on the last night of the festival, and you couldn't get within a mile of them - they are HUGE (in their hometown of Austin at least).
I sort of got into them for the first time there too - even though I was tired, couldn't get anywhere near them, etc - I felt like under the right circumstances - it could work out between us....He can sing, and it's definitely danceable. (ok, I like them, I'll say it)
Tickets are on sale for an October 19th CMJ Ghostland Observatory show at Webster Hall.
Over the summer, Spank Rock and Ghostland played the same party at McCarren Pool. Spank Rock likes to dance on top of computers. Spank Rock is also playing CMJ. October 19th @ Irving Plaza:
* Spank RockIs it safe to assume that the theme of this CMJ showcase is related to the fact that all the groups have at least one African American musician in them? Whatever it is, it's hot. No tix yet.
* Noisettes
* Yo Majesty
* Earl Greyhound
* Santogold
* The Apes
Yo Majesty are also playing Highline Ballroom with Islands and Trail of Dead. Yo Majesty are also playing an unannounced BrooklynVegan party.
Ghostland & Spack Rock tour dates below....
Ghostland Observatory - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 12 - Showbox (sold out) Seattle, Washington
Oct 13 - Crocodile - ALL AGES (sold out) Seattle, Washington
Oct 19 - Webster Hall New York, New York
Oct 27 - Voodoo Fest New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 28 - Vegoose Music Fest Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 9 - Warehouse LIVE! Houston, Texas
Nov 29 - Mezzanine San Francisco, California
Nov 30 - The Music Box @ Fonda Los Angeles, California
Spank Rock - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 4 - BBC @ Milky Way Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Oct 19 - @ Irving Plaza (Fillmore), NYC CMJ
Oct 27 - Spank Rock in Brazil @ MoMA Rio Rio De Janeiro
Oct 28 - Spank Rock in Brazil @ TIM Festival Sao Paulo
Nov 8 - MTV Woodies @ Roseland New York, New York
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | dance | music | tour dates at 3:45 PM | Comments (24)
Cut off Your Hands vs. The Shaky Hands
DOWNLOAD: Cut Off Your Hands - You and I (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaky Hands - Maker Make (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaky Hands - Whales Sing (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaky Hands - Why And How Come (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaky Hands - Another World (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaky Hands - The Sleepless (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaky Hands - Soul (MP3)
Hey there,
We are a four peice band from New Zealand, originally called Shaky Hands but now Cut Off Your Hands....This was due to the threat of legal action from a band from Portland, Oregon. They didn't like us using the name (or anything similar) in America as they did get to that teritory first and it would have been too time consuming and costly for us to take this matter to court.
We did think about still calling ourselves Shaky Hands and having the name Cut Off Your Hands just for America but that would have got too confusing hence the complete name change. We got the name Cut Off Your Hands from the title of our EP, the EP is now called Shaky Hands..
So to find us please go to www.myspace.com/cutoffyourhands
We love you all for being our friends & look forward to seeing you soon!!
us
xoxoxo
The red, white and blue album cover pictured above is the "Shaky Hands" (formerly "Cut Off Your Hands") EP by Cut Off Your Hands (formerly Shaky Hands) (New Zealand). The album to its right is "The Shaky Hands" LP by The Shaky Hands (Portland, Oregon).
Cut Off Your Hands are pictured above being silly with grass in their mouth and some fake chickens in the background. Here is a picture of The Shaky Hands being silly in the trunk of a vehicle:
The Shaky Hands share a member with the Castanets, and have been compared to Neutral Milk Hotel, R.E.M., and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Saying "Cut Off Your Hands Say Yeah" is a funny joke, even though Cut Off Your Hands' music sounds nothing like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Both of these bands are playing CMJ. Both of these hands are playing BrooklynVegan shows. The Shaky Hands are playing my Bowery Ballroom show on October 16th with The Rosebuds, Dean & Britta, Miracle Fortress, Bon Iver, The Most Serene Republic, and one more unannounced band. Tickets are on sale. Cut Off Your Hands are playing my Pianos show on October 17th AT NOON. Celebration, Black Ghosts and many more unnanounced bands are also on that bill (full show TBA soon). It is free. All tour dates below.....
The Shaky Hands - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 5 - The Greek Theater Berkeley, California
Oct 6 - Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California
Oct 7 - The Greek Theater Los Angeles, California
Oct 9 - Celebrity Theater Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 10 - Univ of NM - Popejoy Hall Albuquerque, New Mexico
Oct 12 - Mojo’s Columbia, Missouri
Oct 13 - Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois
Oct 15 - Beachland Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 16 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York (BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase)
Oct 17 - TT The Bear’s Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 19 - Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Oct 23 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Oct 28 - Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado
CUT OFF YOUR HANDS | expectations
Cut Off Your Hands - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 8 - Thekla ** Bristol
Oct 9 - Barfly ** Birmingham
Oct 10 - Plug ** Sheffield
Oct 11 - Brickyard ** Carlisle
Oct 12 - whitenoisefeedback:distortion Firewater ** (free show) Glasgow
OCt 16 - Indaba / Underrated party, NYC (Bowery & Houston) (FREE)
Oct 17 - BrooklynVegan party @ Pianos, NYC (12pm) (FREE)
Oct 17 - Gothamist House at White Rabbit (cmj) NYC (3pm) (FREE)
Oct 17 - IamSound/Magnum PR Showcase at The Delancey - 168 Delancy(cmj) NYC (FREE)
Oct 18 - Fader Party - 146 Orchard (btw Stanton/Rivington)(cmj) NYC (4:30pm) (INVITE ONLY)
Oct 18 - FRENCH KISS SHOWCASE at Pianos 158 Ludlow St. (cmj) NYC (OFFICIAL CMJ)
Oct 21 - Iceland Airwaves Festival w/ Deerhoof, Annuals, !!!, of Montreal, Bloc Party, etc Reykjavik
Oct 24 - Barfly Liverpool
Oct 25 - Nice & Sleazy Glasgow
Oct 27 - The Roadhouse Manchester
Oct 28 - The Social Nottingham
Oct 29 - Jericho Tavern Oxford
Oct 30 - Goldsmiths w/ Lethal Bizzle London
Oct 31 - Barfly Brighton
Dec 30 - Falls Festival Melbourne
Dec 31 - Falls Festival Tasmania
Jan 18 2008 - Big Day Out Auckland
Jan 20 2008 - Big Day Out Goldcoast
Jan 25 2008 - Big Day Out Sydney
Jan 28 2008 - Big Day Out Melbourne
Feb 1 2008 - Big Day Out Adelaide
Feb 3 2008 - Big Day Out Perth
** w/ Foals + Great Eskimo Hoax
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music | tour dates at 1:51 AM | Comments (22)
October 3, 2007
the 1900s vs. the 1990s
DOWNLOAD: 1900s - Bring The Good Boys Home (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: 1990s - You're Supposed To Be My Friend (MP3)
1900s & 1990s
"Chicago psych-pop septet the 1900s have enough members that their songs can effortlessly slide across styles..." [Stereogum]
"A septet is a formation containing exactly seven members." [Wikipedia]
"1990s are an indie rock three-piece band from Glasgow." [Wikipedia]
"1990s lose bassist" (making them a duo sort of) [BrooklynVegan]
"Dino Bardot...will be playing the...North American shows" (trio again). [Wikipedia]
1900s open for the Maccabees & others @ Bowery Ballroom on October 19th (CMJ) (tix). 1990s open for British Sea Power & others @ Bowery Ballroom on October 18th (also CMJ) (tix). That's also the night (October 18th) 1900s are playing Union Hall in Brooklyn with Division Day (CMJ too) (tix). 1990s are also playing some shows with Voxtrot, like a few days earlier (October 15th) at Music Hall of Williamsburg (tix). All tour dates below...
1900s - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 4 - Live on KEXP Chicago
Oct 5 - Reckless Records Chicago
Oct 7 - Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Oct 12 - Empty Bottle - RECORD RELEASE SHOW Chicago, Illinois
Oct 17 - Rock & Roll Hotel Washington DC
Oct 18 - Union Hall w/ Division Day Brooklyn, NYC
Oct 19 - Bowery Balroom - CMJ Fest New York City, New York
Oct 20 - Johnny Brendas w/ Castanets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1990s - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 4 - The Unit Tokyo
Oct 7 - First Unitarian Church Philadelphia
Oct 9 - The Mod Club Toronto, Ontario
Oct 10 - Zaphod Beeblebrox Ottawa, Ontario
Oct 11 - La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec
Oct 12 - Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts
Oct 13 - Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 14 - Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Oct 15 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York w/ Voxtrot
Oct 18 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York (World's Fair CMJ showcase)
Oct 19 - Bug Jar Rochester, New York
Oct 20 - Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 21 - Southgate House Newport, Kentucky
Oct 27 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Oct 28 - El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, California
Oct 29 - Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, California
Oct 30 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Oct 31 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Nov 3 - Dante’s Portland, Ontario
Nov 4 - Hi-Dive Seattle, Washington
Nov 7 - 400 Bar Minneapolis
Nov 8 - Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Nov 9 - The Basement Columbus, Ohio
Nov 10 - St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit
Nov 13 - Granada Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 14 - The Palladium Ballroom Dallas, Texas
Nov 15 - La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas
Nov 17 - Bottle Tree Annex Birmingham
Nov 18 - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 19 - Toad’s Place Richmond
Nov 20 - 9:30 Club Washington DC, Washington DC
Nov 21 - Terminal 5 New York, New York w/ Art Brut & The Hold STeady
Previously
* more 1990s
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music | tour dates at 8:09 PM | Comments (19)
CELEBRATION - Webster Hall, Bowery Ballroom & a BV CMJ show +++++++ even more 2007 Tour Dates
Celebration @ WH, NYC - Oct 2, 2007 (CRED)
Tickets go on sale Friday for a November 28th Celebration show at Bowery Ballroom, but you can see them in NYC much sooner than that. October 16th @ Union Pool is their official CMJ show, and October 17th @ Pianos is their UNofficial CMJ show aka my free now-annual day (afternoon) party - the same one Black Ghosts are DJing. More details on that TBA soon.
How were they last night at Webster Hall? All tour dates below....
Celebration - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 16 - Union Pool - CMJ Brooklyn
Oct 17 - Pianos - BrooklynVegan day party (FREE!) w/ Black Ghosts & more TBA
Oct 24 - The Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC
Oct 25 - Duke University Coffeehouse Durham, North Carolina
Oct 26 - The Map Room Charleston
Oct 27 - Taste Orlando
Oct 28 - New World Brewery Tampa
Oct 29 - The Earl Atlanta
Oct 30 - 40 Watt Club w/ Black Angels Athens, Georgia
Oct 31 - The Bottletree Birmingham
Nov 2 - Spanish Moon Baton Rouge
Nov 3 - Rubber Gloves Denton
Nov 4 - Fun Fun Fun Festival Austin, Texas
Nov 7 - Casa Blanca Lounge Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 8 - Casbah San Diego, California
Nov 9 - The Echo Los Angeles, California
Nov 10 - Narducci’s Cafe Bakersfield, California
Nov 11 - The Independent San Francisco
Nov 12 - Rotture w/ The Get Hustle Portland, Oregon
Nov 13 - Crocodile Cafe Seattle
Nov 14 - Plaza Club Vancouver
Nov 16 - Kilby Court Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 17 - Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Nov 19 - Slowdown Jr. Omaha
Nov 20 - Aquarium Fargo
Nov 21 - 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 23 - Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Nov 24 - Waldron Arts Center Bloomington
Nov 25 - Beachland Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 27 - La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec
Nov 28 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Nov 29 - The Middle East Boston, Massachusetts
Previously
* more Celebration
Posted in CMJ | music | tour dates at 4:56 PM | Comments (22)
October 1, 2007
ORBA SQUARA (from that iPhone commercial) -- playing CMJ
DOWNLOAD: Orba Squara - Perfect Timing This Morning (MP3)
Not quite famous, but getting there - Mitch Davis' band Orba Squara is now best known for the song "Perfect Timing This Morning". That's because it appears in an iPhone commercial -- well, some of it....
"I wasn't allowed to tell anybody it was happening," Davis tells Billboard.com of the period prior to the commercial's debut. "I didn't even know for sure that the song really was going to be featured until I saw it myself." Unfortunately for Davis, the ad ends before his delicate vocals come in. "I would have liked for people to hear the whole song how it is, of course, but I'd rather it this way than not at all," he says. [Billboard]Download the whole track above. The whole album Sunshyness is out October 9th. Listen even more at their MySpace. See them at and during CMJ. Those dates, and some videos, below....
iXenu, Supreme ruler of planet Mac
the iPhone commercial
another commercial w/ an Orba Squara song in it
ANOTHER commercial w/ Orba Squara in it
man, these guys must be rich...
yep, another one...
Orba Squara - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 20 - upstairs @ Pianos - New York, New York (Brooklyn Vegan day party - stay tuned for more details!)
Oct 18 - WXPN "World Cafe" radio show Philly, Pennsylvania
Oct 18 - Southpaw - Brooklyn, New York (CMJ) w/ Imperial Teen (TICKETS)
Oct 19 - Sound Fix - Brooklyn, New York
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music | tour dates at 2:18 PM | Comments (4)
you oughta know.... THE BLACK GHOSTS ... (MP3, CMJ)
DOWNLOAD: The Black Ghosts - Face (Switch mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Black Ghosts - - Some Way Through This (Plastician & Skream Remix) (MP3)
QUESTIONS: What is the difference between Simian & Simian Mobile Disco? What does any of it have to do with Justice? And who the hell are The Black Ghosts?
ANSWERS:
Simian were an English electro-rock band, best-known for their song "La Breeze", which was featured in the Peugeot 1007 commercial. The members are Simon William Lord, James Ellis Ford, Alex MacNaghten & James Anthony Shaw. Their second album "We Are Your Friends" was produced by ambient music composer and producer for U2 and Talking Heads, the famed Brian Eno............In 2006, "We Are Your Friends", a remix of their song "Never Be Alone" was released.....This single was credited to "Justice vs. Simian" and started life as a submission by the French electro outfit Justice in a remix competition. The video for the single won the award for best video at MTV Europe Video Awards 2006......Simian split up in 2005 with Ford and Shaw forming the splinter group Simian Mobile Disco. The new group is more dance oriented and are in demand as remixers and DJs. Lord now is in The Black Ghosts, an electronica act with DJ Touche from The Wiseguys. [Wikipedia]And now you know (in case you didn't).
ONE MORE FUN FACT! - Simon William Lord (now in The Black Ghosts) was the vocalist in Simian, and so it is his voice singing in "Because we are your friends you'll never be alone again well come on well come on well come on well come on......
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Stream a Black Ghosts DJ mix HERE AND HERE. You can also get their mixes for free on iTunes. Download MP3s above. Get their I AM SOUND debut EP ("Anyway You Choose To Give It") when it is released on October 30th.
And see The Black Ghosts for the first time when they make their U.S. debut in NYC this year for CMJ. So far they're DJing (I think it's all DJing) at least four events - the Syndicate party at Rebel on October 15th, the Magnum PR showcase at the Delancey on October 17th, the "I Heart" showcase at Angel Orensanz on October 18th, AND..........the free BrooklynVegan party happening at Pianos during the day on October 17th (DJ set from 4-5 pm - in the bar). More details on that to be announced shortly (save the date!).
The Black Ghosts' new video, & more tour dates, below....
’Some Way Through This’
The Black Ghosts - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 1 - SOUTHERN FRIED MOBILE DISCO @ DIGITAL BRIGHTON
Oct 6 - RAZOR STILLETO SHEFFIELD
Oct 16-20 -- CMJ
Oct 17 - Pianos, NYC 4-5 PM (BrooklynVegan day party)
Oct 20 - THE CUSTARD FACTORY BIRMINGHAM
Oct 26 - SEEK AND DESTROY @ NIGHT & DAY MANCHESTER
Nov 1 - YO YO LONDON
Dec 21 - SHOCK! @ CRAWDADDY DUBLIN
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | dance | music | tour dates at 12:28 PM | Comments (5)