Spank Rock

umbrellas @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY – Aug 19, 2007 (CRED) Spank Rock @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY – Aug 19, 2007 (CRED) no more free shows this summer…

This Sunday (August 19, 2007) will be the last free party of the summer at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn. Hopefully it won’t be the last one ever – you don’t have to agree, but whether you want the pool next year to look something like the above video, or something more like the hipster version of Scores – just make sure you let the government know…

DOWNLOAD: TheDeathSet – Intermission (MP3) DOWNLOAD: TheDeathSet – Paranoia (MP3) DOWNLOAD: TheDeathSet – Negative Thinking (James Stovall Remix) TheDeathSet in Baltimore (CRED) Now that I finally got the Best Fwends post out there, it’s finally time for the one about one of their friends – another Todd-P-Baltimore-Wham-City-Dan Deacon-Spank-Rock-Punk band that I’ve been getting pretty excited about lately – THE DEATH SET…

Spank Rock @ Highline Ballroom, NYC – May 15, 2007 (CRED)Spank Rock, the hip-hop/funk/electro group originally from Baltimore that was the subject of an intense, year-long, behind-the-scenes industry battle, recently completed a four album deal with Downtown Records, the independent label responsible for launching Gnarls Barkley’s platinum-selling debut …

DOWNLOAD: Spank Rock – Bump (pink Skull Remix) (MP3) I almost wrote that it was the wrong venue for Spank Rock to play, but then I remembered that we’re talking about the legendary Apollo Theater here…

Konono N°1 opening for Bjork @ Radio City, NYC (CRED) Despite what it says on Bjork’s website and I in turn posted, Konono N°1 are not opening for Bjork at the Apollo Theater…

DOWNLOAD: Dirty Down Mix Vol. 1 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cornelius – Point of View Point (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Wicked Pase Rock mix live from Miami (MP3) (via Fluokids) Cornelius is touring…

(CRED) “April 27, 2007, Los Angeles: The Shortlist organization announced today the ten finalists for the Shortlist Music Prize, a peer-selected award that recognizes the most creative and adventurous albums of the year…