Hollerrrrrrrr.
May is going to be a good one folks, there are some excellent things to during the month of May that don't always need to involve getting drunk in the park on a nice warm day, although that usually helps.
First up on the 18th at the Pool, is Heatwave's monthly party. I equate Heatwave to the Boston based Beat Research parties at the Enormous Room, which were usually pretty much full of awesome and not to be missed, and Heatwave is no different especially on a Friday night in May when Montreal "Bounce Le Gros" fiesta-maker Ghislain Poirier graces the Mighty Blighty with his glitchy, hyped-up musical mayhem. If you haven't heard Breakupdown yet, you should go get it from your local, friendly, neighborhood record store. Check out some of Ghislain's stuff on his myspace page as well.
On the 28th I will be accompanied by a number of other Rock and Roll soldiers and flooding through the city of Newcastle like a toonami (only the Brits will get it) to go to the Freevolution festival that I have mentioned with quite a bit of enthusiasm in an earlier post.
Other things that you should buy tickets for if you haven't already
Wilco - Shepherds Bush Empire, May 20/21
Editors - Camden Roundhouse, May 25
and all of the gigs at Fabric
Gigigigiigigiit it gurlllllll........
peacekiweaceki.
PS - FREE BONDE DO ROLE INSTORE ON MONDAY the 23rd!!
MondayInstorePuregroove679 Holloway RoadArchwayLondon N19 5SEShowtime: 6pm
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Case of the Mondays...
Yo Doods and Doodettes,
I'm back in your grillpiece after a phenomenal weekend of doing absolutely nothing. The U.S. needs to get hip to this whole Bank Holiday thing, because 4 days of walking around London without a care in the world is exactly what I needed. And I got a free bike! On the uglier side of things, I'm back at work while the sun is shining outside and life is rapidly passing me by. Although relaxing, the weekend was a bit confusing as I had about a billion things on my mind, I can't really mention them here but I will let you know about (because I know you're dying to find out) it if/when good news comes around. On another sad note, my iPod is fucked.
I'm saving up to buy some music gear. So prepare yourself World, for the return of Morgasm/Steve Cock/Benny Treize or any other silly stage name I can come up with.
Here's some news for your broke-ass....
Spank Rock's FabricLive set is coming out on the 16th in the U.K. and on the 24th in the old U.S. of A. If you have heard any of their previous mixtape masterpieces (I'll go to any length to use those two words together in a sentence) like Voila! or Couche-Tard, this one will surely not dissapoint.
Diplo, Radio Clit, Low B, and DJ Mehdi are rocking the LON on Friday the 4th of May.
LCD Soundsystem, Justice, and Busy P are all doing sets at Fabric on the 18th of May, I suggest that you all do your best to make it out.
Other things to look forward to:
The Blow - April 30th
Erase Errata- May 15th
Battles - May 16th
Blonde Redhead- May 30th
Andrew Bird - June 7th
Beirut - June 26th
That's it from me. Get your dancing shoes on and get busy in the parks these days.
Over and Out.
I'm back in your grillpiece after a phenomenal weekend of doing absolutely nothing. The U.S. needs to get hip to this whole Bank Holiday thing, because 4 days of walking around London without a care in the world is exactly what I needed. And I got a free bike! On the uglier side of things, I'm back at work while the sun is shining outside and life is rapidly passing me by. Although relaxing, the weekend was a bit confusing as I had about a billion things on my mind, I can't really mention them here but I will let you know about (because I know you're dying to find out) it if/when good news comes around. On another sad note, my iPod is fucked.
I'm saving up to buy some music gear. So prepare yourself World, for the return of Morgasm/Steve Cock/Benny Treize or any other silly stage name I can come up with.
Here's some news for your broke-ass....
Spank Rock's FabricLive set is coming out on the 16th in the U.K. and on the 24th in the old U.S. of A. If you have heard any of their previous mixtape masterpieces (I'll go to any length to use those two words together in a sentence) like Voila! or Couche-Tard, this one will surely not dissapoint.
Diplo, Radio Clit, Low B, and DJ Mehdi are rocking the LON on Friday the 4th of May.
LCD Soundsystem, Justice, and Busy P are all doing sets at Fabric on the 18th of May, I suggest that you all do your best to make it out.
Other things to look forward to:
The Blow - April 30th
Erase Errata- May 15th
Battles - May 16th
Blonde Redhead- May 30th
Andrew Bird - June 7th
Beirut - June 26th
That's it from me. Get your dancing shoes on and get busy in the parks these days.
Over and Out.
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Greatest day ever
Turbonegro just added a London date to their summer tour!
JULY 7th - ISLINGTON ACADEMY!
ROCK AGAINST ASS.
JULY 7th - ISLINGTON ACADEMY!
ROCK AGAINST ASS.
What it is cats and kittens?
This is the first episode of what will and forever be the greatest, most informative, biggest waste of time at work. Granted, some of you folks out there love your job, and there is nothing you fathom more than dudes like me distracting you with witty anecdotes, current shows/fetival line-ups, splashes of comedic genius, record reviews and other tidbits of bullshit that you normally eradicate from your life. Thankfully, I don't know a whole lot of you.
The U.K. has been treating me well, though adimittedly, it is a constant cock tease living here. Due to financial constraints mainly, there are just to many shows/festivals to go to in the next couple of months. So here in the U.K. they have a lot of week long festivals a la SXSW that just tend to become an absolute shit show, ie: the Camden Crawl (www.thecamdencrawl.com), or Brighton's Great Escape (www.escapegreat.com). However, one festival in particular stands out of the crowd, primarily because it's free, but also because the line-up is just out of control. Located in not-all-that-sunny Newcastle, the Freevolution shows will be outrageous. Here's just a taste of the line-up so far: Radio Soulwax, Simian Mobile Disco, Chromeo, Bonde de Role, Echo and the Bunnymen, and DataRock. Check it out here www.evolutionfestival.co.uk .
This week's record: The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible.
I know you've heard this a million times before but this album is absolutely stunning. I have been listening to it on repeat for almost a week straight and it just gets better and better. Church organs, a string section, horns, banjos, weird noises, and Win Butlers' scathing, bone-crushing lyrics culminate into what has become the Arcade Fire's best album to date. I find myself singing along without a care in the world as I walk down the street, whilst having typical London suits and boots stare at me wildly as I dance my way past them. Although the majority of the lyrics are more outward than inward, there are a few that definitely provide some insight to the bands' personal lives. Another highlight is the B-52's/Joy Division Esque "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" that sticks to your ribs like mama's cookin'. Please do yourself a favor and pick up this album.
This is the first episode of what will and forever be the greatest, most informative, biggest waste of time at work. Granted, some of you folks out there love your job, and there is nothing you fathom more than dudes like me distracting you with witty anecdotes, current shows/fetival line-ups, splashes of comedic genius, record reviews and other tidbits of bullshit that you normally eradicate from your life. Thankfully, I don't know a whole lot of you.
The U.K. has been treating me well, though adimittedly, it is a constant cock tease living here. Due to financial constraints mainly, there are just to many shows/festivals to go to in the next couple of months. So here in the U.K. they have a lot of week long festivals a la SXSW that just tend to become an absolute shit show, ie: the Camden Crawl (www.thecamdencrawl.com), or Brighton's Great Escape (www.escapegreat.com). However, one festival in particular stands out of the crowd, primarily because it's free, but also because the line-up is just out of control. Located in not-all-that-sunny Newcastle, the Freevolution shows will be outrageous. Here's just a taste of the line-up so far: Radio Soulwax, Simian Mobile Disco, Chromeo, Bonde de Role, Echo and the Bunnymen, and DataRock. Check it out here www.evolutionfestival.co.uk .
This week's record: The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible.
I know you've heard this a million times before but this album is absolutely stunning. I have been listening to it on repeat for almost a week straight and it just gets better and better. Church organs, a string section, horns, banjos, weird noises, and Win Butlers' scathing, bone-crushing lyrics culminate into what has become the Arcade Fire's best album to date. I find myself singing along without a care in the world as I walk down the street, whilst having typical London suits and boots stare at me wildly as I dance my way past them. Although the majority of the lyrics are more outward than inward, there are a few that definitely provide some insight to the bands' personal lives. Another highlight is the B-52's/Joy Division Esque "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" that sticks to your ribs like mama's cookin'. Please do yourself a favor and pick up this album.
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