OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY

Stephen Malkmus And the Jicks are streaming the new album at Myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/stephenmalkmus
so far....awesomsauce.

SHAZAM!!!

"PEACE LOVE ECTASY UNITY RESPECT".
This kid is the real deal. Apparently some of the hipsters have been drooling over this seventeen year old's ability to destroy things with his laptop capabilities. Sign me up.

His remix of Muscles...wait hold on. Can I be the first person on the BLOGOSPHERE to say that I abhore Muscles? I think he's pretentious unoriginal dribble. And it baffles me as to why everybody jumped in his boat so muthafuzukin quick.
Anyway, SHAZAM the boy wonder redid Muscles rediculously sub-par track "Sweaty". And how.

This thing starts out like a glitch-banger, and I'm like "Oh darn, this is going to be pretty run of the millz" but.....then the the smooth vocal comes on over and sets up something, but he doesn't reveal anything special yet. THEN BOOM! He drops a funkadelic dance number on our unsuspecting heads and suddenly we all be dancin'!!! It just gets better. I was getting real depressed about the state of electronic music until I heard this. Now we're getting somewheres.

Muscles "Sweaty (SHAZAM Remix)"
head on over to DISCODUST for an exclusive track...its worth the trip.

Justice:datA

This is absurd good.
Thought I might bring it to attension after languishing for about a half year.
Ya know why?
BECAUSE....
Apparently JUSTICE is mixing this shiz into their sets and basically killing people right there on the dancefloor with handmade handguns. IN THA MUTHAFUZUKIN PUBLIC. I got wind that they mixed "Minuit Jacuzzi" with "Phantom pt. II" in NYC and murdered everything in the surrounding area. Like it was Cloverfield.
So, I am preparing my will for when I see the Parize Boyze in Dallas on March 4.
And I don't even care.
Tepr:
"Minuit Jacuzzi (DatA Remix)"

Nelson:
"I Say You Can't Stop (DatA Remix)"

Oh and I have no idea who DatA is.
But he (or she, or they, or it) must be the most awesome thing with a laptop ever.

Moon Masters

If you have never seen Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then you are a fool.
Watch It.
Today I would like to pay homage in video form to two of the greatest charecters
in cinematic history: Ignignokt and Err.
They are Mooninites, an advanced civilization that has 5...thousand dimmensions.



Favorite Quote:

"Alright, when I say your name, you say 'here.' And we will assume 'here' is short for 'here I am...rock you like a hurricane."
-Ignignokt

DangerDoom:
mp3: "Sofa King"

YAWA'S Videos That Changed (My) Earth: Top 5

Well, this one was a toughie to place.
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Top 5:
5. Daft Punk: Around the World
4. Naughty By Nature: Hip Hop Hooray
3. System Of a Down: Chop Suey!

System of a Down has long been blown off and relegated to the band dumping ground known as "Nu-Metal". They have been maligned for their attempts at having a social and political conscience and slammed for their lack of origianlity with the whole Mesmerize/Hypnotize fiasco. They are now on haitus and lead singer Serj Tankian is making terrible solo music.

Yet what they did for metal, and music in general, on the landmark album Toxicity was incomprable.
Every song on it was, and is, a metal classic.
But what topped them all, especially for me at the tender age of 12, was the barnstormer of a single: "Chop Suey!" It was like my brain hit a gigantic brick wall of awesome. It was anti-everything-I-had-ever-learned. IT WAS LOUD.

And the video was, well lets just say "IT WAS".
I remember driving to Colorado to go skiing with another family and my friend had the video (which he had gotten off KAAZA) on his computer. I swear to God we watched that thing about a bazillion gazillion times on that 14 hour drive. No exaggeration. I had every movement they did memorized. I think we did an choregraphed impersonation of it in our hotel room too. I love this song, and that is why...
...without further ado:




I cry...when angels deserve to die...

YAWA'S Videos That Changed (My) Earth: Top 5

Sorry for the lack of postage here, but yours truly has been most busy these last couple weeks. I need to get another writer....
Anyway, I be back and am lampin' with more from the land of videos that changed my life.

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Top 5:
5. Daft Punk: Around the World
4. Naughty By Nature: Hip Hop Hooray

This is probably one of the greatest hip hop songs ever recorded. Everything about it is perfect: the rising baseline, the swagger of the switched up vocals and a sing along chorus that you get stuck in your head. I wager that even those who aren't in tune with hip hop or even Naughty by Nature will be down with song. And the video, well lets just say it's the hallmark of hip hop videos. It has that all important element of self-mockery which must go with truly awesome "gangsta" rap. The video oozes cool from every bass thump, you want to be them, you want this jam to be yours. But its not, and they flaunt it in your face. IT'S THIER JAM. IT'S HIP HOP HOORAY!

Naughty By Nature: Hip Hop Hooray



mp3: Hip Hop Hooray

smooth it out now...

Election Night In America

Ron Paul=WHO CARES?
Mike Huckabee=WHO CARES?
John McCain=WORSE
Hillary Clinton=WORSER
Barack Obama=WORSETEST

500 Million People in this country, and we get these six. Something is wrong.



Right. I'm on the move again.

MSTRKRFT: On the Move...

The boys in the gold masks over at MSTRKRFT headquarters just released news...good news:
A new release is imminent and they will be touring the country this spring and summer.
I've gotta shake it to the one to get me a ticket to the show...

Also, R.I.P. U.N.K.L.E.
That's just too bad.

MSTRKRFT Dates:

02/26 - SEATTLE, WA NEUMOS
02/27 - PORTLAND, OR HAWTHORNE THEATER
02/28 - SAN DIEGO, CA LEGENDS
02/29 - LOS ANGELES, CA HENRY FONDA THEATER
03/01 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA MIGHTY
03/03 - LAS VEGAS, NV JET
03/05 - ASPEN, CO BELLY UP
03/06 - DENVER, CO THE CHURCH
03/07 - NEW YORK, NY STUDIO B
03/08 - CHICAGO, IL VISION
03/09 - BUFFALO, NY THE TRAIF
03/11 - PHILADELPHIA, PA WOODY'S
03/12 - BALTIMORE, MD OTTOBAR
03/13 - ATLANTA, GA MASQUERADE
03/14 - HOUSTON, TX RICH'S
03/15 - AUSTIN, TX VICE
03/16 - DALLAS, TX THE PALLADIUM (YAY!!!!!)
03/20 - TORONTO, ON THE GUVERNMENT
03/23 - MONTREAL, QC METROPOLIS
03/25 - MIAMI, FL MANSION
03/27 - MIAMI, FL LUIS @ THE GANSEVOORT
03/28 - MIAMI, FL ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Here's a killer remix of "Neon Knights" by Roccanova to get you hoppin' for the KRFT.

mp3: "Neon Knights (Roccanova Remix)"

I know, I got it, And I know that time will set me together.

Hallelujah! Etc. Etc.

Newsflash:

Amy Winehouse isn't coming to the Grammy's cos she's a brat and doesn't have a visa.



The exchange between America and Amy went a bit like this:

Amy: I jus wanna get...(vomits)...in...(vomits)...countries...(vomits)...
U...(vomits)...S...(trails off into incoherent babble...)
America: You suck.
Amy: Wha...(vomits)....(collapses)
America: Screw you, and screw your Visa.

(Pause...America looks at passed out Amy)

America: I hate this stupid girl and her stupid "retro" fag music.

(Suddenly Britain enters the room with annoying Arctic Monkey's music blaring on its iPod)

Britain: Amy! WE LOVE YOU OH SO MUCH!

America: (disgusted) This sucks, we're leaving. (To itself) Barak or Hillary? Barak or Hillary?....
(leaves)
Amy: (Arising from her stupor) Gonna...(vomits)...take...(vomits)....me back to...(vomits)...rehabzzzzzzzzz....(falls into coma, from which she never wakes up. There is much rejoicing).

THE END.
(wild applause from gallery)

The Smiths: "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Live)"

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The White Stripes, or Las Rayas Blancas, re-recorded "Conquest" in Spanish...making it "Conquista". They also dubbed the video with the Spanish, and now it's extra super special awesomesauce.

Video: "Conquista"



Excellent.

YAWA's Videos That Changed (My) Earth: Top 5

Because it'll take too long, I'm just going to run the videos in a post each so I can get this done.
Coming in at number 5, the magnificent, the fantastic, the robotic...DAFT PUNK!

"Around the World" is not Daft Punk's best song. The Frenchies have much better songs in their repertoire, but not a better video. It is the textbook on syncopation and lighting choreography. It has been copied for the last ten years in almost every trance, dance and even rock video made.

Director Michel Gondry gave the song lifeblood. Literally each part of the song is represented by a dancing quartet: the bass by super-tall humans, the spry glissandos by synchronized swimmers, the vocoderized "around the world" by robots, etc. As the melodies progress, each group's performance evolves.

The setting is a black studio with a colorful backdrop that ascribes to the scene the look of a living jukebox, with dancers forming a universal groove. At the climax of the song, the camera views the scene from above, revealing that the dance is being performed on a record. The song fades out, and so do the lights as the "jukebox" turns off.

So get up and dance to "Around the World"

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#5: Daft Punk - Around The World




mp3: "Around The World/Harder Better Faster Stronger (Live At Coachella 2006)"

Feisty

Feist decided to grace the U.S. once again with her presence.

Tour Dates (U.S.A. Only):

04-10 Detroit, MI - Fillmore Detroit
04-11 Bloomington, IN - Indiana University
04-12 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-14 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
04-15 Austin, TX - Stubb's
04-16 Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom (YAY!!!)

















04-18 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04-19 Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt University Alumni Lawn
04-20 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04-22 Athens, OH - Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
04-23 Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
04-25 Northampton, MA - Smith College
04-26 Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion
04-27 Philadelphia, PA - Academy of Music
04-29 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
04-30 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

IndieFantasma!

Her new video for "I Feel It All":



Hi I'm Feist, and I'm kinda a big deal now.

Ratatat:Back

I love this band. I've seen 'em live and theres not much like a sweat-soaked Ratatat Set to cure you of your "Theres No Good Music Anymore" blues.
Anyhoo,
Covert Curiosity (a darned good blog if you have the time), reports that a new album and new tour are in the works for early 2008. And the Vol. II Mixtape is now available for free at their website here.
Read this hilarious interview with Evan and Mike by supmag.com here.
In celebration, here's a sampling of my favorite Ratatat classics...

mp3: "Loud Pipes"
mp3: "Seventeen Years"
mp3: "Wildcat (E*vax Remix)"

Notorious B.I.G: "Party And Bullshit (Ratatat Remix)"

Indie kids discover the hood.

Atlas: The Singer Is a Crook!

Finally, I know what Tyondai Braxton is saying in Battles' classic "Atlas".
The lyrics are as follows:

"People won't be people when they hear this sound
That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town
People won't be people, no
The people won't be people when they hear this sound
Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town

The singer is a crook
The singer is a crook
The singer is a crook
The singer is a crook
The kitchen is the cook
The scissors are the barbers
The singer is a crook
The chorus, full of actors*"

*on the last chorus, they say "The Chorus Doesn't Matter"

Thanks to Drowned in Sound for pulling this out of 'em.
Now I can sing along for reals!

Video:
Battles: "Atlas"



mp3: "Atlas"
mp3: "Tonto"


Hooray!

U2-3D: A Review

I just got back from seeing U2-3D at the local IMAX here in Dallas, and I can't help but feel that I have witnessed history. I am not one of those ecstatic U2 fans who worship everything they do and say, think Bono is the God and Edge the Son of God, but as I left the theater, I couldn't stop singing "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own".
First, let me say that if you can make it to an IMAX anywhere that is showing it, GO. NOW.
Second, I must say a few words about the power of this movie (or concert film, or whatever), and why it will take its place as one of the great rock films of all time.

How long will we sing the praises of U2? They seem to just keep getting better and better. It was said that they would fade after 2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. It was said that they were simply trying to find a new audience instead of continuing to progress musically. It was said...but it is no more said. This film has put to rest (for awhile at least) U2's daemons of progress. They have found a way to re-invent a medium and propel their genius all in one fell swoop.

It is not simply that they have re-established themselves as the "most popular band in the world", but that they have created a film which in itself is simply unbelievable. The opening sequence of "Vertigo"and "Beautiful Day" played back to back in front of 80,000 screaming Buenos Aires fans is one of the most powerful things I have ever seen on screen, ranking up there with this year's magical Heima documentary by Sigur Ros.

The true power of course lies in Bono's ability to draw you in and capture you in a feeling of enchantment, of pure exhilaration, or weightlessness, while The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton cement your entry into their otherworld. With the spectacular 3D effects, the draw to the stage is intensified to almost unbearable proportions. You want to be there, you want to feel it...then you realize that you are feeling it, right there in your seat. In the immediacy of lies its greatest triumph. You do not feel you are there, you are there.

The only flaw of the film is in its failure to include some of the absolute cannon songs of the U2 catalog. There is no "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", no "40", no "Mysterious Ways", no "Desire", no "Walk On", no "Elevation". It is difficult to overlook some of these omissions, yet it does no real harm to the film as a whole or the visual experience, which is the focal point of the entire project.

The visual experience is truly stunning in the highest degree. It is indescribable to those haven't seen it, as it is with those who have.
Bono's hands, literally reaching out to you,
the sweat of the electric crowd flying up in your face,
Adam Clayton's trademark strut right into your lap,
Larry Mullen Jr.'s pulsating drums sparkling in the stage lights,
The Edge's guitar neck bursting through the screen,
the massive backdrop of colors and lights overwhelming your eyes and the music assaulting your ears.
They have gone, with you in tow, as producer Catherine Owen's remarked, "somewhere magical".

In conclusion, I have to say that the experience from this exquisite film is unlike anything I've ever been a part of in a theater. The songs of U2 burst to life in color and light in ways that were beforenow unimaginable.
And that is why I give U2-3D a:

10 out of 10.

U2:(from WAR, my personal favorite album)

mp3: "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
mp3: "New Year's Day"

Let the bells ring out!

They See Me Comin'

To commemorate his 200th show, Jools Holland, famed host of Later...With Jools Holland had on hand Cat Power, Feist and...the one...the only...the ever brilliant...RADIOHEAD.

Its been quite awhile since the boys form Oxfordshire have been on the telly with Jools, and you know what? They blew everybody's head off, including mine.
Here's the set on video,
as well as a triumphant preformance of "Paranoid Android" from way back in '97 on the show:

RADIOHEAD: LIVE ON LATER...WITH JOOLS HOLLAND

Bodysnatchers: (watch johnny's arm toward the end, classic greenwood)



15 Step:



Weird Fishes/Arpeggi



Paranoid Android (1997):



Whadda we got?
Magnificence.

Blog Fight!!! (or, Vampire Weekend, or How I Got Confused)

Blog Fight!!! Brooklyn's Vampire Weekend's eponymous new album has caused a firestorm of content and discontent and other kinds of tents all over the BLOGOSPHERE.
A sampling of the feelings:
(Click Links for Full Reviews)

Pitchfork: "8.8 out of 10"
Underground Online: "A"
Rolling Stone: "3 1/2 Stars"
Newsday: "B+"
PrefixMag.Com: "8.0 out of 10"

The hubbub has been mostly positive, and it looks as if we have found the Indie saviors of the year...maybe.

I will post my review of it today or tomorrow, or maybe just sometime in the near future. I was going to review it today, but I realized that I had downloaded, instead of the album, some sort of song collection in the form of the album with the song "Boston" replacing "M79", as well as "I Stand Corrected" not being there at all.
I realized the mistake after a friend pointed out the tracklisting on their website.
The thing is, I have absolutely no idea what "Boston" is from. I love the song so much and wish it was on the regular album, so I'm going to post it here for all to enjoy. If you know what it's from, feel free to comment on my ignorance.

mp3: "Boston"

and from the regular album:

mp3: "Bryn"
mp3: "I Stand Corrected"

I like this.