San Fran artist Myles Cooper’s song “Gonna Find Boyfriends Today” is the perfect soundtrack for this first springlike day as you troll for singles in Central Park (just remember in any game of grab-ass there must be two willing participants otherwise you’re a frotteur — look it up). The vid is a Jim Henson acid [...]

It’s 5 o’clock and quitting time!!! Run don’t walk to the Bedford L stop where Freelance Whales are paying homage to their humble beginnings by playing a free show in the SUBWAY!!!!! Does MTA know about this (did I really just think/type that… f*ck the MTA). Also, enjoy Generator 2nd Floor (via I Guess I’m [...]

Go Team Gay! Add another player to the team. Up to bat, Vampi Weeker’s keyboardist, Rostam Batmanglij. OUT Batter Batter OUT! He’s so cute… like take him home in your pocket and admire him on your shelf cute. In an interview with Out magazine he is quoted with saying he hopes to inject “homosexual perspective” [...]

Last night I went to the dress rehearsal for this show and may I say what a treat! Sonic Youth, Justin Bond, Scissor Sisters, and Klaus Voorman joined Sean and Yoko on stage performing renditions of Loco Yoko’s work. The line-up is even more impressive tonight! The highlight of the evening pour moi was Sean’s [...]

So the four name wonder that is Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is playing tonight at Glasslands in Williamsburg opening for Kyp Malone’s (TV on the Radio) side project Rain Machine. If you don’t know about MBAR educate yourself by listening this little ditty entitled Woodfriend, my personal fave. Robinson has an evocative story telling style [...]

Happy Love Day indeed. Help celebrate VD by sharing this vid with your valentine; it’s sure to rev their engines. Our favorite up and comers Sleigh Bells provided the soundtrack to James Lima’s Happy Love Day short film for Love Magazine featuring 6 supermodels wearing knickers and thigh highs, oh my, and little else (be [...]

A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words… so some keywords you’d probably glean from the short story concerning the picture of Ebony Bones above are: kaleidoscopic colors, humor, MAC cosmetics, 8 Minute Abs, and Josephine Baker. But pictures have always been fibbers and what with the advent of Photoshop, they’re down right [...]

Listen to dancehall artist Busy Signal’s Sound of Siren (via Pitchfork) purportedly featuring M.I.A.? It sounds like her with a heavy dose of the auto-tune. No matter, though; the track is pretty hot. Enjoy.

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Attention culture vultures: Prokofiev, the only very recently lauded Soviet composer (and mah fave), has been dead for 57 years, however, tonight at Carnegie Hall a few newly discovered works will be performed, chief amongst them Music for Athletic Exercise, a composition commissioned for a huge athletic pageant on the Red Square in Moscow in [...]

Joining the Yeasayer tour is a good gig if you can get it. E to the X POSURE. So… props to Javelin; they officially announced the April dates they will be opening for Yeasayer. If you are desperate to see the two bands then keep hitting refresh on Craig’s List for tickets to their sold [...]

If you snoozed on buying tickets for Yoko Ono’s February 16th “We Are Plastic Ono Band” performance at BAM, this is the next best thing. Ms. Ono has opened her dress rehearsal up to the public. Ticket prices for range between $19.95 — $65.00.
“It’s been incredible to watch the public demand soar for more [...]

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THE JAM: SUMMER 2010

It’s official. Much buzzed about up-and-comers Sleigh Bells are contributing M.I.A.’s forthcoming Diplo produced album as confirmed by the band’s manager. “Derek [Miller] did production work on the album (via Pitchfork).” How about that for a little exposure. I’m predicting Sleigh Bells’ “Ring Ring” to be THE song of Summer 2010. Stay [...]

If you think bongo beats and synth-sounds played by two white guys sounds like a disaster of epic proportions waiting to happen, think again — it can be done well; that is, with some stellar musicianship and finesse. Tanlines caught our attention when they opened for Julian Casablancas and their single “Real Life” has yet [...]

Memphis’ The Commercial Appeal published a statement from Shelby County Medical Examiner Dr. Karen E. Chancellor stating “cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death.” So there you have it. Another rockn’roll suicide — a cliché end to a life that was anything but. May his restless soul lie in peace. [...]

MySpace Secret Shows presents Hot Chip at Highline Ballroom this Friday Feb. 5th at 7 pm! Hells yeah. Spread the word.

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Our favorite up-and-comers, Sleigh Bells, announced they will be opening for “about to be household namers” Yeasayer. Yay-er! Two birds one stone kinda deal going on here.
And it gets better! Double your pleasure double your fun — Sleigh Bells is also slated to open up for Major Lazer at selected shows.
Enjoy Sleigh Bells’ Ring Ring [...]

Photo courtesy of Vig at www.queeky.com
Hells yeah. Girls is playing with Dum Dum Girls 4/3 at Webster Hall. Get your tickets as soon as they’re available, kiddies. Full U.S. tour dates below!
Girls — 2010 Tour Dates
Tue 2/2 One Eyed Jacks. New Orleans, LA
Thu 2/4 Bottletree. Birmingham, AL
Fri 2/5 The Earl. Atlanta, GA
Sat 2/6 Exit/In. Nashville, [...]

This is my favorite song on It’s a Blitz mostly because it’s the only one on the album that is intrinsically Yeah Yeah Yeahs sounding; drums up-front in the mix driving the sound with Nick Zinner on the guitar as opposed to being relegated to the synthesizer. You know – rock and roll. The video [...]

Most of the extant comments about this track involve some kinda of Alvin and The Chipmunks reference. It starts getting palatable around 1:45, if you wish to save yourself the childhood nostalgia. The dance beat is very C+C Music Factory circa 1992 which I dig. I keep holding my breath for more from Le Gaga [...]

Animal Collective and director Danny Perez team up for the cinematic endeavor Oddsac. Being billed as a “visual album”, Oddsac is currently being screened at Sundance Film Festival to an average 3 out of 5 star rating. Not bad. From the trailer (below) this trip down acid flashback lane looks like a Lynchian attempt at [...]