photo: Jack Walsh While we were excitedly discussing our Big Day Out plans the other day, my mate Jack made me promise to forego aussie rock stalwarts Silverchair in favour of new-ish rockers Battles. At the time, I wasn't so sure about this promise, as I hadn't really heard much of their stuff (other than their song 'Ddiamondd' that i had picked up somewhere along the way). To make me feel better he gave me a copy of their CD 'Mirrored'. It is awesome. I am now glad that i [...]
Trouble & Bass is taking over Manhattan. This Friday, Jan 25th, The beloved Brooklyn based crew is moving venues for the start of the new year, to LOVE on Macdougal St. No more blown speaker troubles because the floor is lined with subs. Perfect for the NYC debut of Dexplicit - the godfather of niche/bassline. Get ready to have your rib cage rattled out of your chest. Purchase advance tickets to ensure you get in to witness this historical event! As a special incentive, T&B and Dexplicit are hooking you up with an [...]
GRAFTON PRIMARY is coming!!! If you have been following A Derogatory Term over the last few months you would have noted my obsession with a little Sydney band called Grafton Primary. This obsession grew until my need to see the band live expanded, until the only possibility for them to play in Brisbane without spontaneously combusting with anticipation was to organise it myself. So a few months later the night is nearly upon us and I am using this post as one last chance to show all of you the electronic synthesised magic [...]
Aiiiiiight! Been a hot minute since a mass music post so here goes, right in time for the last Saturday night of the year. Some of these joints have been caked up in our mailbox for over a month, some are even older, some are recent, a couple are damn near fresh out the oven. Either way, get down and do ya thing until you pull a hamstring. I am now off to get a fresh caesar and collect on my holiday gift - a spankin' super crispy white macbook. Awwww shit! Time to kiss the dell goodbye. Um...I'm [...]
Can somebody please explain to me why no super sweet artists love Panda Toes, yet they flock to every other blog in existence? Yea nobody respects us. And so what if Panda Toes looks like a kindergarten book report. Still, is it too much to ask to have anybody sending us tracks 'cause they think we run a tight ship over here? Why am I whining? Well, a couple of weeks ago I hit up Miami Horror to see if he'd be down to share his remix of Grafton Primary with me. Though he [...]
Daft Punk will have left the building this time tomorrow, well actually, hopefully they won't have, hopefully they'll be at the after party with me at the metro. But alas, if they are not I will definitely be coming home content after seeing them strut their stuff all over the Sydney Showground. Stay tunned... I caught Grafton Primary here in the gong at our local gay and lesbian friendly (not only!, although they do have a rainbow flag behind the bar). They went off pretty [...]
I've been meaning to do this post for what must be at least a month now, but things kept getting in the way. In that time, the shiz has been blogged over at ADT and at the always awesome Disco Delicious , but god damn it, that ain't going to stop me from jumping in on the bandwagon and spilling some (digital) ink for the terrific Hey Now crew. They're a collective of DJs/producers who've been clocking up some major hits on the indie dancefloor circuit with their excellent mixes and exceptional remixes. Based out [...]
With my posts decreasing more and more to almost non existent, I thought I'd sit down and try and write more then a 4 line post. Hopefully I won't become side tracked, as per, with internet shopping and Jesse's credit card details tattooed in my head / black penned on my hand. I've been meaning to post this song, I really enjoy it. I'm not the type of person that can sit at a computer blasting electro, letter lone blast anything (30% music 70% being able to think) so what I'm trying to say is; I can't deal [...]
It's Thanksgiving, so that means I am going to do a little extra today by posting my radio show track by track, including my custom little promotional advertisements, which I enjoy way too much. Keep an ear out for next week, there's going to be even more ridiculous promos, which are my favorite thing ever right now. AZLTRON Station ID #1 Truck - The Octopus Project Almost Ready - Dinosaur Jr. Scientist - The Dandy Warhols [...]
Finally organised some new hosting, so you'll see things popping back up over the next week. So let's just power on and pretend nothing happened. OK, so basically, Hey Now are kicking the shit out of Sydney weekends. On the DJ side, they dominate parties and turn clubs into mental asylums full of kids going completely insane. On the producing side, their remixes are fresh, summery and oozing with the light hearted yet intense party vibe that their live shows are known for. They've got a couple of new remixes of Lost Valentinos and [...]
House parties get me hot under the collar, everyone is just looking for some lovin', people aren't on as many drugs - if they are they're probably stoned and want to watch your Aqua Teen Hunger Force DVD, and its just solid drinking, reminicing, macking, urinating and getting the speakers to work with your iPod. Shawn Lov - I'm a Mess (the best sing along drunk jam ever? perhaps.) SO WHY DONT PEOPLE THROW THEM ANYMORE? Clubs, the natural predators of the house party, are still fun though - and [...]
I just wrote a really long post about how I am getting back into last.fm after being away for it for so long and about how awesome the track selection was at the moment, rocking out in my kitchen. Then I realised it was my itunes playing, not last.fm at all. True. Story. That's ok, I still love you last.fm but I should really be thanking fluxblog and bigstereo . Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (Miami Horror remix) [...]
May 80's revival never die - Australia's Grafton Primary delivers a healthy dose of synth pop, new wave action. "I Can Cook" sounds like it could've been ripped straight out of a John Hughes movie circa Sixteen Candles . Miami Horror adds his usual flair to the track - though he doesn't stray too far from the original. He ends up taking it a little further with some more synth for the dance floor. Grafton Primary - "I Can Cook" Grafton [...]
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