Here's a quick look at three more artists you need to check out: Semi Precious Weapons For those who like : David Bowie, AC/DC Glam rock at it's finest. Check these Brooklyn boys out at the Velvet Underground in T.O. tomorrow. Semi Precious Weapons' Myspace [...]
Brooklyn NY's Semi Precious Weapons have released their debut album. We Love You is available now. The record was produced by veteran producer Tony Visconti, who has worked with such names as David Bowie, Morrissey, and Manic Street Preachers. You can get an MP3 of their track "Her Hair Is On Fire" here: DOWNLOAD Semi Precious Weapons play the Velvet Underground in Toronto on Nov. 29th. [...]
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ArjanWrites reader Brian B. headed to NYC's Highline Ballroom earlier this week for Lady Gaga's official CD release party. The singer was performing together with a bunch of her pals including Semi-Precious Weapons, The Ones, Fritz Helder, The Daisy Spurs, Cazwell and Amanda Leopore. "I don't know much about Lady Gaga or any of the New York-based acts that opened for her, but the night proved to be fun, sexy, raucous and surprising," Brian writes me. Read on for this report. The Ones : Beastie Boys? Keith Haring-inspired paint smocks? [...]
What: No Correct Way CMJ Showcase Where: Arlene's Grocery , NYC When: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7pm-3am Who: Semi Precious Weapons , Peephole , Black Taxi , The Dig, Tunnels To Holland, Canon Logic, and Second Dan Description: No Correct Way CMJ Showcase sponsored by Fearless Music TV and presented by The Lost Girls & Boys: Performances by SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS, PEEPHOLE, BLACK TAXI, Tunnels To Holland, Second Dan, Canon Logic, and The Dig! **Be sure to watch the big [...]
Semi-Precious Weapons , the winners of the MTV Logo ArjanWrites Award , release their debut album " We Love You " today. It is a raw and rambunctious collection of infectious "kunty" punk pop that has fans in a frenzy. The album was produced by long-time Bowie collaborator, Tony Visconti. Not too shabby for a Brooklyn start-up. "We Love You" will be available in three formats: single CD, single CD with necklace, and double jewel case with limited edition gun USB jewelry necklace (pictured below). The re-writable USB will include bonus content – two full length [...]
Hedwig? Is that the lead singer from The Offspring with tons of makeup? Oh well, seems like he's having fun. Tell me something I don't know. =*Haute Mess*
So we finally wrote about Semi Precious Weapons about a month ago, at the intense coaxing of our youngest brother. We weren't super thrilled with the music at first, but given the fact that I was listening to powerpop glam rock at 4:30am, you can understand my cochlear dilemma. The more I listened, the more I liked. I've been meaning to make it out to their live shows, as Justin Tranter and company assured me of a great time. While I am unable [...]
"This is our first 21+ show. Usually there's a row of underage girls up front showing me their vaginas. And they're not here and that's kind of freaking me out." I've come to see if I can erase, or at least absolve, the guilt from the pleasure I've gotten from We Love You , the debut from garage glam rockers Semi Precious Weapons ( myspace ). I wrote about them before , when they were giving the Tony Visconti-produced record away for free; everything I said there stands (the album is [...]
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This time last year I was all about 2007. New Local H! The debut from local artknockers Apes & Androids ( myspace )! 2007 was totally gonna rock! So... Let's hear it for 2008? The A&A boys have a title, finally - Blood Moon - and a new track, and let's... Apes & Androids - Golden Prize (mp3) ...oookay, then. A bit like Wayland Flowers stuck his hand up Beck's ass and started snapping his fingers. But in a [...]
In our recent interview with Semi Precious Weapons , lead singer Justin described his band as "garage-glam rock." Yesterday, the Brooklyn four piece released their new album We Love You for free download on their website (produced by Tony Visconti of Bowie and Morrissey fame). I've been listening to SPW for years, and can easily say that this is their most impressive piece of work yet. If you want to get a taste of their sound before downloading the full 10 songs, check out their first single, [...]
Glam rock. Guys dressing up and churning out hard hitting poppy tunes filled with sexual innuendo. It died about 30 years ago. Or did it? Bands are still following the footstep of Marc Bolan , the Sweet and David Bowie . NYC band Semi Precious Weapons has been banging out glam rock for a couple of years now and their first full length album We Love You , with no other that Tony Viscont acting as executive producer will be released this month. Every glam band needs an [...]
[mp3, Semi-Precious-Weapons, glam-garage] Justin 'Precious' Tranter tiene ligeros descarríos psiquiátricos. No sólo se refiere a sí mismo a veces en femenino y a veces en masculino, sino que también ha demostrado ser un über-pansexual ninfómano pervertido. Se autonombra precioso, guapísimo, magnético, irresistible y otros indicadores de su gigantesco ego. A veces llora porque así sus ojos se vuelven más azules; a veces sangra porque el color rojo le combina muy bien. Le gusta cómo se ve en vestido de fiesta y no sale de casa sin una [...]
It's become a norm. Some guys just like to dress up like girls, and form glam bands. The term "glam-band" does not pack enough punch for Brooklyn's Semi-Precious Weapons . These guys may dress like chicks, but rock out like true punks. Add this Band on Myspace Web Mix [...]
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