Mallia Franklin featuring Junie Morrison - Buzzards A tribute post to two great members of the P-Funk family - George Everett Clinton Jr. (aka Georgie aka George Clinton III), and Mallia Franklin. George Everett Clinton Jr. - George Clinton's son - I knew well from time I spent with P-Funk in the mid to late nineties, some people call him Georgie C. George Clinton's children like Georgie, Barbarella, Sean, and also the infamous TreyLewd (Tracy) - http://www.myspace.com/treylew d - always have looked out for me [...]
A few days before next month's SXSW Festival here in Austin, there's another festival going on a few hours up the road in nearby Denton. Set to take place on March 11th-14th , the NX35 Music Conferette boasts an impressive lineup with the likes of Midlake , Neon Indian , Pattern Is Movement , Pomegranates , The Black Angels , Via Audio , The Flaming Lips , and many others. Single night all-venue tickets are only $20, with the all-access tickets going for $65. Purchase [...]
Mix number 100! We've come a long way since those baby steps 3 years ago. For this mix, Dubbel Dutch who is certainly one of the most exciting producers out there at the moment rips it up with an all out awesome mix. "Born and raised in New York I'm a DJ/producer now based in Austin, Texas. I'm kind of a dance music geek with aspirations to make music in just about every style, but for now I'm focused on the left-field sub bass heavy mutated funky sounds originating out of the U.K. [...]
Even before the Chicago Bears recorded their now-famous 'Super Bowl Shuffle,' the New Orleans Saints had an anthem of their own. Of course, the 1983 Saints, who went 8-8 on the season, didn't fare as well as the 1985 Super Bowl champion Bears, so 'Who Dat?' never made it out of the huddle. But now that the 2009 Saints are headed for the biggest NFL game, the club has an updated anthem -- and native son Aaron Neville is singing the Saints' praises once again. Using the same arrangement, Carlo Nuccio -- of 'Who Dat?' fame -- has [...]
In the past couple of years, Todd P . has staged a balls to the wall, all day affair on E. 6th St in Austin for SX, but this year, things are a bit different. Todd P. is bringing SXSW to Monterrey, Mexico. Seriously. Like, there's going to be buses going from Austin to Monterey. Crazy. The best part is that Denver's own, Rhinoceropolis will be helping curate the efforts. Thanks for the heads up, Donewaiting ! From Todd P. : ==BIG NEWS!== It [...]
Look, Girls. We really love you and all, but you're touring A LOT. Don't get me wrong, I love it! I'm just concerned for your mental health. People have a tough time after touring so much, ya know? You still have a booked February to finish up, and now you're playing a little over a month more? I'll go see your shows. I'll just be the guy giving you a concerned motherly face. 3.30 Recher Theatre–Towson, MD* 4.1 Paradise Rock Club–Boston, MA* 4.2 Voyeur (Making Time)–Philadelphia, PA* 4.3 Webster [...]
As I think we're all aware, it's getting harder and harder these days to find a complete album that's enjoyable to listen to al the way through. With most people downloading single tracks from iTunes or Amazon (if they pay for them at all), the very concept of an album seems to be falling by the wayside. But every once in a while something does come along that is crafted as a whole, an immersive experience, even going so far as having intros, tracks blending together, skits, whatever. The Decemberists gave us a virtual rock opera last [...]
Marc Ribot @ Maxwell's in 2008 ( more by Tim Griffin ) tonight in NYC * Lost * Aziz Ansari @ the Apple Store * Bushwick Book Club @ Goodbye Blue Monday * Those Darlins @ Wonder Bar in Asbury Park * Scrambler/Seequil, Sugarlife @ The Stone * The London Souls, The Auctioneers @ Mercury Lounge * Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Skeletons @ (Le) Poisson [...]
The mix CD seems a bit quaint these days. Without the forced retro kudos of an underground 'mixtape' (that's never really on cassette anyway), most record label mixes get buried in HMV CD racks beneath the industry detritus from Hed Kandi and Cream. There's always been definite cult of the new in dance music circles, and collectors and DJs have become even more pious in the internet age – who could be arsed waiting for record labels to hammer out licensing deals when the same tracks have [...]
PICK OF THE WEEK Tenacious D and Friends Partners In Health Haiti Relief Benefit With Frank Black, Russell Brand, Aimee Mann, James Mercer, Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Maya Rudolph, Jason Segel, Ben Stiller & Tig Notaro Tues Feb 2 | The Wiltern | Info HEADS UP Princeton w/ Castledoor & LANME (Los Angeles New Music Ensemble) @ Spaceland (February Mondays residency-free) Mon 2/22 Princeton w/ w/ Le Switch, Wade Ryff and [...]
A sounding branding exercise UK singer Alesha Dixon has inked a four-year profit-sharing deal with the LA Fitness gym chain. The partnership is part of a massive £30M marketing drive in 2010 by the gym's owners The Kirk Sandall company. The revenue share deal - based on the company's success over the four year period - will see the singer acting as the face of the company. In addition she will work alongside the LA Fitness board devising new dance and exercise routines and advising on health and fitness issues. Each month [...]
On March 15th 2010, She & Him release 'In The Sun' as the first single from their forthcoming album, Volume Two , which will be available from April 5th via Double Six. 'In The Sun' features guest vocals from Tilly & The Wall. In The Sun is backed with a stunning rendition of the Beach Boys' classic, I Can Hear Music. The Irrepressibles have just confirmed an acoustic session at the Rough Trade shop on [...]
Lit The Department of Health is looking to shut down five popular nightclubs for ignoring the city's smoking ban. M2 Ultra Lounge in Chelsea, The Box on the Lower East Side, Southside Nightclub in Little Italy, The Imperial in the Flatiron District and Lit Lounge in the East Village were fined in 2009 for allowing smoking indoors. DOH officials say patrons were caught smoking during an undercover operation. Health officials are taking the case [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , New Releases Eddie Vedder has released his performance of the Bruce Springsteen song 'My City of Ruins' as a single with proceeds going to Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti Relief. The Pearl Jam frontman's tribute to Springsteen -- taken from last month's Kennedy Center Honors -- is available through the band's Ten Club and iTunes for $.99. Meanwhile, Pearl Jam's Vitalogy Foundation has pledged $200,000 to relief [...]
KCRW presents Haiti Relief Concert at El Rey Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 6th 2010 Featuring Hepcat, Dengue Fever, Joey Altruda, The Lions, Very Be Careful, The Tuffingtons All Proceeds donated for Operation USA's Relief Efforts in Haiti In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas, KCRW presents and the historic El Rey Theatre hosts a Haiti Relief Concert on Saturday, February 6th. Ticket proceeds from this night will be donated to Operation USA's Haiti relief efforts. www.opusa.org The worldly line-up on what would have been Bob Marley's 65th birthday includes ska/rocksteady [...]
As the Music Like Dirt top tracks of the year list returns for a fifth edition, it once again falls short of being the most comprehensive, the most knowledgeable or the most bleedin' edge. It is however consistently the latest and for that I apologise and hold out the hope that as the light fades on January there are still a few hardy souls out there who wish to pick over the embers of 2009. It was compiled from a shortlist of around a 1000 tracks, through a process of demented indecision until I gave up whittling at [...]
Armchair Dancefloor Mix 004 - Kreng by Armchair Dancefloor on Mixcloud + In a row another cool guest mix on the Thizz Face Disco blog, this time by Vivian Girl Cassy Ramone. + Mixtaperiot has a mix of great old school haitian records pulled from his crates, he wants a $5 donation to Partners in Health, before you can put your greasy hands on the mix! Reach into your pocket! + Mixcloud Best Cloudcasts of 2009 [...]
Lots of music so let's get to it! On Thursday, The Gobshites are doing their third night of their January residency at the Burren. If that's not your thing UK soul singer Findlay Brown is at TTs with Marc Pinansky and Rick Berlin. Friday has a lot to offer. There's a benefit for the victims of the Haiti earthquake at the Middle East Downstairs featuring: The Gobshites, Force the Fallen, Forgetful Jones, The Doom Buggies, Sherman Burns and Van Burens (rockin' for a good cause is a good thing). There's a cool show at Precinct with Corin Ashley, Mike Gent [...]
photography by Travis Moore This was a great show for a larger sized venue. Usually I'm used to seeing names like The Happy Hollows or Useless Keys on the Spaceland marque, however on this particular Sunday, the venue lent it's stage to a couple of my favorite bands: Manhattan Murder Mystery and Dirt Dress. Matthew Teardrop, singer/guitarist for Manhattan Murder Mystery, always has this, "I'm going to kill myself," type of energy and often thrusts his army helmet to the ground with great force during the majority of his performances. Katya Arce holds down the bass line along with [...]
MUSIC NEWS - NYC's City Winery has just announced a series of concerts to help in the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. The shows will also provide you some great entertainment, and are tonight (January 20) thru January 25, at their club at 155 Varick Street. The four emergency benefit concerts feature a great line-up of talent and currently (more are being added) include Patti Smith, Rosanne Cash, The Swell Season and Yo La Tengo with Carolina Chocolate Drops, Joshua Bell and Lewis Black recently added. All proceeds from the concerts [...]
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review)
TOUR: The Tallest Man On Earth Announces U.S. Dates
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[mp3] Joanna Newsom - "Kingfisher"
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
