I enjoyed The Maccabees debut record, Colour It In , but there was an underlying sense that things could go awry in the future. Sort of like when you see someone with fat potential; might look alright now, but you know that two Thanksgivings later things will have likely taken a turn for the worse. For some reason when bands generate praise right off the bat they can't help but start to take themselves seriously. Bloc Party bit off a huge helping of suck after the success of Silent Alarm by trying to become U2 with a [...]
Over Easter weekend, Bloc Party invited fans at their 2 London Olympia gigs to film the show on their mobile phones. The footage was to be used in a video for the track "Ares (Villains Remix)" from their new remix album. The fans (& occasionally the band) filmed & filmed some more, and the final result is what you see above. Intimacy Remixed is out today as a limited edition CD (5000), limited edition triple vinyl (1000) & as a digital download. Anyway, "Ares" remixed by Villains is not cleared for sharing (you [...]
shot over two nights at Londons Olympia by fans with mobile phones the track is taken from Bloc Party 's Intimacy Remixed out now on Wichita Recordings / Atlantic (US)

I guess more and more bands are getting the fans involved with the creative aspect of video making. The video was shot over two nights at Londons Olympia by fans with mobile phones. The track is taken from Bloc Party's 'Intimacy Remixed' out now on Wichita Recordings / Atlantic (US) The full tracklisting is: 1. Ares (Villains Remix) 2. Mercury (Herve is in Disarray Mix) 3. Halo (We Have Band Dub) 4. Biko (Mogwai Remix) 5. Trojan Horse (John B Remix) 6. Signs (Armand Van Helden [...]
Tá ligado que o "Intimancy Remixed " saiu hoje, certo? Então assiste a um video de uma das faixas, que foi gravado todo pelos fãs e seus celulares. Se liga: O tracklist do álbum é esse, sente: 1. Ares (Villains Remix) 2. Mercury (Herve is in Disarray Mix) 3. Halo (We Have Band Dub) 4. Biko (Mogwai Remix) 5. Trojan Horse (John B Remix) 6. Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix) 7. One Month Off [...]
Over Easter weekend, Bloc Party invited fans at their two London Olympia gigs to film the show on their mobile phones. The footage was to be used in a video for 'Ares (Villains Remix)'. The fans (and occasionally the band) filmed and filmed some more, and the final result is here: Share This:
Enjoy 'Ares (Villains Mix)' below. Learn all about their latest release here. MP3: Bloc Party - Staying Fat

Feel like trying your hand at remixing? Bloc Party are returning to the remix album road in a few weeks with the release of Intimacy Remixed , a concept they first tried with their debut album Silent Alaram . In advance of the reix album's release, you can download parts of three tracks-"Ares", "Signs" and my favourite song on the album, "Ion Square"-by going here . If anyone comes up with a crackerjack remix, I'd love to hear it. I always suck when I try to do these remix things. [...]
I've been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between music and the current economic climate. As the artistic world collectively looks towards community building and proactivity, music trends thus far in 2009 suggest the reverse. Unlike other art forms, we form a personal connection through music, searching for voices and instrumentation that echoes our own inner thoughts. In tough times we can surround ourselves with bright colors and optimistic exteriors, but in our own heads we remain unsure and unsettled. So far in 2009 we've seen DJs re-embrace the dark rhythms of dubstep and drum & bass [...]
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Despite your feelings on Intimacy or Weekend, they still know how to rock it out.
Enjoy 'One Month Off' below. The band will release a remix album in May. MP3: Bloc Party - Call The Shots
Only 142 days to go till the biggest festival of Eastern Europe, the Sziget. Some of the headliners been announced already and it looks... visit APC to read the full post, THX!!!
That clip above is parental controlled and we cannot foresee what happens if you got not youtube-account and cannot prove that you're 18+. So at that point we warn you: if you're soft, wait some hours for the next article to read. But we do not care about underaged grrls reading the blog, that got no clue of faking an ID or (a ton easier) faking your age2.0. Furthermore we got no clue why this clip should be protected from kids. My 12 year old sister outlines for you after the jump: show [...]
As we announced earlier today , Bloc Party have a shiny new remix album coming out in May, featuring full reworkings of their latest album, Intimacy. The full tracklisting is below, and features some pretty big names (and ones I don't know), so catch the tracklist below and the (slightly unnerving, but very cool) video to "Signs" below that. 1 Ares - Villains remix 2 Mercury - Hervé Is In Disarray remix 3 Halo - We Have Band Dub 4 Biko - Mogwai remix 5 Trojan Horse [...]

Longwave have Tweeted about a new song, previously unavailable in the USA, that they've released as an MP3 via Tra.kz, on Twitter . Buy music: Longwave on amazon.co.uk Longwave on amazon.com "Sideways Sideways Rain" was released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of 'Secrets Are Sinister' , and is available now for a limited time as a free MP3 . Follow the links below to their Twitter to [...]

Bloc Party will be releasing a new remix album called " Intimacy Remixed " come May 11. It will be a limited edition release available on CD and triple vinyl. They will also release new single ‘Signs’ (Armand Van Helden Remix) on 27 April, through Wichita Recordings. Watch the video of the Armand Van Helden Remix of "Signs" here: Armand Van Helden never fails to provide us with remixes to dance dance dance to. Awesome. [...]
The video above is a new platter direct from the Bloc Party boys of their track "Signs", remixed by the great Armand Van Helden . Set to drop May 11, Bloc Party 's latest effort, Intimacy Remixed , is a limited-edition release available on CD/triple vinyl via Wichita Recordings. Featuring the likes of No Age , Gold Panda, The Filthy Dukes and Hervé , it's sure to be a hot set that you should not miss, especially if the only teaser you have is this clip. Tracklist: 01 Ares (Villains remix) [...]