Monthly Archives: May 2008

30 May

Take Off with Air France’s No Way Down

Have you ever been in mid-flight just before sunrise? Gazing out of the little porthole windows as the deep blue sky above the cloud canopy is painted with a swath of orange when the sun crowns on the horizon. The once dark clouds take on hues of cool blues and warm reds, yellows, […]

29 May

FRICTION Recap: 5.28.08 w/ Dark Meat, Ex Models

Thanks to everyone who made it out to last night’s festive affair. Big thanks to Dark Meat, Ex Models, and The Naked Heroes for being a part of FRICTION. If you live in or around Philly, be sure to catch Dark Meat’s two final shows of their tour tonight at Space 1026 and […]

29 May

Video: Tickley Feather “Fancy Walking”

Video for Tickley Feather’s scratchy bedroom track “Fancy Walking” features Philly favorite Annie Sachs tapping her toes around the occasional appearance of a tabby cat. Tickley Feather plays the POPPED! Music Festival in Philadelphia on June 22nd with Daniel Johnston and FRICTION at NYC’s Cake Shop on June 29th with Crystal Stilts, Rings, and […]

28 May

Verve//Remixed 4: Diplo, Psapp, Antibalas, & more

Verve Records might just be sitting on one of the most desired jazz and blues vocal collections from the 50s and 60s containing records from artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Marlena Shaw and others. Every few years or so, Verve dives into their vaults and gives modern DJs and producers a […]

27 May

FRICTION NYC presents: Dark Meat + Ex Models @ Music Hall of Williamsburg | 5.28.08

GET HYPE!   FRICTION kicks off Summer at Music Hall of Williamsburg TOMORROW NIGHT with an incredibly festive lineup featuring Athens, GA’s wildly eclectic collective Dark Meat along with Brooklyn’s avant-garde outfit Ex Models, and in your face rockers The Naked Heroes. Be sure to come out early for this solid bill and take advantage […]

23 May

HAPPY SUMMER!

[MP3]: The Kinks  ”Waterloo Sunset” Something Else by the Kinks, Pye NPL/Reprise; 1967

23 May

The Artwork of Crystal Stilts

There’s something to be said about the consistentency of interesting artwork from a band. Although it’s not as important as the band’s music or live show, it’s key to create a visual image aside from the music for listeners to latch onto. Some bands manage to do this incredibly well, take Peter Saville […]

22 May

8-Bit People: An 8-Bit Mixtape

From a childhood favorite to influencing the music I listen to today, the 8-bit processor has been with me in one form or another since my 1st Grade Social Studies class. The Famicom, Atari, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega, and groups like Crystal Castles all share something in common, that little processor that has powered […]

21 May

Godard’s 60s at Film Forum NOW!

If I still lived at my old place in New York, this is something I would have jumped on in a mirco-second. Granted, you can see most of Jean Luc Godard’s new wave films via Netflix, but nothing compares to seeing them on the big screen in a cinema. Ray recently made me […]

21 May

Pink Skull Goes “Disco” For HEALTH

Philly’s Pink Skull (aka Julian S. Process and Justin Geller) are having a solid 2008. Following the release of their stellar and diverse debut LP, Zeppelin 3, they unleash one of the best remixes for HEALTH’s soon to be released HEALTH//DISCO remix album. Process and Gellar do justice to the FRICTION alums’ track […]

19 May

Lucky Dragons: Dream Island Laughing Language

Lucky Dragons remind me of a West Coast version of Brooklyn’s High Places on their new album Dream Island Laughing Language. The Los Angeles duo of Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara (and the occasional collaborators) has been making music since 2000 and has seven albums and something like 18 releases under their belts, so […]

16 May

NY DESIGN WEEK

Tonight kicks off NY Design Week and there are tons of events happening all over the City. The celebration centers around the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Javits Center (May 17-19). Over 50 design firms, magazines, and retailers — including Vitra, ID, Surface, and Kartell — host parties around Manhattan […]

16 May

Teeth Mountain Welcome You to Their Comfort Dome

Baltimore’s Teeth Mountain are a “free collaboration” of members that perform live in a space called the Comfort Dome, employing bowed saws, electronic loops, droning cellos, multiple floor toms, and a communal symbol to craft their sounds. You may expect a sprawling hodgepodge of free sounds complete with weird freakouts, chiming bells, and the […]

15 May

Download Autolux’s “Audience No. 2″ for Free (or Pay)

A month or so ago, I mentioned that Autolux was set to release their first recording since 2004 in the form of the single, “Audience No. 2.” Well, after making the track available iTunes last week, the Los Angeles trio has decided to make the it available to download for FREE, since folks overseas […]