Shopping carts. Who would ever think that a shopping cart could mean more than just that, a shopping cart? They’re simply designed to gather and transport groceries, housing goods, etc. But, seeing this video of Beach House’s “Heart of Chambers” from their excellent sophomore effort, Devotion, reminds me of a lot more […]
Most of the tattoos that grace my winter ravaged skin were inspired by old-school tattoo legends Sailor Jerry (aka Norman Keith Collins) and Bert Grimm. I’ve been fascinated with the Hawaiian-based tattoo artist’s Japanese influenced art for the better part of the last 5 years and was psyched to see that Philly filmmaker Erich […]
I felt ancient standing among the crowd at the St. Vincent/Foreign Born/Pattern Is Movement show last night at the First Unitarian Church. Looking around I realized that I was 10-years senior (or more) to over half of the crowd, which pretty much filled a good portion of the room (Paul, this should make you […]
Simple and Beautiful. Take a look here. Plus check out his colorful photos of my people in Vietnam on Flickr. Polaroid is gonna stop making instant film so stock up for forever.
[MP3]: La Scala “Parallel Lives” The Harlequin, Highwheel Records; 2008
Sounds like a nice strange mix of stellastarr* and Gogol Bordello. Post-punk + […]
I’ve been spinning Monitor’s LP The Voices And Drums Of Africa a lot recently. It’s a record I picked up at Philly’s Beautiful World Syndicate and features 18-tracks that focus on various African artists like Mouangue and his African Ensemble doing music of Cameroon; Kante Facelli and his African Ensemble doing music of Dahomey, […]
Yeah British Sea Power’s new album Do You Like Rock Music? is pretty much BA. As in Bad @ss. Their third full-length has been getting constant play everyday since released a couple of weeks ago. I think BSP is literally the best name in music today (behind Depeche Mode of course) […]
LTM has announced the release of the first ever “Best Of” compilation from Section 25. The comp is titled Dirty Disco (1978-2008) and set to be released on March 31st. The cult group that was initially mentored by Joy Division went on to release four albums on the Factory Records imprint between 1980 […]
Get HYPE!!! SXSW 2008 is coming up around the corner and I cannot wait for my sixth year in a row. I’ll be adding free party information to this page as I get them so keep an eye out. Party throwers get in touch, invites are welcome.
Wednesday 3/12
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Noon to 6pm Emo’s […]
It’s ironic that Nghia sent me an email this morning about Wired’s ‘Top 10 Holga Photos.’ Over the weekend I picked up my Holga for the first time in months which still had a roll of film in it dating back to sometime over the summer. I haven’t been using it as much […]
Thanks to everyone who made it out to FRICTION last night to celebrate The Big Sleep’s record release. Also thanks to all who helped make the show happen and The Big Sleep, Sian Alice Group, Priestbird, Heavy Creatures, and DJ Chris Alker for being part of the night. The Big Sleep were brilliant […]
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My ears were still ringing from last night’s FRICTION show on the drive back to Philly at 4am during the first winter storm of the year. I grudgingly dragged myself out of bed this morning, showered (I think), bundled up, walked the dog (who made it quick b/c she very much dislikes […]
Former Concretes singer and Peter Bjorn & John groupie, Victoria Bergsman brings her solo project Taken By Trees into NYC this weekend. The album Open Field, released this past summer is one of those easy listens and is what you would pretty much expect from her. Of all places, she performs at Hiro […]
FRICTION is back at the Mercury Lounge tonight celebrating the RECORD RELEASE of The Big Sleep’s sophomore effort, Sleep Forever. Expect a night filled with walls of noise and emotion as London’s Sian Alice Group and Brooklyn’s Priestbird and Heavy Creatures support the Brooklyn trio known for their brilliant live show. Art After […]
All photos by Punkphoto
I thought I was walking into a snoozefest early on last nite as I went to check out Yelle’s first U.S. appearance ever at the Knitting Factory. She’s been like the biggest thing partywise in France. Listening to her album Pop-Up, it seems like she has a knack for sounding […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008