Max & Hugh

Paul

Mark "The Cobrasnake" Hunter & Cory Kennedy

Spank Rock

Brand New is a rock band out of Long Island that kind of reminds me of something like Linkin Park meets something Mark Hoppus could've orchestrated. The verses are smooth and harmonic, but the choruses are loud and rowdy. I really, really dig 'em. What I overheard of their live show makes me want more. They can really tear it up on songs like "Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows", but are perfectly capable of bringing it down with melodic ballad-like songs such as "Soco Amaretto Lime."

We overheard Okkervil River while we tooled around looking for beer, food and shade. These guys are folksy indie rockers out of Austin, Texas that I think I could get into once I heard more of them, but what we heard from a distance sounded pretty cool.

Spank Rock and DJ AM were pleasant surprises that we stumbled upon while making our way from the south to the north end of the park. Spank Rock was pretty cool, but DJ AM drew us all into the crowd with his mixed version of MIA's "Boys." (PS, MIA is hot, and that song is uber fun). Alex got some great pictures (I'll post 'em once/if he sends 'em to me!), and the crowd just ate it up. Great, great DJ (from someone that doesn't know a whole lot about DJs, I at least know this is one to check out).

Whose CD's will I buy? Brand New fo' sho'
Who will I see when they come back to Mpls? Brand New, absolutely. Okkervil River if they're opening for a band I've got on my "bands to see" list. As for the DJs? Probably not. I'm not much for the club scene, but if they made it to something of a show rather than just spinning at a local club, I'd be more interested.

[audio http://sq.txdnl.com/mwt/t/o/e/t/toetaps/playlists/187020/1683520.mp3]Spank Rock - Rick Rubin (Leg-No remix) [MP3]

I was rather pleased with the electronic/dance mix that I recently made for Steel Away. (It evolved from a rather ill-favored horror/trance mix called "Twitch of the Dance Nerve".) As I couldn't really post all the info on the rockin' dustcover (second only to my "Tales to Astonish!" mix cover for Liz) I am going to reproduce it here. Enjoy!

1. You'll Find A Way (Switch & Sinden Remix) - Santogold
2. Shut the Club Down - Girl Talk
3. Bump - Spank Rock
4. Solid Gold - The Golden Filter
5. Go Back (Le Castle Vania Remix) - GRUM
6. Weekend - Ladytron
7. Me vs. Heidi - I Am Robot and Proud
8. Young Folks (Punks Jump Up Special Disco Mix) - Peter Bjorn & John
9. Flashing Lights (ft. Dwele) - Kanye West
10. Dame de Lotus - Emilie Simon
11. Danse Sur la Merde - Prototypes
12. I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me (Get Shakes Remix) - Annie
13. Danger! - The Sound of Arrows

:: Bibliography ::

• NASA, ESA, and L. Bedin. NGC 6791: Full Hubble ACS Field. HubbleSite.org. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/25/image/c/ (28 July 2008).

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This is my new dj mix. Here is the list of songs I used:

Dj Blaqstarr - Hey MF's
Late of the Pier - Space and the Woods (the c90s Remix)
New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (Herve Goes Bananas Remix)
ACDC - Thunderstruck (Tittsworth Remix)
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered (Herve Remix)
Crookers - My Penny
Boys Noise - My Head (Para One Remix)
Jamelia - Something About You (Crookers Crunky Remix)
The Count of Monte Cristal - Bounce That Ass
Spank Rock - Bump (Switch Remix)
Crookers - Aguas De Parco
Princess Superstar - Licky (Herve Goes Low Remix)
Liquid - Sweet Harmony (Streetlife Djs Mix)
Scotch - Penguin's Invasion (Hot Version)
Sinden and The Count of Monte Cristal - We Don't Give a Damn
South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Boy 8-Bit Remix)

Now I know what some of you might say: "Some of this music is from last year or (gasp!) two years ago." Well indeed that is true and some of it is from the 80's. Really I don't give a fuck. I just play music and try to come with the most compelling mixes possible with two record players and a mixer. Really the pleasure of djing for me (if you have not figured it out yet from previous posts) is the mixing of disparate styles. I think an older or even overplayed song can be elevated by creating a synthesis with another song. When I dj, rather than seeing it as an opportunity to show how in the know I am, I use it more as an excuse to make different mixes. It is easy to play one song after the other and make them mix in together but the way I see it, the songs are just links betwenn new mixes. I'm not trying to say I'm special. Just explain myself.

The first-ever event was held at the Shrine Expo Hall in downtown L.A. and headlined by scorching sets from N*E*R*D and MSTRKRFT. Over the course of 7 hours, Spank Rock, Steve Aoki, Jason Bentley, Mr. White, Destructo, Felli Fel, LA Riots, DJ Momjeans, Squeak E. Clean, Kill the Noise and Miles Dyson performed unbelievable sets to thousands of dancing die-hards. Italy's The Bloody Beetroots closed out the bonanza with a full-throttle set that never let up from the first amped-up BPM until the clock struck 4 a.m. Meanwhile, Terry Kennedy and crew tore it up on the skate park throughout the night. We were blinded by the amount of bling in TK's mouth and had to wear sunglasses just to watch him rail slide...

A special thanks to Eric, Meghan, Reba, Bill and all the others at Bill Silva productions, everyone at the Shrine and all those who helped in any way to make this a huge success. We could not have done it without you.

Stay tuned for details about the HARD Haunted Mansion, coming Halloween night 2008.

[A scene from the indoor stage]

[If you love Pharrell, say I!]

[The Bloody Beetroots killed it! Way into the night...Or morning? Is 4 a.m. night or morn?]

[Who are those masked men? HINT: 4 a.m.]

["Hey look, it's a bigger me!" MSTRKRFT - we heart you]

[MSTRKRFT: Sponsored by Crown Royal]

[Nice cardigan Pharrell]

[What on earth is going on here with Spank Rock?]

[Jam Master Jamal - our favorite DJ and friend, with a sleepy and apparently snarky Juliana]

[Jason Bentley rocking the decks]

[Squeak E. Clean opened the festivities]

***ALL PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY NORRIS***

Headbands were popular last year (as seen in the above photo)

Here is the line up.

THURSDAY: CHARLES THEATER, 1711 N Charles Street
6:00 Missoula Oblongata (Baltimore + CT)
7:00 Rick Royer (Baltimore)
7:30 Ben Heresey (New York)
8:00 Blue Leader (Baltimore)
8:20 Teeth Mountain (Baltimore)
8:40 INTERMISSION
9:00 Leprechaun Catering (Baltimore)
9:20 Mark Hosler (of negativland) (Asheville, NC)
10:20 Ultimate Reality (Baltimore)
10:55 Nautical Almanac (Baltimore)
11:20 Matmos (Baltimore)

FRIDAY: 2640 SPACE, 2640 Saint Paul Street
6:00 A Murmered Tale (Baltimore)
6:45 Eagle Ager (Brooklyn)
7:05 Andy Abelow (Baltimore)
7:25 Matteah Baim (New York)
7:55 Santa Dads (Baltimore)
8:15 Wheatie Mattiasich (Baltimore)
8:35 Lesser Gonzalez (Baltimore)
8:55 Arbouretum (Baltimore)
9:25 Golden Age (x-more dogs)(Baltimore)
9:55 Jana Hunter (Baltimore)
10:25 Beach House (Baltimore)

SATURDAY: NORTH AVE LOT, 131 W North Ave
12:00 DOORS
12:40 King Cloud (Baltimore)
1:00 Smarts (Baltimore)
1:20 Benny Stoofy (Scrummage University)(Detroit)
1:40 Air Waves (Brooklyn)
2:00 Ed Schrader (Baltimore)
2:20 Facts (Baltimore)
2:40 Perm Hurdeler (Glasgow)
3:10 Food For Animals (Baltimore+DC)
3:30 Wzt Hearts (Baltimore)
4:00 The Creepers (Baltimore)
4:30 Lexie Mountain Boys (Baltimore)
5:00 Ecstatic Sunshine (Baltimore)
5:30 Bird Names (Baltimore)
6:00 Eyeball Skeleton (Baltimore)
6:30 DD/MM/YYYY (Toronto)
7:00 Mae Shi (Los Angeles)
7:30 The Deathset (Baltimore)
8:00 Killer Whales (Chicago)
8:30 Thank You (Baltimore)
9:00 Oxes (Baltimore)

SONAR, 407 E Saratoga St
11:00 Human Host (Baltimore)
11:25 Blood Baby (Baltimore)
11:55 Nuclear Power Pants (Baltimore)
12:15 Videohippos (Baltimore)
12:45 Celebration (Baltimore)

SUNDAY NORTH AVE LOT, 131 W North Ave
12:00 DOORS
12:30 Moss of Aura (Baltimore)
1:00 Jones (Baltimore)
1:20 Witch Hat (Baltimore)
1:40 Hearts of Darknesses (New York)
2:00 Teenage Souls (Baltimore)
2:20 Thrust Lab (Baltimore)
2:40 Ear Pwr (Asheville)
3:00 Kyle Mabson+Mincemeat or 10 Speed+Narwals (LA, Philly, Richmond)
3:40 White Williams (New York)
4:00 Adventure (Baltimore)
4:30 Club Lifestyles (Baltimore)
4:55 Future Islands (Baltimore)
5:25 Height (Baltimore)
5:55 Dan Deacon (Baltimore)
6:40 Trey Told 'Em (Gregg Gillis + HOD) (Pittsburgh + New York)
7:00 Grand Buffet (Pittsburgh)
7:30 Double Dagger (Baltimore)
8:00 Parts & Labor (Brooklyn)
8:30 Ponytail (Baltimore)
9:00 Black Dice (Brooklyn)

ANNEX THEATER>
11:00 Shams (Richmond)
11:20 Smart Growth (Baltimore)
11:40 Ninjasonik (Brooklyn)
12:00 Mark Brown (Baltimore)
12:20 Teengirl Fantasy (Oakland)
12:40 Egyptrixx + Alias (Toronto)
1:00 Wet Hair (Iowa City)
1:20 Sewn Leather (1980's)
1:40 DJ Dog Dick (Baltimore)
2:00 Who Is The Tunafish Man? (Dan Deacon + Girl Talk + Spank Rock)
Dawn: Cex (Baltimore)

Lykke Li: I'm Good, I'm Gone Fred Falke Remix

Spank Rock: Rick Rubin

Nas: Hero

Neon Neon, que eu já mencionei aqui, é a dupla formada por Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) e o produtor de hip-hop americano Boom Bip. Juntos, eles lançaram o ótimo Stainless Style, um álbum inspirado na trajetória do empresário e playboy  John DeLorean, criador do carro DMC-12, aquele do "De Volta para o Futuro". 

O disco é cheio de referências aos anos 80, como a homenagem ao planeta da Princesa Léia em 'I Told Her on Alderaan', e muitos carros e garotas, 'Dream Cars', como era de se esperar em um disco baseado na vida de DeLorean. A faixa 'Raquel' é sobre Raquel Welch, uma das muitas modelos e atrizes famosas que deram suas voltinhas com DeLorean antes dele ser acusado de um megaesquema de venda de drogas e ser preso por fraude fiscal. Na divertida 'Michael Douglas', o ator é lembrado como uma referência do que era ser cool nos anos 80. A história conta que DeLorean foi fazer uma cirurgia plástica no rosto e queria ficar parecido com o ator.

No show, Neon Neon toca 'Raquel' enquanto, no telāo, são mostradas imagens da atriz no auge da sua carreira. Enquanto tentava achar o vídeo da música no youtube, achei uma versão não-oficial que é muito parecida com a versão mostrada no show do Neon Neon. Olha como a abertura da música encaixa direitinho com a dança espacial de Welch. 

Abaixo, mais um vídeo do Neon Neon tocando ao vivo 'I told her on Alderaan', no programa Culture Show da BBC. No baixo e dando uma força nos vocais, Cate LeBon, que também participa no álbum, em 'I Lust you'. Outros artistas colaboraram no disco: Spank Rock e Har Mar Superstar, em 'Trick for Treat', Yo Majesty em 'Sweat Shop', Fatlip em 'Luxury Pool', e The Magic Numbers na faixa que dá nome ao disco. Stainless Style é um disco bem divertido e eclético, passando por música eletrônica, pop e hip hop. 

the pase rock comes to the hammer for some banana split sundae action.