police on my back

UPDATE: ALL MP3 LINKS FROM PREVIOUS POSTS ARE NOW DEAD

i love getting emails from people who read my blog - always nice to meet people with common interests, etc etc.

i do not like getting emails from the RIAA "acting on behalf of the recording artist known as Justin Timberlake". long story short, my hosting company has frozen my account. looks like i'm going to have to get one of those shady offshore servers or something. christ.

in the meantime, put your hand inside the puppets head and act quick to grab some files from yousendit:

warren zevon - lawyers, guns, and money

the clash - know your rights

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all i wanna do is disco dance with you

there are certain things that i just can't help but write about compulsively - things like the knife, justice, tv on the radio, nike air max 90s, and pretty much anything having to do with parisian record label ed banger records. so it is with baited breath and a fistful of sparks (!) that i'm waiting for this party tomorrow night at element. almost the entire roster (save for justice) will be descending upon nyc for a night of total debauchery. uffie and para one will be performing live, while dj medhi, feadz, sebastian, and busy p will be handling dj duties.

uffie - pop the glock

uffie - hot chick

dj medhi - lucky boy feat. fafi

para one - dudun dun (mstrkrft remix)

busy p - chop suey

ttc - dans le club (busy p remix)

shit should get out of control - check out this video from the justice waters of nazareth release party in paris. and don't worry, justice will be in nyc for a show on november 4th...

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check out the new video for para one's single "dudun dun". paris hilton sex video meet's mstrkrft's "easy love". awesome.

para one - dudun dun

on his forehead read the motto

even though the band is currently on tour in europe, buzz is starting to reach fever pitch about the rapture's forthcoming pieces of the people we love. i've been hooked on this band ever since hearing the infectious beat of "out of the races and onto the tracks" - a song i still hear dj's drop in bars around nyc on a surprisingly regular basis. and while i love a lot of the current crop of "disko punk" groups (read: klaxons, tom vek, etc), i'm not sure that i've heard a band in this genre that quite matches up. the rapture takes that deep musicianship that marks groups like !!!, out hud, and black dice, and just ratchets up the fun quotient. what more could you ask for?

the rapture - the sound

the rapture - get myself into it (prince language disco edit)

the rapture - sister saviour

the rapture - the coming of spring

the rapture - alienation

well, i guess maybe you could ask for a roller disco music video that also takes a swipe at jessica simpson. sure.

gone daddy gone

this picture landed in my inbox late last night. it's my dad. and he flew out to burning man this morning. he wanted to know what i thought of his vest.

hmmm.

so, if you're going to burning man stop by and say hello to him. he'll be in the giant geodesic domes of "the root society". here's a description of his camp from the burning man main page:

ROOT SOCIETY
The Root of all....all things above and below
Above is hope. Below is fear
Above temptation. Below the belt. The love below...
The root of all evil? Maybe!
But you want it. Your mind wanders...the mystery draws you in.
Your mind imagines...dreams of its power.
The contrast of the extremes. We hope for new experiences.
We fear the below we can not see.
The way people and energy move through space.
Keeping score of the activity...away from the natural balance
The Root Society!



in honor of my dad being stoned in the desert for five days, here are some songs that he turned me onto that continue to make regular appearances in my itunes:

bow wow wow - radio g string

frank zappa - plastic people

the modern lovers - pablo picasso

tenor saw - ring the alarm

big audio dynamite - rewind

brian eno - golden hours

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what's his name

The Knife - Pass This On



the knife - pass this on (dahlback and dahlback remix)

i first wrote about the knife's silent shout on january 29th, almost seven months ago to the day. i just can't help myself. but really, i was first hooked on the brother-sister duo when deep cuts dropped in 2004. due to all the (well-deserved) hype surrounding silent shout, the knife have rereleased deep cuts with an accompanying dvd that includes six videos and a documentary. often intentionally lo-fi, the knife's videos are genius. whereas most music videos attempt to recreate the cinematic feel of film [cough] the killers [cough], these promos embrace both the possibilities and limitations of video as a standalone medium. head over to juno to pick this shit up.

The Knife - You Take My Breath Away


and how could i do another post about the knife without some silent shout goodness:

the knife - silent shout (shinedoe remix)

the knife - we share our mother's health (ratatat remix)

the knife - one hit

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looters' follies

i had a dream last night that i was dj'ing at some sort of huge outdoor festival and there were tech problems with the setup and i couldn't get anything to play and the crowd kept throwing bottles at me because everybody wanted to hear destroyer.

i took that as a sign that i should post some justin timberlake mp3s....!

for your listening pleasure:

justin timberlake - sexyback

justin timberlake feat. t.i. - my love

justin timberlake - futuresex / lovesound

justin timberlake - like i love you (dsico remix)

my favorite is the track with t.i., although i do miss the "ATLANTIC RECORDS FOR T.I. CLEARANCE" voiceover that was sprinkled through early leaked copies...

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the book of right-on

photo: liz seru

art brut - good weekend

lots of interesting stuff going on this weekend - i'm not sure how much i'll be able to make it to due to my bum leg, but we'll see...

friday begins this weekend's dominance of new venue studio b, which will hopefully bring some fresh blood to the north williamsburg / greenpoint area that i call home. and i don't want to hear anymore shit from you manhattanites - you pack the pool, you can come to this joint as well. so, tonight the female-forward white dove parties kick off with a sick lineup:

Main Floor
10pm-11pm Melody Nelson
11-12 Lauren Flax
12-1 PRINCESS SUPERSTAR
1-2 Shelly
2am THE PERVS
2:30-4 June D

princess superstar - do it like a robot

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todd p takes over studio b on saturday night, presenting a really killer lineup of oneida and black dice. show starts at 9, with dj's including dan selzer taking over afterwards.

black dice - the dream is going down

oneida - run through my hair

also on saturday, dj's the party captain and alana post will be spinning at lolita bar after the demander show, and they promise "punk / electro smash jabs & cuts like a neon kung fu movie w discko
dancing chuck norris!" how can you say no to that? head over to party captain's myspace page for some killer mixes as well, i've been listening to the "summer fling" mix all morning.

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lastly, on sunday head over to joe's pub to catch classical music weirdos break of reality. if you can get past the cringe-worthy band name, it should be a good show of cello-based heavy metal-ish instrumentals. disco-not-disco collaborator vj full stealth will also be handling the visuals.

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spoon - the fitted shirt

freshness has a sneak peek at the new skoold in korectnuss a/w 06 line, i'm especially feeling the jordan-inspired look of the above tees. although these gucci polos aren't too shabby either:

speaking of jordans, colette's younger brother we sold out has the fucking rad new air jordan 4's in the military blue colorway. only three pairs left on the site, cop 'em while you can.

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my best friend's a butcher

thanks to hypebeast for the heads up - the eagerly anticipated re-release of the dave's quality meat "bacon" air max 90s will be dropping tomorrow. new pack includes a dqm tshirt. don't sleep on this one, the first release is hard to find.

dave's quality meat
7 east 3rd street
New York, NY 10003
212 505 7551

belle and sebastian - meat and potatoes

interpol - roland

####some exciting tv on the radio news, the official tracklisting for the us release (sept 12th) has been announced:

1. I Was A Lover 4:21

2. Hours 3:55

3. Province 4:37

4. Playhouses 5:11

5. Wolf Like Me 4:39

6. A Method 4:25

7. Let The Devil In 4:24

8. Dirty Whirl 4:14

9. Blues From Down Here 5:17

10. Tonight 6:52

11. Wash The Day Away 8:08

12. [silence] 0:17

13. [silence] 0:17

14. [silence] 0:17

15. [silence] 0:17

16. [silence] 0:17

17. [silence] 0:17

18. [silence] 0:17

19. [silence] 0:17

20. [silence] 0:17

21. [silence] 0:17

22. [silence] 0:17

23. [silence] 0:17

24. [silence] 0:17

25. [silence] 0:17

26. [ambient audio] 1:43

27. Snakes and Martyrs 4:06

28. Hours (El-P Remix) 4:23

29. Things You Can Do 5:26

track 28 piques my interest - el-p and tv on the radio? sounds good to me...

tv on the radio - young liars

el-p - deep space 9mm

there is also another one of the short promo videos for return to cookie mountain, check out the high res real video here.

and if you haven't seen it yet, definitely take a look at this video of "dreams" with trent reznor and peter murphy sharing vocal duties. fucking unreal.

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