November 9, 2009
Categories: Artist Watch List . Tags: Blythe party, Morrissey, Moz, Pete Doherty . Author: Sebastian Sebastiani . Comments: Leave a Comment
Dear Lindsay: I have a greedy father too and I’m sorry
Lindsay Lohan has collapsed!
I was trotting along and suddenly
it started raining and snowing
and you said it was hailing
but hailing hits you on the head
hard so it was really snowing and
raining and I was in such a hurry
to meet you but the traffic
was acting exactly like the sky
and suddenly I get a text
LINDSAY LOHAN HAS COLLAPSED!
there is no snow in Hollywood
there is no rain in California
I have been to lots of parties
and acted perfectly disgraceful
but I never actually collapsed
oh Lindsay Lohan we love you get up!
I couldn’t watch the disgusting video/tape Lindsay Lohan’s father released. But if you are a true sadist you may enjoy it/ this is what I am referring too.
Two of my favorite Brooklyn bands: Beach Fossils and Woods in some belated CMJish documentation *Pictures!* (Also, a rant about the band Girls and how overated they are)
There were other cool “non official” CMJ happenings that took place over the past week (this not being one of them) or so that didn’t involve Pitchfork Media or Todd P., although all bands involved in the shows that I caught have gotten shout outs from one or the other at some point in time. Myopenbar.com, one of my favorite resources for free booze and interesting times in this and a few other cities, also happens to throw great parties and shows from time to time, one of which went down just as CMJ was kicking off at Manhattan’s sprawling but sometimes not awful Webster Hall. The show line up included Beach Fossils, Woods, Titus Andronicus and Here We Go Magic. The event was free to those who R.S.V.Peed and although there was no free (or even discounted!) booze at the event, the line up was good enough not to scoff. Strangely, Here We Go Magic was headlining the night, even though they were the least exciting name on the bill. My friends have all assured me that so far Here We Go Magic’s music hasn’t been used on a popular teen TV show or film so I can’t really understand what’s going on here, but I guess they have a lot of New Yorkers who are really into them since the show continued to get more and more crowded as the evening moved on towards their performance. Needless to say I didn’t stick around for them to play. I also left before Titus Andronicus did their thing, since I’m trying not to kill my interest in them while I still like what they’re doing and I’ve seen them play an embarrassing amount of times since moving to New York two years ago. I focused my evening instead on Woods who I hadn’t seen play in a good six or seven months and on Beach Fossils, a newer Woodsist/Captured Tracks band that I’ve been really into lately and one that I’ve been trying to catch live for a while.
Kimi Recor on Secret and the Noise, Lilofee, and Life
A few years back I met Kimi Recor while living in San Francisco. My favorite memory of Kimi Recor followed one of Gemini Disco’s biggest parties at The Mezzanine in San Francisco. I helped Chris (a founder of Gemini Disco and her co conspirator) with the decorations. Together we created an elaborate Reindeer S/M scene equipped with balloon didlo’s (like the animal balloons you enjoyed as a child) and neon lights, plus a huge balloon drop and balloon people fucking all over the Mezz… TRULY MAGICKAL.. Anyway, skip ahead to the end of the night and I’m in full drag looking for a cab on San Francisco’s infamous 6th Street in SOMA puffing a cigarette, getting hollered at by homeless men that wanted to bone my “vagina” when all of a sudden angel Kimi pulled up and asked me where I was trying to get to… “ummmm I’m supposed to be meeting a dude in the Mission,” I responded. She took my ass there and I had a fabulous night with him. Forever and ever I’ll love Kimi for that. And on top of all that she makes amazing music. She has a band called Lilofee that is rocking clubs all over the place and she is working on a side project with Chris entitled Secret and the Noise that is equally grand with the possibility of exceeding anything we’ve witnessed before. Thank the heavens!! Keep reading for an interview, MP3 and mind exploding chat about the world…
Here she is fronting the band Lilofee:
Read More…
MaJiKer releases “Body-Piano-Machine”
MaJiKer is an English producer/songwriter living in Paris. He produced an album called ‘Le Fil’ with French singer/songwriter Camille. Then they went on tour around the world before returning to produce Camille’s latest album ‘Music Hole’. He has also produced material with several other singer/songwriters including recent collaborations with Sacha Bernardson and Melissa Laveaux. He is currently embarking on a tour to promote his own debut “Body-Piano-Machine”. It is out now on Gaymonkey Records. Below is a music video, interview, tour dates and an MP3. Check it out!!!
Pictures from the Pitchfork/Showpaper Benefit!!
The Pitchfork curated, Todd P organized, Showpaper benefit at the Market Hotel went off with a few hitches, mostly, the power blowing out multiple times during the course of the day and some bands sound being far worse than others. This is the Market Hotel though and I guess we should just expect that from this kind of venue…? Whatever, the show was still well worth it and the chance to see all these buzzing bands play in one place for a good cause is something that’s hard to complain about. While there were no bands playing that would accurately be described as bad, only The Smith Westerns came off as a bit of a let down. This might however be due to their banter showing their age and the obviousness that all of them were younger than me. Maybe I’m just jealous that they were playing a cool show I was mearly watching. At the top of my list are unquestionably Javelin, Real Estate and Delorian, the last of whom most likely played the days most impressive set. I had to leave before Cymbals Eat Guitars took to the stage, but I’m sure I’ll see them sometime soon and then be forced to decide whether I think their brand of revived early nineties indie rock is worth my time and yours. In the meantime, you should all be highly anticipating Javelin’s recordings to surface beyond their myspace since they bring the kind of hip-pop dance party many bands try for and few achieve. Real Estate’s debut full length is arriving soon and if their live show is any source or indication, it should be cause for excitement. Lastely, the continuation of Delorian’s evolution in sound from electroish rock, to blissed out, whimsical, electroish rock should be tracked closely readers. Their show blew the roof off and got just about everyone in the room moving, something I see less and less of these days. I can guarantee they will float your boat, unless of course, dear reader, you don’t want to be forced to dance like you’re Prince on prom night, in which case just stay home and give your old Bright Eyes records one more spin. Don’t fret, we’ll have fun without you.
Some pictures I took at the show after the leap:
Wynne Renz “made love, warm inside the armpit of a Bird-like mastodon”
Today was a great day. I went to Amoeba where I happily realized The Gossip will perform tomorrow at 6pm in Hollywood for free *I might add* and it will be crowded so get their early! I picked up two of The Incredible String Band’s albums and one Pearls Before Swine album then headed home to indulge. The psych rock mixed with the joint I inhaled really got me feeling introspective so I headed over to Skylight Books to grab a few new books of poetry. Their shelves are jammed packed with great reading material. Truly the best neighborhood bookstore. I picked up “Nobody Loves Nobody” by Wynne Renz, “Astral Dick” by Toylit and “Revolutionary Letters” by Diane di Prima. From there, I headed to Best fish Taco in Ensenada and got taco’s whilst watching the cutest gay couple ever stuff their precious young faces with fishy Mexican goodness. Feeling 100% jealous I headed home and opened up “Nobody Loves Nobody”. I bought the book on a whim. When I skimmed the book the line “This one time at camp / we stood over kyle’s body / and watched him die” caught my attention and made me wanna buy the book. Having never heard of Wynne Renz I was expecting to be mildly entertained and a bit disappointed that I spent ten bucks on an unsure thing when I could have bought Justin Chin’s “Bite Hard” – a book my shelves are sorely lacking! However, as luck would have it, I sat down, put on Pearls Before Swine “The Wizard of Is” and opened up “Nobody Loves Nobody” and continued reading one poem after another until I sadly realized I had gobbled up every line in one lovely sitting. Enough of me. Check out a few of my favorite poems: Read More…
El Perro Del Mar “Change of Heart”
El Perro Del Mar is another one of the fantastic additions to the Swedish music scene. God, I feel like I’m always hyping Sweden, I should just up and move there… Have you seen this video of “Change of Heart” starring Sandor Vlah and Gyula Takaes a k a The Golden Power? They are a Hungarian body building dance performance art team and ummmm can we somehow get the funds together to turn them into porn stars?? Seriously!! After watching this video and seeing the movements they are capable of, I contemplated giving up drinking and smoking to work on my ass. However, I am fucking lazy and don’t really think I can put in the effort to get the physique and bodily talents these two posses. Alas, I’ll forever remain “vanilla” in comparison.
SUPER SWEET PITCHFORK/TODD P/SHOWPAPER SHOW TONIGHT AT THE MARKET HOTEL IN BROOKLYN!WEET
The Cover of Showpaper’s current edition
Artwork by Kemialliset Ystävät
I don’t know how this one slipped under my radar until the night before its going down but most likely it has just been kept somewhat on the DL due to the fact that the line up is super stellar and undoubtedly the best thing music related going on in the city tomorrow, Saturday October 24th, the last official day of CMJ New York.
NOTE: This is not an official CMJ event so that means it’s cheap ($12.00) and the money goes to a great cause.
A few words about Showpaper from its myspace page:
“SHOWPAPER is a FREE bi-weekly print-only publication which aims to list and promote all ages DIY shows in the NYC and tri-state area. We try to spread the word about shows that would otherwise slip under the radar, and the all ages scene in general. Each issue also features a full color piece of art by a contemporary artist. Look for it in your local record store/gallery/café/pizza place/etc.”
The paper is always free to pick up and gets its funds from donations from its readers and other generous folk. The line up for this show is pretty much worth its weight in gold, so please if you are free on Saturday, fuck CMJ, get thee to Bushwick, see some great music and support a good cause. It goes on ALL NIGHT LONG…
LINE UP (copied and pasted from Todd P’s website):
====| SATURDAY 10/24 – 1PM to 7AM! – @ MARKET HOTEL |====
:: PITCHFORK SHOWPAPER BENEFIT FESTIVAL
:: curated by Ryan Schreiber
:: http://pitchfork.com
:: http://myspace.com/showpaper
0100pm : BANDS ALL DAY & EVENING
0000oo :
1100pm : special guests to be announced…
1000pm :: Cymbals Eat Guitars
0900pm ::: Cold Cave
0800pm :::: Delorean
0700pm ::::: Real Estate
0600pm :::::: the Smith Westerns
0500pm ::::::: Javelin
0400pm :::::::: Small Black
0300pm ::::::::: Bear in Heaven
0200pm :::::::::: Highlife
0100pm ::::::::::: Surfer Blood
1200am : LATE NIGHT DJ SETS
0000oo :
0430am : Lemonade
0300am :: dj Alan Palomo / Neon Indian
0200am ::: 20 Jazz Funk Greats
0100am :::: Jamie xx
| MARKET HOTEL |
1142 Myrtle Ave @ Bdwy | Bushwick, Bklyn
JMZ-Myrtle, L-Jefferson, G-Myrtle/Willoughby | 1pm to 7am! | all ages | $12 sliding scale
| MYSPACE |- http://myspace.com/markethotelnyc
| curated by Ryan Schreiber, organised by Todd P & SHOWPAPER |
Light Asylum
Awhile back I wrote about Bruno and the Dreamies over at Fantastic Weapon. Then Bruno and the Dreamies became Brother Bruno… now Bruno has moved on to Light Asylum. He’s working with Shannon Funchess. The music these two have put together is outstanding! And I highly suggest giving these videos some much deserves attention. And while you do that I’m going to work on getting my ass to NYC and get to one of these WEIRDrecord parties.
