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PEEP SHOW: Watch Owen Pallett Cover Caribou’s “Odessa” Single At the Primavera Sound Festival
Photo by Emir Eralp For our extensive interview with the Artist Formerly Known As a Japanese Video Game, check out the current issue of self-titled.
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Boy 8-Bit, “Cricket Scores (Memory Tapes Remix)”
The ever-thoughtful man behind Memory Tapes, Dayve Hawk, shared yet another one of his remixes this morning: an arcade cabinet workout for Boy 8-bit‘s Still Killing EP. Released yesterday through Diplo’s Mad Decent label, it features the following tracks: 1. Bulbs Burn Out (Obi Blanche Remix) 2. Cricket Scores (Boy 8-bit Remix) 3. Cricket Scores […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 022: An Exclusive Mix By … Wierd Records
By Pieter Schoolwerth The Wierd Party at Home Sweet Home every Wednesday has been frozen hot and rockin’ the past year, so let me start by saying thank you to everyone who’s kept our fragile ship afloat! Over the past few months, I’ve found the deliriously-exhausting demands of the four-on-the-packed-dance floor beat week after week […]
They Still Don’t Have a Debut Album, But the Cool Kids Just Released a New Mixtape Called ‘Tacklebox’
Tacklebox: 1. Fishing Lessons 2. Flying Kytes 3. Freak City 4. So Neat 5. Going Camping 6. Volume II 7. Birthdays 8. Great Outdoors 9. Strawberry Girl 10. Systems 11. Good Afternoon 12. Parking Lot 13. Summer Nights (Ft. Tennille) 14. Los Angeles Lakers Outro 15. Gettin’ Flicked Download it here.
M.I.A. Disses Lynn Hirschberg On New “I’m a Singer” Track, Shares the Truth Behind Truffled Fries-Gate On ‘New York Times’ Tape
Now here’s an guffaw-worthy development in the ongoing feud between M.I.A. and former New York Times editor-at-large Lynn Hirschberg: a diss track called “I’m a Singer.” Well, we think it is. After all, the song includes the following line: “Why the hell would journalists be thick as shit/Because lies equal power equals politics,” and makes […]
Presenting Dark Disco’s Set Times, With Ikonika, Actress, MJ Cole & 6 More Artists Who Make Us Wish Ecstasy Didn’t Make Us Cry
Here’s the deal for any New Yorkers who’re as thrilled about seeing Ikonika, Actress, etc. as we are… UPSTAIRS 9-11:30: Michna 11:30-1: Ikonika 1-2:30: MJ Cole 2:30-4: Actress DOWNSTAIRS 9-10:30: Nick Hook 10:30-12: Egyptrixx 12:00-1:30: Worthy 1:30-2:30: Kenny Dope 2:30-4: House of House As we said in our last post–and no, this isn’t a paid […]
1-TRACK MIND: Michna, Nick Hook and Worthy Share One Song They’re Destined To Drop At Tonight’s Dark Disco Party
MICHNA For some reason a lot of producers still think a remix has to sound like a distorted dentist chainsaw grinding your teeth. Julio Bashmore does not. He takes the already awesome original and injects his phantom/hybrid/subwoofer/house treatment. The results are glorious funk in your trunk, with minimal ingredients doing maximal things–a staple tune in […]
NOW PLAYING: No Fun Acid, ‘This Is No Fun Acid 3’
The Details: No Fun Acid, This Is No Fun Acid 3 (No Fun Productions, 2010) A Short Review: While it may seem like a new development to close-minded noise heads, Carlos Giffoni has been toying with his avant-techno tendencies since late last year, including a couple random performances and a split LP with Keith Fullerton […]