In The Crowd

A weird, weird video, but in a cool way

I finally got hold of the new Pierced Arrows album yesterday, it’s a kick-ass album with Fred and Toddy Cole picking up right where they left of with Dead Moon. The sound, the aesthetics and everything else is pretty much the same as it just to be with Dead Moon. For most bands that might be seen as a lack of evolvment or progress, but then Dead Moon wasn’t like most bands. Togther with new drummer Kelly Halliburton, Fred and Toddy continues to pump out awesome dark and dirty garage rock. May they never retire!

Pierced Arrows Live

Mp3: Pierced Arrows - The Wait

Mp3: Pierced Arrows - Shades

Sweet acoustic version of “I Can’t Stay” recorded by the Vivan Girls for the Pink Couch Sessions

This is one great, great documentary:

“Led by the success of the B-52’s and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid 80’s. This film paints Athens as a magical artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony”. (Via pitchfork.tv)

Here’s a great track from a man it should be possible to write a great biography about. If you’re into raw 60’s soul you probably already know him, if not this is a artist worth checking out.

Bobby Marchan started out a drag queen, then he joined forces with Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns, later he was signed to Stax Records on recommendation of none other than Otis Redding, made some great tunes, made a hit for Slade with “Get Down With It”, he then lost his record deal and went back to his drag roots, before resurfacing a decade later as a MC with the probably awesome “I Wanna Bump With the Big Fat Woman.” In 1987 he recorded his final single, an update version of his biggest hit “There Is Something on Your Mind.” But my favorite is “Shake Your Tambourin” a great R&B hit from 1966.

Mp3: Bobby Marchan - Shake Your Tambourin

Radiohead also put on a great show yesterday, as they played for a sold-out Wuhlheide (20-25000 people). Great music, great lights, great aesthetics in general. Like always it’s difficult to say something negative about Radiohead. High class all the way.

Here’s a video of “Weird Fishes” from last night:

The Cool Kids put on a great show at Cassiopeia yesterday. Here are three clips from last night:

Kitsunè has a new serie under way, it’s called Tabloid and here the label invite different artists and dj’s to tell a story through a peronal mix. First out is the German duo Digitalism, who has picked and mixed together some of the songs that have inspired them.

Tracklisting:

01 Mawkish - Baba
02 Muscles - Sweaty (Shazam Rmx )
03 Zongamin - Tunnel Music
04 Hercules & Love Affair - Raise Me Up
05 Holy Ghost - Hold On
06 Zombie Nation - Filter Jerks
07 The Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Original dub)
08 Shadowdancer - Cowbois / with Spank Rock - Put That Pussy On Me (A Capella)
09 Digitalism - The Pulse (Der Die Das Rmx )
10 Midnight Juggernauts - Ending Of An Era
11 The Jonzon Crew - Space Cow Boy
12 I Sream Ice Ccream - Closing Time Closing In
13 Siriusmo - Diskoding
14 Calvin Harris - Colours
15 The Presets - Yippiyo Ya
16 Hey Today ! - If I Was Wonder
17 Hot Chip - Shake A Fist
18 The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful
19 The B 52 - Funplex (CSS Extended remix)
20 Proxy - Dance in Dark
21 Decalicious - La Favière 76 ( Larz Chapter remix)
22 In Flagranti - Business Acumen
23 Late Of The Pier - The Bears Are Coming (Metronomy remix)
24 WhoMadeWho - The Plot
25 Digitalism - Echoes (Digitalism’s Underwater Sonar Club Mix)

You can buy it directly from Kitsune, but if you wanna hear more, then below is a free Micromix of the record courtesy of Digitalism via their myspace.

Mp3: Digitalism - Kitsune Tabloid Micromix

The Cool Kids‘ Antoine “Mikey Rocks” Reed and Evan “Chuck Inglish” Ingersoll are playing Berlin’s Cassiopeia tonight. The Cool Kids have serious traction at moment, with a new record deal, a new mix-tape and much general attention after some impressive performances lately. Hopefully they will be on top of their game at Cassiopeia tonight too. Show starts at 21.00

Mp3: The Cool Kids - Black Mags

Mp3: The Cool Kids - Dinner Time

New video to the track White Winter Hymnal from Fleet Foxes’ awesome debut. Directed by Sean Pecknold (brother of Robin)