With Justice came the revival of the leather jacket, the handlebar mustache, Christianity and the mainstream popularity of would-have-been-otherwise unknown French musicians and artists. Even for those who aren’t fans of Justice it’s undeniable the impact they have had on 2007/08. That being said…Justice might be the new Chuck Norris. The only reason Justice would have sex with men is if they ran out of underage girls at their concerts. The only people that are worthy of Justice cock are those equal on the Ed Banger-ometer, like SebastiAn. I heard that the only way to fully understand Cross is to take it in the ass from Justice while listening to their live sets backwards. FMLY, believe it or not, had a nice chat with Pedro Winter aka Busy P aka Daft Punk manager aka owner of Ed Banger at Coachella which is why we feel close enough to the camp to reveal these secrets. Will anal sex among hip straight males wearing leather jackets donning the handlebar mustache become big in ‘08?
[image via
LastNightsRegret]
Speaking of buttsex, did you happen to catch the anus pic on LastNight’sParty?
Sidenote: FMLY FRNDs Anamaguchi are on the cover page of Oh My Rockness’ New York section.
So there have been a couple of things that I’ve failed to report on today assuming that I didn’t need to. Then I realized that there is ALWAYS need to!
Lil’ Wayne’s
Tha Carter III is set for release in June. The cover art features Weezy F. Baby as a…baby? Yeah, it’s actually a Lil’ Wayne baby photo. Expect this to be in the running for album art of the year – it is on our end.
FMLY fav, MC Spank Rock, has been hospitalized. If you went to Coachella hoping to find Naeem more fucked up than ever and ready to grace an audience with his over-the-top hypersexualized dance-hop like I was, then you were sadly disappointed to find that he had been replaced with a 30 minute Devlin and Darko DJ set followed by a 20 minute Amanda Blank set – both of which you could easily see on a nearly weekly basis in NYC. What happened is that Naeem was rushed to the hospital only an hour before he was scheduled to appear, “you know Spank Rock is always ready to party but this time the party got him,” says partner in crime and apple of my eye (along with Santogold), Amanda Blank. Whatever happened to him must be serious because he underwent some type of surgery on Monday and is still in a Palm Springs hospital. Our thoughts are with you Naeem, you’ll be pounding Smirnoff and blowing rails onstage again in no time!
HEADS UP!
This Friday Akron/family and The Dodos will be playing at the Natural History Museum. The night also includes DJ sets in the African Mammal Hall by Carlos Niño and Morpho from Dublab. I know you have been looking for a reason to go back and there is no better reason than First Fridays.
Fools – The Dodos
I realize that I post A LOT about Animal Collective, especially as of late. Currently I’m writing my final paper on the human perception of “Peacebone,” the first track from Strawberry Jam, so until anything major happens in the AC camp, this will be it for some time.
What I did want to briefly say – as I’ve said many times- is that
Animal Collective absolutely blew me the fuck out of the water at Coachella. Unleashing an arsenal of new music at Coachella it was a monumental event to hear Panda Bear break out into solo and deliver “Comfy In Nautica,” a track that defined my 2007. Animal Collective has big things to come in ‘08 but in ‘09 we will hopefully see a new release from Panda as well as Avey; I’m also curious to see what Geologist has in store as his role in the group has become more distinguished since the release of Strawberry Jam. AC closed their set with the enchanting “Brother Sport” where you can see much influence from Panda’s move to Portugal as tropical sounds overwhelm the chorus in an ecstasy inducing manner. Please Avey, pass me the Strawberry Jam, prep the Water Curses EP and let me dig into what’s next!
Animal Collective – Water Curses
If you have a video game system compatible with the new Grand Theft Auto then I really have no idea why you’re reading this blog right now. The graphics in Liberty City are spectacular as well as the game-play, but for a moment I’d like to talk about the great choice of music. I’m not familiar with the game as I’ve never had a system that would allow me to take part in such an awesome idea, but I get the basic idea. In the game there are radio stations with DJs, but in this case the stations are so distinguished and were curated by actual DJs such as Francios K, Juliet Lewis, Iggy Pop, Daddy Yankee, etc… The DJs narrowed their selection so well that the game features music from SebastiAn, Kavinsky, !!!, Cheeseburger, The Black Keys, Boys Noize, Bad Brains, Aphex Twin, K.I.M., Simian Mobile Disco and possibly the most talked about – not necessarily in a positive way – group on the FMLY blog, Justice. To check out the full list of radio stations, DJs and tunes on your game, just
click here.
FMLY FRNDS The Morning Benders have been added to the lineup of Monolith 2008 taking place in the Red Rock Amphitheater in Colorado this September. You may recognize the venue name from the back of your Daft Punk Alive 2007 tour shirt as the robotic duo has played this arena. The festival does have somewhat of an awkward lineup coughMickeyAvaloncough but overall looks to be a more than decent indie dance weekend.
The Ting Tings – Great DJ
[thanks
Rafe Baron]
Alright, so I’m in love with
Santogold, I believe in Santogold, I want to be Santogold’s best friend…if M.I.A. and Rose hadn’t both taken that position. After catching Santi’s set at Coachella I was blown away by her charisma and the expression within her voice – it is as if she has an endless range that can extend as far as ears can hear. Last night at the Virgin Store was absolutely no different, her beautifully written world influenced pop was the perfect touch to a Tuesday night. Performing much of the same set that she did at Coachella, Santi was filled with an energy as if she had never let anyone hear these songs before. “I waited a really fucking long time to release this album,” she tells a starstruck crowd, “but it was all worth it, dance!” You can catch Santi and the crew on tour in England come May – if you’ swing from that part of the ocean.
Santogold – Starstruck
Back in NYC today and Coachella news is to come…
If you’re lucky enough to be in the big apple today you should make your way over to the Virgin Megastore in Union Square around 6:30 to see Santogold (starts at 7). While you’re there make sure to pick up her new album which you can find in stores today.
So for the past few years I have been following the story of two struggling artists who tell a story through their relationship. They made a movie based on their relationship where they agreed never to speak but to communicate through different mediums. Prior to the release of the movie they made a series of podcasts documenting their adventure. This might be the most honest and human thing I have ever seen. It has made me feel emotions that few things can. They also turned me on to all sorts of great music including the Spinto Band, National Eye, Paper Jones, and Apes and Androids.
All the podcasts are available here and more are being released in coming days. You can now also get the movie on DVD including all the podcasts at Borders.
Later New York, hello California! To all those Coachillin’ – see you there, but don’t Coachill too hard in the heat.
Until we return, please enjoy this picture of Les Savy Fav and FMLY fav, Zach Galifianakis, separated at birth?
Also, don’t forget to turn into FMLY radio tomorrow morning at 10PST/1EST on
littleradio, it will be the first time that both Cameron and I host together.
Enjoy these tracks from artists playing Coachella this weekend.
Animal Collective – Water Curses
Islands – The Arm
Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart
Animal Collective – Peacebone (Pantha du Prince remix)
Ben Gibbard – I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys Cover)
The Teenagers – Love No (Dolorean Remix)
Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes (XXXChange Remix)
Adios!
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