Virgins Photos and Video at Mercury Lounge 4/23/08 : We’re Gonna Get TONs of Porn Email Now
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The Long Blondes Will Play Studio B in 144 Hours. We Are Giving Away a Pair of Tix. Be There.
There are SO MANY reasons why the upcoming Long Blondes gig at Studio B is gonna be epic. Starting with the memory of the overly sold-out clusterf*ck that was their last appearance at Bowery Ballroom, combined with the new album ‘Couples’ that Erol Alkan worked his wizardry on, at one of our fave venues of all time… divine. Yes, you heard right, WE ARE GIVING AWAY A PAIR OF TICKETS to their May 15th Studio B show compliments of Beggars!! Just email Abbey at punkphoto (at) gmail (dot) com with your favorite overcrowded (we’re talking fire hazard) Brit-Pop show in NYC story by Tuesday May 13th. Winners will be notified asap. See you on the dancefloor. Extra points for super tight dresses and skinny jeans…..
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FOALS Played Union Hall in Brooklyn Last Night : That Venue Will Never Ever Be The Same. Ever.
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NO AGE ALBUM ‘NOUNS’ IN STORES TODAY : WE SAW THEM AND TOTALLY SNUCK VIDEO LAST NITE
Does this look like the future of American music to you? Well, according to what *feels* like 99.99999% of the population, it is. No Age’s LP ‘Nouns’ is out today on Subpop. This is them last night at the FADER party in Soho. Now that’s what I call a Cinqo de Mayo shindig! Pssssst : the tshirts and hankerchiefs are *HERE*. You know you want one…
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*We Were Totally Googling Youtube Clips Before We Even Finished Watching Justice’s New Video
So in a red letter week that marks the release of both GTA IV AND the end of school, Justice has proffered their new video ‘Stress’ to the masses. My first reaction was all like Cool! A guerilla story line shot from the hip, just what this song needs!
So I was like, This looks eerily familiar/ mdma flashback : Aphex Twin’s Come to Daddy
With, like, a heavy dose of socio-economic Parisian thug life commentary : La Haine
But pretty most things begin with these two classics - First, I give you the the Warriors:
and second, the numbing gratuitous violence of Stanley Kubrik’s A Clockwork Orange:
and
This is where we give thanks to POST WAR ITALIAN NEO-REALISM for all of the above:
So the next time some dude in a bar tries to pick you up by referencing Stress to this:
Nod and smile but just remember where this stuff REALLY came from. Shooting in streets and stairwells and stations with everyday people and natural lighting wasn’t optional, it was the only way in a war-torn city with a devestated working class. And they ended up with like utterly triumphant films. Much respect to the people that put the Vérité in cinema. Holla.
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My f*cking jazzmaster : dadada, da da da : IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW THE TEENAGERS ARE BACK
But THIS time they’re riding the tale of their album release. Perhaps the female audience members will actually know the words when they hop onstage this evening? Hope springs eternal. And that, truth be told, is why I’ll be in the balcony.
5/3 SATURDAY: MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
AFTER PARTY: FIXED AT STUDIO B *Bring your ticket stub for reduced admission*
5/4 SUNDAY: VIVA RADIO AMERICAN APPAREL INSTORE GIG 3 PM American Apparel Park Slope 314 Flatbush Avenue
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EROL ALKAN IS AT THE FIXED TEENAGERS’ AFTER PARTY TONITE : 1 OF THE BEST LIVE DJs EVER
Granted it’s been a couple years, and there have (thankfully) been quite a few hands in the air ragers in between, but srsly. E.R.O.L. KEEPS THE KIDS DANCING. He is the reason we started the ‘Fave DJs’ category round here. ‘Nuff said.
The Bangers Kick Off 1st Fridays @ Bronx Museum: We’ve Done the Guggenheim Thing Already…
Because really, Nouvelle Vague’s Bossa Nova cover of ‘Too Drunk Too F*ck’ at the Guggenheim last year can never be topped. You have to go uptown to get to these 1st Friday museum parties anyway, so why not stay on the train for a few more stops? Believe me the Bangers are worth the trip! End of story. Shut up and Dance.