UK, Get Ready for MIA AND Rye Rye Tonight!
By Valley Girl Magic on 12-07-2007
So, I was with a friend the other day, sitting around reading zines and listening to Television Personalties and Huggy Bear, when suddenly he's like,
"Have you heard Rye Rye?"
"No."
"She's on an MIA song?"
"No."
"Gggggggggiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrllllllllllll!"
He put on her 12-inch of "Shake It to the Ground" and I immediately crapped my pants. Crapped. My. Pants. But seriously, have you heard Rye Rye on the remix of "Paper Planes"? It's pretty ripping, but also ripping are her other songs. "Shake It to the Ground" and "WASSUP WASSUP" are A-fucking-mazing -- they kind of blow my mind. I mean, fierce teenage girl rapping over minimal beats? Uuuuhhhhh yeah!
And MIA? Also pants-crappingly awesome. Do you need to be
reminded?
If you don't happen to live in the UK, at least take advantage of the internet and go check out the hitssssssssssss.
Tourdates:
Lee “Scratch” Perry and Andrew WK: Together At Last!
By John Jolley on 12-07-2007
Hitting it off after being introduced to one another at SXSW, Andy & Mr. Lee Perry have been, by all accounts, working on an album together, laying down what's undoubtedly going to be some of the sickest party music anyone has ever heard ever. Known as Repentance, the album's sessions began in Anaheim, CA before moving to New York City for laying down vocals and then to Jamacia for mixing. Ari Up of The Slits and David Tibet of Current 93 are both contributing vocals to the album, and despite the presence of many more talented artists, everyone's favorite motivational speaker/former Wolf Eyes member Andrew W.K. remains as the primary producer ("Scratch" retains the title of "co-producer").
Repentance is to be released on Narnack Records, temporary home to the likes of The Fall, XBXRX, and Yellow Swans, sometime next spring. Why not?
Beastie Boys Radio Is Back! First Show Airs… A Few Days Ago. Sorry. Well They’re Putting Out a New DVD and Heading Back to the Studio, If That Makes You Feel Any Better
By Nat Towsen on 12-06-2007
I really meant to tell you about the radio show. I was thinking about it in the shower, and I wanted to write it down. But then I started thinking about that new Beastie Boys DVD, then about the Daft Punk movie, then about how I want to buy a vocoder, and then about how ugly Auto-Tune sounds. By the time I got out of the shower, Beastie Boys Radio had completely slipped my mind. Then I slipped on the bathmat and hurt my groin.
Well, I’m sorry you missed it, because it was really good. The theme for the show was “dance songs,” primarily featuring songs with titles like “Do The Dog” (The Specials version) or “Do The Kick Back” (by JJ Williams). But they also played M.I.A.’s “Bird Flu,” a couple of Rufus Thomas tracks, and a cover of “Monster Mash” by The Misfits. Pretty much everything they played was great, but the best part were the interludes with the boys themselves. Those dudes are so funny, could listen to a two-hour show of them talking. Oh yeah, the show was two hours long.
If it makes you feel any better, I tried to record it. But I couldn’t get the software to work, so I had to install a plug-in. But the plug-in was too new, so I had to upgrade the software. But my stolen serial number didn’t work with the new version of the software. Then I slipped on my laptop and hurt my groin.
The good news is you can catch them next week, and indefinitely after that. The show airs Tuesdays from 4-6 PM EST on littleradio.com. Oh, you’ll probably still be at work at four. I guess I could try to record it for you, since I’ll be home on disability leave for my multiple groin injuries anyway.
Oh shit! I almost forgot! One of the Beastie Boys let slip that they’ll be heading back to the studio soon! Already! You should have been listening! Right, sorry.
Oh hey, it looks like some guy recorded the show and you can download it for free. Cool.
Busdriver Encounters Racist Soundman at Harpers Ferry in MA
By Mr P on 12-06-2007
Racism nowadays tends to articulate itself in racist manifestations, rather than through overt racism. The psychological effects of centuries of racial subjugation and discrimination can't easily be washed away through legislation or by policing oneself to withhold racist thoughts, so it's often the case that racism acts increasingly on a subconscious level and is then expressed in more subtle ways. But with a weak enough education system and a culture that often reinforces rather than defies stereotypes, it's no wonder that an Allston, MA soundman's racist remarks could offend rapper Busdriver to the point of immediately leaving Harpers Ferry, the venue in which he was scheduled to perform on November 13.
Regan Farquhar, a.k.a. Busdriver, told the following story to The Phoenix:
Here’s how it started. I settled into the venue and, yeah, I was tired from driving all day. So the soundman approaches me and asks me what’s on the tech rider — you know, what we’re going to need for cords and microphones. I gave him a lose explanation and then sent him to my tech guy, Matt Alsberg also known as Antimc, who did a [tour diary for TMT earlier this year]. And I went upstairs to have something to eat. My tech guy tells him what we’re going to need and the soundman turns to him and says ‘Good thing there’s a white guy on your crew.’ Or something like that.[After asking Alsberg for the quote again] He actually said, ‘That’s why you gotta have a white guy on your crew.’ Matt asked him to repeat it, and he repeated it. He even went on to say that they had hired like six blacks or something, but that they couldn’t hack it so they had to let them go. I mean, he was implying that because of the color of their skin, they couldn’t wrap their minds around anything technical. So Matt texted me all this and that was it. We walked in, packed up, and left. The manager seemed to feel bad but the point is that this sound guy didn’t see anything wrong with what he said. And that was the problem.
In a letter to Busdriver, Antimc, and Daedelus (the three acts scheduled to perform that night), Harpers Ferry's general manager Andrew Dolan apologized and reiterated the club's zero-tolerance policy for "such behavior." The soundman was apparently fired the next morning and a staff meeting was held the following week regarding "racial sensitivity and appropriate behavior." He ended the letter by saying "words cannot describe how sorry I am and I hope that you do not think ill upon Harpers Ferry as I can assure that what happened is not us and who we are as a club and staff. I welcome you guys back any time in the future to show you what a great venue and staff that we do have here."
Speaking to TMT, Antimc/Matt Alsberg wanted to point out that, despite what happened at this particular venue, they have good friends and have played good shows in Boston. "We hope it isn't something that prevents us from going back there. Hopefully we'll be back through in the future and everyone can come through and have a good time"
Meanwhile, Busdriver, Antimc, and Daedelus each have a handful of separate shows scheduled for December, but will meet up once again for a show at the Troubadour on December 21. Show some support!
Busdriver dates:
12.06.07 - Marseille, France - La Friche Belle de Mai
12.08.07 - Paris, France - Aquaboulvard
12.11.07 - Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
12.21.07 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (with Antimc and Daedelus)
Antimc dates:
12.16.07 - Eagle Rock, CA - Eagle Rock Center - LA Record X-Mas Party
12.21.07 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (with Busdriver and Daedelus)
Daedelus dates:
12.06.07 - Miami, FL - Upper Eastside Garden
12.08.07 - Athens, GA - Next to Last Fast
12.14.07 - Phoenix, AZ - Stray Cat Lounge
12.21.07 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (with Busdriver and Antimc)
Photo: Abe Deyo, from [Busdriver's MySpace]
Breeders Blab About Mountain Battles, Kim Deal is “Kind of a Big Deal”
By Nobodaddy on 12-06-2007
Oh, hello America. I didn't hear you come in.
I'd like to talk to you fine people tonight about something near and dear to all of our hearts: music.
But not just any music. Honest music. Honest music for honest FOLKS. Well, my friends, that's what seminal indie/alternative wonderwoman Kim Deal is all about. A lot of frontwomen today might try to excite and confuse the voting public with rail-thin bodies, disarming twee-asian accents, timely incontinence, or so-called "good voices," but not my friend Kim. No sir, she isn't out to "trick" America with bells, whistles, hotpants, and hairdos. She doesn't go in for any of that malarkey. She just makes records. Good records. Honest records that are made IN America, BY Americans, and FOR Americans. And THAT, good people, is why my friends and I here at TMT are proud to support KIM DEAL FOR PRESIDENT in 2008.
Oh sure, America, my friend Kim Deal might not have any "knowledge" of the American political system. She might have spent the last several years "touring" with known rock band "The Pixies" instead of campaigning for any sort of public office whatsoever. She may not have any "credentials" or fancy "bachelor's degrees." But I'll tell you what she DOES have: a BRAND NEW Breeders record, her first since Title TK back in the 2002 election, titled Mountain Battles, set for release April 8, 2008 (April 7 for all of our friends in the United Nations' beautiful Countries) via 4AD.
And don't look now, ladies and gentlemen, but even known-patriot Steve Albini has come out in support of Mrs. Deal and her campaign team (consisting once again of kid-sister and speech-writer Kelley Deal, joke- writer Jose Medeles, and mud-slinger Mando Lopez), having tracked much of Mountain Battles PERSONALLY at Electrical Audio in Chicago. My stars, what an endorsement!
So don't miss MY FRIEND Kim Deal and The Breeders on the campaign trail in 2008! And wouldn't you know it, their schedule even includes stops at Canadian Music Week, SXSW and Coachella, plus full [campaign] tours of the U.S. and Europe. And when you go to the polls/record store next April 18, remember that a vote for Kim Deal and her Breeders is a vote for:
Paid for by Citizens for Deal.
