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Labels: Fucked Up Fridays

I've come into contact with LP3 (XL) in its entirety and it is phenomenal; I can not wait for this album to be released. As a special surprise, Ratatat will embark on a single week mini-tour making stops in some of the worst venues. The Echoplex? Alright Ratatat, I've already driven to Pomona for you, but I don't know why you just don't play the Troubadour again. The Music Hall of Williamsburg? I know that's right around your corner, literally, but why do you have to support the Bowery if you know better. It's alright Ratatat, I'm still in love.

07/07 - Mon Seattle, WA Chop Suey
07/08 - Tue Portland, OR Holocene
07/10 - Thu San Francisco, CA Slim's
07/12 - Sat Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
07/15 - Tue Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

Ratatat - Mirando

Labels: Ratatat

So I came upon this SymbolOne remix back in February, but lately the song has crept its way back into my head and now I can't get enough. If you're into rumors, here's one: they say that SymbolOne are two long lost twins; one from Ireland and one from Croatia who found each other in '07 and decided to create music. Look it up for yourself to find out whether that's true or not. While you're at it, enjoy the track.

Nid & Sancy - M.U.S.I.C. (SymbolOne remix)

As long as we're on the subject of remixes, Animal Collective has re-visioned and remixed Ratatat's "Mirando." Until exposed to public ears, all the information available is that it is a "10 minute techno wonder," according to a recently emailed press release.

Labels: Remixes Worth Blogging About, SymbolOne

Real quick. Tomorrow night Ladytron will be playing their second night at the Henry Fonda. If you want to go, I have a pair of tickets for you but hurry because I only have one pair. Email me at cameronrath@gmail.com.

Labels: datarock, Ladytron

[img via Cobraskank]

Found him!

Labels: I Spy

Every New Yorker knows the beauty of the empty McCarren Park Pool and the indescribable events which take place within it each summer. This summer is no different as you'll see with the likes of Black Moth, Matt & Kim, MGMT and The Black Lips giving life to this otherwise abandoned 9 months out of the year hotspot. Check out the lineup for summer '08!

JUNE 29
The Hold Steady
The Loved Ones
J Roddy and the Business

JULY 6
Ronnie Spector
The Rabbit Factory Soul Revue, Featuring:
Roscoe Robinson
Ralph 'Soul' Jackson
Hermon Hitson
Wiley & The Checkmates

JULY 13
(Headliner TBA)
Matt + Kim
The Whip

JULY 20
Liars
Fuck Buttons
Team Robespierre

JULY 27
MGMT
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Ting Tings

AUGUST 3
Black Lips
Deerhunter
King Khan + His Shrines
Tall Firs

AUGUST 10
TBA

AUGUST 17
Aesop Rock
Panther
Special guests

AUGUST 24
TBA

Labels: mccarren park pool

ITM covered one of the most important interviews of the year, Pedro Winter and his involvement with Daft Punk. After serving as the duo's manager for 12 years the man in Banger steps down to focus on his label and career plans.

"The boys are in a studio in Paris at the moment," he revealed to ITM. "And I can't wait to listen to their new stuff! The good thing is that they are making music at the moment." While those creative juices are flowing again, it's not known at this stage when the new album might see the light of day. "They are slow, you know," Busy P laughed when asked. "They are taking their time, and they have a right."

Busy P also revealed that he recently decided to step down from the massive task of managing Daft Punk in order to allow him to focus all his energies on the Ed Banger record label. "I've stopped working with them really recently, because I want to focus and concentrate on Ed Banger and my artists, and my own career as Busy P." But after managing Daft Punk for 12 years, it's a safe bet that the relationship will continue to be a tight one." [in the mix]

If you haven't caught a wiff already, watch the Weezer video for "Pork and Beans" above featuring dozens of famous Youtube personalities including Daft Hands. Have a question about Rivers' mustache? Well he's quoted saying that his father had a mustache in all of his baby photos, so he's committed to passing the tradition through his child.

Labels: Busy P, Daft Punk, Ed Banger, Pedro Winter, Pork and Beans, Weezer

FMLY friends The Morning Benders received an A+ from Campus Circle Magazine's "Summer Music Guide" released today. Coincidentally, Cameron and I both worked directly for Jeremy Wineberg (The Kutting Room/LAYOUTH/Invisible DJ) featured in the "l.a. faces" section just next to TMB. Click the picture above to read the perfect review. Check out a FMLY interview with The Morning Benders here.

The Morning Benders - Damnit Anna

Labels: Campus Circle, The Morning Benders

Have you seen or even heard of Kobe's new $1500 sold-out Hyperdunks? Well, here's a plug for them in the hopes that he'll send me a pair. If you've ever wanted to see Kobe chill with the dudes from Jackass and some probably poisonous water snakes, then def check out this video.

Labels: Fashion, Kobe

[old fuck yeah fest promo]

Matt & Kim. The Circle Jerks. The Death Set. Team Robespierre. Dan Deacon. Totally Michael. and more.
The Fuck Yeah Fest is an annual music and arts festival to end the beautiful Los Angeles summer in style. Curated by Sean Carlson and Keith Morris of Circle Jerks and Black Flag for the fifth year, this will be the first time that the festivities hit the road. Traveling in a 44 passenger '92 Bluebird Bus, the only goal of the musicians and comedians is to have a good time. Past festivals have included the talent of Silversun Pickups, Busdriver, No Age, Deerhunter, Luke Temple, Gris Gris and dozens of other impressive names. "F Yeah Tour '08" will play 28 shows in 28 days (June 17-July 13) ending the summer as planned in Los Angeles August 30 and 31. For more info visit the festival's website.

Matt & Kim - It's A Fact (Mano remix feat. Hollywood Holt)

Labels: Dan Deacon, f yeah fest, Matt and Kim, No Age, Team Robespierre

FMLY favorite, Sigur Ros, has announced that their forthcoming, Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust / With A Buzz In Our Ears We Play Endlessly (XL), will be released stateside June 24. Released today is the LP's first single, "Gobbledigook." Containing a beautiful array of tribal melodies and primitive beats, this had become a personal favorite of mine. The album, co-produced by Sigur Ros and Flood, features contributions by Amiina, a track with 90 people singing, a mellotron and the group's first song in English. The artwork for the single can be found here and a clip of the NSFW video can be found here. I'm not sure how much of the album was inspired by Ryan McGinley, but from the looks of what we have so far you can expect an orchestrated mess of naked people in the new vid and maybe [hopefully] throughout the rest of the album. Ryan McGinley is an artist in New York City, you can check out his fantastic work here. In the mere hours that "Gobbledigook" has been online an overwhelming response has been received. Comparisons are already being drawn to Animal Collective's Sung Tongs leaving me to only hope for more of this music from Sigur Ros.

Tracklist for Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust

01. Gobbledigook
02. Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (Within me a lunatic sings)
03. Góðan daginn (Good day)
04. Við spilum endalaust (We play endlessly)
05. Festival
06. Suð í eyrum (Buzz in our ears)
07. Ára bátur (Row boat)
8. Íllgresi (Weeds)
09. Fljótavík (A place in Iceland)
10. Straumnes (A mountain near Fljótavík)
11. All Alright

Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook

Labels: Animal Collective, Ryan McGinley, Sigur Ros

[Uh-oh, more copyright issues for Miley?]

In the red corner is Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus with her song "Rock Star," which I think is a wholesome song about how Hannah Montana is Miley's rock star.



In the blue corner resides Lustra holding onto "Scottie Doesn't Know," a song popularized by the movie Eurotrip. Lustra has developed a career solely off of a single song and could stand to make even more.



What's up is that Lustra is suing the Hannah Montana Corp for copyright infringement. The songs due song awfully similar, but it is bound to happen with chords that basic and a harmony that simple. We'll see what happens in court. FMLY drank beers with Lustra a few years back when they played the Oakgrove benefit show and showcased "Scottie Doesn't Know" twice in a row. Nice group of guys.

Labels: Hannah Montana, Lustra

[if we can watch Cory Kennedy eat a sandwich on Youtube, why can't we watch Sophie Miltz drink Coke on FMLY?]

So if you're not aware, today is Sophie's birthday. The girl who brings you Fucked Up Friday every Friday turns 19 today, as of 3:27am, and since she's as much a part of the FMLY as the letter F this is for her. I made a Memorial Day Mixtape last night for Soph's birthday party, so if you weren't there, you were there and you sang-a-long, or if you like 90's music then download deez files!

Tracklist:
1. Baby Bash - Suga Suga (dedicated to Lindsay Apatow)
2. Fat Joe - Make It Rain
3. Traxamillion - The Sideshow
4. Webbie - Independent
5. Third Eye Blind - Never Let You Go
6. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Kind Of Life
7. Wu-Tang Clan - Shame On A Nigga
8. Wu-Tang Clan - Clan In Da Front
9. 2 Live Crew - Too Much Booty In The Pants
10. Ya Boy - No Replacement
11. Usher - Love In The Club (remix, feat. T.I.)
12. Gillie Da Kid - Get Down On The Ground

Happy Memorial Day, vote Obama!

NH'S MMRL DY MXTP (60MB)

Labels: 90s Music, Barack Obama, Cory Kennedy, Memorial Day, Mixtapes, Sophie Miltz, Youtube

As you may already know, Nephews played a live set on FMLY radio last week. For those of you unfamiliar with Nephews, they are a three piece instrumental band from LA known for their high energy shows and mystery. They are the body on American Football with the balls of Hella.

A couple of the recordings from the performance are up on their myspace and Split the Dribble is up for download! Check out Positive Stack as well. Their other recordings aren't great quality so if you really want to rock out listen to the Little Radio live recordings and go see them live.

Labels: American Football, Hella, Nephews

Architecture in Helsinki will release their Like It Or Not EP this week. Now before you dismiss this saying that you've already heard "Like It Or Not," the group of eight has specifically reworked the track for this release. Joining the newish tune will be B-sides "One Heavy February" and IQ cover "Beef in Box." As an added bonus the architecturalists will toss in an El Guincho remix of "Like It Or Not" with a Max Tundra edition of "Hold Music." Look for this EP on digital release May 27 via Polyvinyl - physical copies available July 8.

XLR8R has a great interview with Will Sweeney, the artist behind Architecture's latest releases. Check it out here.

Also, if you're interested in mindblowing Pitchfork reviews, check out the 8.0 for Health: Disco right here. I don't think that a single sentence actually makes sense.

Architecture in Helsinki - Like It Or Not (El Guincho remix)

Labels: architecture in helsinki, el guincho, places like this

A new Ratatat song has been released with an accompanying video. "Mirando," from the forthcoming LP3 (XL)
A new tune from Brooklyn based Ratatat has been released. "Mirando," along with an accompanying video have made their way online. Ratatat's LP3 (XL) is due July 8.

A fun fact about Ratatat for those who don't know: their songs are named after places that you can find in New York City.

Ratatat - Mirando

Labels: LP3, New York, Ratatat

Labels: Fucked Up Fridays

From experimental indie trash rock to smooth as butter rap, Austin based collective Honey Claws is the balls. With walking bass lines that will rupture your spleen and flows that will melt your mind I suggest this band to anyone who likes A Tribe Called Quest, Animal Collective, or if you love it when your peanut butter and chocolate get mixed.

Honey Claws - E-Stiker

Labels: A Tribe Called Quest, Animal Collective, Honey Claws

So chances are that if you're a teen in Los Angeles then you know Stazi Kamikaze; whether it's noticing her at the Promenade or running into her at a party, I guarantee that she has played at least .001% of a role in your life thus far. At The Morning Benders concert the other night, bassist Timothy Rabbit mentioned to me that Stazi dabbled* in music under a Lemon Lips moniker. Well, I looked up Lemon Lips on MySpace and "dabble" is certainly a poor word choice. With six songs and 38,000 plays under her belt Stazi has the potential to become L.A.'s 'next hot thing,' and it doesn't hurt that her music is nice to listen to either. Someone give this girl some shows!

Lemon Lips - Peg Leg Suzy

*Tim did not say dabbled.

Labels: LA, Lemon Lips, Stazi

Nephews played a live set on FMLY Radio (Little Radio) this morning, if you missed the show you can catch the mp3z when we post them. My memory is a bit shot, but the post-rock outfit played about a four or five song set that I more than enjoyed. From the song that started it all, "Chess Teacher," to the newest of new, "Sorefinger Road," Nephews played a powerhouse set of cutting edge music. If you did tune in and heard Luke's proposal of "Drug Lips," let the band know what you think through a MySpace message.

Labels: FMLY Radio, Little Radio, Nephews

Fuck Daft Punk. Fuck The Rolling Stones. Fuck Radiohead. Fuck Roger Waters. Fuck Iron Maiden. There is one man in this galaxy that rings true to human nature, one man who speaks the absolute world. That man is Moby. Backed by a live band and switching between bass, guitar, and vocal duties Moby puts on one of the greatest live performances that you could ever imagine. Hearing "Natural Blues," "Porcelain," and "We Are All Made Of Stars" live with two female singers, a guitar, bass, keyboard and drummer reflects all beauty in life. If you're not a recreational drug user I would not advise seeing Moby, because his performance alone will get you fucked up. If you're attending the Electric Daisy Carnival on June 28th, do NOT miss Moby.

Moby - Porcelian

Labels: Electric Daisy Carnival, Moby

Did you have fun at Pocahaunted last night? Well now you can relive the magic this Friday at The Smell in Downtown LA. Check out Pocahaunted's excitement:

my babe of a roommate, cassie and her band of total babes--the vivian girls are here all the way from new york and they're epic, and tattooed.

diva and lola and luis of blackblack will def. be looking good (as always)

rachel and dorian aka: white and the writing are about to drop some knowledge

and shannon and lou, sparkle loving--zombelle, will blind you with their goodness.

and then there is us. we of course will confuse you, and tell jokes only we think are funny.

amanda and diva (crops and rawbers) are making wonderful summertime raw treats, so bring tons of cash. marie will be there to cut your hair, and we might even have a make your own lanyard station, who knows. just come.

Seriously, just come.

Labels: Blackblack, Pocahaunted, The Smell

Can you guess what this is? Only the cover for the new CSS LP, Donkey (Sub Pop). As you can see, it's a donkey's head made out of mirrors. No comment. You can pick up your copy of Donkey July 22 at a record store near you.

Tracklist for Donkey:
01. Jåger Yoga
02 Rat Is Dead (Rage)
03. Reggae All Night
04. Give Up
05. Left Behind
06. Beautiful Song
07. How I Became Paranoid
08. Move
09. I Fly
10. Believe Achieve
11. Air Painter

CSS - Rat Is Dead

Labels: Art, CSS, Donkey

Rolling Stone posted an interview with Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) yesterday and it has had the internet wondering up a storm. Your two cents?

Rolling Stone: Did you run into any other major problems during the booking?

Anthony Kiedis: For some reason, this is the summer of bands getting married. I ran into that twice. I'm very keen on M.I.A., I think she's a rocking live performer. She wanted to play, she was very into it and it seemed like a great deal and suddenly she's getting married. Same with Hot Chip. They have a real groove; they write good songs and have an interesting personality. Except for the fact that they're getting married. Undone by matrimony, but not really undone.

If you're curious about Kiedis' festival and don't really give a shit about Hot Chip/M.I.A. weddings, then check out this line-up.

The New American Music Festival, August 8 & 9, Pittsburgh

Big Bands
Bob Dylan and His Band
The Raconteurs
Gnarls Barkley
The Roots
Spoon
The Black Keys
Black Mountain
The Duke Spirit
NASA
Tiny Masters of Today

College Bands
Bears (Kent State University)
Flying Machines (The New School)
Gospel Gossip (Carleton College)
Magic Bullets (University of California Berkley)
Math the Band (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
My Dear Disco (University of Michigan)
Nothing Unexpected (Robert Morris University)
The Black Fortys (University of Southern Illinois)
The Company Kang (Whitman College)
The Delicious (Indiana University)
The Depreciation Guild (New York University)
The Elizabethan Report (Brigham Young University)
The French Horn Rebellion (Northwestern University)
The Royal Bangs (University of Tennessee)
The Steps (University of Texas Austin)

Labels: Music on Drugs

Beck's first new single, "Chemtrails," has been released from his still untitled Danger Mouse produced LP. You can listen to the track over at Beck's website or Beck's MySpace.


Also, Radiohead has completed the first leg of their American tour. I've heard nothing but rave reviews and am crying a bit inside since I'll have to miss them once again this tour. Their Dallas setlist was as follows and the photo above was taken by David with GvB.

Radiohead in Dallas - 5/19

01. All I Need
02. There There
03. 15 Step
04. Bangers and Mash
05. Nude
06. Pyramid Song
07. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
08. The National Anthem
09. Dollars and Cents
10. Faust Arp
11. Videotape
12. A Wolf At The Door
13. Optimistic
14. Reckoner
15. Everything In Its Right Place
16. Idioteque
17. Bodysnatchers

encore 1:
18. Fake Plastic Trees
19. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
20. House of Cards
21. Exit Music (For A Film)
22. The Bends

encore 2:
23. You and Whose Army?
24. Paranoid Android

Watch a clip of "The Bends" during the first encore right here.

Labels: Beck, Danger Mouse, Radiohead

Are you digging Pocahaunted?! Well it turns out you found out about them right on time. We have two pairs of tickets to give you for their show tomorrow night at the Echo. If you want a chance to win tickets to see Pocahaunted email me at cameronrath@gmail.com.

Labels: Pocahaunted

If you're from L.A., then hopefully you've heard of the lovely Pocahaunted. "The Olsen twins of blissed out drone" is what Bethany and Amanda call themselves, but I'd just like to spread the word of the very vocal, very loud and very chillin'&soothin' iPod playlist worthy kind of music that they have. Words really don't describe the talent or drugs in these girls, here's a video.

If you want to download Pocahaunted music, click here.

Labels: Music on Drugs, Pocahaunted

Alright, so shoot me now. It's not that I like Usher, I just love making it in that club. Well...it's not that I like Jesse McCartney one bit, but his new song has got me erect. I just watched him live on Good Morning America and he played this song "Leavin'" that drove me right out of bed and onto my dancefloor aka bathroom. Am I gay? Is liking old pop stars hip? Do you like this new jock bro jam. Let me know, please, I'm scared.

Labels: Stuff White People Like

I just saw this commercial and fell in love. The song is great, the old people are just chillin' in their chairs and Tom Cruise is selling it all! He must get laid off that name.

Labels: Stuff White People Like

I wrote this for IHEARTCOMIX, enjoy!



So I'm a few weeks late on my Coachella post, but I think that most are a few weeks slower now after that weekend. Since the dawn of my existence the phrase "April showers bring May flowers" has played a crucial role in my understanding of the Spring weather. This has developed further as I have grown older and learned the fascinating world of American pop culture [see Fat Joe's "I Make It Rain"]. However, on April 26 around 10pm I, along with thousands of others, learned first hand what an April shower was - and it came in the form of "Purple Rain."

Once a year, more than 50,000 people from all over the world make their way to the desert of Indio, CA for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. Many live Coachella to Coachella, others are music festival fiends and there are those who are experiencing this for the first time. In the festival's ninth year, Coachella boasted a strong lineup of world-reknowned artists Prince, Roger Waters and Kraftwerk as well as indie favorites such as Animal Collective, Les Savy Fav and The Cool Kids. Taking a more electronic approach this year, it was not too large of a surprise to see Justice closing this years festival as the holy grail duo known as Daft Punk previously had just two years ago.

Known for its sweltering heat, everyone stands common ground at Coachella - they all want water. From fans to bands this stands true, which is where I met Islands...next to a water stand.

Islands' Arm's Way is their second LP, due out in May. At the Coachella Music and Arts festival I was lucky enough to sit down with Aaron, the group's drummer, and discuss what's up with the guys.

Hey Aaron, so tell me a bit about the new album.

Well it's titled Arm's Way and will be released on Anti- May 20. We took a different approach with this album in that the music is focused on the band members - there are not any special appearances. Arm's was conceived in Montreal, we wrote the songs in a room with old NOFX and Insane Clown Posse posters on the wall. As a band we put the music together and then singer Nick Thorburn wrote the lyrics.

Speaking of Nick, I'll bring up the Unicorns briefly. I notice that Islands is usually marketed [on blogs and other websites] as the ex-Unicorns. Personally, I don't see that being appropriate. With the release of Arm's Way do you think that will disappear?

When both Nick and Jaime were part of Islands it made more sense to be dubbed ex-Unicorns. With Jamie not in the band it's still going to happen but what are you going to do about it? With Arm's Way I think that the title will fade.

I was lucky enough to catch your free show with Yo Majesty [who didn't show up] at the R Bar in NYC last October during CMJ week. I remember that you played a lot of new tunes there, how long has this album been complete?

That show was actually the first after the band took a four month break. Following that we recorded the album just in time for it to be released before summer.

Now this is your first Coachella, how do you feel it differs from other music festivals?

It's much hotter, but the atmosphere here is such a communal one.

When you're on tour, what's a typical day for Islands?

If Islands is in Salt Lake City, Utah we'll keep to ourselves until soundcheck. Then we'll play a show and go to Denny's afterwards. SLC is a strange place to be, mormons everywhere.

Yeah, I've never been but I can definitely imagine. Islands is made up of very credentialed individuals. Since Prince is playing Coachella I was wondering if your bassist would be joining him.

Patrice hasn't played with Prince in a very long time, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them talk backstage tonight. As far as him playing with Prince, I don't see that happening but it's a great coincidence for them both to be here.

I'm a bit of a video game fanatic, so as a little fun fact, tell me about Alex and Sebastian.

They are 1993 and 1994 World Super NES Fest champions - specializing in Mario Paint, Starfox and Kirby's Dream World.

Are Islands really forever? With the new release can fans expect a new catch phrase? Would a Fall Out Boy's "this ain't a scene, it's an arm's way" be appropriate?

No, Islands are certainly forever.

And just out of curiosity, what is Islands' Coachella drug of choice?

Go to one of the oriental grills and ask for the Heu Ming*, they'll know what's up.

Islands on MySpace
*I can't promise that is the correct spelling

Labels: Anti-, Arm's Way, Coachella, IHEARTCOMIX, Islands, Prince

To start, I'm definitely not writing a better post on el Guincho than Hipster Runoff did, so if you're interested in reading that it is right here. I've been noticing lately that not as many people as I believed know the magic of el Guincho, which is why he is on this blog. Since SXSW, the phenomenal performances of el Guincho have been all that bloggers are talking about. "El Guincho is the next Panda Bear, a genius of contemporary music" say music critics*. If you're unfamiliar, this is enough information for you to hold a decent el Guincho conversation: he is Spanish, pretty young but not that young, makes tropical 'animal collective-like' music which you could also refer to as world music or avant-ambient if you will and the album that everyone is listening to is called Alegranza!. If you want to be an 'in-the-know' kind of el Guincho fan you can spell the alias of Pablo Diaz-Reixa as el Guinco and not El Guincho, you can refer to el Guincho as Pablo in conversation, you can drop that he uses the Roland SP-404 which you can also found being used by Panda Bear and Geologist of Animal Collective as well as MadLib, J Dilla and MF Doom. Anyways, I think that's enough pretentious info on Pablo. To end, can you tell me what el Guincho means? Seriously, I don't know.

[mediafire is actin' a fool and i've gotta jet, here's Pab's vid for Kalise and i'll post the track later]

*not an actual quote

Labels: Animal Collective, el guincho, Geologist, Hipster Runoff, Panda Bear, SXSW

So I've officially and publicly caught the Usher bug, I can't get enough "Love In This Club." Add this shit to your playlists and wait for the Your Majesty remix of the remix. Check ya l8r and happy Flashback! Party Sequence!

Usher - Love In This Club (Jeansbjorn Remix)

Labels: Flashback Party Sequence, Usher

Labels: Fucked Up Fridays

Moby has been DJing all around the country but when he gets to LA, something special will happen. He will be playing a live, full band set in a intimate 200 capacity venue at FOX studios for a Yahoo music taping on May 21. Do you want a chance to see Moby live? All you have to do is be one of the first 200 people to sign up by clicking here.

Labels: Moby

I don't do too much hatin' on this blog, but this deserves to be brought up. Seattle band, The Pharmacy, has made a party foul. In a world where Heartsrevolution more or less has the phrase CYOA or Choose Your Own Adventure on lock - and has even become the most remixed song of 2008 - The Pharmacy has entitled their album Choose Yr Own Adventure. The album came out Feb 29 and currently the band is embarking on a tour with Japanther. They also have filmed two music videos in NYC, Heartsrevolution turf, and have added iheartcomix Heartsrevolution labelmates Matt and Kim to their top friends. Coincidence? I think not. On the other hand, I do enjoy The Pharmacy, so I'll see you at The Smell on the 24th! Here's a video of "Little Toys On A Shelf."

Labels: Heartsrevolution, japanther, the pharmacy

New Kids On The Block reunited this morning on the Today Show with plans to tour this fall. The world's best boy band played several songs for mostly female fans - and me - standing out in the NYC rain. Hopefully this will prompt many more interesting reunions in the world of boy pop.

Labels: New Kids On The Block, reuniting and it feels so good

I know what you are thinking. Another year of heat and mediocre music at Sunset Junction but not this. I can't promise anything about the heat but for this years' Sunset Junction but the line up is killa! Isaac Hayes, Antibalas, Cold War Kids and Broken Social Scene! That's only day one though. The second day there are even more surprises the next day hitting you with The Black Keys, !!!, and Kinky

Labels: Antibalas, Broken Social Scene, chk chk chk, Cold War Kids, Isaac Hyes, Kinky, The Black Keys

[image via hotchickswithdouchebags, he was totally drinking coffee to bag these girls]

So I'm back in Los Angeles for a few months and this city will be shaken up like James Bond's martini. First thing first, today (Thursday) is FREE ICED COFFEE DAY at Dunkin' Donuts nationwide, so hit that up.

Also, don't forget to tune into Littleradio.com today for FMLY, live beginning at 10am PST. We're going to have a special lengthy episode filled with new music from all, or at least a lot of, your favorite artists.

Labels: Free Stuff, Little Radio

Ladytron's new album Velocifero will be out in June but if you are feeling a little early summer like I am you might need an early taste. They have already sold out one day at the Fonda but you can catch them Thursday May 29th for their added date at the Fonda. Get your tickets here and buy them quick before they are gone. Velocifero covers a lot of ground with the help of Vicarious Bliss (Ed Banger Records) and Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails).

Tomorrow - Ladytron

Labels: Ladytron

Can you not wait for The Cool Kids' new EP The Bake Sale? Me either. That's why I am so glad I have this to share with you. The Cool Kids have released a new track called Miami Beach and just in time for the summer weather. So break out the water guns and your low rider bicycles and have a party with The Cool Kids. Be careful though because this track is hyphy and classy. It maght just be too cool.

The Cool Kids - Miami Beach

Labels: The Cool Kids

Slap me in the face for not mentioning this, but one of Brooklyn's finest, Ratatat, released a new single last week which is only available on 7" vinyl. From what I've heard they never announced the release and there has since been no talk about it. The A-side of the 7" is a minimalist epic jam, "Shiller," while the B-side sports a track called "Mahalo." "Shiller" will be on the band's forthcoming LP3 (XL) due July 8 whereas "Mahalo" will be released on the group's fourth album (according to the 7").

You can purchase the vinyl here and can still download Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2 for free here

edit: There is an error in the file. Until FMLY can host this track please enjoy "Shiller" hosted by GvB.
Ratatat - Shiller

Labels: LP3, Ratatat, XL

A superfan made Justice women's dress shoes. If you know anything about this, enlighten me. For now I have no comment, I'm just a little bit speechless. What's next, MGMT motorcycle gloves? Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of MGMT. It's 5:10am, if you're reading this, go to bed.

Labels: Fashion, Justice, MGMT

Alright, so maybe the title of this post has been taken a little bit out of context. Canada's Cadence Weapon recently covered Weezer's "Pink Triangle" during a live show with a pretty interesting spin on it. As a Weezer fan, I've found it pertinent to spread this shit like Strawberry Jam on Animal Collective. [props]

Note: Youtube is experiencing tech problems, if the video 'errors up,' it's not you.

Labels: Animal Collective, Cadence Weapon, Strawberry Jam, Weezer

I don't know if I'm really late in the world of R&B but the past week I haven't been able to get enough of Usher! Did you know that he's Usher the fourth? Finals are in their final week so those of you that need this break, make love on this blog. I want to see some cybersex in the comments and maybe some n00d3s. However you want to show love.

If you haven't heard this remix of Love In This Club ft. T.I. you are MISSING OUT. I don't listen to much T.I. but I've never heard my man spit game like this, and I love it!

Usher - Love In This Club Remix (ft. T.I. and Young Jeezy)

Labels: T.I., Usher, Young Jeezy

So the Morning Benders just left FMLY Radio but not without a gift for you. They gave me two tickets to their CD release show tonight at the Echo to give to you. What a day! If you want them email me at cameronrath@gmail.com with a good reason (or not) and maybe you'll win!

Labels: The Morning Benders, Ticket Giveaways

It's that time! Cloud Cult will be playing at the Knitting Factory next Wednesday and I have some tickets for you. I have two pairs of tickets so the first and fifth person to email me will be winning an all expense paid trip to Hollywood California to see Cloud Cult at the Knitting Factory (offer doesn't apply if you don't already live in LA. Also we are not paying for gas.)

Just email me at cameronrath@gmail.com

ALSO
Tonight at the Echo our friends the Morning Benders will be having a CD release party. If you buy your ticket online right now you save $5, get a copy of the new album, a poster, and b-sides! Click here to get yours right now!
Journey of the Featherless - Cloud Cult

Labels: Cloud Cult, The Morning Benders

The Morning Benders will be playing live on FMLY Radio on littleradio.com from 10-11 am. If you miss it, I'll be updating all the podcasts tomorrow.

Labels: Little Radio, The Morning Benders

Beck has announced that he has finished recording a new album produced by Danger Mouse. These songs are supposedly a hybrid between experimental and pop classicism. Personal I am very excited for this new album and am even more excited for his September 20 show at the Hollywood Bowl. This will be his biggest home town show yet and (get this) he will be joined by Spoon and indie heart throbs MGMT. You can buy tickets now here. Here is a slower MGMT track that should be listened to on good speakers (as MGMT should always be).

MGMT - The Youth

Labels: Beck, MGMT, Spoon

It's 3:30am, I haven't eaten and my computer screen is blacking out.
However, I felt compelled to inform the readers of FMLY that L.A. powerhouse group No Age has received a 9.2 from Pitchfork. This puts No Age along the likes of Radiohead and Jens Lekman.
For such a long time I've felt a camaraderie between myself and those who don No Age shirts whether it be at Coachella, a show, the street or in class. It will be a sad day to see that magic of the few, the proud and the many vanish.
If you haven't caught onto the No Age wave then grab your board now before this beauty goes megaton... I'm talking Vampire Weekend status. Also, if you haven't been to the infamous Smell venue in Downtown L.A., get to it now before it becomes legitimately American Apparel hip. Coincidentally the AA headquarters is just minutes away.

No Age - Eraser

Also out: Portishead's Third, Animal Collective's Water Curses EP and some other great music that I'm sure you've downloaded leaks of months ago. Who has heard the new Coldplay? Personally I'm more of an Usher fan.

Labels: No Age, Nouns, The Smell

If you have seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall then you have been made aware of the best band of our generation Infant Sorrow. Well if you live in LA, you will be lucky enough to have the chance to see front man Aldous Snow at the Roxy on May 11th and 18th. Tickets are available here.

Labels: Infant Sorrow, The Roxy

I really wish that I had some legitimate mp3's to share with you guys on this post but I don't and I'm sorry.
White Rainbow is Adam Forkner from Portland who makes very minimalist and primal music. If you're ready to chill hard then hit up White Rainbow's MySpace here to listen to a bunch of great tracks. Best described: If Health and Sigur Ros were making love to Animal Collective this might be what it would sound like. But in all seriousness I highly suggest that you check out a track -my favorite is "SUNSHADOWDRIFTER" and see if this is for you - mp3's to come! Until then, enjoy this video from an in-store at Family Records.



If you do visit White Rainbow's page and find that you're into the music then I highly suggest checking out Pocahaunted, Ecstatic Sunshine, Lucky Dragons and White Fang. I'll blog about all of these and more throughout the week so feel free just to wait.

Labels: Animal Collective, Family Record Store, health, Sigur Ros, White Rainbow

So apparently there is a Family Record Store (formerly Hatikvah Music) in Los Angeles. With live in-store performances from the likes of No Age, Heartschallenger in their top friends and a chill staff they're on my good side. Check out their MySpace here an support your local Los Angeles music scene.

Labels: Family Record Store, Heartschallenger

Labels: The Strokes

A lot went down in the indie music community this weekend and slowly but surely I'll catch you up on all you need to know.

First, Santogold released a new song via RCRD LBL that does not appear on her album; I'm assuming it's a b-side.
Go here to download it.

Los Angeles' No Age added all tracks from their forthcoming Nouns to be streamed on their MySpace.
Click here to listen.

Are Animal Collective racists? Click here to read a load of bullshit.

Kria Brekkan aka wife of Avey Tare (David Portner) from Animal Collective aka ex-Mum member has released a b-side from Wildering entitled "Gömul Vísa Um Vorið."

CSS released a new song, "Rat Is Dead," from their forthcoming Donkey. I'll post both Kria and CSS's tracks tomorrow as it's going on 4:30am and there's still much to do.

I'll leave you with my Coachella highlight and maybe the best live experience of my lifetime...even considering Daft Punk. For some people there are The Beatles or Metallica, but for me there is Animal Collective and even more, Panda Bear. Being able to see "Comfy In Nautica" develop unexpectedly before my eyes with my best friends right beside me was possibly one of my greatest life experiences. Now that can sight can be shared via Youtube. Please enjoy this clip of Animal Collective playing Panda Bear's "Comfy In Nautica."



Stay tuned for tomorrow when I introduce you to L.A.'s enchanting Pocahaunted.

Labels: Animal Collective, Avey Tare, Coachella, CSS, Kria Brekken, Mum, No Age, Panda Bear, Santogold, The Beatles

Want to win free music? Well FMLY has some exclusive IHEARTCOMIX mixtapes from Scion to give out. Email hi.noahklein@gmail.com with the name of one artist on the IHEARTCOMIX label to receive your very own physical double CD edition. The mix features exclusive brand new tracks from Heartsrevolution, Mano, Hollywood Holt and others.

Labels: Heartsrevolution, Hollywood Holt, IHEARTCOMIX, Mano

Labels: Fucked Up Fridays

FMLY hasn't had a Flashback! Party Sequence in a couple of weeks, so this one is extra special!

I've been sitting on this track for a while, just enjoying it and all. If you're a fan of Marvin Gay and a fan of Hot Chip then you're in for some HOTHOTHOT sexual healing tonight. As I'm sure you've heard some, Hot Chip has released an arsenal of covers over their career; one of which happens to be Snoop Dogg's "Sensual Seduction." So enjoy, give her her's before you get yours!

Hot Chip - Sexual Healing

Also in the news is something that you may never see again...I like something that Justice has put out. Justice's newly released video for "Stress" is quite a disturbing one, but in a 70's Warriors type of way that you can't help but enjoy. Innocent victims are stomped out, old ladies get their purses stolen, police officers are brutally attacked and everything gets absolutely trashed once it gets in the way of these teens donning their Cross jackets. Bravo Justice, check and mate.



Also, if you're in NYC tonight, I'll be DJ'ing a free beer party on 6th Street between B and C in the L.E.S. You'll hear the music - admission is $10. Good luck on finals.

Labels: Hot Chip, Justice, Your Majesty