Food for thought!

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. "Alan Cohen"

Relation

England has once again produced electro pop genius!

Relation are an Electronic duo from Essex, United Kingdom. The band released their debut album Fear of Night on the Urban Torque label on August 31st, 2009.

I haven’t heard anything this polished and true to its nature in a very long time. This album is a must for fans of New Order and Depeche Mode. I’ve been waiting for an album like this since the disappointment of Electronic’s second offering.

Here is the video for their first single Your Tiny Mind and an mp3 of their magnificent cover of the Pixies' Here Comes Your Man.

Hope you enjoy this as much as I am!

Check out their myspace to hear more songs.

MP3: Relation-Here Comes Your Man (Pixies Cover) (YSI)

The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes do their Funky/Disco thang!
"I Ain't Hiding" is the first single from their new album Before the Frost...
They played it last night in Pompano Beach FL. and it was definitely the highlight of an awesome show!

Reminds me of I Miss You by the Stones, a little Hercules and Love Affair, some I Was Made For Loving You and a whole lotta good!

Enjoy

Glass Candy, The Vagabond, Off the Radar and yours truly!

Miami New Times

Concert Review: Glass Candy at Vagabond, September 11

By Sean Levisman in Concert Review

Monday, Sep. 14 2009 @ 9:00AM

Photo by Michael Maryanoff

​Glass Candy
Friday, September 11, 2009
Vagabond, Miami

Better than:
Most live performers I've seen, when it comes to sheer energy, personality, and grit onstage.

Hot damn, did all the hipsters come out of the woodwork for the Glass Candy show on Friday night! I've never seen such a massive turnout for what is still a considerably obscure band (as far as the mainstream is concerned, anyways) and at a venue which normally caters to a smaller indie cognoscenti crowd. I mean, there aren't that many hipsters in downtown Miami, are there? Maybe the hype surrounding Glass Candy simply preceded them that night, or maybe I'm just underestimating the general musical savvy and good taste of Miami's nightlife set.

By midnight the line outside Vagabond had reached critical mass, stretching all the way down NE Miami Ct. The place was practically at wall-to-wall full capacity when I made it in, so I wouldn't be surprised if at least a handful of the additional hundred or so people outside got turned down at the door. Off The Radar's DJ Danny Ashe had the party bumpin' in the front room with a selection of classic and new funky favorites. You can't go wrong with the Vag's Friday night $1 beer specials, of which I partook copious amounts before heading into the main room where Glass Candy would take stage around 1 a.m.

As they kicked off their intense set, the first thing that struck me about GC is what a different beast they are live than on record. The somewhat lethargic, Quaalude-hazed sound of their studio recordings becomes a raging and dynamic sonic bacchanal onstage, with producer/keyboardist Johnny Jewel manning his synths and hardware with a certain energetic improvisational flair missing from the more spartan arrangements of their tracks. Meanwhile vocalist Ida No belts it out with the greatest vigor while feeding ravenously off the crowd's energy, like the best of entertainers, oozing pure sex and charisma. And boy can that girl move! In her '80s leotard, prancing and shaking it around the stage barefoot, like a Jane Fonda on peyote.

The duo kicked off with some of their most popular material from 2007'sB/E/A/T/B/O/X, an immediate crowd-pleasing move that had the packed roomful of people bouncing ecstatically from the get-go. Jacked-up and upbeat versions of "Digital Versicolor," "Beatific," and "Candy Castle" followed by some older punkier material from their first releases and some stuff from their 2008Deep Gems album, like "Geto Boys" and an epic rendition of the "Miss Broadway" electro-house remix that was easily the highlight of the night. Here's an act with all the musical talent and onstage presence of the finest disco-era performers, combined with all the grit and raw attitude of the punk era's most daring provocateurs, showing a generation weaned on jaded and frigid DJs how to really get down. And we love them for it.

Critic's Notebook

Personal Bias: Were you there? Is there such a thing as an objectively, empirically, incontrovertibly excellent performance? I believe so.

Random Detail: The Vagabond's hipsters love to boogie. Maybe I'm too used to the minimal techno parties I usually frequent where the dancing quotient is not as uninhibited, but it's refreshing to see a roomful of people shaking it unashamedly like it's no one's business.

By the Way: Can the Vagabond do any wrong in anyone's book? Phenomenal venue, stellar bookings, $1 beer specials. Works for me.

Grizzly Bear and Michael McDonald

Grizzly Bear is back with a wonderful new video for the song While You Wait for the Others. It is directed by Sean Peknold.

The video features an anonymous fencer hiding his face behind a mask as he peacefully sits there while crazy visual juxtapositions flow through his mind. There’s a lot to see here folks!

This is my favorite track off of their album Veckatimest and I’m stoked that they made a video for it. Hope you enjoy it!

Here is an mp3 of an alternate version of the song featuring none other than Michael McDonald on lead vocals. It’s a little strange at first but it grows on you, especially the last minute of the track which has that signature strong voice… he definitely sells the drama!


MP3: Grizzly Bear-While You Wait for the Others (feat. Michael McDonald) (YSI)

… if you are having a hard time putting the voice to a face, here is a Michael McDonald gem to help you out…

Have a great weekend!



P.S. Don’t forget Glass Candy will be performing at The Vagabond in Miami tonight. Ray and I will be DJing and the rest of the OTR crew will most likely be found near the bar!

Radiohead

There’s some exciting news today from the Radiohead website. Apparently a Thom Yorke 12” featuring new songs, FeelingPulledApartbyHorses and The Hollow Earth will be released on September 21st. The first song is a rework of an old Radiohead song from around 2001 which also features Johnny Greenwood. The second dates back to the Eraser sessions and is ready to see the light of day!

The songs are produced by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and will feature artwork by Stanley and Tchock.

It also looks like Thom will be contributing a new song to the Twilight sequel later this year, so there’s plenty to keep you busy until the next Radiohead album.

In the meantime, here is an mp3 of the latest Radiohead track to surface These Are My Twisted Words and a video of Thom debuting another new song called The Present Tense at the Latitude Festival this past July.

Enjoy!

MP3: Radiohead–These Are My Twisted Words (YSI)

Sweat with Iggy Pop this Saturday!

This month, Sweat will be coming out with a series of limited edition t-shirts featuring the image of Iggy Pop from Sweat’s now-iconic “Wall of Idolatry” mural.

On Saturday, August 22nd at the gorgeous Awarehouse space in Wynwood, we’re having a crazy awesome show + party to celebrate the release of the shirts. Here's some of the fun stuff we have in-store for you:

*Full-out live performances by Awesome New Republic and the Jacuzzi Boys
*DJs Carmel Ophir, Danny Ashe +Phaxas
*Visuals by Chris Video
*Live painting by Francesco LoCastro
*Aquarium Projections by Morphologic
*Free Seven Tiki spiced rum + Presidente beer for 21+
*Free Bawl's Guarana for everyone!
*Earthcakes delicious vegan cupcakes
*and your hilarious emcee Daniel Reskin!

We are extremely honored to announce that IGGY POP HIMSELF will be the guest of honor at the event! In case you weren’t aware, he’s actually a South Florida resident and like us, is happy to call sunny Miami home. The whole shebang should bring us over the top to be able to replace our AC and finally get back to business so save the date!

Admission is only $10, and includes booze for 21 and ups!

Awesome after-party with Back Door Bamby at The Vagabond! 30 NE 14th St.


The Awarehouse
550 N.W. 29 St.
City/Town:
Miami, FL