Pavement show

So my Pavement tickets have been printed for their Williamsburg Waterfront show in September. It's still shocking that all of their Central Park shows sold out a year before the actual event. The fact that I held out and waited for a new show to open up rather than paying exuberant eBay prices is very gratifying. Here'a clip of them playing "Gold Soundz" in Australia last March. So excited!

Surgeon interview

Sorry for the infrequency of the posts but I've been working on some stuff for Big Shot Magazine. One of the pieces I've been doing is a feature on English DJ Surgeon, who I interviewed two days ago. A very nice guy, we talked about his history in the scene, as well as his new mix CD, Fabric 53, the latest release in a series of mix albums released by the famous UK nightclub, Fabric. Here's a clip of Surgeon (Anthony Child) mixing it up intercut between an interview he gave for some Spanish broadcast (I'd tell you what the show was but I don't speak the language)

"Blue Monday" Sunkist commercial

I was shocked to discover this commercial in NewOrderStory, an overly long, music video heavy, documentary about my favorite synth poppers (although the clip does now seem vagueley familiar). The film wasn't exactly clear about how this advert came about, but listening to the recording, it sounds like it actually is New Order performing the parody themselves. I'm sort of over being angry with bands who lisence their songs to commercials. The only time it's bothersome is when the original song has a message that gets lost in the advertisement (like the infamous "Revolution" Nike ad), something that "Blue Monday" doesn't really have to worry about giving Bernard Sumner's oblique lyrics.  Check it.

Janelle Monáe on Letterman

Pop R&B may have found its new shining star in Janelle Monáe. The level of excitement and energy is barley containable in this blistering performance Monáe made on The Late Show a few weeks ago. Although her performance seems to merely gobble up and spit out famous performers of yesteryear, to see them spewing forth from this young lady is awe-inspiration. Guaranteed to crack a smile on your face.

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper