You may remembering Devo re-recording their song Whip It as “Swiff It” for a Swiffer commercial. Now they’ve made “Brush It” for a toothbrush that plays music inside your head. This opens up a Pandora’s box of what will be next. Musical tampons and toilet paper dispensers? You can’t parody Devo because they beat you to it every time.
Holler at your Booty Call boys this friday in Paris! With special guests Feadz (Ed Banger) & The Top Billin Crew!
Get wrecked!
There really is no need to introduce these guys. Welcome the Crookers to the mopster fam.Bangin hard beats from every angle they form the powerful Italian Triad (along side mopsters Bloody Beetroots and Congorock) that quickly spreading its tentacles on earth wind and fire. Prepair for combat!
Read up on them in the July issue of MixMag, see them destroy LA and get their BBC One Essential Mix! Instant classic!
The famous Mix CD series is back! Musical Murdah Vol 2: The Dark Issue! From the Stockholm native Selecta Seb-One. This is how Seb-One explains the mix in his own words:
This is mainly a hip hop & grime mix for the people who like dark and relatively slow beats. I’ve tried to capture a certain dark mood through the whole mix but it varies a little bit in other aspects. The first half is more hard hitting, bass driven and energetic with a lot of electro elements while the other half is more emotional and inspiring but yet powerful.
The Dark Issue is now up for listening on the Doombox and is available for sale at the Mishka Pop-Up Shop. For optimal listening, listen to the mix at night! And look out for more forthcoming volumes from Seb-One!
Reduced Admission HERE
All of this awesome metal reminded me of the original rocker video sensation: the mysterious Nicki Rose.
“The Rock Stars (Nicki’s Way)”
“Electric Warrior”
Yesterday my White Spider post spawned an email from my homie Darryl Polio Legs. He sent me a response to White Spider with a video by an indivdual who calls himself Madness Reign. I honestly think this man is a hidden jewel in this vast northern land(Quebec)! Watch and see for yourself, this dude shreds the GNARRR! I don’t even know if you will able to believe it.
SYMPTÔME DE POSSESSION
SOCIAL FUCKER
LIVE CKRL 89.1FM (JUST TO SHOW YOU HE IS NOT JOKING!)
Not an Usher fan? If you’re like me, then just fast-forward to 2:34.
The Virgins finally have their first video! I love the homage to Robin Byrd and public access TV. Watch for Erik ripping off his shirt midway through the video. When I asked him about it, he admitted he was drunk.
I am a Martian…
So Tha Carter III “officially” released today (even though I doubt any of you that cared hadn’t already heard it) but rather than going into an in-depth review, I’d rather invite our readers to share their thoughts in the comments. Personally, I think it’s good and pretty much what I expected to hear from Wayne. Despite his limitless catalog of material and overall ridiculous level of hype, he’s yet to release what I consider a timeless & classic album. However, his lyrical creativity and effortless ability is paralleled by very few. Whether it’s a lack of overall focus or perhaps the desire to appease mainstream audiences with a generous dose of easily digestible club tracks, there is something about every Carter album that has plagued them from being on par with an album like Reasonable Doubt or Ready to Die.
I promised not to go into an in-depth review, but after spending the last few days discussing this album to mixed reviews amongst friends, I thought I’d see what some of our readers had to say. Besides, I couldn’t let this killer showcase of my photoshop skills go to waste.
Oi! Mopsters!
Welcome to the family TTC! The hypest group out of France since fries! You might be able to catch the separate members touring this summer around the world and most definitely in our area in the fall. Check out Teki Latex (in the pic) and the rest of the gangs solo efforts. Banging like bananas!
After terrorizing the US various times Institubes decides to take a breather to get dressed in some Mishka. No need for introductions… you know the steez! the rest is ashes!
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Congorock on the lose in the USA and Canada throughout June and July!
now… OPEN IT UP!
Being away from home and for as long as I have been the past week, I have to rely solely on new music for my audio entertainment and sanity because I didn’t bother to load up my new MacBook with any music. This means I can’t really do a new Digging For Fire installment. But thankfully this has been one of those weeks that has been chockfull of good releases.
First up is The Death Set’s Worldwide. I had been looking forward to this album since first seeing their video for Negative Thinking some time ago. It’s one of those albums that totally signal the start of the summer, going out and being carefree. It’s totally lo-fi, full of energy and one giant rah-rah-go team, go sing chant set to some crunchy guitars and blissfully simple keyboards. It like BS 2000 punching The Go Team in the face because they tried to flirt with Bis.
Then there is The Virgin’s self-titled debut. It’s gong to be very hard for me to be un-biased because of our personal connection to the band, but I’ll try. While this is way more commercial than I normally listen to… I can’t knock it for that simple fact. It took a few listens to dull up it’s initial polish, but soon after it got super infectious. Even though I was familiar and enjoyed lo-fi versions of some of these songs for quite some time, none of those previous incarnations were able to burrow into the back of my head and not want to leave the way these new slick and deliberate produced versions have.
And finally my favorite album of the past week, Ladytron’s Velocifero. I love Ladytron and am so glad they transcended their initial tag of being just another of a handful of Electroclash bands. Their last album The Witching Hour was so cold and stark that hearing Velocifero against it is like comparing a birthday party to a wake. And while Velocifero is still treading in the same cold & dark territory the band focused on during The Witching Hour, they do however this time infuse it with the same familiar synth-pop sensibilities that made their debut album 604 so beloved. I feel compelled to call this a return to form, but then I quickly realize the band has never put out a bad album.
I’ve tried to write something witty to go along with this video and I just can’t! Just watch the damn clip.
This is gonner be a good one. The first two bands are noisy Canadian groups and the second two are more along the lines of garage/powerpop. Cakeshop (Not “the” Cakeshop, just Cakeshop) is like a fort for friends and the thing is free so it doesn’t really matter. Show up for some rough and tumble action and sounds.
This Friday, May 23 at LOVE; 179 MacDougal St.
The Captain and Math Head on behalf of Trouble & Bass
Advanced Tickets available HERE
And then Friday May 30th - Goon & Koyote visit LOVE
From pretending to be lesbians, to now having to get naked in a video. What’s the next logical evolutionary jump… A snuff single?
Two days ago I got a call from my friend asking If I had any interest in seeing NIN live this summer. I said “No not really”. My reason being 1) I had just dropped more money on concert tickets for this Summer than ever before (MBV, Swervedriver, Nick Cave and Dinosaur Jr./Built to Spill/Meat Puppets on deck) and 2) at this point NIN has put out more albums I though were crappy than good ones.
Jumping forward to the following day, I come to realize NIN has a brand new album that they’re giving away for free on their website. Fuck yeah I’ll give Trent Reznor the benefit of the doubt if it’s for free! Then a funny thing happened to me as I waited for the file to download I started thinking in the back of my mind “What if this album is kinda OK, maybe then I might like to go see them play this Summer. Wouldn’t it be awesome seeing Head Like a Hole Live or Last!? Who knows.” Oh Trent, I see exactly what you’re doing!
Well I’ve given The Slip a few listens and it’s… OK! (That’s my official review by the way). No The Slip isn’t even close to The Downward Spiral or any of NIN past singles, but it is definitely a vast improvement over their last few albums. It’s chock full of mediocre but catchy songs which I have to say is better than a failed double album (keep ‘em short and sweet Trent!) and a failed concept album. And while it wasn’t good or mediocre enough to spark my own nostalgia to shell out the $70 or so bucks to see them live this summer, I’m sure he did rope in A LOT of other people who probably didn’t think they wanted to see NIN this Summer. I’ve got to hand it to Trent Reznor, he’s shrewd and knows exactly how to manuever in this modern world as a recording artist. You can’t sell records, so just use them as promotional devices for your tours and merchandise! You draw enough of an interest base willing to give something that’s free a chance and you stand a very good chance that you’ll not only get some new fans but a nostalgic legion of old fans to shell out for concert tickets, T-shirts, mugs & ringtones! Good album or not, Trent Reznor seems to always have his finger on the pulse.
Now that you are familiar with Italy, here’s some more Mop related goodness:
Forty Winks are a prominent Rock band within the indie scene. Many faces, many sounds have made them mature into what they are now. They have toured the world through thick and thin and yet are the most down to earth and inspiring people. The image above was taken last January at Rock The Spot, an MTV related snowboard contest where they opened for Juliette (Lewis) & The Licks.
The Leader is being interviewed by our boy Pastore (seen in previous posts) for an upcoming segment.
Keep it locked for new noise, on their myspace, from the Winks as they are in the process of recording their next effort.
