P.I.L. For The Picnic

No Wobble, no Levene, no fun? And clashing with Roxy Music, but I'm certainly lured in to seeing them in the chance to hear any of their above gems live.
PIL play the Electric Arena on Friday 22.45 - 00.00
For a handy andy printable highlightable Electic Picnic time table go Here.

Wild Nothings

Jack Tatum aka Wild Nothings as made the album of summer 2010; Gemini. This twelve track LP is full of lush Robin Guthrie guitar dream pop on top of rockin' Flock Of Seagulls's sheer catchyness. Its hard not to be upbeat and freewheelin' in it's presences. The album is more than just homage to the pastel shoegazing forefathers of the 80s, JackTatum has carved out bewitching and endearing song after song that rewards with every repeat spin.
The video for album opener "Live In Dreams" with its datomoshed film fragments of past youth merges with the song beautifully. It's certainly up there with Xui Xui's video for best pop promo Ive seen so far this year.



The Witching Hour.mp3
Chinatown.mp3
Buy It At Your Local Record Store Before It Closes Down.

Ethan Rose - Song One

The vid below is more Ethan Rose ethereal super 8 skateboarding action from Van Sant's "back on form" film; Paranoid Park, accompanied by "Song Two" also from Ethan's debut LP "Ceiling Songs".

Song One.MP3

Dirty Beaches

Montreal's Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches has been sending me in a daze recently. Eerie soundings like Colder's weirdo younger brother who only listens to B/Film's night surfing anthem "Night Running" on repeat. Dirty Beaches certain help fill void till both said artists release something new (Although Im not holding my breathe for B/Film). Night cycle cinematic loops unpinned by Alan Vega-esque ghostly do wop vocals which groove over the course of his six song enchanting Self Titled Ep. With a extensive back catalog already, include two great 7"s, two releases on my favourite label "Night People", the already mentioned S/T Ep and a full length album "Night City". I (You) have a lot of material to get obsessed over.


Buy both "True Blue" and "Golden Desert Sun" 7"s here.
Shangri-La.mp3
Golden Desert Sun.mp3

Hounds Of Hate Cover Thieves Like Us

London's three piece Hounds Of Hate have the uncanny ability to make their versions of songs even better than the original song, this time a recent Thieves Like Us single. You can watch the original here.

Next Wednesday

Get you demonic dresses cleaned, a night of witchcraft and occult soundings are upon us next Wednesday in the Joinery with Brian Conniffe and Suzanne Walsh pairing up with Damien Donovan and Diarmuid MacDiarmada entow to help out. In support are Children Under Hoof and fresh from doing a tour with stooges sax player, Estel. Alchemical visuals on the night by Dolorosa Delacruz should insure this this will be a fun night.

The Joinery,
Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter
Wednesday 25th August
7.30 pm
€5
B.Y.O.B.

Xui Xui Do It Again

This lucid lustmord nightmare is the most unsettling video I've seen since Harmony and Billy got together. Xui Xui clearly have the nack for a good pop promo. "House Sparrow" is taken from their least album "Dear God, I hate Myself", which is easily one of my favouite releases this year and their most accessible album to date.

Upset The Rhythm's Yes Way Festival

Im playing at almight Upset The Rythmn's Underground Music and Arts Festival; "Yes Way" this weekend. With acts like Hype William, La LA VasQuez, Chora, Gentle Friendly, Ghost Hunter, Fair Ohs, Male Bounding, Way Through Lovvers and Blood Stereo all kick out the yams, its going to be an Epic Joy weekend.



Friday | 18:00 - Midnight | £5
Saturday | Noon - Midnight | £8
Sunday | Noon - Midnight | £8
All three days | £18
More Info on the Yes Way Fest Here

So It's The Summer

Slow Down. from Scott Foley on Vimeo.

The music is from the lush "Evenings" who are simple brilliant in every usage of the word. The dialogue stuff was put in Scott Foley which is originally from Linklater's 95' effort "Before Sunrise".

Cant Handle The Power

First Can (which in fairness is pretty Fun ) now King Crimson, our boy West uses the best. But I think someone should have took him aside and said "Mister West maybe this cheesier than 300, bad Bill Viola shit is wack and not in a good way."