Music for Perfect People

Since the debut of his Your Floor Is Now A Tree LP a few months back, AIMES (aka Aman Ellis) has released a number of remixes, bootlegs, and other various edits, which all showcase his throwback space disco vibe. To help spread the word about his music, AIMES will be performing on Wednesday, December 14th at the Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn.

Here is the info:

When :: Wednesday, December 14th at 8:30 PM
Where :: Glasslands Gallery – Brooklyn, NY
Who :: Trippple Nippples, Knife City, Bermuda Bonnie, AIMES
Price ::  $10 Advance or $10 at door.
Tickets Available At :: http://ticketf.ly/vRsoTp
NOTE :: This event is 21+; check out the facebook event page here.

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As a follow-up to yesterday’s post regarding The Rapture‘s new video for “Sail Away,” and a bonus track that was included on the Japanese release of In The Grace Of Your Love, we wanted to let everyone know that the band is holding a remix competition for the single “How Deep Is Your Love?”

Check out the info below and start remixing!

From DFA Records:

“How Deep Is Your Love?” by The Rapture – if we can be a bit self-congratulatory – is a pretty awesome song. We know you guys agree. That’s why, for the first time in our 10 year history, we’d like to ask you folks to share your take on the track with us. Download the stems via the soundcloud player below and craft whatever sort of remix you’d like. Once you complete your masterpiece, submit it to the dropbox on the bottom of the page for a chance at fame and fabulous prizes! Three runners-up will win signed copies of In The Grace Of Your Love, while a grand prize winner will win a one year Soundcloud Pro account, valued at 250 euros! The final 5 selections will be played live on a very special live White Out Sessions broadcast and can be voted on via a live feed twitter and discussed amongst a “panel of experts”. The deadline for all entries is Monday December 5, so get to it!

Grab the stems here. Enter submission here.

For those of you who need a refresher, here is the original track:

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Just in case The Flaming Lips‘ 6-hour song was not enough for you, the band will be streaming their brand new 24-hour track starting at midnight (Oklahoma time) on Halloween. Keep an eye on how much time is left until the stream (in OK time) below.

According to Pitchfork, The Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne has described the track as “a song about death and it’s a song about fucking and it’s a song about life,” which seems to be fitting since the band plans to embed a hard drive that contains the track into 5 different human skulls. That’s right, no more of those gummy skulls/fetus. This time, the lucky folks who manage to get their hands on a copy will receive a real human skull. Thanks to YANP for the heads up!

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“Brooklyn Flea’s 4th annual Superstar DJ Record Fair will take place Sat., Oct. 8, inside the Flea’s Smorgasburg food market on the Williamsburg waterfront. It will feature about 20 vintage record dealers, plus 20 vendors as part of the Independent Label Market, which launched in London in May and is making its US debut at the record fair. ILM features top labels from the world’s best music cities, with the heads of those labels manning the booths, selling their own products—new, catalog, rarities—at this unique and intimate new format for record-buying.” [via]

To get you in the mood to head to BK  and pick up some records, here is a sampler of tracks from the different labels who will have stalls set up on Oct. 8th:

For more information, head to the events Facebook page.

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Looking for some insight into the life of Theophilus London? Well, look no further than his video titled “LVRS of God,” which serves as “is an intimate exploration of Theophilus London’s chameleonic mind through his inspiration and iconography.” [via]

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Earlier today, Hometapes announced that Durham, NC’s Megafaun will be releasing their self-titled LP on September 20th. Check out the teaser video below, and get excited!

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On August 16, Mister Heavenly will make their debut Out Of Love available for the masses, and we will all finally understand what “doom wop” really is. In the past, we have heard “Mister Heavenly,” and “Pineapple Girl” from the forthcoming album, and while we have no other new recordings to offer, we do have the art work for the album (check it out above!)

Mister Heavenly Tour Dates::
8/18 Portland, OR @ Branx
8/19 Vancouver, BC @ The Bilmore Cabaret
8/20 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
8/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
8/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
8/25 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
8/26 Omaha, NE @ Toyota Antics Block Party
8/27 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
8/28 Norman, OK @ Opolis
8/29 Denton, TX @ Hailey’s
8/30 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
9/1 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
9/2 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink

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The only tour riders that generally see the light of day are the truly obnoxious ones (wuddup Katy Perry!), so it’s easy for the rest of us to forget how personally important they are to the artists who write them.

When you spend half a year (or more) away from home, stuffed on a bus with a few dozen of your closest friends, finding food & amenities exactly how you envision them in your head is a huge comfort. Remember how you felt when you ordered a crispy chicken club from Wendy’s drive-through, got a couple blocks away, and realized they gave you a fucking grilled chicken club instead? Multiply that disappointment by 1,000.

With that in mind, feast on the official Foo Fighters 2011 Tour Rider, which says in the funniest, nicest, and most honest way what the fuck they want for dinner. Includes coloring, maze, and word search activities!

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Back in January, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground released their second LP, Introducing, onto the interwebs .. but only as an album stream. Now, months later, the physical release for Introducing has been announced, and you can head on over to Suburban Home to pre-order your copy before its July 26th release date!

There are three different options for the pre-order. The first is the Deluxe package, which is going for $24.99, and includes Introducing on CD, LP, along with a pint glass, a beer coozie, and a Kay Kay button. The second is the album on CD for $9.99, and includes a beer coozie. The final package is the album on vinyl, along with the coozie, and is selling for $14.99. It should be noted that the LP will be pressed on 300 white records, and 700 translucent red records.

Don’t forget, you can still stream Introducing here!

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On July 19th, Theophilus London will drop his Warner Bros. debut, Timez Are Weird These Days. Below, you can check out the opening track “Last Name London,” along with the tracklist for the release.

Timez Are Weird These Days tracklist::
1. Last Name London
2. Love is Real
3. Wine and Chocolates
4. All Around the World
5. She’s Great (Interlude)
6. Why Even Try (feat. Sara Quin)
7. Stop It
8. Girls Girls $
9. One Last Time
10. Lighthouse
11. I Stand Alone

[via]

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LONG LIVE “DOOM-WOP!”

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June 4 – Brooklyn – Music Hall of Williamsburg
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My first taste of NYC’s dance-punk outfit The Rapture came through their single “Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks,” which I first heard back in high school. The jangly guitars, catchy dance riffs, and killer lyrics (i.e. “shake, shake, shake, shake”) really turned me on to their sound, and after seeing them perform live, I was hooked. With the release of their 2002 debut Echoes, which featured the infectious single “House Of Jealous Lovers,” The Rapture began to gain more ground in the music scene, and their live shows/DJ sets became a settled source of great music in NYC.

Now, The Rapture are ready to return to your stereos with the September 6 release of  In The Grace Of Your Love through DFA Records. While we only have the tracklist to offer at this time, we will keep you updated as any new information/tracks emerge!

In The Grace Of Your Love tracklist::
1. Sail Away
2. Miss You
3. Blue Bird
4. Come Back To Me
5. In The Grace Of Your Love
6. Never Gonna Die Again
7. Roller Coaster
8. Children
9. Can You Find a Way?
10. How Deep Is Your Love?
11. It Takes Time to Be a Man

Speaking of DFA Records, The Rapture’s bassist, Gabriel Andruzzi, recently released a radiomix he created for the music label, which can be heard/downloaded  below. Make sure to click the “info” tab on the player for the tracklist!

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Los Angeles, California’s The Bronx have just announced the last boat trip you’ll ever go on. The punk/rock/hardcore/whatever band will play a 3 hour show aboard the SS Queen of Hearts, which casts off from New York City’s Pier 40 on June 22.  This 21+ booze cruise has a strict capacity of 500, so get a ticket while you can. We suggest leaving any lady-friends at home.

The Bronx’s alter ego (and dead serious) Mariachi El Bronx will be opening for The Flaming Lips in Atlanta on May 19 and 20. Also, they will be opening for the Foo Fighters, along with Rise Against, this fall. Check out their full slate of dates here, and a studio performance via Converse below.

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Limited Edition Pack

On July 19th, Portugal. The Man‘s latest effort In The Mountain In The Cloud will find its official release. Earlier today, the band posted longer snippets of a handful of tracks from the album, along with the information for their pre-order bundles. Give a listen to the snippets, below, and make sure to read up on the pre-order bundles! In The Mountain In The Cloud can be pre-ordered here.

Additionally, there are even more snippets of EVERY song on the new album here.

The bundles are as follows:

Limited Edition Pack (500 Only) = $115 (+ S&H)
- Deluxe edition CD, specially packaged
- White vinyl LP
- Limited edition lithograph, signed an hand-number by John Gourley + Austin Sellers
- T-shirt
- Set of 3 fields journals
- Digital album delivered on July 19th
- 2-patch set
- immediate download of “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)”

Premium Pack = $65(+S&H)
- Deluxe CD, or White vinyl LP
- T-shirt
- Set of 3 fields journals
- Digital album delivered on July 19th
- 2-patch set
- immediate download of “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)”

Deluxe Pack = $35(+S&H)
- Deluxe CD, or White vinyl LP
- T-shirt
- Digital album delivered on July 19th
- immediate download of “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)”

The CD, along with the white vinyl LP, are available to purchase by themselves, as well! If you opt for this, you’ll get the digital album on the releas date, plus an immediate download of “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now).” The CD is $16, and the vinyl is $20.

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