Tomorrow Night.

Zombie Zombie - Driving this road until death sets you free

Yes. Big Yes.

Now this is just too awesome. Funhouse might be my favorite, but this record is neck and neck for 2nd greatest along with Kill City (If you count that as a Stooges record...) Kudos to Sony for doing the right thing and giving this classic album its propers. The "Limited Deluxe" Re-issue features:

-Raw Power - Original 1973 David Bowie Mix (Out of print for over a decade)
-Georgia Peaches Disc - The previously unreleased one hour performance at Atlanta's notorious rock club Richards in October 1973, plus 2 Bonus Studio Tracks, "Doojiman" & "Head On
-Bonus Disc of Rarities, Outtakes and Alternate versions from the Raw Power era.
-48 page softcover book with essays by Henry Rollins, Brian J Bowe and Kris Needs; plus testimonials by Tom Morello, Slash, Lou Reed, Jim Jarmusch, Cheetah Chrome, Jim Reid, Perry Farrell, Hugo Burnham and more.
-5 exquisite 5"x7" square prints, suitable for framing
-Japanese 7" picture sleeve reproduction of "Raw Power" b/w 'Search And Destroy
-SEARCH AND DESTROY: IGGY & THE STOOGES' RAW POWER" DVD documentary by Morgan Neville featuring new interviews with Iggy Pop, James Williamson, Scott Asheton, Mike Watt, Johnny Marr and Henry Rollins; plus live performance footage from Festival Planeta Terra, Sao Paulo Brazil - November 2009

Um can I get a fuck yes?

You can order it here. (Big ups to my friend Scott for the tip!)

Do not sleep on this.

LA punk rock supergroup OFF! (who were a serious highlight for me at SXSW) are performing their first LA show on Sunday May 2nd and the 6th Street Warehouse downtown! Plus free beer! Plus DJ set by Tony Alva! Plus artwork by one of my heroes Raymond Pettibon. Must do. Serious must do. See all the info here.

Tahiti Boy & The Palmtree Family

One of our favorite new bands will be performing in LA and NYC this week and next week! Tahiti Boy & The Palmtree Family play music thats even bigger than their collective seven members... coming off like Built To Spill at one moment and Roxy Music the next, these Parisians' latest album "Good Children Go To Heaven" will feel right at home nestled next to your dusty Olivia Tremor Control and Apples In Stereo records.

Go see them at one of these fine establishments:
April 24th @ Piano’s in NYC -- more info here.
April 25th @ Zebulon in Brooklyn -- more info here.
April 27th @ The Echo in Los Angeles -- more info here.
April 28th @ New Noise party/ Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood -- more info here.

And check them out at their myspace page here.

RIP Guru. Gang Starr Forever!

Guru, aka Keith Elam, aka Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

A cornerstone of Hip Hop, GURU brought it to the next level. With his Jazzmatazz series he merged Hip Hop and Jazz and hit it out of the park. Long Live GURU Gang Starr and Primo! Gonna miss that monotone for sure. Check out some dope Gang Starr videos in tribute!

File Under: Rad

Ok this just might be one of the coolest things ever. Found here by graphic designer gar0. See more of his work here.

File Under: Rad

Han Solo in Carbonite Soap. Um yeah this is just awesome. More on this rad soap here. (Thanks Anthony!)

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was my son, Sal's, first birthday. We had a great party in Griffith Park, tons of fun and good food, great friends and good times. It's only fitting that the record that I can't stop listening to this week is by one of Sub Pop's newest signings Happy Birthday. I am really digging this band. Great hooks and super fun. I highly recommend this album - especially the song "Subliminal Message" which will be featured on every mixtape I make this year. Check out the song on Stereogum here.

You can check them out at their myspace page for more info, tour dates etc here.

God Speed Returns.

This is the most exciting thing i've heard all week. One of my "all time favorite bands of all time", God Speed You! Black Emperor is reforming to curate ATP. They are gonna then do some European dates (to all my France and UK friends - DO NOT SLEEP ON THEM LIVE!) and then the really huge news - they'll be playing 9 select markets in the States. Please, God. Let Los Angeles be one of the 9 cities.

Click the above picture to read the band's press release.

Visit the band's official website here.

Kill Rock Stars

I have some very close friends to thank for opening my ears to music that wasn't written by Ian MacKaye, Greg Ginn or Tom Araya. My musical journey led me to the Pacific Northwest and to one imprint's catalog in particular. Kill Rock Stars became very near and dear to me and a go to source for great music. I got all nostalgic today when I saw that Kill Rock Stars released a free digital sampler spanning the label's signature sounds. Its a great listen... you can find it to download here.

My Gold Mask

When I was in Texas I totally missed seeing this band and I totally regret it. Luckily I ran into their manager (and my old friend) Amy and she passed on their totally rad ep. "A Thousand Voices" is pretty killer - the opening track Violet Eyes is amazing. I hope these guys make it out to the west coast so I can finally not sleep on seeing them live. Check them out here.

Exile.

Yes! The Exile re-issue is out on May 18th. I'm am so very excited about this reissue. Seriously can't wait to hear the remaster and check out all the bonus crap. One of the Stones finest (and my favorite after Sticky Fingers). See the ad for it here.