Oh Hell Yes.

Great article in the SF Weekly about my hero, The Iguana on making my 2nd favorite Iggy record - Kill City. Must read!



Read it here: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/12/iggy_pop_on_making_of_kill_cit.php

Featured Record Label: THIRDSIDE RECORDS

As you know, we love amazing music. And we love to help expose our friends to amazing music. So here is some amazing music:


http://www.yousendit.com/download/T2dmeEVUQ0NRR2MxWjhUQw

We're extremely excited to share this mix of tracks from one of France's most exciting indie labels: THIRD SIDE RECORDS (not to be confused with our Canadian friends Third Side Music). Born in 2001, Third Side Records is one of France's most diverse labels, bringing to the world Syd matters' amazing melding of electronica and pop (as heard in The OC and a ton of French cinema) but also La Femme, France's latest indie sensation, or Cocosuma's sweet'n'sour electro. You'll also hear Steeple Remove's psychedelic krautrocky misadventures, Fugu's classic hand-woven pop, the fun and irreverent world of Flairs, the dark and futuristic world of Splash Wave or the delicate French songs of Austine (featured in Gossip Girl last season!), the beautiful folk harmonies of Domingo and an unreleased song by Tahiti Boy & the Palmtree Family!

RIP Laura Kennedy.

High Bias Mixtape Series Vol 9: "November Sun"

Mix by David Abplanalp-Estimé

It's been a minute since we've posted a mixtape. We've been busy! No excuses though. We promise we'll never leave you again, baby. Bringing us current is an amazing mix from our own frenchmaniac David! Here's what Dave sez about the tunes: "From Brooklyn to Berlin, these songs will help make the coming winter months warmer."


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Tracklisting:
Bot'Ox "Theme From Mineurs 27"
Brian Eno "Glitch"
Maxence Cyrin "Eye of the Storm"
Catherine Ribeiro "La Petite Fille Aux Fraises"
Marc Moulin "Balek"
The Millennium "Prelude"
Henry Texier "Les La-bas"
Sensational Saints "How Great Thou Art"
Django Django "WOR"
Mungo Park "Pilgrim (Jackson and His Computer Band Remix)"
Suuns "Up Past The Nursery"
Blood Orange "Sutphin Boulevard"
TV On The Radio "Repetition"
10cc "The Worst Band In The World"
Fairport Convention "Autopsy"
David Bowie "Kooks"
Jason Edwards "Holy Doom"
Nicky Hopkins "Waiting For the Band"
Tim Story & Hans Rodelius "Lunz"

Rad video on Roxy Music's album art!

via Dangerous Minds

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye featured in Le Monde!

The last feature we music supervised - the amazingly beautiful debut documentary by Marie Losier, The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye was just featured in the cinema section of Le Monde!

If you can "lire en français" then please enjoy the article here: http://bit.ly/rUKPRz

Awesome Third Side Records Video Sampler!

Watch this rad video - you'll get a snapshot into one of France's most killer record labels...

Mineurs 27 Soundtrack by Bot'Ox. Out Sept 21st.

Mineurs 27 (US title: Blind Valley ), the new movie by Tristan Aurouet, is coming out with a great score by Bot'Ox one of our favorite bands !

Ramones Rehearsal!

Man-oh-man! I love Dangerous Minds - I swear every time I visit some new awesome thing awaits me... such as this:

Arturo's Loft from MARC CAMPBELL on Vimeo.

Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye!

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye is coming to a theater near you! Watch the trailer and check out the articles below!



http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeff-lipsky-tim-grady-announce-231988

http://www.indiewire.com/article/2011/09/07/jeff_lipsky_and_cycling_film_king_tim_grady_form_distributor_adopt_films#

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/07/us-adopt-idUSTRE7864TH20110907

http://www.deadline.com/tag/jeff-lipsky/

RIP David "Honeyboy" Edwards

I was blessed to be able to see him perform an in-store at the Borders I was working at in Chicago in 1999, despite the surroundings it was amazing. One of the last true original bluesmen! RIP Honeyboy! You will be missed!



Check Honeyboy's official website here for more info on the legendary man: http://www.davidhoneyboyedwards.com







*Photo from: http://www.htbackdrops.com/v2/displayimage.php?pid=14364

I'm pretty excited for October 25th.

Littlerock in theaters now!

Cruising the great autobahn in the sky...

Rest In Peace Conrad Schnitzler.


Dig this...

Littlerock Opens Next Week

On August 12th Littlerock will open in select theaters around the US! I'm stoked that my mom can finally see it! NYC friends can see it at Cinema Village, LA friends will have to wait until September 2nd when the film opens at Laemmle Sunset 5!

Indiewire just named Littlerock as one of 7 indie films you must see on their site. Check it here and the Huffington Post tagged it as one the great films to see this summer. Not too shabby! I'm super proud of the film and Mike Ott. It's up there as one of my favorite projects I've had the privilege to work on. Aces!

Rest In Peace, Eugene McDaniels.

Music took a big hit today. We're extremely saddened to hear of the passing of legendary writer, producer, and performer Eugene McDaniels. Thank you for the music, Gene. You will be missed.

Feel this:







Great epitaph here: http://www.annruckert.com/

File Under Rad: Wu Note Project

It's old and everyone has probably already seen all this - but, I was thinking about how rad this was the other day and wanted to look at the whole collection again. Then I decided to post it here. Graphic artist Logan Walters re-imagines Wu-Tang Clan cover art as seen through the eyes and pen of Reid Miles, Blue Note Records in house art director... just brilliant.



See the whole set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/loganmills/sets/72157617640418633/with/5690831810/

and if you want to get a taste of just how amazing Reid Miles' design was, check these: http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/blueNote4000.htm

Favorite Recordings Teaser!

We love this label!

The Forsaken Son Summer (A Mixtape Curated by ERAS)

Check out this great Mixtape from our friend Eras. Also make sure the check out his Diamond Shapes ep on Bandcamp, and be on the lookout for the amazing new full length record Portals coming your way soon.

http://soundcloud.com/track-number/forsaken-son-summer-mix

http://eras.bandcamp.com/album/the-diamond-shaped-ep

http://tracknumberrecords.com/main.html

A love letter to my city.

Three years ago we started composing a love letter. An ode to the city I was born in and grew up in. An idea to celebrate this city and it's unique musical history - a history that shaped our life, our world view, and who we are. It was a solid concept. But this concept would find it's purpose in January of 2010. Watching the news, and looking at photos on Huffington Post in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake, we decided to help the only way we knew how, with the only thing that ever mattered to us: music.

Curated by myself, Angel Mendoza and our good friend Shahin Ewalt of Narnack Records, released jointly by Angel and my label Greatminds and Narnack Records and featuring liner notes from LA scene legend Geza X, BEAT LA brings together some of our favorite LA based artists donating their time and music for an amazing cause (100% of profits generated from sales of the record will benefit Doctors Without Borders and their efforts in Haiti). The concept is simple. LA bands we love covering the songs of LA bands we love from the past, all to help the cause.

You can pre-order the compilation on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/beat-la-a-benefit-for-haiti/id449024995

We'll be following up the digital release with cd and double LP gatefold vinyl soon!!!!

Also Pitchfork is previewing the first single off the comp, Crystal Antlers' take on Black Randy and Metrosquad's "I Slept In An Arcade"... you can download it here: http://www.pitchfork.com/forkcast/15992-i-slept-in-an-arcade-black-randy-the-metrosquad-cover/

An immense and heartfelt thank you to every band, publisher, and songwriter who got involved and helped along the way. (Track list is below...)

1. Jarrett Silberman "I Hear Your Heart Singing" (Gun Club)
2. Rats "The Unheard Music" (X)
3. Modern Memory "Brave Captain" (fIREHOSE)
4. Brother Reade "Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?" (Minutemen)
5. Imaad Wasif "Go Insane" (Doors)
6. Bobb Bruno "Scratch Out The Sky" (Distorted Pony)
7. Slang Chickens "Romeo's Distress" (Christian Death)
8. The Dylan Trees "Topanga" (Kathy Smith)
9. Nathaniel Eras "Gidget Goes To Hell" (Suburban Lawns)
10. Boom Bip w/ Buck 65 "Lost Weekend" (Wall of Voodoo)
11. Microphonies "We Got The Beat" (The Go-Gos)
12. Devon Williams "Yellow Pills" (20/20)
13. Josh Klinghoffer "Anymore" (Thelonius Monster)
14. Crystal Antlers "I Slept In An Arcade" (Black Randy & Metrosquad)
15. No Age "Male Masturbation" (Urinals)
16. Nonon "White Girl" (X)
17. Signals "Richie Dagger's Crime" (Germs)
18. Lords of Altamont "Knock Knock" (The Humane Society)
19. Night Horse "Lie Beg Borrow and Steal" (Plimsouls)
20. Angus Khan "Rock Fight" (Cheech & Chong)
21. Anglos "Days of Wine and Roses" (Dream Syndicate)
22. Lucky Dragons "Alien Point of View" (Nervous Gender)

It's Fucking Here.

Wugazi.

Wugazi • 13 Chambers by WUGAZI

It's finally here AND IT'S AMAZING!

Living Stereo!

via Dangerous Minds

Recognize that sample?????

'Tis the season...

...for dope remix projects. In addition to the Divas of Joy Division and the upcoming Wu Tang meets Fugazi on wednesday, I just read on Boing Boing about the latest mash-up mix by Max Tannone, he of Jaydiohead fame. This time mashing my 2nd favorite Wu dude (behind Ol' Dirty but ahead of Method Man) - Ghostface Killah - with African funk, highlife and psych rock... here is the link to download: http://www.maxtannone.com/projects/ghostfunk/

Joy Division vs. Nancy Sinatra

via Dangerous Minds

"Divas of Joy Division" mashes up Joy Division songs with female vocals by folks like Beyonce, etc. People are too clever. Anyway you can download it here. I think Nancy's vocal is an amazing pairing with She's Lost Control. Pretty neat. Whets my appetite for Wugazi next week.

Happy Birthday America!

Happy 4th of July comrades!


I love summer. The smell is in the air of BBQ's and everything is sweaty and smells like vacation. Every summer is "punk rock summer" for me, time to dust off my Jawbreaker, Crimpshrine and Descendents records and get stoked!

London Calling, please answer!

Happy Tuesday Clash fans!  This is a very rad breakdown of all the parts that make up The Clash's iconic tune "London Calling".  It's all there: bass, drums, guitars, and Strummer's menacing vocal.  Enjoy!

http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/london_calling_deconstructed/

Celebs + Vinyl = Rad

Super rad collection of photos of famous people with records at: http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/famous_people_hanging_out_with_their_vinyl/

Love it!

High Bias Mixtape Series Vol 8: "Lord, I Can't Keep From Crying: An Ode to June Gloom"

Mix by DJ Saul BASS aka Toddrick Spalding

It's June gloom time. This is my ode to the summer greys. Hope you dig.

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Tracklisting:
EMA "California"
Wooden Shjips "Clouds Over Earthquake"
Colin Stetson "Lord I Can't Keep From Crying"
Spiritualized "Let It Flow"
WU LYF "Spitting Out Blood"
Nico "The Fairest Of The Seasons"
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy "What Are You?"
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick "Silver Spoon"
The Pink Mountaintops "My Best Friend"
The Black Heart Procession "Outside The Glass"

Hail Mary Mallon is coming for you!

Check out this video for "Garfield", the second single from Hail Mary Mallon's  "Are You Gonna Eat That?". Hail Mary Mallon is comprised of veteran Underground Hip Hop kings Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Whiz, and the groups first record drops on June 7th.  Do Not Sleep!

REVOLUTION BY DA BRASILIANS !

Known for their luminous harmonies and inspired songwriting, Da Brasilians bring us their new video: REVOLUTION.

DA BRASILIANS - REVOLUTION from Da Brasilians on Vimeo.

ZOMBIE ZOMBIE LIVE @ Fondation Cartier !

Check out this live video of a recent performance by Zombie Zombie at the Fondation Cartier in Paris where they team up with American film score legend Alan Howarth, most famous for his work with horror director John Carpenter.

Zombie Zombie is the brainchild of Etienne Jaumet and Cosmic Neman also known for being a member of HERMAN DUNE. And while we're at it, check out the very cool "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", their latest video featuring Mr Mad Men himself, JON HAMM:

INDUSTRY OF COOL!

The Day Heaven Turned Dayglo...

Rest In Peace, Poly Styrene.

Our friends Fools Gold...

... have a new record coming out this summer. We can't wait to hear it (send us advances!!!) but in the meantime Luke from the band did this cool interview for The Wild Magazine. (Click to read it!)

and here's two videos from their debut eponymous album...

from Boing Boing... FILE UNDER RAD.

File Under Rad: Ron English Designed Warhol Toy!

This shit is rad.

High Bias Mixtape Series Vol 7: "Pas de printemps pour Mimix"

Mix by special guest Michel (of Cocosuma!)

Just in time for Spring! A celebration of pop from one our favorite artists in Europe, this month's mix is sure to put a smile on your face! Michel sez: "Où il s'agira ici de Pop Muzik
Avec un P majuscule, comme dans Poésie
Des chapeaux pointus de Devo au western douillet de Harpers et leurs bizarreries,
Le sentiment se fait international et la pop se transforme man, au grès des pays.
Entre le 'parce que edit' d'Invert et Bela Wala Shi
c'est le jour et la nuit
On a le vertige horizontal sur la planche en France et la pluie
se fait triste et songeuse en Australie.
Car aujourd'hui c'est admis, presque un fait établi:
'New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about Pop Muzik'"

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Tracklisting:
M "Pop Muzik"
Devo "Whip It"
La Femme "Sur La Planche"
Todd Rundgren "The International Feel"
Sparks "Fletcher Honorama"
Discodeine "Invert"
Raymond Scott "Night & Day"
Harpers Bizarre "Witchi Tai To"
Neil Young "Transformer Man"
Caroline "Caroline Goodbye"
Mehdi Zannad "L'Aéroport"
Splash Wave "Passing Breeze"
Mehdi Zannad "Barques"
Ziad Rahbini "Bela Wala Shi"
Bertrand Belin "Vertige Horizontal"
The Sleepy Jackson "Mourning Rain"

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