Killer Lemonade
Freshly Squeezed Tracks + ImagesFLORENCE + THE MACHINE
photo: Stephen T. Lobosco
Florence + The Machine showed up on my radar about a year ago after I stumbled upon her myspace page. At the time there were only about three tracks up there, all live recordings and a minute and a half demo of “Dog Days” which cut off just as the full band joined in. But it was enough of a glimpse to know that this girl was seriously awesome. She’s got a voice that could blow down a brick house with three little piggies inside and the stage presence to match it. Her lyrics convey a person full of fire. They illustrate a beautiful balance between striving for freedom and the realization that it only comes from the will to fall. Lungs is one of the best albums I’ve heard of 2009. There’s not a a bad track on it. It will fill you with movement. Florence delivers the goods.
+ Florence + The Machine – I’m Not Calling You A Liar [Buy]
+ Florence + The Machine – Kiss With A Fist (Original) [Buy]
+ Florence + The Machine – Postcards From Italy
Purchase Florence’s debut album Lungs here.
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HOLLY MIRANDA
photo: Sebastian Mlynarski
Yeahhh it’s been 5 months since I’ve posted here. 5 months of lost music. So I’ll get back into this whole thing with some favourites from the past that I haven’t blogged about until now. Better late than never!
If you don’t know Holly Miranda yet I suggest you get your ass in gear and go listen to her Sleep On Fire EP. She just recently signed with XL and released a new single “Forest Green Oh Forest Green” (Listen below). Her forthcoming 10-track album, The Magician’s Private Library was produced by Dave Sitek at Staygold Studio in Brooklyn, NY, and includes contributions from Sitek, Kyp Malone and Jaleel Bunton (TV On The Radio), Eric Biondo and Stuart Bogie (Antibalas), and Holly’s long-time violinist, Marques Toliver. It’s set for a February 23, 2010 release.
+ Holly Miranda – Forest Green Oh Forest Green [Buy]
Holly is currently on tour with The xx and Friendly Fires.
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TICKET GIVEAWAY!
Yo Kids,
Brody Dalle is making her debut US appearance as Spinnerette this coming Monday, June 22 at Bowery Ballroom and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away! Band of Skulls are opening. Should be an awesome show. Have a listen to some tracks from their forthcoming albums!
Spinnerette – Baptized by Fire
Band of Skulls – Blood
ENTRY DETAILS
To enter, please send an email with your full name to killerlemonade@gmail.com. Winner will be notified by email and will have two tickets held for them at the door on Monday. Doors are at 8pm. You must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
Many thanks to Brody’s amazing team for hooking us up with the tix!
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SESSIONS AT SANTA’S
This week’s SESSIONS presented by SPENCER SWEENEY and STEREOGUM is tonight and what a better way to look forward to it than to gaze back at the illuminated, fun-filled mess of a party that happened last week! Quite possibly the best and weirdest Tuesday night on the planet, SESSIONS is a trash bag littered habitat that would make Oscar the Grouch swoon. The amazing DANIEL HIGGS and NATHAN BELL performed separate sets while ANDREW WK looked on through a hole he ripped in one of the draping garbage bags.
WTF!?
Andrew W.K. will be hosting the amazing WTF!? party at Santos Party House, in Manhattan, New York City, on March 1st, 2009! This night will feature live musical performances, heavy set DJ moves, and pure city bouncing from Andrew himself… GET TICKETS NOW!
FANG ISLAND – Andrew recorded special backing vocals on an upcoming Fang Island release! This is a special chance to see them play a live concert with Andrew on guest microphones!
BAD BRILLIANCE – The one and only ballhead – a true man of the world – Bad Brilliance is coming strong. Beware of all Quackheads!
TERROR PIGEON DANCE REVOLT – Bunches of blasters and full blown casters, this is a chance to dance, revolt, and do the birdie strut ‘n’ slide!
ALEISTER – Straight from the UK, via the Isle of Lucy, Aleister is now a skyscraper man. The Git is coming back to Santos for another dark night at the club. Prepare yourself by staying in your room for 2 weeks in anticipation.
NUCK FUGGETS – This group has reversed more than letters, they have reversed several world events, including the creation of music and the creation of mankind. Evolution begins all over again, March 1st, at Santos.
CHERIE LILY – Are you ready to dance? This innovator has created a genre all her own: Welcome to Houserobics! Get ready to work your hips, flex your back, or just stand incredibly still. Everything goes at this show!
HEATHER FINK – How can you laugh? You can laugh Heather’s way! And it’s a great way to go – a real beauty way to go, and the word is that Heather has a special joke, just for you and your friends! So be sure to come hear it!
GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY, it’s sure to get rowdy!
Shilpa Ray at Santos Party House
+++ GET YOUR TICKETS HERE +++
Mere months after the demise of her former project, the critically acclaimed Beat The Devil, SHILPA RAY AND HER HAPPY HOOKERS is already stirring a raucous with her new band and she’s bringing it to SANTOS PARTY HOUSE….again! This time JOANNA ERDOS AND THE MIDNIGHT SHOW will be supporting and both bands will perform covers from the original Woodstock. The show will be filmed for a VH-1 documentary on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. You DO NOT want to miss this show!
Photo by Ebru Yildiz
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers hits the ground running, taking Shilpa’s voice and songs to new heights: grinding blues, sleazy jazz, and disturbing rock tied together with pop and punk sensibilities; the result sounding something like a vulgar Ella Fitzgerald crooning in front of a wall of distortion and thunderous, pounding rhythms. The band reads like a who’s who of recent NYC rock luminaries including members of Creaky Boards, Soft Black, Kapow!, and cult rock producers The Negatones. Their live shows are already a notorious commodity.
Joanna Erdos is known for performing a kind of musical slight of hand by singing stories of epic heartbreak while fooling her listeners into believing that they are having a good time. The heroines in her songs are far crazier than Amy Winehouse and Syd Barett, but they always have more fun on their way down. It’s the combination of Joanna’s sweaty-sweet alto and her magnificent original music – made up of heart-felt piano-rock songs that sound like Honky Dory era Bowie dancing cheek to cheek with Nick Cave in the bowels of a pirate ship – that provide the melodic hooks and lush vocal harmonies which keep admiring crowds singing along.
Blood and Fun!
Friday night was mayhem and full of blood and fun! Myself and BAMBI KILLERS threw a little “Friday The 13th” show at LIT and it was insane! The basement was packed. CLAW opened with a dirty set of slam dance induced punk and Bambi Killers headlined the show with their hallucinatory, jaw-dropping theatrics and 2012. The Crowd had no idea what hit them.
Catch Bambi Killers at The Delancey this month and lookout for a residency at Lit in the spring!
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They Can Breathe Again
My awesome friends [and family!] in PATENT PENDING haven’t legally been able to make music for 2 years! That’s insane. But now they can and they are celebrating by releasing a very special cover of “Every Time We Touch.” Go to their MYSPACE page to hear it!
Their new album comes out this summer!
Patent Pending – Every Time We Touch
[myspace it]
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Hell Freezes Over
Wow. It’s the best word that I could come up with when I was watching the Grammy Awards last week and witnessed some old friends reuniting. Ladies and gentleman, if you have not yet heard, the stars have aligned and BLINK 182 are giving it another go.
I now know what it felt like when my parents were excited that THE EAGLES were getting back together. I now understand the hysteria behind THE POLICE reunion. (Note: In no way am I comparing the talents of the Eagles and the Police to blink 182, let’s not get silly.) At certain points in each of their careers, it was thought that they were done. Finished. Never to be heard from again. Sure, some reunions are for money. Some are for fame. At this point, I don’t even care. I am just excited for another chance.
It was (and I cannot believe this) ten years ago that I was introduced to Mark, Tom, and Travis. I, like every other 15 year old, was going through the phase where I was trying to identify with other people. I had no cares in the world, I just wanted to have fun. I was trying to figure out who I was, and at the time I related best with thousands of other kids in the middle of a mosh pit in the heat of the Ohio summer.
I am not the same person I was ten years ago. I have grown up. I have new friends, a new zip code, and new responsibilities. The good part is: so have they. Mark, Tom, and Travis are different people than they were ten years ago. They are married and have families. They have grown up.
So what should we expect from all of this? After all, the guys parted on not such good terms. Will it last? Will egos get in the way? Can they recapture the chemistry that they once had? I am going to be realistic – I’m not expecting a repeat of their early days. I am not expecting perfection. I want to reminisce. I want to channel my inner-teenager again. I just want to have fun. When it comes down to it, they are just three friends doing what they love. And after all, isn’t that what is all about?
A little nostalgia for your ears…
blink 182 – I Miss You
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blink 182 – Reckless Abandon
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To keep up to date with all the latest blink 182 news, click HERE.
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers
Photo by Ebru Yildiz
SHILPA RAY AND HER HAPPY HOOKERS. They’re getting around. They’re raw. And you should probably get on this as quick as you can.
Don’t miss them at SXSW. They also have a couple of upcoming shows at Mercury Lounge and Sidewalk Cafe.
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers – Coward Cracked The Dawn
[free download from RCRD LBL]
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