My prayers have been answered. Spastic Japanese noisecore band Melt-Banana are returning to the states to tour in order to support their newest release “Bambi’s Dilemma”(A-Zap Records). On selected dates Melt-Banana will open for Tool. Click Read More for dates.
On Saturday, hardcore legends Negative Approach headlined this year’s Superbowl of Hardcore. Despite the controversy about only half of the original lineup being involved with the reunion, the performance marked the band’s first NYC performance in about twenty four years. Vincent Li was there taking pictures and got some great shots. Click below to check out the shots.
After all that bullshitting over pimpin’ our rides and giving already spoiled brats their own sweet sixteen birthday party, MTV’s hilarious new show Human Giant lets us all know that there is still an ounce of life left in the network (just an ounce, though).
However, the show isn’t slaying in the ratings department. So, MTV gave the boys free reign for twenty four hours at the studio this past weekend and put them up to the challenge of getting a million hits on their website.
The boys not only reached well over a million hits (1,212,651 hits to be exact), guaranteeing a second season, they invited some of their favorite comedians and bands along for the ride.
MTV has now posted all the musical performances from the marathon, including Mastodon (fresh off their performance with Against Me! the night before at Roseland), Ted Leo, and The National, among many others.
Human Giant is on every Thursday at 10:30pm on MTV. Your life would be so much better if you watched it. LET’S GO!
On May 14th !!!, also known as Chk Chk Chk, played at the legendary 9:30 club in Washington D.C. to support their newest release Myth Takes (Warp).
Toronto natives Holy Fuck opened up the show with their brand of spontaneous, electronic music. Their set up is intimidating. Sure, there’s a drummer and a bassist but there are also two large tables facing each other suited with an array of knobs, pedals, and gadgets. Holy Fuck abstain from using laptops and other modern technological aides that are mainstays in the electronica genre. The most interesting of the contraptions is a 35 mm film sequencer. Being totally foreign to this type of equipment, the only thing I could relate the set up to was the toddler toy sets I had as a child that had a variety of colorful buttons to press and plastic screws to turn.
According to Brooklynvegan The Besnard Lakes have finally announced their long awaited U.S. tour (well, long awaited by me at least!). To support of their latest album Are the Dark Horses(Jagjaguwar), the group plans on bringing their Beach Boys influenced mellow-rock on tour through England and across America this summer. Apparently, more dates are coming, so stay tuned as they leak out.
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