Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know(Shatterfreak’s Second Guess Remix) by [SF]
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ELK Announces New Album
Justin Stein (aka ELK) had a trying time recording his upcoming album Let’s Get Married. After his computer crashed halfway through production, Justin had to decide whether to pay rent or buy a new computer. He chose a computer and ditched Brooklyn to move back to his parents’ house in Michigan.
His album is literally a bedroom production, and features electronic pop mixed with shoegaze and Philip Glass samples. The album will be out February 15th on Shape Up Records (released via cassette and digital download). The song “Volleyball” is the first single from the album, and you can hear it right here.
ELK also recently created a mix that he calls the “Snow Mixtape” to commemorate the giant blizzard that recently swept through New York. Featuring samples from MGMT and Thin Lizzy (among others), you can hear it right here. ELK will be playing in New York soon, with a date at Cake Shop on February 11th (with Keepaway, Pistola and Lost Coves).
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin/Two Door Cinema Club/Tokyo Police Club @ Terminal 5, NYC – January 21st, 2011
Our Modern Mystery favorites, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin took the stage on Friday night at Terminal 5 which was their first time being an opening band in a long time. They knew they had something to prove and they did it well. Starting with Phil Dickey on vocals for the night, the band blew the crowd away and really got the show started. Performing tracks off their new album Let It Sway their catchy indie pop hooks filled the room and had everyone in good spirits. This is a major tour for the boys and we’re proud of them!
-MM
It’s going to sound highly smug of me to say but it has to be said: I was the first person to say Two Door Cinema Club and Tokyo Police Club should tour together. In all honesty I’m not. After seeing Tokyo perform past summer with Passion Pit I (drunkenly) cornered their guitarist/keyboardist Graham Wright and demanded that they toured with Two Door Cinema Club to which he replied “Fuck! You’re the 8th person who’s told me that today!”
Fast forward to January 21st and what would you know? It actually has happened! The two acts are going on a lengthy co-headlining tour around the US and selling out shows effortlessly. To celebrate they even released a mash up of two of their tracks which can be downloaded here
The venue was packed! People of all ages and varieties. A grand highlight of the night was being in the photographers pit and looking at all the young faces. When I was younger I remember music was something you’d use as an escape and the fact these kids would call Two Door Cinema Club an escape was quite something. I personally love Northern Irish music and seeing this band do so well here in the states hit a chord with me (no pun intended). Everyone danced the night away and the band received the most cheer when they played their latest single “What You Know”
For a whole gallery of photos from the entire show be sure to go here
Mashup! Tokyo Police Club vs. Two Door Cinema Club
While on the same Winter tour, Tokyo Police Club took it upon themselves to give you a mashup of one of their own tracks, “Breakneck Speed”, and one of their tour mates’ – Two Door Cinema Club – “Something Good Can Work”. The names of the track alone give a pretty good idea of what to expect from this pairing. At little under two and a half minutes, the track opts for reckless and relentless fun – even throwing to the forefront a summery little jam. At points, it sounds about as hectic and muddled as playing two songs at the same time can be, but it’s over before that becomes a bother. Try this link to download.
Song of the Day: MGMT – “Kids” (Ronario Remix)
Junk Culture Preview New Single, Announce Tour With Girl Talk
On February 1st, 2011, Junk Culture will release their newest 5-track, Summer Friends, via Illegal Art. The record was built form a collection of recordings made up over a lifetime by Deepak Mantena, Junk Culture’s main man. he describes the end product as “cosmic R’n’B” but it also contains Indian influences backed up by booming electro beats. Proof is below, with the title single, “Summer Friends.”
You can catch Junk Culture on tour in February and March with Max Tundra and fellow Illegal Art artist, Girl Talk. Mantena is known for putting on energetic live shows mixed in with video samples, so don’t miss it if “Summer Friends” tickles your interest.
02.24.11 – New York, New York. Terminal 5 (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
02.25.11 – Providence , Rhode Island. Lupos Heartbreak Hotel (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
02.26.11 – Boston, Massachusetts. House of Blues Boston (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.01.11 – Montreal, Quebec. Metropolis (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.03.11 – Plymouth , Michigan. Compuware Sports Arena (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.04.11 – Chicago, Illinois. Congress Theater (with Girl Talk)
03.05.11 – Chicago, Illinois. Congress Theater (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.08.11 – Madison , Wisconsin. Orpheum Theater Madison (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.11.11 – Denver, Colorado. Ogden Theater (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.12.11 – Denver, Colorado. Ogden Theater (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.15.11 – Seattle, Washington. Showbox (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.17.11 – Portland, Oregon. Roseland Theater (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.18.11 – Oakland, California. Fox Theater (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.19.11 – Pomonoa , California. The Fox Theatre (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.21.11 – Los Angeles, California. Hollywood Palladium (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
03.23.11 – Tempe, Arizona. Marquee Theatre (with Girl Talk and Max Tundra)
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