Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman and indie icon Karen O is bringing her self-proclaimed psycho opera ' Stop the Virgens ' down to Australia as part of Vivid Sydney . First performed under the Creators Project in New York, her second foray runs 30th May to 3rd June at the Sydney Opera House. Its an extremely ambitious and downright star-studded affair with Nick Zinner and Brian Chase from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs joining their bandmate, alongside Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler (The Greenhornes, The Raconteurs) and Jason Grisell (Bubbles) . If you're a well-rounded Citizen of the Internet, in Sydney ...

Spod (aka Sydney musician Brent Griffin) pays tribute to the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch, who inspired a whole generation of disenfranchised Australian teens. Yauch passed away on May 4, aged 47. When I woke up on Saturday morning, before breathing or opening my eyes, I rolled over and checked my phone like every other dickhead in this day and age, and my automated computer news advisor was informing me that Adam “MCA” Yauch was dead. So I trot off to Twitter and Facebook and see everyone else posting videos, stories and the like, so I add my little bit ...

It’s about that time – come May 25th Sydney will begin to take a whole new form as the areas around Circular Quay and The Rocks will be transformed into a colourful canvas of light. It will be the fourth edition of Vivid Sydney and this year they are pulling out all the stops to top last year’s overwhelming success. More than 400,000 people were drawn towards the many light-art installations last year, and for 2012 a massive 500,000 people are expected to take part in the many free and ticketed events that will be offered from ...

Big Sir -- the longtime collaboration between singer/composer Lisa Papineau and bassist/composer Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta) -- release their latest album, Before Gardens After Gardens worldwide today. AOL Spinner is streaming the 11-song set in its entirety all week. Listen HERE . Though created mostly in a back and forth between each other's laptops, Before Gardens After Gardens features special guest appearances by The Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala on drums, Broken Bells' bassist Jonathan Hischke, multi-instrumentalist Matthieu Lesenechal, violist Heather Lockie (Mike Watt, Listing Ship), Matthew Embree (who also collaborates with Papineau in the duo ME & LP), Mars ...

Directed by Money Mark The North Carolina spitter is currently hard at work on his third installment of his The Magic Hour series, and this clip – his take on Drake, Rick Ross and Just Blaze’ Take Care collaboration – is slated to be off it. PREVIOUS: Rain – Keep Your Heart (Video)

Soundtüftler Jesse Hughes alias Boots Electric hat neue Tourtermine für das nächste Jahr bekannt gegeben. Demnach dürfen wir uns mitunter auf vier Deutschland-Konzerte im März und allerhand Material aus seinem Solodebüt "Honkey Kong" freuen. Wer bisher noch nicht in den Genuss des Langspielers gekommen ist, kann sich »hier den Komplettstream zu Gemüte führen. Zuvor könnt ihr mit seiner ersten visualisierten Single noch ein erotisches Vorspiel genießen. Boots Electric – Live 2012: 19.03. Hamburg - Logo 20.03. Bochum - Riff 21.03. Köln - Luxor 22.03. München - Backstage Halle Boots Electric – "Boots Electric Theme" Drei Alben veröffentlichte Hughes mit den 1998 gegründeten ...

Eccoci all'appuntamento mensile con il progetto MAP - Music Alliance Pact : oltre una trentina di blog di tutto il mondo selezionano per voi una nuova band interessante del proprio Paese, ve la presentano e vi regalano una canzone. Un ottimo modo per scoprire nuova musica in modo non convenzionale. Per chi volesse capire di cosa stiamo parlando, questo è il riassunto delle puntate precedenti . Tantissimi i nomi che questo mese mi hanno incuriosito: il brasiliano Kassin , perfetto per la vostra ora di aerobica, i canadesi First Rate People (un po' alla Hot Chip, da approfondire), il cileno Fernando Milagros che ...

This past weekend, Vice and Intel hosted the second annual Creators Project, a collision of art and music that dominated much of DUMBO, that relatively small slice of Brooklyn neighborhood sandwiched between both the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. The site was literally inspiring: The view of the Manhattan skyline was clear and installations and stages were well spread out amongst former warehouse and factory spaces. SPIN hit up five of the biggest concerts and installations: See incredible photos from the Creators Project's Brooklyn takeover. Karen O (Literally) Slays With Psycho Opera Stop the Virgens The trip inside Karen O ...

Californian Producer Boom Bip – now living in the shadow of being the non-Gruff Rhys half of Mercury-nominated Neon Neon – has released his third solo album Zig Zaj with the obligatory collaborations that go with such things. Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos, Money Mark, Cate Le Bon, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, and Bon Iver‘s Michael Noyce all join the former DJ and multi-instrumentalist to help create an album bursting with creative flair and skilfully advocated moods. Producer-led atmospheric albums can frequently be difficult to listen to, but Boom Bip (aka Bryan Hollon) manages to achieve both a ...

Boots Electric Honkey Kong Dangerbird Records [2011] Fire Note Says: A fun ride that only Jesse Hughes could take you on with his Boots Electric debut. Album Review: A couple things you need to know about Boots Electric. 1) This is a Jesse Hughes (Eagles Of Death Metal) solo vehicle, 2) It is as crazy sounding as the cover will have you think it is, 3) There are a multitude of genres represented, 4) you must take it lightly, sit back and just smile. Honkey Kong definitely is still an extension of Eagles danceable garage rock only now Hughes extends ...

Electronic dynamo, Boom Bip, teams up with Beastie Boys' Money Mark on "Manabozh". Download it ahead of his new album, 'Manabozh', which also features Luke Steele and members of Bon Iver and Franz Ferdinand!

Beatmaking alchemist Bryan Hollon, aka Boom Bip, is a pro at powerhouse collaborations. The L.A.-based producer's partnership with Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals as Neon Neon earned him a U.K. Mercury Prize nomination in 2008, and his backing band includes members of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Gnarls Barkley. Zig Zaj , Hollon's next Boom Bip album (due out September 27), boasts even more collaborative clout, with guest appearances by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele, and Money Mark, for starters. Here, we're premiering "Goodbye Lovers and Friends ...

Mustachioed madman and frontman of Eagles of Death Metal , Jesse Hughes will release his debut solo album as Boots Electric on Dangerbird Records today. September 20th. He has also assembled a crew of some of LA’s eclectic rockers to take the Boots Electric material on the road. Titled Honkey Kong, the album was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Depeche Mode, The Kooks) and co-written with legendary keyboardist Money Mark, best known for his many collaborations with the Beastie Boys. As…

This week, centred on Walter Ruttmann’s 1930 sound film “Wochenende” (weekend), we take a look at what Saturday and Sunday really have to offer… Make sure you go see the Mad Square modern German art exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney! www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/mad-square —————————— # -> Australian artist or release —————————— Money Mark [...] “Walter’s Weekend of Wonders” – Extended Playlist 050911 – www.2ser.com 107.3FM is a post from: Cyclic Defrost Magazine .

Producer and musician Bryan Charles Hollon has enlisted Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Josh Klinghoffer on this slice of mutant pop Boom Bip, aka Bryan Charles Hollon, is an American producer and musician perhaps best known for his collaboration with Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys under the moniker, Neon Neon. Their Mercury prize-nominated 2008 album Stainless Style is a glorious homage to 80s electro-pop, featuring guest vocalists Spank Rock, Cate Le Bon and Har Mar Superstar. For Hollon's third solo album Zig Zaj, however, electronic textures are mixed with post-rock, with guests ...