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All Tomorrow’s Parties The Movie

David Bevan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:33:38 +0000

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore described All Tomorrow’s Parties festivals recently as “the ultimate mixtape.” He’s better with words than we are. No, not really. Warp Films has announced today that on September 23rd, they’ll be releasing All Tomorrow’s Parties, a “DIY concert film” that features live ATP footage culled from the festival’s young history, one that includes performances by Daniel Johnston, Battles, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, Portishead, Belle And Sebastian, Animal Collective, Iggy and the Stooges, Mogwai, Grinderman, Slint, Grizzly Bear, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Gossip and The Boredoms. Directed by includes contributions from Jonathan Caouette, the film also features contributions from cinematographer Vincent Moon of Take Away Shows webfame.

Simian Mobile Disco Ready New LP

David Bevan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:08:29 +0000

James Ford and Jas Shaw bka dance pop artisans Simian Mobile Disco have announced the release date of their sophomore album, Temporary Pleasure. The follow-up to 2007’s excellent Attack Decay Sustain Release will feature a laundry list of big names, one that includes Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys, Yeasayer’s Chris Keating, The Gossip’s Beth Ditto, Telepathe, and Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor. August 18th is your magic number, the physical release (in addition to digital, duh) of the album to me made available exclusively through American Apparel retail location.

Katy Perry “Not Impressed” With Beth Ditto

David Bevan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:32:14 +0000

As you may have read here yesterday, Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto recently let Attitude magazine know she’s no fan of Katy Perry or the pop star’s hit “I Kissed A Girl.” Actually, she used the word “hate.” But Perry has responded, telling the London Paper, “I don’t want to get into a slanging war with anybody so I don’t want to say anything bad about her. “But I’m not impressed.” As a parting shot, Perry added: “I’ve learned in the past year that one artist should never insult another artist’s music—it’s tacky.”

Tacky = harsh.

The Gossip – “Heavy Cross” (Unofficial Video)

Brianne Sullivan — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:49:56 +0000

The latest album from The Gossip will not be available until late June, but the dance-punkers have a new single out, “Heavy Cross”, and we are unleashing the song via an unofficial video for you to preview.

Known for their advocacy of same-sex marriage legalization, The Gossip’s new album, Music For Men, due out on June 22, is more than likely going to be a testament to their stance on the subject — especially if “Heavy Cross” gives any hint of what the rest of the album will sound like. Aside from the heavy hit of Beth Ditto’s lyrics and head-bopping beats, the ‘unofficial’ video for “Heavy Cross” contains a host of visuals that sent us right back to the 80s; with flashbacks to the early days of MTV, when dark choppy video imaging and the Eurythmics ruled the airwaves. Music For Men will be Gossip’s fourth studio album.

The Gossip – “Heavy Cross” (Unofficial Video)