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Passion Pit on Myspace Transmissions

SXB :: Friday, July 31st, 2009 12:49 pm

Passion Pit stopped by Myspace Transmissions and taped a performance and interview. Follow this link to check it out. The groups latest (and first full length) album Manners is available now. -IL

The Fantastic Mr. Fox TRAILER!

SXB :: Thursday, July 30th, 2009 3:15 pm

Holy shit. Forgive the cursing, I’m just really excited about this. -IL

Noah & The Whale Make Album AND Film!

SXB :: Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 9:40 am

Noah & The Whale’s forthcoming second album The First Days Of Spring couldn’t be more of a departure from their jubilant debut Peaceful, The World Lay Me Down. It is grander in scope, slower in tempo, and certainly moodier. Though PTWLMD spawned several cutesy music videos, TFDOS has a forty-five minute film accompanying it! Click here for more details. See the trailer, which is set to the first single “Blue Skies” below. TFDOS will be released on August 31. -IL

Brooklyn Electronic Music Fest: BEMF

SXB :: Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 2:25 pm

The second annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is next Saturday. In anticipation for it, they’ve teamed up with Abelton (a software developer) to host a remix competition for the dance group Flashmen.

The contest starts today and the winner will be announced at the event. Click here for more information and here to download the stems for Flashmen’s “The Night Rolls On.” -IL

Music Video: Yo La Tengo "Here To Fall"

SXB :: Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 2:13 pm

Yo La Tengo has a new record coming out. It’s called Popular Songs. It will be released on September 8th, but you can pre-order your copy here. Matador will also be posting a new video each week leading up to the release of the record. See the first for the song “Here To Fall” by director John McSwain below. -IL

LOMOGRAPHY Competition!

SXB :: Monday, July 27th, 2009 12:35 pm

Lomography and Death + Taxes Present “The Future is…” competition. Click here or after the jump for details!

Here at Lomography we all know that the Future is Analogue. But of course, that’s not all the future is. The future can be anything we imagine, and many things we couldn’t imagine.

For this competition, The Lomographic Society along with our friends at Death + Taxes Magazine want to know what else the future is. Is it the apocalyptic wasteland of all our worst fears, or a world where hope has trumped despair? Is the planet populated by aliens, robots and time travelers? Have we found ways to end our wars, reduce our waste, and fix our environment? What advances will make life easier? What mistakes could set us back?

We want to know these answers of course. But we also just want to know what the future means to you. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 25 years? 50 years? Show us the goals you set for yourself, the dreams you will strive to achieve, and the people you hope will be there when you do. In other words, finish this sentence with a photo: The Future is…

10 lomographic prophets selected by Death + Taxes will be awarded with an incredible Diana F+ Blackjack Special Edition camera as a prize for their visionary predictions.

But that’s not all. Each of the 10 winning photos will appear in Death + Taxes Magazine as part of their November issue dedicated entirely to the question: what is the future?

But wait, there’s more! All 10 photos will be printed in large size to be put on display at the Lomography Gallery Store NYC as part of our very first ever gallery exhibition show beginning on October 13th, the launch date of the Death + Taxes issue!

After the issue is released, Death + Taxes readers will be able to use “Mobot”- a technology that allows you to access more content from each page of the magazine through your mobile phone -to actually vote for a winning image! The one winner picked by the D+T readers will receive an LC-A+ Starter Kit - the legendary snapshot camera that has inspired so many in the past and present, and will surely inspire many in the future.

Winning images will need to be printed in large format for the exhibition and in high-resolution for the issue, so please have a hi-res scan available for print, or a negative of your image to print from.
By submitting to this competition, you grant Death + Taxes Magazine to reprint your photos in their magazine with only a photo credit to you, and you grant both Lomography and Death + Taxes the rights to use your photo for any and all promotions associated with this project. You also grant the Lomography Gallery Store the right to reproduce your work in large size for an in-store gallery exhibition. After the exhibition has concluded, you can pick up your print at the Lomography Gallery Store NYC, or pay all shipping costs associated with sending the print to you.

So take us on a lomographic journey into the future and show us what the future is…

Hipster Job by Thomas De Napoli & Jack Tomas

SXB :: Monday, July 27th, 2009 10:12 am

Check out this short film. It’s completely SFW and features a cameo by yours truly (D+T, not me personally). -IL

Best CD We Got In The Mail Today

SXB :: Friday, July 24th, 2009 3:14 pm

OK so maybe we didn’t get this CD in the mail today today. Sometimes the office monster eats ‘em up and sometimes, as was the case with this one, it just takes a while to get to. Friends, which was released on June 23rd, is moody at times, but always melodic. It’s a perfect score for these humid summer nights. If Luke Top’s name doesn’t ring a bell Fool’s Gold (his band) probably does. He has also collaborated with Foreign Born and Cass McCombs (both featured guests on Friends …maybe the album’s title refers to them). “Plainest Drought” and album closer “Firestorm” are personal highlights. But don’t trust me. Stream some songs here and decide for yourself! Also, look for Fool’s Gold’s debut on September 29th. -IL

Party With Us After Pool Party!

SXB :: Friday, July 24th, 2009 1:38 pm

Hell yeah it’s Friday! If you’re going to go out to the Pool Parties series on Sunday, come on over to Public Assembly afterward and party with us as we suck every bit of marrow out of summertime.

Death+Taxes is teaming up with Colt 45 and The Ohio Party to bring you F@#K Monday, a party series at Public Assembly every Sunday night directly following the Pool Parties, for the rest of the summer.

OPEN BAR from 8-9 and two-for-one vodka drinks all night, and the whole shebang is FREE — all you’ve gotta do is show your beautiful face and we’ll do the rest. See you there -AM

Last Weekend: Coney Island Baby

SXB :: Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 11:34 am

We had so much fun at our rooftop party @ Siren Fest with Colt 45 last weekend that we’ve been taking it easy all week and just now getting around to posting about it.

As you can see it was a perfect day, with plenty of beer and bbq, on the best rooftop in Coney. For more pics from the day, click here. If you missed it this year, be sure to keep an eye out for the party next year — the whole roof will be astro-turfed and filled with inflatable beach furniture.

Thanks to Colt 45 and Cha Cha’s for a great time. We’ll see you next summer!-AM

Free Download from Lou Barlow

SXB :: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 1:15 pm

Click here for a free track from Lou Barlow’s forthcoming album Goodnight Unknown. The song is called “Gravitate” and Unknown will be released courtesy of Merge on October 6th. Barlow also announced tour details. The tour doesn’t start until September 30th, but it’s never too soon to get excited. Click after the jump for more. -IL

09.30.2009 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10.02.2009 Cambridge, MA Middle East
10.04.2009 Clifton Park , NY Northern Lights
10.07.2009 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
10.08.2009 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10.09.2009 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
10.10.2009 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10.11.2009 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot
10.13.2009 Madison, WI The Majestic Theatre
10.14.2009 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
10.15.2009 Chicago , IL Vic Theatre
10.16.2009 Louisville , KY Headliner’s Music Hall
10.17.2009 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
10.26.2009 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
10.27.2009 Omaha, NE Slowdown
10.29.2009 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
10.30.2009 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
11.03.2009 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
11.04.2009 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
11.05.2009 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
11.07.2009 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

Death+Taxes presents: Todd P Goes to Austin

SXB :: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 8:36 am

We’re happy to announce that D+T is throwing a BAD ASS party next Tuesday — and you’re all invited!

D+T is thrilled to present the NYC premiere of the documentary Todd P Goes to Austin (featuring Matt & Kim, Dan Deacon, The Death Set, and many more) at the lovely Delancey on the Lower East Side, next Tuesday July 28.

We’ll be screening the film, with performances to follow by Team Robespierre, So So Glos, and a DJ set by Todd P — and then there’s always the Delancey’s rooftop bar…

Doors are at 8pm, open bar courtesy of Colt 45. Free with RSVP only: [email protected]. See you there.-AM

Dent May plays Mariachi in a Mexican Restaurant

SXB :: Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 9:53 pm

Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele brought his strumming and his crooning into a local Mexican taqueria to bust a move Mariachi-style. Sure, it seems like this video was maybe conceived by some marketing folks trying to make something viral for the band, and sure it would have been funnier if they had dressed up like traditional Mariachis — but you know what, it’s pretty goddam funny, especially the waiter who has to butt through them to get clock into work. We say, Well played, May — viral away… -AM

Yours Truly Presents: BANDITOS Episode 1 with Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Free Download from Owen

SXB :: Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 8:40 am

Chicago’s Owen (Mike Kinsella) has a new record coming out. It’s called New Leaves and it’ll be available on September 22nd via Polyvinyl. Click here to download the single “Good Friends, Bad Habits.” -IL

The Clientele at Williamsburg Hall of Music

SXB :: Monday, July 20th, 2009 12:10 pm

Last night, London’s The Clientele performed at the Williamsburg Hall of Music. The set list began with “Nighttime” by Big Star and continued with songs that span their entire career that began in 1991-nine years before their official first release Suburban Light.

If you’re unfamiliar with their unique brand of pop, their tempo of choice typically lingers somewhere between slow and very slow. Think Nick Drake. Live, however, the band turned it up a notch and (pardon the expression) …rocked out (especially on an extended rendition of “Sketch” off the forthcoming Bonfires On The Heath). Singer Alasdair Maclean also effectively entertained the audience with self-deprecating quips while he tuned his guitar. Highlights included “Jennifer & Julia” and “Harvest Time” also off Bonfires On The Heath, which will be October 6th via Merge. -IL