Next Week: You'll Get Lucky!

Just a friendly reminder that New Young Pony Club’s track Get Lucky is out next week as an e-bundle with remixes by MSTRKRFT and WhoMadeWho. It’ll be iTunes Single of the Week so get it whilst it’s been flogged cheaply for those seven days.

Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets

Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets is Karen O’s latest ride through the tunnel of love. Written over the last couple of years, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' lead vocalist has collaborated with a gaggle of fellow mover and shakers from New York City to produce this love-song side-project. They had their first show last night in the city that never sleeps but you can sample the tracks over at their MySpace today.

This side solo project of hers is expected with high drama, and high stakes in two intimate performances, and did NOT have anything to do with Yeah Yeah Yeahs. As quote by Karen O, herself:

“Does Native Korean Rock have anything to do with Yeah Yeah Yeahs? NO

Are these the leaked demos of years ago? NO

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Outer-space Voyage into the Galaxy

Midnight Juggernauts will release their new remixes of their single "Into the Galaxy" on 11th August on iTunes and Institubes. The best part that I couldn't help myself believing is this single will be containing remixes by Danger, Architecture in Helsinki, Metronomy, Shy Child, Chateau Marmont and Grandmaster Flash. Woohoooooo! Isn't that just great with a big G? Better than waiting until 11th August, Disco Dust have got both the Grandmaster Flash and the Chateau Marmont remixes, and they generously share it, so do hurry for downloading!

Inside Scoop on Van She

Those guilt-free pop purveyors are poised to kiss every ear with another taste from their forthcoming album 'V' due out August 9. Changes, takes the obvious step into the realm of blissed out rock joy, filled with the typical Van She escapement and shoegazer wisdom we have come to know and love.

In preparation for the LP release, the band have also recorded + mixed their very own mixtape of some of their favourite tracks from today and yesteryear that have come to influence their new record in some way, making it an eclectic journey that buzzes at every corner.

For free Van She, "Strangers" single re-work mixtapes - click here!

For pre-ordering their new album, 'V' (with T-Shirt) via JB Hi-Fi - click here!
Price: $19.99 (AUD)
Estimated dispatch date: 8 August 2008

Track listing
Disc 1:
1. Memory Man
2. Cat & The Eye
3. Changes
4. Strangers
5. It Could Be the Same
6. The Sea
7. Virgin Suicide
8. Temps Mort
9. Talkin
10. Kelly
11. Sharp Knife
12. Sunbeams

Anyway, you should take a peek on their new (re-vamped) Van She website.

Sweating Palms and Gasping Breath

James Righton (Klaxons' co-vocalist and keyboardist)

He is the magick-al vaneer itself – a multitalented wunderkinder, screw all the bollocks for not adoring him!

Andrew VanWyngarden (MGMT's vocalist)

He shocked me like an electric eel, turned me on with his electric feel. Melting me away to his tribal world. He is love :D :D

Ready, Set, Go!

I have a good day. Woooooot wooot my visa already accepted, which means I am ready to go! Seattle, here I come! Aaaand I was just finished watching first season of Life, and I'm desperately looking forward for the second season. Gah, I feel kinda lazy right now, although tomorrow I'm going to have a TOEFL test at 10 AM tee-hee... And, I don't feel like blogging. So I'll be back doing my TOEFL practice, see ya!

P.S. My deepest sympathy to Winston Renaldo. May you rest in peace, and may God accept you on His side. :'( :'( So long, my childhood friend!

Acne Wishlist

Photos credits: Acne Jeans

Polanoir

Online ordering: Polanoir about 11,000 € EURO to 100 € EURO

Available from Gallery Edition to Standard Edition

Oh, how I wish I have one...

Yes, Ono You're a Witch

Today I went to (ak.'sa.ra) Kemang, at first I was looking for Goldfrapp's latest album; Seventh Tree. But it ended up, that I couldn't find it anywhere. So rather than went home with empty-handed. I bought Yoko Ono's album; Yes, I'm a Witch. I never listened to Ono before, but I knew she is an avant-garde musician. I was distracted by her song list on the back cover. There's plenty of favorite musicians of mine featured in Ono's album, such as Peaches, Le Tigre, Apples in Stereo, Cat Power, The Polyphonic Spree. After a little consideration and got called by my father for a few times because he needed the driver. So I bought it in a hurry, didn't have time to listen it first. On second thought; why not bought an album that featured my favorite musicians of all time in one pack?

I listened to it all the way home. It sound quirky and surreal at first, I was waiting for Peaches to sing on track 3 but her vocals didn't show up it was only Ono's, so I skipped to track 10 on the intro it sound typically Cat Power, but again only Ono's vocals. Curious, so I browsed on internet about it. I found out that all the artists that were featured in, only contribute to remix or cover a song from Ono's back catalogue. According to the press release, nearly every artist chose only the vocals, and created entirely new backing tracks to demonstrate the versatility of Ono's compositions.

Here is the track list:
1. Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Intro"
2. Peaches – "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
3. Shitake Monkey – "O'Oh"
4. Blow Up – "Everyman... Everywoman"
5. Le Tigre – "Sisters O Sisters"
6. Porcupine Tree – "Death of Samantha"
7. DJ Spooky – "Rising"
8. The Apples in Stereo – "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do"
9. The Blood Brothers – "Yes, I'm a Witch"
10. Cat Power – "Revelations"
11. The Polyphonic Spree – "You and I"
12. Jason Pierce (from Spiritualized) – "Walking on Thin Ice"
13. Antony and Hahn Rowe – "Toyboat"
14. The Flaming Lips – "Cambridge 1969/2007"
15. The Sleepy Jackson – "I'm Moving On"
16. Hank Shocklee – "Witch Shocktronica Outro"
17. Craig Armstrong – "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)"

Muse of the Moment (part #1)

Forget Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum, Agyness Deyn, Irina Lazareanu, Gemma Ward, yeah-you-name-it for a while. I'm bringing you back-to-back 1950's to 1970's style icon.

Nico (October 16, 1938 – July 18, 1988)
Christa Päffgen was a German singer, songwriter, fashion model, actress, keyboard player, and featured on Warhol superstars, best known by her pseudonym Nico.

As a musician, she is remembered for both her time in The Velvet Underground and her solo work.

For over twenty years, Nico was a heroin addict. She died because of a severe cerebral hemorrhage while on holiday with her son in Ibiza, Spain.

Nico has been an influence on many acts. Siouxsie and the Banshees, Patrick Wolf, Bauhaus, Stevie Nicks, Patti Smith, Morrissey, Björk, Coil, Jocelyn Pook, Fabienne Shine (who covered "All Tomorrow's Parties"), Dead Can Dance as well as numerous contemporary goth bands have all cited Nico as a major influence. Two of her songs, "The Fairest of the Seasons" and "These Days", both written by Jackson Browne and taken from Chelsea Girl, are featured in Wes Anderson's film The Royal Tenenbaums.

And one of my favorite singer, Natasha Khan from Bat for Lashes has quoted Nico as an influence in particular Desertshore. During 2007 she would start concerts with "Le Petit Chevalier" from that record.

Edie Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971)

Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick was an American actress, socialite, and heiress who starred in several of Andy Warhol's short films in the 1960's.

She died in early age, when she was 28 because of her addiction to alcohol and overdosed barbiturates.

But, she influenced many people as in music, movies, and fashion icon. The Velvet Underground song "Femme Fatale" (on the album The Velvet Underground and Nico) sung by Nico is an ode to Edie.

Sienna Miller played Sedgwick in Factory Girl, a fictionalized film about her life and times, released in December, 2006. The film portrays Warhol as a cynic who leads Edie to psychiatric problems and later death.

Jane Birkin (14 December 1946 – until now)

Jane Mallory Birkin is an English actress, singer and film director. She met Serge Gainsbourg while playing on the set for Slogan as her mentor, and married in 1968. They separated in 1980. Their daughter is actress and singer, Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Hermès named and designed a handbag - the Birkin bag - for her in 1984 after the actress was seen in 1981 by the head of Hermès struggling with several bags while boarding an aeroplane.

Their daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg

I do love vintage fo' sho'! Always inspiring me all the time. And how about you?