SPECTOR ANNOUNCE UK TOUR

It is no secret how much I love this band!  Spector have just announced a huge UK tour this fall, and I am freaking out for a number of reasons: 1) I love Spector and I would like to see another live show after they killed it @ The Satellite in LA this past April, and 2) every one of their support bands I have written about and I am currently listening to...yet I have never seen them live!  Really?  Are you fucking kidding me?? ​

The three support bands are Swim Deep, Splashh, and Luls - and for the Manchester & London shows, all 4 bands will be playing!  I think I need to get to London ASAP, because when would a show like this with 4 amazing UK bands that I am super into ​EVER happen in the states?  Maybe at my SXSW showcase.......

New Spector album Enjoy It While It Lasts is out August 13!!  Just a few weeks away....finally!!​

October:
11th Glasgow, Oran Mor
12th Aberdeen, Tunnels
13th Dundee, Doghouse
14th Carlisle, Brickyard
16th Liverpool, O2 Academy 2
17th Preston, 53 Degrees (Room 2)
18th Sheffield, Leadmill
19th Leeds, Leeds Uni Stylus
20th Oxford, Gathering at O2 Academy 2
25th Brighton, Concorde 2
26th Reading, Sub 89
27th Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
28th Norwich, Waterfront
29th Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
31st Newcastle, Academy 2

November:
1st Leicester, Academy 2
2nd Manchester, Ritz
3rd Stoke, Sugarmill
5th York, Duchess
6th Darlington, The Hub (room 2)
7th Birmingham, HMV Library
8th Gloucester, Guildhall
10th London, Shepherds Bush Empire

Supports:
11th - 19th: Swim Deep & Splashh
26th - 3rd: Swim Deep & LULS
5th - 8th: Swim Deep & Splashh
Manchester and London: Swim Deep, Splashh AND LULS

REMIX: THE OTHER TRIBE - SKIRTS (JODY WISTERNOFF REMIX)

Coming out of the city that won’t stop producing visceral, addictive dance music, The Other Tribe were formed in Bristol two years ago. The frenetic live show – combining pounding dance beats, searing synth riffs, towering vocal hooks and the tightest drumming this side of a James Brown jam – enamoured the Bristol music scene and catapulted them round the UK festival circuit. Glade, Beat Herder, Eden, Isle of Wight, Wireless, Brisfest, Gottwood and Dot To Dot have all felt the energy of The Other Tribe.

Check out this new remix of "Skirts" from Jody Wisternoff!!

REMIX: CHARLI XCX - YOU'RE THE ONE (ST. LUCIA REMIX)

I saw St. Lucia last night at The Echo here in LA - and I have to say it was a pretty great show!  Sold out and packed solid - I could not even get to the bathroom!  Today he has given us a remix of "You're The One" by Charli XCX! Check it out!!

NEW MUSIC: POOLSIDE - ONLY EVERYTHING

I am totally obsessed with this band right now! Poolisde are Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Paradise from Los Angeles, CA. They have a new album out called Pacific Standard Time that I think I have listened to one thousand times - it's so so good!! They have released a new single today called "Only Everything" that is every bit as amazing as anything else they have released! Looks like they will be hitting the road with Twin Shadow...and you better believe I will be there!

07/27 - Tribeca Grand - New York, NY
07/28 - Morgan's Pier - Philadelphia, PA
07/30 - Lee's Palace - Toranto, ON
07/31 - Lee's Palace - Toranto, ON
08/01 - Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
08/04 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
08/06 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MI
08/07 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MI
08/08 - Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, MB
08/10 - Saits The Gateway - Calgary, AB
08/11 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC
08/12 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
08/14 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
08/16 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
08/17 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
08/18 - Soho Restaurant & Music Club - Santa Barbara, CA
08/22 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
08/24 - The Cellar Door - Visalia, CA
08/25 - The Glass House - Pomona, CA
08/29 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA (Poolside Only)
08/30 - Pappy & Harriet's - Pioneertown, CA
08/31 - The Cosmopolitan - Las Vegas, NV

NEW VIDEO: WHALES IN CUBICLES - NOWHERE FLAG

This is an amazing video for a number of reasons - but mostly because a) Whales In Cubicles are a rad band and this is a great song, and b) the city of London.  I have had a long term affair with London, it is one of the most magnificent cities in the world and at the top of my favorite list.  This video reminds me of how I feel when I have been wondering through the streets late at night...or at sunrise - and just how beautiful it is - and how I long to be there....all the time.

Throw in a song like "Nowhere Flag" and BOOM - I'm hooked!!   Single comes out August 6 via Popular!

NEW VIDEO: BEAT CONNECTION - THE PALACE GARDEN, 4AM

Probably one of my most favorite bands that played my SXSW 2012 Sea Now! showcase, Beat Connection have just released a new video for "The Palace Garden, 4am".   This is an amazing band from Seattle, WA, and have just been out on tour for the past month in the US with White Arrows - and from what I can tell by their twitter conservations, they are having a blast!  I am sure we will see them around again this fall/winter - I highly suggest checking out a live show!

NEW MUSIC: TAME IMPALA - ELEPHANT

This kinda just made my day!  My buddy James over at Three Beams music blog just slapped this up on his page, and I got on it real quick!   He and I happen to share a mutual love for Tame Impala, so you can imagine my joy when I saw that there is a new single released from the upcoming album Lonerism, due out October 9 via Modular.

The single is called "Elephant" and it is pretty much the best thing ever right now! Have a listen, fall in love....how ever you do it....just do it!

NEW MUSIC: THE CAST OF CHEERS - FAMILY (ALBUM STREAM)

I have been looking forward to this release for some time now!  The Cast Of Cheers have a new album called "Family" that dropped in the UK on Monday!   Brace yourselves kids - this record is high energy, feet stomping, dance party till dawn fun! This is British indie pop punk at it's best, even tho they are from Dublin, Ireland..... I digress....

I know, we here in the US cannot get this record yet!  Have no fear, you can hear it below...but you really should but it as well - and you can order one from ROUGH TRADE SHOPE HERE!  If you are in the UK - then you can pick it up the same way or through AMAZON HERE!  If you are a fan of Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club, etc., you will love The Cast Of Cheers.

NEW MUSIC: HYENA - WANDER (FEAT. DAVE KEUNING FROM THE KILLERS)

Hyena are Michael Cooper & Bryan Stratman, a indie elecrto duo from San Diego, CA.  This is pretty much my favorite music right now, indie electro dance with a live drummer...man it's so much fun to listen to and so much fun to see live!  Hyena have been making waves in SoCal for a few years now, selling out San Diego shows and supporting bands like Portugal. The Man. 

They have a new single out called "Wander" which features Dave Keuning from The Killers - take a listen below and download it for free!