the culture of methe culture of mei'm what you would consider an obsessive consumer of pop music. i write about pop culture with opinions and without any objectivity in mind. i buy music with the money i should spend on food. my name is that dude jeff and this is the culture of me. Articles
mp-FREE: new Dirty on Purpose - "Leaving"
2008-04-28 17:41:00 (photo by Dirty on Purpose ) "Leaving " is the first track to be released from the RCRD LBL-exclusive EP, Dead Volcanoes. You can hear it/keep it now by visiting the RCRD LBL website of the band. It's just more of the... More About: Free
Video: Yelle does Coachella. This video makes us dizzy.
2008-04-27 23:47:00 Okay, so obviously we didn't go to Coachella again this year. We just don't have the funds, nor the time to do a festival like that. Whatever. Yelle , on the other hand, played Coachella and just so happened to have... More About: Video
mp-FREE: Neon Coyote remix Chromeo
2008-04-27 20:05:00 We really really love Neon Coyote . One, they're in New York City. Two, they are out and about behind the decks in almost every place we could think of going to. Three, the kids rip up our favorite tracks into... More About: Remix , Free
News: Bryan Scary's shit is stolen.
2008-04-27 02:22:00 When will these bastards learn? Thieves hurt the artists, thereby hurting the audience, thereby hurting people like you and the culture of me. It's just, simply put, retarded. Stop snitching and stop stealing shit. Make a tee shirt, somebody. From... More About: News , Stolen , Shit , Bryan
Photos: "Thriller" anniversary screening at Tribeca Film Festival
2008-04-27 01:01:00 Featuring the humor(?) of John Landis, the skills of many of the cast members of "Step It Up And Dance" (Elizabeth Berkley not included), a special big screen showing of the most successful video in history and a "making of"... More About: Photos , Film , Anniversary , Thriller , Festival
Buffetlibre announces 80's remix project
2008-04-25 14:00:00 One of our favorite Spanish music blogs (in Spain, not devoted to Spanish, duh), Buffetlibre, just sent us word about a new project called Rewind, set to debut on their site in July. And we're totally stoked about the idea.... More About: Remix , Project
Photos: Kate Nash played last night.
2008-04-25 00:09:00 Remember when we were running that contest for these tickets?? Well, it happened. Kate Nash played Webster Hall last night to what looked like (second-hand by the way) a sold-out crowd. We sent Anna, the contest's winner (pictured below left)... More About: Photos , Night , Kate Nash
News: Lou Reed finally gets married.
2008-04-24 19:16:00 (photo by Patrick McMullan) In house were the likes of Julian Schnabel, Richard Belzer(?) and Bono. Congrats to both of these obviously wonderful icons. Though Anderson and Reed have lived together since 1995, they avoided marriage until this month. When... More About: News , Finally , Lou Reed , Married
Video: Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (live on "Jimmy Kimmel Li
2008-04-24 18:57:00 In April of 1968, Columbia University's chapter of Students for a Democratic Society seized campus buildings in protest of both the Vietnam War, the plans to build a gymnasium in Morningside Heights and the university's involvement with a DOD thinktank, all resulting in a little over 700 arrests and what could be construed as one of the most influential moments in student activism and uprising. In April of 2008, four Columbia grads in the band Vampire Weekend played a few songs on the television program "Jimmy Kimmel Live ", in what could be construed as a defining moment in the history of deck shoes in the American pop culture landscape. Also, they had special guests from the Crenshaw High School drumline. My how far things have come. (mp3) Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (live on WXPN) Godspeed! More About: Video
Emerging: Speak
2008-04-24 17:46:00 How could we possibly have known that getting an email from a self-proclaimed "chubby Mexican kid" would make us totally gleeful about sunny, laid-back SoCal hip hop again? We couldn't. We just couldn't. Succeeding in a town like LA in hip hop takes a lot more than just referencing your love of Things Fall Apart or your recollection of high school parties, and this kid Speak knows that. And while both of the above pertain to him, that's not a hindrance. It's just a jumping-off point. Mixing the low-key instrumentation one would imagine to have been born in the California sun with the snarkiness that, well, we guess also came from the sunshine state, Speak takes us into his world of travels, tales, tribulations, and, yes, American Apparel. (mp3) Speak - The Kite Flyers (mp3) Speak - Ooh Stylish (mp3) Speak - My American Apparel Godspeed!
Photos: Dancing for a Cure
2008-04-24 05:37:00 Our favorite people in the whole wide world, Famous Friends, decided to pool their rolodex of talent in order to throw a party. A party with a purpose that's more involved than just drinking, dancing and drinking. And dancing. No,... More About: Dancing , Photos , Cure
Live: Mika Miko spend a week in Japan
2008-04-24 05:17:00 LA's loudest-shouters-into-phone-handsets in Mika Miko are heading over to the land of the rising sun in June for a week-long jaunt, including an amazing jump-off show in Tokyo with a few labelmates you may very well have heard of too.... More About: Japan , Live , Week
Video: Duffy - "Warwick Avenue"
2008-04-24 00:37:00 We're not going to lie. We're totally crushing on this Welsh singer known as Duffy . She's way more reserved than, say, that other northern soul singer from Britain who was all the rage. She's also way more talented from our... More About: Video , Avenue
mp-FREE: new Nine Inch Nails
2008-04-23 21:51:00 (photo by Rob Sheridan) The new Nine Inch Nails track, "Discipline", is hot to death. You can download your own copy for all of no money whatsoever by signing up on the band's website. It's also eligible for the remix... More About: Free
Live: NYC Popfest 2008 Benefit at Cake Shop
2008-04-23 21:08:00 Corduroy and NYCPopfest present: Brasilia (some members of Mahogany) The Bright Lights (Brooklyn) Hands and Knees (Massachusetts) Corduroy DJs Andrea and Jennifer spin between sets and at the indie dance party from 12midnight - 2am Thursday, April 24, 2008 indiepop... More About: Cake , Live , Shop , Benefit
Live: All Tomorrow's Parties hits New York like a fucking lightning bolt
2008-04-23 16:08:00 Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. My Bloody Valentine curates and headlines(?) this three day event, complete with Meat Puppets, Tortoise and Thurston Moore all performing entire full length works. Here are some deets: Q-When/where is it? The event takes... More About: New York , Lightning , York , Parties , Live
Video: The Gossip - "Yr. Mangled Heart" (live in Liverpool)
2008-04-22 23:41:00 You can download the track from RCRD LBL right the hell now. Are you, like us, totally and unabashedly excited that The Gossip are the featured act on MTV? Pick up your copy of the CD/DVD Live in Liverpool as... More About: Video , The Gossip , Heart
mp-FREE: Cassettes Won't Listen - "Small Answering Machine mix"
2008-04-22 18:50:00 "Supplementing the recently released debut (physical) EP Small -Time Machine , Cassettes Won't Listen 's Jason Drake has created a mix highlighting his history of remixes for El-P, Aesop Rock, Pela as well as rare CWL tracks and favorites from the EP. This... More About: Free
News: Finger on the Pulse laptop stolen!
2008-04-22 18:13:00 Our dear friend Greg (finger on the pulse DJ, DJ never forget) had his laptop STOLEN at Hugs bar in Williamsburg last night. Please read his post below and contact him if you know anything. This is total bullshit and... More About: News , Laptop , Stolen , Finger , Pulse
Photos: Silent Rave NYC
2008-04-22 05:18:00 Going places where underage kids can party their alcohol-pilfering asses off is one of the culture of me's most favorite pastimes. There's no better gauge of our future than watching kids with ridiculously large quantities of disposable income get wasted... More About: Photos , Rave , Silent
mp-FREE: Santogold - "Run For Cover (Bradley D edit)"
2008-04-21 22:11:00 It's totally understood that no one can dislike Santogold. Her record hasn't even dropped but the fervor is insane for anything touched by her hands/mouth. But this track, off the upcoming eponymous debut, gets the extra-special treatment that only someone... More About: Free , Edit , Cover , Bradley
Video: Hot Chip - "One Pure Thought" + UK tour dates
2008-04-21 20:49:00 In case you missed the amazing video for Hot Chip's newest single, "One Pure Thought " (out May 5), here it is in all it's cosmic glory. Also, Alexis and company will be heading out in October and November to the... More About: Video , Dates , Tour Dates , Tour
Tours: The Black Keys add dates (McCarren Park Pool)
2008-04-21 16:41:00 (photo by James Carney) Whoo hoo! Who's coming with us to see the Akron duo rock the shit out of McCarren's supposed last hurrah? Dates : 12 May 9:30 Club Washington, DC 13 May 9:30 Club Washington, DC 15 May Terminal... More About: Tours , Black , Park , Pool
Photos: Hiro Ballroom, April 18
2008-04-19 18:17:00 Enjoy some shots of Famous Friends and cohorts completely ripping up Hiro Ballroom, with Treasure Fingers et al. doing their thing as well. Big up to rekLES for being around too. That dude is everywhere. (mp3) VDRK - Famous Friends... More About: Photos , April
News: Prisoners planned to attack Pete Doherty. Singer ends up in "segrega
2008-04-19 00:01:00 Babyshambles frontman and all-around model citizen Pete Doherty was taken from the general population at Wormwood Scubs prison and sent off to an area in the complex where only 15 other perps reside. This all comes after inmates had plotted... More About: News , Singer , Ends
Video: Le le - "Breakfast"
2008-04-18 19:22:00 When we were out last night, one of the DJs played this track from Le le, a French ghetto-as-fuck trio we hadn't heard before. We were told by VDRK that the track is nasty like whoa and we couldn't agree... More About: Video , Breakfast
News: Foxy Brown gets out of jail today?
2008-04-18 17:24:00 Okay, so it's what TMZ is reporting, but, last time we took a news story straight from them, it was about the breaking Heath Ledger death. And that turned out to be true, so we're backing them again this time.... More About: News , Today , Brown , Foxy Brown , Jail
Kudu do remix collection, Back for More
2008-04-18 03:35:00 Proving once and for all that dirty is better than clean (and let's be honest for a sec, that chick from the Orbit commercials only makes the viewer think dirty things), New York City's Kudu is returning to the forefront... More About: Remix , Back
mp-FREE: new Cut Copy remix from Boys Noize
2008-04-17 21:20:00 Fans of epic choruses rejoice! Melbourne's electro-pop-a-go-go trio Cut Copy are back with a new record (In Ghost Colour), which just dropped via Modular. In the producer's chair was Tim Goldworthy from DFA and holy shit if you can't instantly... More About: Remix , Free , Boys
Video: Frightened Rabbit - "Head Rolls Off" + new dates
More articles from this author:2008-04-17 01:34:00 Our dear friend Poker Chris (who, mind you, we haven't seen in like forever) sent this video our way today. Frightened Rabbit's new LP, Midnight Organ Fight, is out digitally right now but we hear there's a delay for some reason, so, boo. Also, dudes are out on tour for the next few months, though from the looks of it right now, no NYC dates to speak of. Dates : Apr 16 229 Venue 2 LondonApr 17 The Brudenell LeedsApr 18 Escobar WakefieldApr 19 Club Foot 53 Degrees PrestonApr 21 Head Of Steam NewcastleApr 22 Louisiana w/ Make Model BristolApr 24 Green Room Venue EdinburghApr 25 Tolbooth StirlingApr 26 Triptych The Tramway GlasgowApr 28 The Windmill LondonApr 30 Tenn Feet Tall CardiffMay 02 Pop Revo Festival AarhusMay 04 The Railway WinchesterMay 06 The Hive EdinburghMay 07 Oran Mor GlasgowMay 08 Dexters DundeeMay 09 The Waterfront ArbroathMay 15 Tigerfest Carnegie Hall DunfermlineMay 17 The Theatre Royal BrightonMay 18 Sugar Club DublinMay 19 Dolan's LimerickMay 20 Au... More About: Video 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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