“Occasionally” I find my self passing a random bar and “occasionally” I’ll poke my head inside to see who might be stirring things up. My most recent encounter with random took place in loverly Austin, Tx with some gents who carry the moniker “Tapes n’ Tapes“.
This day found the Sun double parked upon the roof of a garage a couple blocks down on Red River St.
to make up for what you’re about to see.
As a sort of tribute to Sucker-Punch — which is a lot like a video game in that it’s very pretty to look at, lots of stuff gets blowed up good, and you have to defeat lots of big bosses and collect a sort of triforce of power thing (which in this case will allow you to escape rapists, sadistic dominatrixes and a Cuckoo’s Nest-style mental ward) — this week seems appropriate enough to pay a tribute to an age-old Hollywood disease that began, innocently enough, with this:
Take a stroll through cinema hell and view some of the worst video game to film translations ever, and find hope in why the genre might be dying out.
But first focus on this. Ok, here we go
Start sparkin’ together those jumper wires, fire up the LED’s, make sure the power tools are on their chargers. From July 7 – 10, 2011, a soon-to-be-disclosed location in NYC will be turned into the ultimate hackerspace and serve as the laboratory for Red Bull Creation. For 72 hours, you’ll be thrown smack into the middle of a marathon of high stakes innovation. New York will become your playground as you roam the streets of the city and the alleys of your imagination, tapping into parts of the brain you’ve never heard of (or strike that, you’re the inventor here, you probably know way more about that than we do.)
Apologies to all you gorgeous party people, I’m afraid this week’s post is going to be a bit on the short side; was one of those highly infuriating weeks where there just wasn’t that much to write about and very few new tracks that I actually enjoyed. Although Sade (who doesn’t love a little Sade action?) announced the release of a second greatest hits album (no released date yet) and she finally agreed to collaborate with my future BFF Jay Z on a track for it. So that’s rather magical.
Lets define the term “Supergroup”. Webster defines it very narrowly as “A rock group made up of prominent former members of other rock groups; also an extremely successful rock group.”
This definition would cover three of Mister Heavenly’s four members – Honus Honus of Man Man on keys and vocals, Nicholas Thorburn of Unicorns and Islands on vocals and guitar while Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer keeps time.
But how to place our fourth member? Did anyone even know he could play instruments? I guess he sang a little in Juno… Yes, thats right. Actor Michael Cera has picked up a bass and is touring with some of the most talented musicians alive.
“I don’t play songs… I’m making experiences,” are the words Baltimore native Blaqstarr beams into my ear over the groans of the speaker cones currently being punished by his beats. An arguable reply to my request for the names of some seemingly space based high-energy dance tunes he expects to play this evening. But, judging from the fact that I am standing in a DJ booth adorned with giant replica Mammoth tusks and an emerald ‘laser harp’ some 20 feet above a sea of leg throwing hipsters losing their minds, he might be on to something.
On Thursday, April 7 “Red Bull Thre3Style” will hit Phoenix and put the city’s best DJ’s in the spotlight. Competing DJ’s include: Death to the Throne, Robby Rob, Chris Villa, M2, Pickster One, Epidemic, Astonish and Circle. Guest DJ Z-Trip will spin a special set, too!
Red Bull Thre3Style is an innovative concept that gives highly skilled DJs a platform to battle, perform, gain notoriety and express themselves in a party atmosphere. Unlike other DJ battles that are based on more technical aspects, this is a creative and unique format that seeks to find the DJ that has best perfected the true art of “party rockin’.”
Andy Bothwell, known to many as the MC ‘Astronautalis’, played a whole bunch of shows during SXSW 2011, and I was lucky enough to make it to the very last one. The show was held pool side at Metropolis Apartments. If you went to school or live in Austin, you’ve no doubt visited or at least seen the tacky, brightly painted complex– lets just say it’s probably not any musicians first choice venue.
In case you haven’t heard, this year’s Ultra Music Festival is SOLD OUT… Yep, they are, except for the VIP Tickets ChinaShop stashed and is giving away in the next 24 hours (How bad to you want em?). Should you win, you could find yourself and your newest best friend sitting or more probably dancing your face off in the Red Bull Energy Station’s premium viewing area for the Ultra live stage (as well as many other VIP areas)! So, game on – We will be giving away 6 tickets for each day of the Festival starting now! Here’s the scoop…
“Section Sec. 28.08 of the Texas Penal Code GRAFFITI. (a) A person commits an offense if with aerosol paint or an indelible marker and without the effective consent of the owner the person intentionally or knowingly makes markings, including inscriptions, slogans, drawings, or paintings, on the tangible property of the owner.” Shhh, could someone please not tell the guys behind the world recognized Clogged Caps Aerosol Art Festival? Because I just came back from shooting the 7th year of this 3 day live mural festival and it was off the hook. Let me break it down for you.
