Music ChinaShop Presents ROCK: 8MM

November 16, 2011 - 9:38 am

Sean and Juliette Beavan were married for seven years before they discovered a hidden dimension to their marriage, the ability to make phenomenal music together. Sean, a music producer known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, was finishing up a project for Kill Hannah when he came across the need for a female singer. In a pinch, he had his wife throw some vocals on a track. “Sean threw me in the booth, not knowing if I could sing but figuring he could make it work. I figured the same thing, but after it was over, I’d been bitten,” says Juliette who explains that she fell in love with the experience. “Sean came home that night and asked if I wanted to try writing music together and we’ve been doing it since.”

8MM is bringing their unique trip-hop meets Noir pop sound to ChinaShop Presents: Rock on 11/18 at the Viper Room. In a conversation with Juliette and Sean, they discuss their love for working together and how fans confessing to having sex to one of their tracks is a regular occurrence.

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Gallery Music COACHELLA: DAY 3 RECAP

April 20, 2011 - 1:59 pm

Friday you have boundless energy. Saturday you’re crisp from the sun and mildly hoarse, but you’ve still got your legs underneath you. Sunday, however, is when the battle is won or lost; when true heroes are made (or broken) on the grassy proving ground of the Indio desert. It’s Day Three. Do you know where you parked your car?

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Daily Dots Uncategorized Daily Dots: Unrest, NEvermind Baby, Joaquin Phoenix, Chemical Brothers, Pauly D, Jane’s Addiction, Duff McKagan, Nine Inch Nails, Pharrell, Obama

May 6, 2010 - 5:33 pm

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Today’s bloggin’ best…

- Middle age indie-dork takeover with Unrest reunion tour. PopMatters

- The Nevermind cover baby now works for Shepard Fairey. Village Voice

- Joaquin Phoenix rapper doc(mock?)umentary is making headway. AV Club

- Chemical Brothers debut new video, “Swoon.” Prefix Mag

- Get your remix on with Pauly D and Baskin Robbins. Examiner

- Janes Addiction debuts with Duff McKagan on bass. LA Weekly

- NIN crowd-sourcing a documentary about the final show. Pitchfork

- Pharrell hung with Obama on Cinco de Mayo. Hypetrak

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Suicide, Johnny Depp, Prom Fails, Chuck D, Roger Waters, Elliot Smith, The White Stripes, Trent Reznor, Henry Rollins, Glenn Danzig

May 4, 2010 - 4:39 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Lupe x Pharell x Kanye project was just a wet dream after all. HipHopWired

- It’s Suicide’s time to shine. Forty year retrospective. The Quietus

- LA muggers won’t mess with Captain Jack Sparrow. Brobible

- 140 prom fails. Coed Magazine

- Chuck D and DJ Spooky fight the power in Arizona. DJSpooky.com

- Hella dick move, dude. Roger Waters covers up Elliott Smith memorial wall with street art marketing campaign. LA Weekly

- Condemned music site BBC6 is gaining listeners fast. Prefix Mag

- Johnny Rotten must be laughing: EMI will default on their loans in less than 10 days. Hypebot

- Jack White thinks Meg’s anxiety issues are beat. NME

- Oh Yoko? Hear Trent Reznor’s first track with his wifey. Pitchfork

- Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig are a loving gay couple. Robot6

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, LCD Soundsystem, Johnny Marr, Kid Sister, RZA, Arcade Fire, Spike Jonez, Kanye West, The Cleveland Show

April 27, 2010 - 5:49 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- It didn’t take Mr. and Mrs. Reznor to start making music together. TwentyFourBit

- Life imitates art, George Costanza Jason Alexander hits teenage cyclist. LAist

- “Fah fook sake, Shaaaroon!” Ozzy biopic is happening. The Playlist

- Holy Ghost remixes LCD Soundsystem “Drunk Girls.” Hypetrak

- Johnny Marr is recording the score for film, The Big Bang. NME

- Kid Sister covers “More Than Words.” Fools Gold

- RZA wears a motion capture suit for Activision. Prefix

- Arcade Fire/Spike Jonez seek “Bigger guys. Facial hair OK.” Prefix

- Kanye West is “the black Zac Effron” on The Cleveland Show. Miss Info

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Alex Chilton Tribute, U2 Remixes, Buy Perry Farrell’s House, Watch Spike Jonez New Film

March 19, 2010 - 3:51 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- Alex Chilton tribute to take place at SXSW tomorrow. NME

- Hot Chip, Justice and Trent Reznor remix U2 on vinyl. Artificial Horizon

- Buy Perry Farrell’s Venice Beach House for $1.6 Million. Huffington Post

- The Black Keys played a new Danger Mouse produced song on the BBC. URB

- Spike Jonez debuted a new short film online (if you can get the Flash site to work). I’m Here

Music Nine Inch Nails : The Gift Project

January 7, 2010 - 10:55 am

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When Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor revealed to the public that his highly anticipated multimedia project — a concert film version of the group’s groundbreaking, multimedia Lights In The Sky tour — had to be shelved, fans were understandably devastated when they learned the months-in-the-making compilation might never see the light of day. After nearly a year, it turns out that Mr. Reznor has re-strategized and come out with something much more ambitious (and interactive) than originally planned.

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