What Moves You Miami

“What Moves You Miami” started last week. It’s a three week-long series of DIY workshops, DJ sets and live performances in South Beach, Florida.

All the artists are from around the world showcasing their talent. Jamil GS who’s photo you can see on the current cover of Vibe, the Inkheads (who consist of 6 artists locally from Miami and from other parts of the world), Maya Hayuk, a truly brilliant artist from Williamsburg, and a ton of others. Mayday who just got written up in NY Times dj’d on Saturday as did DFA’s The Juan Maclean, and The Scratch Academy along with DMC champions DJ Craze and DJ Swamp (Beck’s dj) will be there for the finale weekend.

People can go down to the art space and learn how to silk-screen, beat match, and tons of other workshops that you wouldn’t have a chance to learn anywhere else. We’re just trying to spread the word as this is a FREE event, you can take a photo and get a free t-shirt made right there. It’s inventive, creative and it’s all about self expression.

If you’re curious about what else is going on visit http://www.whatmovesyoumiami.com

the Futureheads

Check out this e-card!!!

http://www.vagrant.com/newsandtributes

"NEWS AND TRIBUTES" the 2nd full length from the Futureheads is out June
13th on Vagrant/StarTime!

Euphoria

Euphoria

On this third Euphoria project Ramm worked with drummer/producer Steve Sidelnyk (Massive Attack, Madonna) and with Sean Spuehler (Madonna, Missy Elliot). This critically acclaimed foray into Guitronica, the new genre defining moment with slide guitar, ebow and gorgeous vocals by Tina Dico and Tracy Bonham, will be on everyone's MUST BUY lists for

Hekc, I love it ever since I heard it was featured on CSI.

Download :: Euphoria - Back Against the Wall

Click here to buy it from Amazon.com

The Celebrity Pilots

The Celebrity Pilots is the nom de plume for Chris Sheehan, co founder of The All Golden and former member of The Witch Hazel Sound. Using chiming guitars, analog keys and bent circuitry, Sheehan searches for lush, warped soundscapes to perch his Anglocentric by way of Ohio skewed pop visions. "Beneath Pavement, the Beach" is the debut album from The Celebrity Pilots (released on Sunken Treasure Records 9/13/05). Recorded at Waterloo Sound Recording in Kent, Ohio with the eccentric Todd Tobias (Guided By Voices, Gem), the album stretches from taut post-punk sing along anthems to longer atmospheric offerings. Rounding out the line up is a group of incredibly talented musicians: Jess Faller on keys (Tiara, Chris McCoy), Adam Dowell on bass (The Moving Parts) and Dan Gerken on drums and vocals(Miranda Sound). In addition to finishing the most recent offering from The All Golden, Sheehan has played on Robert Pollard's 'Fiction Man' and 'From a Compound Eye' as well as rhythm guitar and keys with Doug Gillard on the road.

The Celebrity Pilots first album is simply superb. The atmosphere of the poppy synthesizers and rough guitars will cheer you up whether you dig dance songs or slow songs - the hooks will grab you and refuse to let go.


Download :: The Celebrity Pilots - Lemons from lemonade.mp3

Click here to visit Sunken Treasure Records

Love is All

Review by J. Edward Keyes:

I don't like to overstate these things, but every so often I get to have an "I Was There!" moment and last night, at a small bunker in Brooklyn that reminded me of nothing so much as the late, lamented Philly punk club Stalag 13, I had my first in a long time. Swedish band Love is All has been driving me bananas since maura first played their not-out-yet debut in our apartment. It's a shot of pure joy: unself-conscious, unpolished, raucous, fucked-up, dirty and ecstatic. It reminds me of everything I loved about Delta 5 and The Raincoats, music that clunks along on square wheels at silly, impossible velocity.

When they played last night I thought the whole room would shoot up through the roof in some sort of colossal musical rapture. Pint-sized cutie-pie singer kept pogoing into the audience, and no one could seem to stop jumping for more than a few seconds. This is what indie-pop was supposed to do, before it got so fucking polite: deliver pure pop charge with dirt under the nails and a proper punk pout. Nothing was overthunk or second guessed, and for once you could feel the pure thrill that comes from hundreds of people all at once not caring if they look like idiots. The sound sucked and the songs sounded great, elastic chords and hard, honking sax. I kept thinking over and over: "Holy fuck, I'm seeing The Slits in Don Letts' loft." It's not coming out till 2006, but 9 Times That Same Song is the best record of the year.

Download :: Love is All - Turn the Radio Off.mp3

Click here to visit Love is All's site

Belaire

What the press are saying:

“Their recordings are a delicious mélange of tandem synthesizers and delicate guitar riffs, anchored by subdued drum beats and airy harmonies - exactly the sort of pop music meant to accompany a summer's evening spent with friends on one's balcony.” – The Austinist

“Having released an amazing and instantly addictive self-titled debut full-length the band received immediate attention from college radio and music press. They are currently playing some of the funnest sets in Austin and touring to spread their sound across the US. Together, the band mixes genres at will floating from Brazil funk to Italian movie scores to Carnival music to New Wave to Italo Disco and back again to form a cohesive sound all their own.” – Study Breaks

“This cd starts out with a harmony of “da da da da da da,” and while the words change, that sentiment never does. Between the harmonies come happy synth melodies on top of poppy beats that make you want to pop the cd in and dance around in your underwear.” - Stage Scene

What we say:

Best band of the day, week, month, year, ever!

Make sure to check out their Myspace page! http://www.myspace.com/belaire for more info!

Click here to visit Belaire's website

The Hives DVD

The Hives got a new DVD coming out, ‘Tussels in Brussels,’ next Tuesday, 11/22. It’s got a cool new documentary on the band entitled ‘DW Johnson’s The Hives, Hinduism & Me’ as well as their full 2005 live show in Brussels, Belgium! There’s also a bunch of their music videos and television performances on there for you to watch over and over again.

Check out the nifty e-card for the DVD complete with bouncing Hives members.
http://www.bandbuilder.com/hivesdvd/index.php?ref_code=D74889

We'll see if we can get some promo copies to give away!