Pylon Sounds

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Hyped young Norwegian producer/dj Cashmere Cat doing his thing for the Diplo & Friends radio show on BBC Radio 1 ie giving us a massive set.

Tracklist after the jump.

Intro (Aurora Piano)
Cassie – All My Love
Cashmere Cat – Mirror Maru
DJ Tev – Up In It (Cashmere Cat Eurosonic Edit)
DJ Tray – Bugatti
Wiley – Colder (Samename Edit)
Trippy Turtle – Senorita
Shlohmo – Later
DJ Tray – All The Time
Jeremih – 773 Love (Cashmere Cat Edit)
Holy Other – Past Tension
Cashmere Cat – Kiss Kiss (LidoLido Remix)
Drake – Girls Love Beyonce
August Alsina – Sucka
Future – No Love
Trae – Slammin Doorz
Cashmere Cat – Aurora
Drake ft 2Chainz – No Lie (Cashmere Cat Edit)
Trippy Turtle – Damn Those Jeans
DJ Yolo Bear – Freeki Ho
Samename – Mishima Curse
DJ Tray – Men In Black Theme
Hermitude – HyperParadise (Flume Remix)
Sinjin Hawke – I´m On One (Cashmere Cat little drums version)
Miguel – Do You… (Cashmere Cat Remix)
The-Dream – Rockin That Shit
Fantasia – Without Me
Kanye, Raekwon+++ – The Morning
Cashmere Cat – Paws
Village – Love On The Line
Cashmere Cat – Mirror Maru (Mike Gip “Jerseys Handsome DJ”, Boomclap Edit)
Trippy Turtle – I´m Sprung / Mirror Maru
DJ Tricks “Mr. Shake Ya Speakers” – Love You Down
Feadz & Kito – Wettex (Cashmere Cat Remix)
Mindless Behavior – Used To Be

As Todd P continues to turn Market Hotel into a new and fully legal Brooklyn venue, a sale is happening to clean out some of the old stuff. Details, live music included, below...

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As mentioned a few times, Liars are here this weekend for two shows: a sold-out one Saturday (5/18) at The Met's Temple of Dendur, and then Sunday (5/19) at Le Poisson Rouge with Doldrums (relocated from Brooklyn Masonic Temple, tickets). To plug these shows, Liars are offering up two new songs as a free download. One of those tracks, "I Saw You From The Lifeboat," has a video as well which you can watch below.

In addition to the NYC shows, Liars will be heading to Europe for a tour that includes a stop at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain. All dates are listed below.

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photos by Amanda Hatfield

Kurt Vile & the Violators @ Bowery Ballroom, 5/16/2013
The set was strong throughout, with certain jaw-dropping standouts. The pulsing "Shame Chamber," arguably the bounciest and most radio-friendly track on Pretty Daze, came to a gripping crescendo of piercing howls, frantic guitar soloing and tireless percussion. It was almost as though Vile was baiting the FM dial only to forcefully back away and maintain his musical independence. "Girl Called Alex," a heady, wafting song that grows increasingly more agitated and electrified as the measures race by, had the crowd applauding before it was even over.-[Williamette Week]The above review comes from the Portland, OR appearance of Kurt Vile & The Violators, who headlined a sold out Bowery Ballroom last night (5/16), joined by openers Angel Olsen and Steve Gunn. Pictures from Bowery are in this post. In other Vile news, the singer recently sat in for a full acoustic performance at XPN. Stream it in full at their site.

Last night's Bowery shows was one of many on Kurt's tour, that will swing through NYC again next month to headline the 4Knots Fest. Tonight (5/16) Kurt will be on The Late Show with David Letterman. More pictures from Bowery Ballroom are below.

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photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin

Eric Burdon @ Highline Ballroom, 5/15/2013
The band came out, and warmed the room up. the audience had a good mix of people, some old, some middle aged, and some young. Everyone seemed pretty excited, and the energy by this point was strong. Finally, he came out, and the band kicked into "When I Was Young".

Among the highlights were "Spill the Wine", which really sounded very funky and had a lot of life tonight, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", which had a sort of reggae feel, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "I'm Crying", and, of course, the biggest and most famous song on the list, "House of the Rising Sun".

A strong overall performance by a musical legend, and it was really great to see him again! I think this show was probably a better performance than the two prior times I had seen him, although being front and center last time certainly enhanced the experience, I would say. But this was a very enjoyable evening, at affordable prices, and I was certainly glad to have been there! - [The Charbor Chronicles]Rock legend Eric Burdon was in town this week with his current version of the Animals for two shows at Highline Ballroom on Wednesday and Thursday (5/15-5/16). (He also played a private show at the John Varvatos store on 5/14.) We caught his first Highline show and pictures from that, as well as the setlist, are in this post.

Eric's added a few shows to his 2013 schedule (like Bumbershoot) and an updated list of North American tour dates are listed, along with more highline pics, below.

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Head to Butcher Billy's site for more like this, and to get some for yourself (via).

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by Bill Pearis

We haven't had a new album from onetime Miracle Legion and Polaris frontman Mark Mulcahy since 2005's In Pursuit of Your Happiness (one of my favorites of that year). (He unfortunately had to deal with some personal tragedies.) That is too long to be away from one of the great voices in music. That will change next month when the singer releases Dear Mark J Mulcahy I Love You via Mezzotint/Fire on June 18. Working with veteran indie rock knob-twiddler Paul Q. Kolderie, the new album finds Mulcahy in fine form, his raggedly emotive vocals warming you like a great be hug. You can stream two tracks from the album -- "She Makes The World Turn Backwards" and "Let The Fireflies Fly Away" -- below and both are terrific. Welcome back, Mark!

As mentioned, Mark will play NYC on June 27 at Mercury Lounge, shortly after his appearance at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival. Tickets for that show are still available. He's got shows throughout the summer and all tour dates, plus new LP artwork and tracklist and those song streams, are below.

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by Fred Pessaro

Queens of the Stone Age have posted the video "My God is the Sun," the latest single from ...Like Clockwork and one of several videos/snippets released by the band. Check that out below and order yours via Matador.

QOTSA have a limited number of US dates scheduled thus far, but will play Made in America, Austin City Limits and select other dates. All other tour dates, and those videos, are listed below.

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It's Black Friday at The Village Voice:The planned layoffs at the Village Voice, which caused its brand-new editor-in-chief and deputy to quit in protest, went down this morning regardless, Gawker reports, and included legendary gossip columnist Michael Musto and veteran theater critic Michael Feingold, both of whom had already filed forthcoming pieces for the paper. Food critic Robert Sietsema was also let go. "So many people have come out to offer their love (and opportunities)," Musto told Hamilton Nolan. "My brand will be feistier than ever." We don't doubt it. The Voice, on the other hand ... - [Intelligencer]Michael Musto had been with the iconic NYC alt-weekly since 1984. Also leaving, The Voice from its longtime Cooper Sq. offices.

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Skream with a disco mix to help us get the weekend started just the right way.

“Here’s a new disco mix I did before I left for Asia….Share,Upload do what ya want with it..”

Converge at Decibel, 2013 (more by Shaun Regan)

Converge will team with Meek Is Murder, Trenchfoot and Dead Serious at Saint Vitus on May 25 and tickets are on sale. The show is part of a weekend that will see the Massachusetts hardcore quartet also head toward an appearance at Maryland Deathfest, joining names like Bolt Thrower, Infest, and more. All dates are listed below.

Speaking of Maryland Deathfest, the festival recently announced the cancellation of Gehenna "due to pressing legal matters" and the addition of Ringworm. Tickets are still available for Maryland Deathfest.

Dates below...

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As mentioned, Kylesa will release their new LP Ultraviolet on May 28, another expansion on their already ever-changing sound. Begin their new chapter by streaming the LP in full below care of Metal Hammer.

Kylesa are currently in the midst of a US tour with Blood Ceremony, White Hills and Lazer/Wulf that will hit Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 14th (tickets). All other dates are listed, along with the album stream, below.

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by Fred Pessaro

George Michael sustained a head injury in a car accident in his native UK yesterday, requiring the ex-Wham! vocalist to be air-lifted to a local hospital:According to the singer's rep, Michael was a passenger in a Range Rover that crashed on the M1 motorway (a huge freeway) at around 5:50 PM local time.

The rep says no vehicles were involved in the crash. It's unclear exactly what caused the collision... Michael's spokesperson says the singer only suffered "superficial cuts" -- and was doing just fine. [via TMZ]Get well soon, sir! And if there is any additional news then somebody tell meeeee.

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by Dominick Mastrangelo

The Flaming Lips @ Wellmont Theatre, 5/16/2013

The Flaming Lips played the first of two New York-area shows last night (5/16) at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey.

It was near-sensory overload -- as all Flaming Lips shows have been since The Soft Bulletin tour -- as strobes and lasers flashed all about the theater. Wayne Coyne ascended a pile of silver half domes where his mic sat atop and he cradled an infant doll for the first three songs as black confetti was shot from cannons, two on either side of the stage, during the second song of the evening, "The Terror." It was everywhere and I found myself fishing confetti out of my camera bag on the train ride home.

It was also a far cry from my first Lips show - "The World's First Headphone Concert" - in Dallas in 1999 when Coyne had a solitary trash bag of confetti and would launch handfuls of it into the crowd. Colors cascaded through fiber-optic cords that snaked around the domes and back behind Coyne. From afar it looked as if he was standing on the glittering remains of a Disney Electrical Parade float. You may have seen it on their Late Night with Jimmy Fallon appearance.

The set leaned heavily on material from their new release, The Terror, and the past few records back to Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. We were treated to one song from The Soft Bulletin ("Race For The Prize") and nothing from the earlier records which I think is a bit of a shame.

Nonetheless, it was a spectacle that looked and sounded great. Spanning thirty years, the Lips maintain an eclectic and wide-ranging age group of fans. The younger part of the crowd did their part as kids toward the front wore costumes and covered themselves in glitter and fake blood. One girl - front and center - even had her own infant doll.

The Flaming Lips, along with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Darkness, will play the first night of Great GoogaMooga 2013 tonight (the Lips are on at 6 PM) before heading over to Europe for a handful of dates.  Setlist and more pictures from Wellmont --  including ones of opener Julianna Barwick -- are below.

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In addition to the previously discussed lineup of Pusha T, Redman and Dizzy Wright, Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest expands with the addition of EPMD, Soul Understated and a tribute to the late great MCA (Adam Yauch):On the Final Day of the Festival, July 13th, The Festival will stop for a moment of silence for Yauch and then launch into a tribute curated by [BHF Executive Director Wes] Jackson and Bodega DJ, RawBeatz. Brooklyn Bodega will also release an exclusive mix of Beastie songs of remixes from the "Cookie Puss" days all the way to "Hot Sauce Committee".Tickets are still available for the July 13th event.

As discussed, Pusha T's new LP My Name is My Name is due in July and features "Numbers on the Boards" which recently surfaced in video form. Check out that video, as well as a tour doc about Pusha T, below.

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Looks like we have openers for Vampire Weekend's show at Barclays Center in September. That's a double dose of Dev Hynes associated pop. Tickets are still available.

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The Lemonheads @ Mohawk in Austin, 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

The Lemonheads will be going on a short Northeast jaunt in July and those dates include a couple in the NY area: Knitting Factory on July 24 and The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ the day before (7/23). Tickets for the Knit show just went on sale, as did tickets for the Wonder Bar. All dates are listed below.

The Lemonheads released a split 7" with the Misfits for Record Store Day this year, which included their version of "Skulls" on one side and the Misfits original on the other. You can stream it below.

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On l'attendait ce disque d'Aline, comme un cadeau de noël un peu en retard ou d'anniversaire en avance. On se l'imaginait déjà après ces différents EP qui nous avaient enchantés depuis 2010. Et puis il a débarqué en début d'année avec cette magnifique pochette ligne claire de Martin Etienne (déjà auteur de la couv' de Je bois et puis je danse).
La première impression est une légère déception, on connait au moins la moitié du tracklisting de l'album, bon point néanmoins: presque tous les morceaux ont été retravaillés ou mixés différemment. Il va falloir écouter ce disque un paquet de fois pour les détacher des EP et les associer avec cet album. Et cela fonctionne, écoute après écoute, on oublie que l'on connaissait ces morceaux avant, on se prend à les redécouvrir dans ce nouveau contexte, et tranquillement l'album fait son chemin dans notre cerveau. Aline est forte, l'ensemble aurait pu sonner redondant mais la force des chansons et de l'ensemble est tel qu'on finit par se faire avoir et laisser totalement imprégné. Une fois les doutes évaporé Aline peut appliquer le coup d'estocade, ces chansons indie-pop en français lyriques mais jamais pompières, raffinées mais jamais pompeuses. 
Il y a longtemps que nous attendions d'avoir des disques français de pop à défendre, à prendre à bras le corps pour les faire connaître, et voilà nos rêves deviennent réalité grâce à cette Aline. Regarde le Ciel dépasse les attentes, il surplombe le cahier des charges de toute sa hauteur, c'est une œuvre iconoclaste, s'inscrivant dans un genre pour mieux le bousculer. La forme plaira à des gens comme moi, une orgie de guitares ligne claire en arpège, une musique enjouée pour mieux faire passer sa mélancolie et ses états d'âme. Ce disque me ressemble, il parle de moi et des gens comme moi. "Je Bois et puis je danse" raconte ma vie, les textes de Romain sont toujours aussi réussi à la fois simples mais délicats, ne se fourvoyant jamais dans le name-dropping dont certains auteurs français se font une spécialité. La musique d'Aline a compris les Smiths, elle a compris la C86, elle a compris un tas de trucs et se sert de cette matière première pour créer un disque frais et incroyablement attachant. La production est parfaite, soignée ce qu'il faut sans passer trop de javel.
Aline est maline, sa musique a le potentiel de toucher beaucoup plus que les quelques fanatiques d'indie-pop qui fouillent les bacs des disquaires pour compléter leur collections de disques Sarah. Les chansons d'Aline peuvent parler à tout le monde, elles sont gracieuses, attrayantes mais jamais salopes, elles se dévoilent, sont à fleur de peau sans surjouer les émotions . Elles évitent les pièges de la facilité (ces refrains bras en l'air immondes) au profit de mélodies délicates et charmantes. Chansons pop parfaites, Romain a su trouver la façon juste de faire sonner le français, d'y intégrer de l'ardeur sans se laisser emporter par le pathos. 
On l'attendait ce disque, on a cru qu'on serait déçu et en fait Aline nous a bien eu, ils ont tout simplement sorti l'un des meilleurs disques de pop tout pays confondus de l'année. On va regarder le ciel avec Aline toute l'année, il va être difficile de déloger cet album de la platine.