Charlie Parker

This is my dad's favorite musician. Charlie Barker aka Bird. LUVIT!

Morrissey-"How Soon is Now?"

What's up with that tic?! LUVIT!

The Go! Team-"Grip Like a Vice"

So Check it, unless someone wants to get me a tic to Morrissey tonight, I will be going to Studio B to peep out The Go! Team. The show should be dope. But unfortunately all I can think about is seeing "How Soon is Now?" live. Why did I sleep on those tix?! No dis to The Go! Team, big ups, they will keep me movin' tonight! Here is the The Go! Team with "Grip Like a Vice." LUVIIT!

Celebration-"Evergreen" (The Modern Tribe)

So Check it, I picked up the Celebration record yesterday at Cake Shop(and a cup cake.) The record is called "The Modern Tribe" and it's on 4ad (some of my favorite records have come out on this label) and it is a perfect record for the fall. I can't help but compare them to Souxsie, with nods to Kate Bush, and Elizabeth Frasier/Cocteau Twins. Modern Tribe was produced by David Sitek of TV on the Radio and it has a bit of that bands flavor as well. It also has guest appearances from TVOR members Kyp Malone, Jaleel Bunton, and Tunde Adebimpe as well as YYY's Nick Zinner. But lets not put the focus on minor guest appearances, this album could stand alone with or without them, just on the strength of Celebration's song writing. Gang Gang Dance and Apollo Heights are in the same ring with Celebration as far as bands as of late, that seem to have the same 80's ethereal female fronted semi-goth(Cocteau Twins, Souxsie and the Banshees, Kate Bush, Sinead O'Conner) record collections. Here is the vid for Celebration's "Evergreen." LUVIT!

CMJ-White Williams is the new Violence.

So Check It, I have been tellin' you about that CMJ show last week with Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, No Age, and White Williams. Well I had never seen White Williams before, but when they took the stage I was pleasantly surprised by there uncontrived underground 80's pop sound. They would have fit in well with the 80's Blitz Kids scene at the Blitz club in England(see: Scritti Politti, Orange Juice, Spandau Ballet, etc..) Running through there set with ease, I was impressed by the sound and instantly in love with a song called "New Violence." The song will appear on their new album, on Tiger Beat 6, "Smoke." Which is due out Oct. 30th(until then you can hear "New Violence" on their myspace page.) I was also diggin' the fact that they had the dumpy dude who was rockin' all purple outfits this summer at McCarren pool, on stage controlling the visuals for them. White Williams has toured with Girl Talk, Drop the Lime, and is currently on tour with Battles. They will be at Webster Hall with Battles on Nov. 13th. check em'. www.myspace.com/whitewilliams LUVIT!

Mechanical Bullshit!

So Check It, my boss just opened a new spot on Essex & Rivington a Honky Tonk to be exact. How come they don't have Nigga Tonks? Don't answer that. Anyway the honky tonk has a mechanical bull! I have been saying for months that "I am not gettin' on the fuckin' thing" but then when I saw how cute it was.... as you can see from the pic(p.s check the pink socks!) that was a bunch of mechanical bullshit(hardyharharharhar), my black ass was on that thing from day one. My plan is to become a master, a REAL black cowboy. LUVIT!

Siouxsie and the Banshees-"Christine"

Ok, so Siouxsie recently came out with a new record. I haven't heard it yet but she looks awesome on the Album cover. You have to understand I had this persons face on my wall and in my High School locker for many many years, so i can't help but notice. Anyway this is my favorite Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Christine." LUVIT!

Orange Juice-"Rip it Up"

So check it, I don't know if y'all are familiar with this band or not, but Orange Juice, during one summer back in the day, was pretty much what I listened to everyday. They were around back in the 80's and had a few hits over in England but were pretty much New Wave underground here in the States. They are from Scotland and had a huge influence on Franz Ferdinand and almost every other Scottish rock band that followed them. Here is Orange Juice in 1982 with "Rip it Up" LUVIT!

CMJ - No Age - "Boy Void"

So check it, my friend Jane tells me about this band a few months back called No Age. I peeped them on myspace and thought it was o.k and I had planned on giving it a second glance but never did. Anyhoo CMJ rolls around and I get to check em with White Williams, Deerhunter and Dan Deacon. Jane was there, of course, and she loved/loves No Age. Bbbbuuuuttttt me? I'm still not feelin' them. I have seen/heard this type of band a million times over, which is fine they rock and all, but I just didn't like the vocals they were a bit winy in an emo meets post punk type of way(they sound better on record.) I did however like the last song they played which incidentally the guitar player sang not the singer/drummer. Here is No Age - "Boy Void" LUVIT?

The Smiths-"Girlfriend in a Coma"

Yep. LUVIT!

CMJ - Dan Deacon Fucking Kills it!

So check it, every year I get a badge to go to CMJ events because I run a CMJ venue. Yay! So this year I had some free time to go peep out White Williams, No Age, DAN DEACON, and Deerhunter all on the same bill. I will discuss each in individual post but for now we are talkin' Dan Deacon. This dude killed it! I had never seen him live and I was more than happy to have witnessed him at The Bowery Ballroom(my favorite venue in NYC.) He set up on the floor(not the stage) and turned the whole fucking Ballroom into a basement rock rave! He was like an "out patient" Moses controlling the completely bonkers crowd with the the wave of a hand(that incidentally had a strobing cartoon kitty cat head in it.) and a verbally/visually contrived quirkiness. The tunes were loud and blissful, literally setting the whole crowd off into a frenzy. Amazing! Here is Dan Deacon with "Crystal Cat" LUVIT!

The Comateens - "Ghost"

So for the past few years people have been tryin to really get down with the 80's. This is great and all but most of the DJ's and kids only get half the story. While focusing on Interpol's bringing of Joy Division back into the light, they seem to miss out on a lot of the new wave bands that were killin' it from the clubs(new wave) to the cardboard(breakin'.) One of my favorite bands from back in the day was a new wave band from New York City called The Comateens. The Comateens had the look and the sound down pat. They completely embodied New York City New Wave in my opinion. And don't get it twisted they weren't some obscure band, they were on Virgin, Polygram records. Although some of their cuts were questionable, they had some classics like "Ghost." Here is the vid, from 1981, for The Comateens - "Ghost." LUVIT!

Beans and Animal Collective on Heavy Row!

So check it this is what I have been listening to over and over the past couple of days. Of course Animal Collective's "Strawberry Jam" which has been on heavy row, and is one of my favorites of 07. And then there is my man Bean's new record "Thorns" which comes out for download only on iTunes on Nov. 2nd. This record is hot! Def peep out "Sudden Death Academics" which features the band Holy Fuck. This is my favorite track on the record. Anyway more later. LUVIT!

The Smiths - "Stop Me"

It's Sunday, Sway, The Smiths, etc..... The Smiths - "Stop Me" p.s Fuck Mark Ronsen! LUVIT!

Art Auction at Max Fish, today!

Go to this! I will probably be there later. LUVIT!

UFC vs BROKE BACK MOUNTAIN.

A lot of dudes I know(actually on second thought, no dudes i know, just dudes i know of)love this Ultimate Fighting Championship crap. And although I like a little violence every now and then, this is pretty much stupid violence for the sake of violence( meat heads for meat heads.) Now I know that all these dudes in the fights are total bad asses that could kill me with one punch, bbbuuuuttttt i do have to say the whole thing is still more than a little homo erotic. And that's ok if i'm watching a Gus Van Sant film(actually even Gus over does it sometimes), but the funny thing here is that these dudes seem to be trying to go for uber macho only to come off on some Broke Back Mountain shit. Anyway I prefer this vid below. It's the real Ultimate Fighting in my opinion. LUVIT!

HANDLES!

For those of you that love hoopin' just as much as I do, you can appreciate these HANDLES(by Michael Conley!) LUVIT!

Afrika Bambaataa - "Planet Rock"

Hopefully your Saturday night goes something like this. Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force -"Planet Rock" This is one of my favorite songs of all time! I remember the first time I heard it on a Boombox at a "Pop Off " after a High School football game in the the schools parking lot. My boy Steve Gilmore( a little white dude) aka Kid Crazy aka Shy 55 destroyed all them nuggas. This song always reminds me of that. Big ups Kid Crazy! LUVIT!

Nate Turbow/ Young Love send off party!

So check it. Our good friend and creator of Nick of Tim, Nate Turbow, is headed off for 6 weeks to tour manage the group Young Love. So of course it also becomes a great excuse to throw a party! Like we need an excuse, I guess it's good to have a reason sometimes. Here are the details. Go! Here is the vid for Young Love's "Find a New Way" LUVIT!

Trio - "Da Da Da" XXXtra Classic 80's vid of the Week!

Werd, werd. I was gonna save this one for a later date but fuck it, I will kick your Friday off right with a double dose of Classic 80's vids. Here is Trio with "Da Da Da" These guys are some wierdos, this video is ILL. LUVIT!

Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio" Classic 80's vid of the Week!

Check it out. Classic 80's vid of the week. Start your Friday night off right with Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" LUVIT!

Pink Floyd w/ Syd Barrett - "Arnold Layne"

So this is what I have been listening to today. Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett -"Arnold Layne" LUVIT!

Joy Division film "Control" finally released!

So check it. Anton Corbijn film about Ian Curtis and Joy Division finally came out yesterday Oct. 10th. And we didn't even post about or go see the flic. Ha! Anyhoo, the film is playing at the Film Forum on west Houston St. And we are going to check it out tonight on this rainy October evening, which should be an appropriate setting. To get us in the mood here is a rare live vid of Joy Division playing "Love Will Tear Us Apart." LUVIT!

Black Mountiain is Bad Ass! Live at Mercury Lounge 10/10/07!

So I went to see Black Mountain last night at the Mercury Lounge. Right before I went, I thought to myself this is probably not going to be that great, cuz the last few bands, that i like, and saw at the Mercury for some reason just didn't bring it. Enter Black Mountain. Wo! This band is bad ass live. If you haven't heard the bands music, it's a cross between Jefferson Airplane, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Hawkwind, Neil Young, and Zepplin all rapped up in a 90's indie psych feel. I guess it's do to the occasional Sonic Youth- like guitar freak outs, and Black Mountain's Stephen McBean's vocals, which come close to early Wayne Coyne but better. "Lead singer" Amber Webber's, Grace Slick meets Karen Dalton, vocal style surprisingly comes of as way more powerful live, and the Moog playing of Jeremy Schmidt is much more prominent during the live setting. Black Mountain's dripping vocals and spaced out synth sounds put the crowd at Mercury Lounge in a wonderful trance, before melting our faces off with heavy psyched out southern rock riffs that would make Jimmy Page proud. Go see Black Mountain now! LUVIT!

Black Mountain - "Druganaut"

So check it, i'm going to see Black Mountain in a few hours at Mercury Lounge, it should rule just a little. Here is the vid for "Druganaut" LUVIT!

Gary Numan - "Down in the Park"(live) "Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

So check it we have been talkin' about Blade Runner today, and just to stick with that theme we will give you a vid from Gary Numan. Numan was influenced by the Philp K. Dick novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and many of his records were loosely based on the futuristic concept in the novel. Dick's novel would also be reproduced in visual form by Ridley Scott, under the name Blade Runner. Here is Gary Numan's "Down in the Park" (Live.) LUVIT!

BLADE RUNNER The Final Cut.

So last night I went to peep out my favorite flic of all time, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. The Final cut was recently released on the wide screen, and was playing at Ziegfeld theatre in midtown Manhattan. On a side note, i had never been to the Ziegfled, but it is now definitely one of my favorite theaters in the city, it's beautiful. So i have seen Blade Runner many many times, the first time was on the wide screen when I snuck into the rated R movie when I was a kid. The movie has passed the test of time and it is still as magnificent as it was 25 years ago. The original version had a narration that Ridley Scott thought dumbed the movie down for the audience and a happy ending with the main characters flying off in to the sun set. A directors cut was released several years ago with no narration, a more vague ending, and the addition of a Unicorn dream sequence. Now with the final cut the narration is still gone, the Unicorn is still there, and the ending falls somewhere in between the original version and the directors cut(I prefer the Director's cut.) In the end all of these changes except the missing narration are almost moot, because this film is so powerful anyway. If you have a chance go see this on the wide screen I was blown away as a kid and I am still blown away today at the stunning visuals and the amazing story line. Here is the trailer for Blade Runner the Final Cut. LUVIT!

The Feiry Furnaces "Widow City" out today!

So check it. My friend Matt and his sister are in this band called The Fiery Furnaces. There new record "Widow City" is out today! So do yourself a favor and pick that up. Here is a vid for the song "Tropical Iceland." LUVIT!

The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?"

It's holiday weekend which really means nothing to a person that goes out every night. But by now you should at least know what Sunday means to a person that goes out every night. It means that I will at some point on this lovely summerish night be going to Sway to hear some tunes and chit chat. In prep LUV IT NYC leaves you with the vid for my favorite Smiths tune and probably my favorite tune of all time. Here is, The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?" LUVIT!

Hoop Nightmares!

So I was just chillin' today hanging out in Carl Shurtz park on my day off. And i'm watchin' these cats tryin' to hoop. They were alright and all, but i start thinking to myself how the hoops in NYC sucks compared to the hoops in the Midwest. uh...before you open your mouth, I just want to say Chicago Bulls 6 rings, bitches. Anyhoo i realize that NY is no chopped liver, I mean there are some serious legends outta this city. Anyway I start walkin' home and i get this vision(and it's in slow motion) in my head and it won't stop, it just haunts me. Here it is. LUVIT! I know OJ will.
p.s they won the battle but we won the war.

Losing Control: America forgets Ian Curtis is rather R.I.P.

Joy Division LIVE 9-15-1979 transmission&she's lost control. LUVIT!
Shortlist magazine has revealed that distributors in the US, working the new Anton Corbijn film Control, asked if Joy Division could perform live at the US premiere.

Says Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook:

“Someone from the film’s US distributor’s office phoned up saying that the New York premiere was on 25 September and would Joy Division play?

“I replied, ‘Well, the last I heard, the lead singer was dead but I’ll give them a ring and see if anything has changed'.”

Control, which focuses on Joy Division singer Ian Curtis' life and eventual suicide on May 18 1980, is released in the UK on Friday (October 5); its soundtrack compilation, featuring David Bowie, The Sex Pistols and The Buzzcocks alongside the obvious two, is out now on Warner Music.

Nick of Tim! Bitches, Food, and Pee.

Nick of Tim by Nate Turbow.

Matt and Kim remixed by Flosstradamous - "Yeah Yeah"

Let's stick with happy mode since it's all sunny out and feels like summer in October! This was my favorite track of the Summer hands down. It was the shit I rocked before I went out. I'm not even a fan of Matt and Kim, but once Flossy remixed this shit, it was on like Donkey Kong! Matt and Kim remixed by Flosstradamous - "Yeah Yeah" LUVIT!
p.s If you can watch this vid and the kitty below at the same time then your party has already started.

You Got Served!

You just got served shun! LUVIT!

Joy Division/Ian Curtis film release date pushed back to October 10th.

Check it, the release date of Anton Corbijn's film about Ian Curtis/Joy Division, "Control" has been pushed back to Wednesday October 10th(a wednesday?) This sucks a bit, but I couldn't go until after the weekend anyway, hopefully it will still come out on this new date. Until then here are some stills, taken by Anton Corbijn, from the film. LUVIT!

Soft Cell - "Sex Dwarf" Live!

I was totally not going to throw up any more vids today cuz I think i have to many. But then i found this and it's too good, so fuck it. Soft Cell "Sex Dwarf" live! LUVIT!

Nick of Tim! Happiness?

NEW ORDER - 'Temptation" Live 1984

Again, tomorrow Oct. 5th, the Ian Curtis/Joy Division film "Control" is in Theaters. I have been droppin' little tid bit's the last 2 weeks in prep for the film. Since today is the day before the film, I was going to hit you with the "Love will Tear Us Apart" vid but I assume you have seen it(maybe not.) Anyway I decided to throw you a curve ball, and not even go with a Joy Division vid, but a New Order vid. Here is New Order in the studio in 1984 recording "Temptation" Live. LUVIT!

Classic 80's Vid of the Week. INXS - "Don't Change"

This shit rules! INXS - "Don't Change" LUVIT!

LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great"

This song ruled my summer! LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great." LUVIT!

Animal Collective is fucking incredible!

So I went to the second Animal Collective show Monday night, I had an extra ticket but couldn't find a taker, so I sold it and went solo(which I like.) The people who I offered the ticket to made a big mistake as this was one of the best rock shows I have ever seen(and I have seen many.) The Sunday show blew me away, but was hindered by "bad vibes" that ended in booing and no encore. Animal Collective regrouped for there final show at Webster Hall and really fuckin' took everything to another level. Where as the night before they didn't make it through "Fireworks" this night they would not only make it through but extend the song entirely. After a manic version of "Who could win a Rabbit?" the show could have ended and been perfect, but they added a plus to the "A" by doing a two song encore. After an hour and 45 min of bliss, The Vibes were definitely good. While watching Panda Bear illuminated by a blinding blue back light I swear he visually and vocally is an angel in a tug o' war with sidekick Avery Tare who hunched over in a red tee shirt plays the role of the devil who's voice, after his fall from heaven, is angelic but completely mutated. The whole show they seem to be sitting, one on each of your shoulders, singing and screaming into your ears while your head melts from the lights and the sonic textures of Geologist machines. This show was incredible! I took some vids and a couple of pics(but they do not do the show justice.) Anyway here they are. LUVIT!

YELLOWCAKE tonight at KingSize!

Check it, tonight at Kingsize peep my boys RONTRONIK and BLAC REN doin' the YELLOWCAKE sound sessions at Kingsize (Essex btwn Delancey and Hester 10pm. With Sam Kim droppin' drinks. LUVIT!

Joy Division w/ Missy Elliot "Love will Freak Us"

Once again the Joy Division/Ian Curtis film "Control" will be in theaters this Friday, October 5th. Here is a mashup video of Missy Elliot and Joy Division called "Love will Freak Us" It's a trip. LUVIT!

Animal Collective tonight at Webster Hall, "Peace Bone" live!

So i'm going to see Animal Collective, AGAIN tonight. So to celebrate I leave you with a live version of "Peace Bone" LUVIT!

Animal Collective lastnight!

So last night, there were even more shows. Animal Collective was playing at Webster Hall with Vampire Weekend, so i dragged my lovely friend Djuna Bel out for the trip. We skipped Vampire Weekend cuz I've seen them before and Djuna was eating Nachos. The last time I saw VW they were o.k but a little bland in my not so humble opinion. Djuna and I walked in right when AC kicked off with "Peace Bone" it was fucking awesome. I really was blown away, the lights were amazing and the sound was nIce nice nice. There set up was interesting Decon was missing and Panda Bear and Geologist were only playing samplers and tweaking various machines, while Avey Tare sang and fucked with a synth. The show pretty much moved at this pace of awesomeness...until.. Avey Tare ended "Fireworks" right in the middle of the song cuz he said the stage sound was too bass-y and he couldn't hear shit. Fuck that. It's not about you dude, it's about us cuz we paid money homeboy to see you play music and guess what, ending in the middle of songs is not playin' music. And judging from the Bronx cheer everyone in the crowd was in agreement, they had been waitin' on the song so they were not pleased when they didn't restart it. We got over it, i guess(actually i wasn't that pissed cuz i knew I was going to see them the next day)....until... they end the show with no encore. The whole crowd started booing, again. Animal Collective getting booed, nice. Anyhoo, the merch table was packed at the end of the show. I got a shirt. And I'm even going to the second show tonight. Hopefully they got the kinks out. Here is what it looked like. LUVIT!

The Virgins - "Radio Christiane"

So The Virgins played yesterday at the end of the summer jam in Thompkins Square Park. If you don't quite know who the Virgins are, they are a band from NYC that kinda just kick around doin' whatever. They are on Sony records i believe and they have this song called "Rich Girls" that sounds like a song you've heard before but you haven't, which means it's probably going to be a huge fuckin' hit. Anyway there really isn't a good vid for "Rich Girls" so we will show you "Radio Christiane" it's not a great vid, sound quality wise , but I love the visual, shit is kinda ill. It's got that we're dope without tryin' feel, na mean. Anyway. LUVIT!

Sunday Shows All Damn Day!

So check it, yesterday was shows for me all damn day. The day was kicked off at Thompkins Square Park at Joe Latt and A-Ron's end of Summer Jam with Sh Sh Shark Attack, Beans, The Virgins, A.R.E. Weapons, and The L.E.S All Stars. It was day time, it was bright, there were little kids and families and shit(which is always a weird setting for rock shows in my opinion)but even with a severe hang over it was a good time. Here are some snap shots. LUVIT!