SPECIMEN-"KISS KISS BANG BANG"

So check it, today LUV IT NYC has been in a get back to our roots type of day. We originally wanted to hit you with a ton of New Wave but it kind of led us all over the place in the same place, feel me? Anyhoo here is proto goth wierdo's Specimen with the vid for "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang". Back in the day they were definitely on the forefront of takin' shit to the far ends of the glamvampire. Which has since been ruined by hoodbats in their stacked shoes, colored contacts, and fat black raver pants. Anyway, again here is Specimen. LUVIT.

SPECIAL AFFECT-"TOO MUCH SOFT LIVING" & "OUT OF ORDER"

So check it, Special Affect is the band Al Jourgenson of Ministry was in before he started Ministry. Jourgenson handled guitar duties(he's the one in the red jumper) while Groovie Man, who later started My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult, handled vocals. The drummer Harry Rushakoff ended up in Concrete Blonde. They were pretty much the shit in Chicago(big ups to The Shy!) during that time. But what they did after ended up being way more important. Anyhoo, here are two live vids filmed in Chicago at Wizard's in 1980. Special Affect "Too Much Soft Living" and "Out of Order." LUVIT!

MINNY POPS-"DOLPHINS SPURT"

So check it, here is another rare one and the closest to New Wave as we got today(it was pretty much all new wave back in the day.) Minny Pops were a Factory Records band that kinda pushed new wave more in the direction of, i guess, a pre-industrial sound in the same vain as Cabaret Voltaire, they kinda had a Suicide concept( rythem wise)but way more robotic like Kraftwerk. So yeah basically if DNA's Arto Lindsey joined Suicide and they did Kraftwerk covers you would pretty much get a sound similar to early Minny Pops. Anyway here is the Minny Pop's vid for "Dolphins Spurt." LUVIT!

LADY GAGA-HOHOHO!

So check it, LUV IT NYC fucks with home town homegirl Lady GaGa. Here is a lil GaGa vision xmas cheer that we found. The beat is hot and this little GaGa carol is def fun! Ho Ho Ho motherfuckers! LUVIT!

OBAMA A MILLI REMIX!

So Check it, this shit speaks for itself. A Milli to the ILLi Noize! Obama 08! LUVIT!

KID CUDI v.s CROOKERS-"DAY N' NIGHT"

So check it, the first time I ever heard Kid Cudi was when he played a Fool's Gold party, with my homegirl Kid Sis, last year. He was mad boring, me and my people hated on him until Crookers remixed his track "Day n' Night" and then we all had to wash our words down with a shot of Jamey. Anyhoo, this shit became my theme jam for a sec and now there's a vid for it! So peep this Kid Cudi v.s Crookers "Day n' Night." LUVIT!

CRYSTAL STILTS-"PRISMATIC ROOM"

So Check it, i guess the word of the day is "Crystal", not the champagne nigga. Anyway my new favorite band in NYC(or maybe even anywhere) right now is Crystal Stilts. I had the pleasure of seeing them play last Sunday at The Bowery Ballroom(they played with this pretty cool darkwave band called Cold Cave) and i must say the show lived up to my expectations. In my opinion seeing/hearing Crystal Stilts is affirmation that John Peel is definitely in heaven. Moving on, I am glad to be able to share this vid of my favorite Crystal Stilts song "Prismatic Room"(which they didn't play at the show for some reason) with you. LUV IT!

Crystal Castles v.s Health-"Crimewave"

So Check it, "Crimewave" was my shit all summer and fall. I still love this track by Crystal Castles so i'm gonna break you off a little vid for Crystal Castles v.s Health - "Crimewave." LUV IT!