Tonight: Personality Crisis With Team Robespierre & SHAPES

Tonight is the 2-year anniversary of Personality Crisis. PC is a monthly DIY show/party put together by SHAPES. We love SHAPES so when they asked us to get involved we were totally down. We asked one of our favorite bands in Brooklyn, Team Robespierre, if they'd want to headline the show and they were down too.

Shea Stadium is one of our favorite DIY spots in Brooklyn and this party is just fucking crazy always so the addition of Team Robespierre should make this one for the books. Fanelli, of SHAPES, is also making his famous homemade 4 Loko, which he calls Crisis Crunk. And to top it off our favorite descendant of Aaron, Jeremy J Cohen, is celebrating his birthday!

January 29th

@ Shea Stadium (20 Meadow St.)

Personality Crisis w/

Team Robespierre, SHAPES,

Life Size Maps, Viva Mayday, Sister Helen and

Jake Harms & The Nelsonvillains

$8, 8PM

RSVP & Details:

PC Facebook

Tonight: Judas Priestess Birthday Bash Presented By Smell The Glove

RSVP & Details

Metallica Pisses Off Their Fans...Again.

In the metal world 2010 was the year of the Big 4. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax have been playing shows all over the world. However, much to the dismay of their fans, they haven't played one show in the US. A few weeks ago they started hinting at a US tour and everyone got very excited. They even created a Big 4 Facebook page where fans would hear the big announcement first.

Today was the big day everyone was waiting for, the day of the big announcement. What cities would they be hitting? How many shows would their be? How much would a ticket cost? Well, they answered all of those questions this morning by posting the entire tour schedule which consists of one fucking date in California. Yes, all the fucking hype and all the demand and they basically post a big fuck you to their fans in the US.

Now it might be a bit much to put the blame solely on Metallica but let's be honest, this will be the biggest pay day ever for the other three bands. Why would they possibly walk away from a touring opportunity? The only band that doesn't have anything to lose here is Metallica. We all know they're calling the shots here.

So here we are. Four of the greatest American metal bands in history finally playing together and guess fucking what? They're only playing one show in their home country. Fuck you dudes.

***Update: The fan feedback so far has been ferocious. People are fucking furious about being strung along. Check out the Big 4 page and you'll see what I mean. I wouldn't be surprised if all the negative publicity leads to a couple more shows. I'm thinking at the very least they add an NYC and Chicago area date. 

Tonight: Wild Yaks @ Zebulon (Free Show); Dirty Fences Playing House Party

Wild Yaks are playing a free show tonight at Zebulon. They go on around 11:30. Elsewhere, there's a house party on Marcy and the Dirty Fences are playing. I don't think there's a cover but not sure.

Details:

Wild Yaks @ Zebulon

Dirty Fences House Party

Tonight: Harley Party @ Don Hill's; Gunfight! & Quiet Loudly Supergroup @ Coco66

Gunfight/Quiet Loudly & Shark @ Coco66 Details

New Matt & Kim Video, "Cameras"

I'm not a fan of this song but the video is kinda awesome. Matt and Kim literally just beat the shit out of each other the whole time. If I liked the song I'd be pissed that the fight sounds are actually louder than the song but I don't like it so who cares?

Matt and Kim - New Music - More Music Videos

GWAR Partied At Idle Hands Last Night

I had a meeting at 6:30 last night and somehow I completely forgot that this shit was happening. I could not be more angry with myself. Not surprisingly there are plenty of pictures to make me hate myself even more.

Link:

Oderus Urungus Happy Hour Photo Set

And Another Photo Set

Happy Birthday Cousin Dolly!

Earlier this year I started tracing back my family tree and I stumbled upon a Parton. Well, that side of my family is a bunch of mountain folk from the Kentucky / Indiana area, which is not far from Tennessee. Dolly Parton happens to be from round yonder so I checked out her family tree on a hunch. Turns out me and Dolly share a grandfather! Sure, we're 5th cousins a couple times removed but in the big picture that's pretty fucking close.

So anyway, I'd like to wish a happy 65th birthday to my dear cousin, Dolly Parton. She's one of the greatest country singers ever and a true American treasure. Maybe I'll get to meet her one day.

Coachella Lineup Announced: The Strokes, Arcade Fire, Kanye, DFA 1979, Duran Duran

Check out the full lineup here

Smell The Glove Hosts Oh! You Pretty Things (Sunday)

Monday is a holiday and that means the good parties this weekend happen on Sunday. Myself and Carlos (we're the dudes that throw Smell The Glove) will be hosting Oh! You Pretty Things: Best of Bowie party at LPR on Sunday. Prince Terrence and Erik Jayk, who have both DJd Smell The Glove, will also be hosting. Our friends Michael T, Twig, Brendon James, Andy Shaw and Nicky Digital are all involved as well. Speaking of Michael T., in addition to paying tribute to Mr. Bowie it will second as Michael's birthday party!

The last time we hosted a party like this it was one of the best nights of our lives. Come out and party with us!

Details & RSVP:

Oh! You Pretty Things

New Gang Of Four Video, "You'll Never Pay For The Farm" + New Album Streaming On NPR

Founding members of the most radically important rock band in the last thirty years - Gang Of Four, Andy Gill & Jon King are getting excited to release their first new material in 16 years on January 25th. "c o n t e n t," the new album from Gang Of Four "reaffirms what a thrilling and intelligent noise [GO4] make," raves Uncut Magazine. Its "fiery funk will have you bouncing around and beaming at the return of this inspiring, influential unit." Mojo simply calls it "riveting" and Spin says ""[Gill and King] spit out splintered riffs and skewered tropes that approximate the band's peak."

To get fans excited, NPR will stream "c o n t e n t" in entirety for one week on "First Listen" beginning January 17th.

Gill and King, along with members Mark Heaney and Thomas McNiece, will hit the road for a 15-date North American headlining tour beginning February 4th in Toronto, ON. Tickets are on sale now. Along the way, Gang Of Four will perform powerful new single "Never Pay For The Farm" on The Late Show with David Letterman February 8th. 

New Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers Video, "Heaven In Stereo"

Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers 'Heaven in Stereo' from 10lb Pictures on Vimeo.