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

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

New Ninjasonik Mixtape (Free Download) + Release Party Tonight

Ninjasonik has a new one out called When Anxiety Attacks and they're celebrating tonight at Santo's Party House. After you download the album for free check out the video for "Super Power". I'm inclined to agree with the YouTube commentors, "Telli went off on this track."

Download it for free

Super Power by Ninjasonik


Details & RSVP

Tonight: Ninjasonik, Fiasco, Grooms, Shark?, Fiasco, Raccoon Fighter, Jangula, Dirty Fences

Holy shit there's a lot of good shows tonight!

Dirty Fences @ Don Hill's (Free)

Ninjasonik Release Party @ Santos Party House

Fiasco, Grooms & Shark? @ Silent Barn

BANDS:
_Fiasco [NY] [myspace.com/fiasconewyork]
__Grooms [NY] [myspace.com/groomsmusic]
___Fat Tony [TX] [myspace.com/fattonyrap]
____Shark? [NY] [myspace.com/sharkquestionmark]

PRICE:
_$7

Raccoon Fighter @ Union Pool

Jangula @ The Twees @ The Studio

Tigersapien "A Pattern Repeating" (Free MP3)

Our homies Tigersapien posted a track for you all to dance to.

a pattern repeating by tigersapien

New Screaming Females Video, "Wild"

Screaming Females - Wild by forcefieldpr

New Death Set Video, "Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap"

Spokeo: You're All Getting Suckered, Suckers.

For the past several years there have been a bunch sites which aggregate people's public information. Some of the better known sites are Pipl, 123People, PeekYou and Spock. Recently, there's been all types of press and online buzz about Spokeo. They're essentially no different from the other sites I listed except in one simple facet - they're pretty good at social media.

The news of Spokeo sharing your "private" personal info caught on like wildfire on Facebook. You probably saw a few posts about it from one of your friends, you might have even posted it yourself. All of the posts were nearly identical, people were clearly copying and pasting. From there, actual news outlets started picking up on this. Every time I see another article or segment on the news I smash my head against the wall.

Let me ask you something - where do you think the original message came from? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Spokeo started this shit up. Information aggregation is not new, your information being public is not new (and it is your fault, by the way), these sites are not new. Below is a variation of the message being sent around. How do people not see this is viral marketing 101?

There's a site called spokeo.com, a new online USA phone book with your personal info: everything from pics on FB or web, your credit score, home value, income, age, children, etc. Remove yourself by searching for your name, copy the URL of your page, use this new link http://www.spokeo.com/privacy fill in the information. Check your email for the confirmation and follow those instructions.

So why is this news? Because anything you plaster all over Facebook becomes a story. If your business offers a service which is a bit scandalous, make it sound more scandalous! Then take to Facebook and plant a message about how everyone's info is public and they're totally fucked. Now YOU better tell your stupid friends because they're in danger too.

Meanwhile, Spokeo is sitting back watching their traffic skyrocket. Sure, a few people come by and remove themselves from the listings but not many. A small price to pay for making the 10 o'clock news (who are morons). The lesson here is think about what you're copying and pasting before you do it. You might be part of a not-so-elaborate marketing scheme. Don't let shitty aggregator sites work your ass and end up front page news.

Oh, and if you really want to hurt these types of sites how about changing your privacy settings on Facebook and deleting old profiles (Friendster & LiveJournal can go dude)? I tend to think that blocking their source feed makes a lot more sense then sending all of your friends to check out their site. Don't be dumb.

Party Alert: Oh! You Pretty Things @ LPR

You know that awesome party Brooklyn Ski Club throws downtown, Smell The Glove? We haven't had one since October but we're keeping the party going. Smell The Glove is one of the hosts for Oh! You Pretty Things this Sunday at LPR. It's a Bowie tribute party and one of Michael T's official birthday parties. There are tons of DJs, hosts, bands and other forms of entertainment. Come out and party with us.

Details & RSVP:

Oh! You Pretty Things

New Freelance Whales Video, "Enzymes"

Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap

The Death Set recorded this handy dandy instructional video for the unofficial handshake of Brooklyn bands like Ninjasonik and Cerebral Ballzy (who make cameos in the video).

Rock And Roll Circus Night One (So So Glos & Japanther Destroyed)

Last night was the first night of the Rock And Roll Circus at the Big Apple Circus tent in Lincoln Center. The show was free and some of Brooklyn's finest were playing. That combined with the fact that it's a show in a fucking circus tent meant there was no way I was missing it.

I got to the show early because I was worried about getting in. Turns out the tent is gigantic so I had nothing to worry about. After I got in I roamed around for a few minutes and eventually went to grab a beer. There was a sign on the bar that said, "$8 Beer, $12 Mixed Drinks". I'm used to pricey drinks at shows but holy shit man! And the cups were little 12 oz. joints.

Luckily, it was at this point that I checked my email and found out I was on the press list which not only got me backstage and front row seats but also came with free Sixpoint and Belvedere from the VIP bar! Drink in hand I was ready to party!

We entered the back room of the tent which was a big circus ring. There was a huge lit up "Big Apple" sign overlooking the circle with a slide coming down from a platform onto the floor. The show started with a huge drag queen who cracked a few jokes and announced the first band, Electric Tickle Machine. One by one the band members slid down the slide into the circle and took their places.

The tambourine player/hype man of the band was wearing a crazy balloon thing on arms with high waisted leather pants and green shades. I've seen ETM before at a DIY show at Shangri-La in Greenpoint. They were pretty good then but man, they've come a long way. They were fucking amazing last night! Super high energy, amazing songs and a great presence. They even included a cover of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" which was pretty damn good, and it ain't easy covering the Beatles.

After ETM finished up we went back for some more booze and wandered around a bit more. They had all types of booths set up for face-painting and shit like that but no carnival games. I would have dug a few carnival games but it's cool.

We missed the first song or two by So So Glos, they were already playing when we made it back to the circle. They sounded great but the vibe was kinda mellow for an SSG show. They noticed this too and invited everyone onto the floor to dance. At first everyone looked at each other wondering if they were serious and if rushing the floor would be kosher. Then our favorite drummer and good friend, Jamen of Regal Degal, ran out there and, upon seeing one person do it, a stampede followed.

Now there were about 75 kids on the floor dancing and crowd surfing and just having some fun. It was quite a sight with the circus tent and "Big Apple" sign as a back drop. They played about two or three songs with the crowd just going totally apeshit.

Then they announced that they had one more and upon kicking off the last song it got even crazier. Halfway through the last song of the set security rushes the crowd and

Tonight: Rock And Roll Circus (Free Show)

Tonight is the first night of The Rock And Roll Circus at The Big Apple Circus Tent. The show attempts to recreate the famous Rock And Roll Circus which included the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, The Who and more.

The Rock And Roll Circus kicks off with Japanther, So So Glos, Electric Tickle Machine, The Pharmacy and Voxhaul Broadcast. Tonight is totally free, just get there when the doors open at 7pm. Tomorrow night features Ariel Pink, Amazing Baby & more and tickets start at $25.

This should be lots of fun and if you're worried about the circus aspect well rest easy, The Big Apple Circus is certified "cruelty free".

Details & Tix:

Rock And Roll Circus