Can you hear the sound of the ice cream truck?????
Here in town, it's like the second coming of Christ....just like the last second coming of Christ when Justice was here recently. But yay! A scene explodeth! CYOA was a big bloggy hit last year, and Hearts Revolution are riding that wave to infamy. Awwesome. The "Switchblade" EP is out in pretty pink vinyl in limited release, so get it now, little Coconuts!
London Daily Telegraph reports that Amy Winehouse has been arrested after a man claims she "headbutted" him...
"A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "A 24-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault after attending a central London police station by appointment. She is currently in custody."
The singer, dressed in a grey mini-skirt and with her trademark beehive hairstyle in place, arrived at Holborn Police Station shortly after 5pm flanked by minders and representatives.
However it later emerged she was unfit to be interviewed when she arrived. A police spokesman said last night: "The doctor has seen the 24-year old woman and has said that she is not fit to be interviewed.
"That means that we cannot deal with her for at least four hours and until the doctor has seen her again." Wow, they're SO nice to fucked up British pop stars over there. I hope she gets off the hook, because seriously...how can do she any damage with that cushion of hair? In fact, buddy shoulda kept his mouth shut, grabbed the illegal booty that likely fell outta it and been happy with that.
Poor Amy. Here's to happier days. This is a vid of Amy getting her ass handed to her by the vocal stylings of Charlotte Church. You know if Charlotte Church is outsinging you, Girlfriend, it's time to fuckin' lay down the pipe.
Upon hearing "Devo"...it reminded me of Mount Sims who...totally lost the plot after a stunning debut, sadly. That's a shame. Let's remember the good old days of Hatefucking.
Really, I tend to avoid bad Australian, Dutch, German and Swedish dance music. There's something about the tooty sound of a Nord synth that makes my flesh crawl. I've been wanting to put the boots to E-Type and Scooter for YEARS now. Anyhow, during a random youtubing with Cobrapants associates, we found Basshunter's "Boten Anna" video. This version includes english subtitles, and while we do not think it is right for North Americans to make fun of other languages, combined with visuals and subject matter, I just can't fucking help it.
According to NME, this track "conquered Europe". I can see why. Like the "Crazy Frog" franchise, it makes me want to lay down and die.
So, Kavinsky played here the other night. Sebastian was also to share the bill, but bailed and was replaced by the..not so great Ultra Violet. Reviews were....mixed. But whatever. I liked Kavinsky before and that's not gonna change. Why? It seems some kinds of music just never go out of style. Thank god! I wanted to take this opportunity to jump into the wayback machine and trace the evolution, post Kraftwerk'cause..we ALL know about Kraftwerk, right????
Jean Michel Jarre...Equinoxe...1976...MARVEL at the hundreds of keys and satin shirt. This is a gear fetishists' wet dream.****update****the original 1976 vid was removed so you'll have to do with a 1981 performance.
Next up is our man Jan Hammer and "Crockett's Theme" from Miami Vice circa '84. I chose this version because it's been remastered, sounds great, and has extra explosions and Don Johnson content. I care!
It's 1999. A young Cobrapants is obsessed by Dutch Electro, Bunker Records, Clone Records, you name it. Shortly thereafter, Ghostly puts out a comp and I am DJing this at the local rock club, trying to convince pouffy haired, MAC makeup smeared glam rockers that this is the new shit.
2008. The masses finally get it. And they said it would never last...
The mp3 I'm gonna leave you with is by an artist named Cursor Miner, who could be considered the UK version of Kavinsky and is somehow, criminally overlooked. His albums "Danceflaw" and "Cursor Miner Plays God" are must haves.
Brooklyn Vegan reports that Matthew Dear had his hard drive stolen during his recent gig at NYC club Galapagos. There is always great comedy to be found in tragedy, as this was no ordinary tech theft...the evil and ballsy bandit made off with Matthews hard drive...DURING HIS SET WHILE HE WAS USING IT.
"Matthew, who was celebrating his birthday yesterday, had been playing a killer set for 2 hours or so. Suddenly he got a message on his computer saying that his hard disk drive was unplugged...
The music stopped, he checked and found out that the drive was actually missing... basically someone STOLE his hard drive in the middle of his set and ruined the all show!!!"
That sux. Especially since, Cobrapants has been to Galapagos and it seems like such a lovely place.
I'm sad. I need something to cheer me up. Hang on.
I will never, ever get tired of that.
And finally, wrong + wrong + bongos = TERRIBLE. Note how unhappy everyone looks.
Dammit, Cobrapants has been living on the edge so long...the edge feels dull. When I need a good whetting, I go backwards.
YMO are basically..the Japanese Kraftwerk. A little more organic, and coloured with Asian sensibility, as opposed to Teutonic frigidity. Plus they had a chick in the band. Bonus points there. A WEALTH of youtube info and footage exists..these are some of my favorites.
Cobrapants is a bit obsessive over analog synths, and seeing that kind of live setup...it's hot.
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