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Moar Almighty Defenders
From August 8:
We Fun Atlanta!
Awesome Awesome Awesome
SAVE YOUR SOUL!!!
The Almighty Defenders will save your soul with their highly anticipated, upcoming, self-titled debut this November. Imeem.com has written the perfect description of the band:
In a world of Segways and wraparounds, some would say that all hope is lost. When Ipod DJ’s get 3 x the money of most rock’n’roll bands, you could say if there is hell below – we’re all gonna go. Alas! SALVATION IS FINALLY HERE!!! The Black Lips have teamed up with their long-time brothers King Khan & BBQ to offer 11 spirituals that are sure to shave the hairs right off your tongue.
This self-titled album was written, recorded and mixed in one week following the Black Lips rude expulsion from India. They flew directly into King Khan’s legendary Moon Studios in Berlin where he and Mark Sultan were cooking up their own new album. It was both bands’ first major collaboration since a US tour 4 years earlier. It could be argued that this isn’t a ‘gospel’ record in the traditional sense, sure. But this is a record of pure spirituals from six wise magicians. This isn’t a tribute to a ‘god’, but a testimony to good taste – a church of the mind brimming with soul. How such demonic dudes can sound so angelic, I have yet to comprehend, but they somehow manage to bring the true spirit of gospel and make it as raw and beatific as the likes of the Velvet Underground. Exactly how two of the most respected and influential rock’n’roll bands of this decade would do it up.
Imagine the Rev. Charlie Jackson drinkin’ Robo at a Factory party with Alastair Crowley doing security. Timeless and true – an amazing testimonial to 5% who can bridge the gaps and do something original. The Almighty Defenders are here to show you the Holy Way is the spirit that lies in the gutter of your mind. 11 songs, including a Mighty Hannibal cover! Hallelujah!!!
Chris
Glen’s Note: A new song has popped up on the web. It’s “Cone of Light,” the fourth song off Almighty Defenders (September 22) and it’s good. Listen/download: http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Almighty%20Defenders%20-%20Cone%20Of%20Light.mp3
Song of the Day
Black Lips – Take My Heart (Acoustic) –200 Million Thousand
Virgin Mobile = Black Lips
So I guess “Veni Vidi Vici” is a song fit for television. Virgin Mobile Canada uses the song, which is about religious conflict, in their latest cell phone commercial. Virgin carefully edited the track to project an image of the cell phone being the “greatest of them all.”
I’ll Be With You Cover
Hahaha. That’s my reaction to Lumina’s (of the Horrors) cover of the Black Lip’s “I’ll Be With You.”It’s an extremely dark, shoe-gaze effort somewhere along the lines of The Cure meets Peter Bjorn and John meets Richard Cheese. It’s funny like that.
Listen here: http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Lumina%20-%20I%27ll%20Be%20With%20You%20%28Black%20Lips%20cover%29.mp3
Descendents Girl Vs. “Black Lips Girl”
http://www.imposemagazine.com/welcome-black-lips-girl/22590/
So yeah no doubt “Black Lips Girl” looks like she can really go nuts during a show, but as one commenter pointed out…look at Descendents girl. “Black Lips Girl” is stealing Descendents girl’s spotlight. I vote Descendents girl.
Speaking of the world’s greatest band…check out this “Drop I Hold” remix:
Songs of the Week!
Black Lips- Not A Problem (2005)
Jay Reatard- D.O.A. (2008) though I think “No Time” is a better tune, I couldn’t find a video for it lol. Probably because it’s so soft.
Deerhunter- Disappearing Ink (2009) This version is softer than the studio version, but it’s still great!
Enjoy!
Chris
Black Lips Causin’ Shit In Brooklyn
Spinner.com
The Black Lips delivered a raucous performance Sunday at New York’s Williamsburg Waterfront that was greeted by an equally disorderly audience. During the outdoor showcase, Brooklyn concertgoers charged the stage, crashing through the venue’s photo pit barricade. At one point, a member from the audience tossed a ukulele to bassist Jared Swilley, who proceeded to smash the instrument onstage and throw the remains back into the throng…The four-piece has been on a grueling tour schedule this year, which included getting kicked out of India, yet the summer heat and months on the road in support of their 2009 release ‘200 Million Thousand’ did not diminish the Lips’ spirit. Security officers at the state park picked off stage-crashers one by one as they leapt between Swilley, singer Cole Alexander, guitarist Ian Saint Pé and drummer Joe Bradley. Swilley returned the favor by stepping into the mob of fans and was supported by a mass of tattooed arms as he strummed along to such hits as ‘Bad Kids,’ ‘Sea of Blasphemy’ and ‘Drugs.’As audience members continued to jump onstage and flail violently, concert organizers threatened to pull the plug on the impromptu dance party. However, the group demanded that they be allowed to play one more song, hinting they wouldn’t be able to contain the crowd if their request was denied. The chaotic set proved to be the relative calm before the storm. After they packed up, a massive thunderstorm erupted, forcing headlining act …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead to cancel their performance.
Shit!
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