We’re having a party on Thursday April 2 at the Old Blue Last with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to celebrate the UK launch of the video game Wanted: Weapons of Fate. The launch party will feature UNKLE’s James Lavelle (who remixed the soundtrack of the film score by Danny Elfman, entitled “The Little Things”), Nat Self (ZDS) and Mumdance.
Click here to register to receive your guest list* space for the launch party and a free download of the unreleased version of “The Little Things” (UNKLE remix).
To pre-order a copy of the DVD, a copy of the game and event ticket go to amazon.co.uk
* It will be first come first served guest list so get there early please.
Our friends Real Gold are putting on a one-off night of funky, garage and fun times this Saturday at a great new venue off Curtain Road. DJs include Mak 10, Smutlee, Jackmaster, Vice’s very own King BB, and the enigma that is John the Don. Come along.
Now you may not have thought that the first half of the double-sided mix that Spider and the Flies’ made for us was exactly a cute gap-toothed grin of seesaws, sherbet, and twee car adverts, but for them, Up was a riot. Well, welcome to part two, Down, because life in Spider and the Flies isn’t all sunshine, polo necks, and waiting for the second Horrors record to blow-up the planet you know.
Someone left this for me at the office. As it happens, he is correct, it’s not my thing at all - I am more of a 60s soul kind of guy. But if you are into bands, loud noise, and enjoying those two things in the house of the Lord, then go to this. It’s on for the next two days. Click on the flyer to make it bigger so you can read all the detailed bits.
Sun jammer extraordinaire Matthew Mondanile glides solo as Ducktails and with a pack of childhood friends in the more song-bound efforts of Real Estate . He’s not from the beach but his songs are about the beach. Get down, g’damn!
Yes, that’s right, we are treating you to yet another mix. Why do we do it? Do you even appreciate them? Do you even appreciate us? Don’t answer that. Just download the fucking mix. This one is by sublime producer/DJ/girl Ikonika, and features lots of her new material, plus a number of forthcoming Hyperdub releases.
If you were wondering, we’re not sure what specific genre you’d class Ikonika’s material as – it’s way too good to be dubstep. There hasn’t been an apt enough one invented yet. Simon Reynolds would probably call it “flib-flob” or some other terrible made-up name. And then go on to write an essay about how Ikonika’s penchant for Polo mints has made her approach music in a totally new way.
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Last weekend, while Barack was wishing Iranians a happy new year and also kindly telling them to chill out with their nuclear weapons, millions of Persians around the world were celebrating the year 1388 by, pretty ironically, painting their faces black and pretending to be this guy. Oh, and also eating lots of food and dancing until the early hours to banging Persian pop songs.
To celebrate a year closer to the grave for my homeland, I attended a number of Iranian New Year parties (see crappy footage below – which doesn’t do it justice at all) where dinner wasn’t served until 1 AM (so cruel) because the host wanted the guests to carry on dancing for longer. It was total torture – we had to perform for food, like seals at an aquarium. Read more »
Chris Preddie “dropping some science” (speaking) on VBS seriesTailored by England.
This Sunday, grime artist Chipmunk and “street poet” (me neither) Chris Preddie will be playing live at a private gig at a secret Shoreditch location from 2 PM onwards. Why are we telling you this? Well, as luck would have it, Umbro has given us a whole ten pairs of tickets to give away.
To win, all you have to do is change your name by deed poll to “Number One Chipmunk Fan For Life” or just email us here with “Chipmunk competition” in the subject line.
After the jump, refamiliarise yourself with Chipmunk’s classic freestyle on Tim Westwood’s 1Xtra show from a year or so ago. Read more »
“Holy fuck, this ice cream is good. I have been jonesing for chocolate and vanilla since yesterday and now this bitch is in my mouth, melting between my teeth like a naked little whore. Jesus, God, it’s better than taking a shit on heroin. I wish I could take my pants off right now I feel so fucking good. Uuuh. “ More
“Don’t no motherfuckers do anything in this town without talking to Captain Garbage first. I run the garbage in this town. If you got a problem with your garbage––somethin’ you can’t fix, well, you come have a sit down here with me in this garbage and I’m-a handle it. Simple as that.” More
