Fancy yourself a producer of some sort? Well VTech and Filter are now featuring a remix contest for The Black Lips’ song “The Drop I Hold.” This is now your proving ground to get your remix out to the masses. Click the flier below to grab the stems you need to get started.
All of your remixes will be reviewed and the winner will be chosen by The Black Lips. Be sure to submit your remixes to filterremix@gmail.com no later than August 7th, 2009. Get cracking on those remixes!
In the AM today, Stereogum had premiered the first chunk of grungy gospel from The Almighty Defenders. If you’ve been too busy rearranging your sock drawer, The Almighty Defenders consists of Atlanta’s own Black Lips, Berlin’s soul shaker King Khan, and BBQ aka Mark Sultan. Black Lips ended up in Berlin with Khan and BBQ after their antics in India. This paved the way for one of garage rock’s most epic and fitting collaborations ever. “Bow Down And Die” is the “booming, chivalrous third song” that will surely end up being the next chant-along favorite. Start listening and be prepared to be HEALED!
One of the best passed on to another place last night. Atlanta music scene fixture and good friend to VICE, the Black Lips and King Khan, B Jay Womack at the tender age of 34. Although this is of course too sad for words, B Jay will no longer be suffering from the pain that the cancer had afflicted. His last wish was to have a green burial, which are not cheap. Donations are being taken at this paypal addresss: henry@chunklet.com
The Black Lips took some time off from their usual antics and put some time and effort into the community. They did so via Sketch, a community arts initiative directed towards homeless children and street-active youth. Sketch provides the youth with instruments as well as a safe harbor for them to fully engage in the learning process. The Black Lips are all self-taught musicians and are stoked to be able to participate in passing on the gift of leaning how to play instruments. Check out the video of the clinic below.
The Black Lips have certainly found their own way of turning heads in press world. First, they did so by uniting with King Khan and BBQ to form the supergroup, The Almighty Defenders. Next up, they blindsided fans by collaborating with Wu-Tang’s GZA. Lastly, commenting on the meltdown of Wavves at their biggest show to date. If that wasn’t already enough for you, The Black Lips will be gearing up for the summer to play a few festivals along with some one-off gigs. They start off their slew of dates in their hometown show at The Earl in Atlanta, GA and the rest of the dates extend into October. If you missed their Daytrotter session at SXSW, check it out here.
Black Lips Tour Dates:
07-02 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
07-18 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-23 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
07-24 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-26 Brooklyn, NY - East River State Park
08-08 Montreal, QC - Le Studio
10-28 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
10-29 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
10-30 Memphis, TN - Young Ave Deli
10-31 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Experience
Did it really take us this long to announce the winners of this contest? Yes, it did. Sorry, everybody. We kind of broke India and then went on a bunch of tours and recorded with GZA and stuff. Anyway, all the submissions to our contest were great. It was impossible to pick just one winner. But we’re the Black Lips, and we make the impossible…possible.
So without further ado, we’d like to extend a hearty congrats to Alex Goldberg and Ben Schecter, the creators of our favorite “Starting Over” video. Thanks to everyone who participated, and check out the champ below:
King Khan And The Shrines
Japanese Motors
Black Lips
Japanese Motors
The Streets
The Raveonettes
The Raveonettes
Japanese Motors
Daft Punk
Chromeo
King Khan & The Shrines
