Wreck The Tape Deck

damn, those Yeasayer kids are going to be kind of a big deal, and Warpaint kind of rulz the schulz, too, so i was really looking forward to tonights First Fridays‘ double header tonight at the Natural History Museum. (Deer Tick closes out the season on March 5th.) oh well, as compensation here’s a bunch of awesome Yeasayer-ness. firstly, their new album, Odd Blood, which has finally released, is available right now to preview in its entirety on their Myspace page here, and it’s also available for download in a variety of packages here. some really great stuff, although nothing as stellar as their Ambling Alp single, NSFW video of which is below. which brings me to my second note. check out the naked psychedelica weirdness of their Ambling Alp Single experience that’s meant to accompany the video at their site here. kind of like watching porn while you drop some acid. (the image above is a screen capture from it.) fuck i love this song. (*update: they’re streaming the live show starting at 8.30 here.)

Yeasayer – Ambling Alp from Spy Films on Vimeo.

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Disney and Dali – Destino on Vimeo.

very, very, very cool video of a Salvador Dalí cartoon called Destino that he collaborated on with Walt Disney but never finished. Roy Disney had it put together based off of concepts and preliminary drawings, and slated it to be in Fantasia 2000 but the whole thing ended up being cut. i doubt it will stay up on YouTube those cowards for long, so leave a comment if it’s down and i’ll try to find it elsewhere. (thanks, I Heart Chaos.)

Salvador Dali In Voluptate Mors photograph by Phillippe Halsman

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god, where to start? with over three decades of mayhem and degeneracy under his belt (get it?), Kim Fowley is sort of the Aleister Crowley of the Los Angeles music scene. check out his Wikipedia page here for a more thorough rundown on his shenanigans, highlights of which include possible statutory rape of The Runaways and production of one of the first recorded songs about LSD. got to speak to him a little in person at the recent Bettie Page: Heaven Bound opening at World of Wonder (gallery of pics coming soon), and i have to admit, it’s pretty hard to take a conversation with a seventy year old man wearing lipstick seriously. anyways, he’s got some mondo bizarro night coming up with a bunch of other misunderstoods at the Knitting Factory LA tonight. there is no doubt in my mind that it will at the very least be quite entertaining, though not necessarily in a good way. it’s all ages (frightening), and hosted by Christine Blood. hope you saved up your pennies for the lesbian slave auction.

Kim Fowley’s Lipstick Orgy starring Beat Killers, Fabulous Miss Wendy, Bad Things, Kim Fowley, Zombelle, Soul Veil, hosted by Mistress of Ceremonies Christine Blood plus All-Girl Midnight Jam & Lesbian Slave Auction. What can be said about Kim Fowley that hasn’t already been said a thousand times over? Starmaker, producer, huckster, genius, freak, walking musical encyclopedia and tireless self-promoter, Fowley is a permanent feature on the leading edge of the international music scene. Tonight he returns as vocalist in his own right and also presenting a slew of acts that all feature outrageous female musicians, singers and performance artists. As to the headliner the Beat Killers, no less an authority than the L.A. Weekly’s Falling James says the group has “the quintessential ’60s garage rock sound. … Beat Killers stand out from ratty pack with their boundless energy, deft chops and crafty songwriting.” **PLEASE NOTE: All ticket holders under the age of 21 must purchase a single $3 drink ticket before entering the show in addition to the regular ticket price. Drink tickets are redeemable for a water or a soda at the bar.

obligatory molestation joke here...

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god, where to start? with over three decades of mayhem and degeneracy under his belt (get it?), Kim Fowley is sort of the Aleister Crowley of the Los Angeles music scene. check out his Wikipedia page here for a more thorough rundown on his shenanigans, highlights of which include possible statutory rape of The Runaways and production of one of the first recorded songs about LSD. got to speak to him a little in person at the recent Bettie Page: Heaven Bound opening at World of Wonder (gallery of pics coming soon), and i have to admit, it’s pretty hard to take a conversation with a seventy year old man wearing lipstick seriously. anyways, he’s got some mondo bizarro night coming up with a bunch of other misunderstoods at the Knitting Factory LA on Wednesday, May 20th. there is no doubt in my mind that it will at the very least be quite entertaining, though not necessarily in a good way. it’s all ages (frightening), and hosted by Christine Blood. save up your pennies for the lesbian slave auction.

Kim Fowley’s Lipstick Orgy starring Beat Killers, Fabulous Miss Wendy, Bad Things, Kim Fowley, Zombelle, Soul Veil, hosted by Mistress of Ceremonies Christine Blood plus All-Girl Midnight Jam & Lesbian Slave Auction. What can be said about Kim Fowley that hasn’t already been said a thousand times over? Starmaker, producer, huckster, genius, freak, walking musical encyclopedia and tireless self-promoter, Fowley is a permanent feature on the leading edge of the international music scene. Tonight he returns as vocalist in his own right and also presenting a slew of acts that all feature outrageous female musicians, singers and performance artists. As to the headliner the Beat Killers, no less an authority than the L.A. Weekly’s Falling James says the group has “the quintessential ’60s garage rock sound. … Beat Killers stand out from ratty pack with their boundless energy, deft chops and crafty songwriting.” **PLEASE NOTE: All ticket holders under the age of 21 must purchase a single $3 drink ticket before entering the show in addition to the regular ticket price. Drink tickets are redeemable for a water or a soda at the bar.

obligatory molestation joke here...

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