HAVE YOU SEEN?: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE "COMMON PEOPLE" (PULP COVER)

My Chemical Romance recently visited BBC1's Live Lounge where they covered Pulp's "Common People" by Pulp. Knowing these guys, they've probably been planning on covering this track since 2001 and it shows. I think they did an amazing job!

I CAN FLY!

Church looks like fun. Maybe I should join a Church.

SO CUTE IT HURTS

This photo has brought joy to everyone I've shown it too. Got it from Reddit.

HAVE YOU HEARD?: ZEBRA TRACKS "ISABELLE CREEPS"

Got some more new music for your ears from a band called Zebra Tracks.

I really dig this track called "Isabelle Creeps":
Zebra Tracks - Isabelle Creeps by Zebra Tracks

I'm not really that into this song called "Bicycles":
Zebra Tracks - Bicycles by Zebra Tracks

HAVE YOU HEARD?: SNOWMAN "HYENA"

I have no idea what this Snowman group is about, and I like it that way. I think the less I know about them, the more weird and strange they'll remain to me. Listening to this track "Hyena," all I can think about is some African jungle tribe doing some sort of 2012 Apocalyptic ritual where someone gets sacrificed to the Aliens ... hopefully not me.

recommended if you like: Animal Collective, Sigur Ros, Man Man

Hyena by SNOWMAN

DOG BOARDING

This is awesome. Dog boarding is totally the next big thing. (via reddit)

Dogboarding from DANIELS on Vimeo.

HAVE YOU HEARD?: THE SPINTO BAND "OH MANDY" (ORCHESTRA ARRANGEMENT)

The Spinto Band 'Oh Mandy' (For Orchestra) by ForOrchestra

Everyone always says that when they hear The Spinto Band's "Oh Mandy" they think of me... I just found a orchestra rendition of it!

And... because it's my favorite song of 2011, there's also one of Rebecca Black's "Friday"!!!! (thanks Karen for the link!!!):
Rebecca Black 'Friday' For Orchestra by ForOrchestra

FUN FUN FUN FUN

Just in case you forgot what day of the week it is...



I'm DJing tonight at the Tribeca Grand with KarenPlusOne! 10pm - 2am. The Drums are playing for free downstairs. COME!

HAVE YOU SEEN?: INNERPARTYSYSTEM "AMERICAN TRASH"

The video for Innerpartysystem's "American Trash" is probably one of my most favorite videos of the year. Done by the irreplaceable Penta, the video is a hypnotic dosage of anti-brainwashing propaganda. A contradiction, i know, but watch the video and you'll get what I'm saying.

Innerpartysystem - American Trash from PENTA on Vimeo.

HAVE YOU SEEN?: SHE WANTS REVENGE "MUST BE THE ONE"

The new video for She Wants Revenge's "Must Be The One," which was directed by the band's singer Justin Warfield, features a very familiar face... recognize the mom?



It's Deborah Foreman! AKA Julie from Valley Girl!!!!!



Valley Girl is one of THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME. If you haven't seen it, go home NOW and watch it on Netflix.

Not only does Nicolas Cage look AMAZING in the movie playing a valley punk, but the soundtrack is also INCREDIBLE:



The Valley Girl soundtrack is almost as incredible as the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack, which umm... Justin Warfield is ALSO FEATURED IN!

Remember that song "Pretty Piece of Flesh" by One Inch Punch? Justin raps on that:


Anyway, I really hope that my brother Lawrence isn't the only person who gives a fuck that Deborah Foreman is in the SWR video. The end.

BLAST FROM THE PAST

Karen tweeted this via JasonRNewman... this is from we were in URB Magazine's Next 100 To Watch list:



Come see us DJ on Friday at Tribeca Grand. 10pm - 2am. Yay.

HAVE YOU SEEN?: FRIENDLY FIRES "LIVE THOSE DAYS TONIGHT"

Everyone seems to be talking about Friendly Fires' appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night... mainly due to the singer's dancing. Gurj had seen them at SXSW and said he danced like me, but everyone online seems to think he dances like Elaine Benes.



And the Elaine:


When I saw them in the summer of 2009 at Le Poisson Rouge I just remember him dancing like the party came from his body. I fell in love with them because of their song "Kiss of Life."

DJING ON FRIDAY

Hello Friends!

The Tarts of Pleasure (aka me and KarenPlusOne) will be DJing upstairs at the Tribeca Grand on Friday from 10pm-2am. The Drums will be playing a free show downstairs. Please come by!

HAVE YOU HEARD?: "BOB DYLAN" COVERING "FRIDAY" BY REBECCA BLACK

Obviously this isn't really Bob Dylan, but this version of the track kind of puts a whole new prospective on the song. Also the line "gotta have my bowl," sounds kind of... different in this context:



(i made the photo composite myself!)

HAVE YOU HEARD?: SLOWED DOWN "FRIDAY"

Rebecca Black's "Friday" is about 2 hours away from being old meme, but there's something about this slowed down version of the track -- reminiscent of Sigur Ros's finest work -- that draws me in. Like the Devil disguised as a Syrian Jap strolling on Ocean Parkway talking about the uy-gay she's dating who has a store... I feel like I'm being happily brainwashed.

DJING AGAIN!

Tomorrow night The Tarts of Pleasure (aka Me and KarenPlusOne) are DJing again at the Anchor Bar to celebrate Matt Rubano's Birthday!

Come celebrate! Come dance to lots of brit pop, 90s indie, 00's indie, and only good music.

Anchor Bar
310 Spring Street (NYC)
10pm - 2am