The Forms Hit The Road

Brooklyn's The Forms have just released their follow-up to their debut, Icarus, a myth and subject matter that is of great personal interest. It's good that atop of that, it's a great record. Luckily for you, they're heading out on tour, so be sure to catch them.

October 30 – Cake Shop – New York, NY (Record Release party w/Patter Is Movement)
November 1 – Lava Lounge – Pittsburgh, PA
November 2 – Pearl Nightclub – Dayton, OH
November 3 – Permanent Records – Chicago, IL (2 PM In-store performance)
November 3 – Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL
November 4 – Elbow Room - Ypsilanti, MI
November 5 - The Rosebud - Grand Haven, MI
November 6 – Omaha or Lawrence
November 7 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MI
November 8 – Bluebird Café – St Louis, MI
November 9 – Cowboy Monkey – Champaign, IL
November 10 - Lola's - Tulsa, OK
November 13 – San Diego or Long Beach
November 14 – The Scene - Los Angeles, CA
November 15 – 3 of Clubs – Hollywood, CA
November 16 – Rounders - Santa Cruz
November 17 – The Speakeasy Lounge – Sacramento, CA
November 19 – The Funhouse – Seattle, WA
November 20 – Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR

Audible: The Forms - "Knowledge In Hand"
Audible: The Forms - "Bones"
MySpace: The Forms
Purchase: The Forms on iTunes

I <3 Teh Internetz0rz

I love the Internet. It saddens me that Burma and Nepal are experiencing a region-wide Internet shutdown due to its governments, but I also know that my ability to really empathize and understand what sort of a social climate is going on there is so far. We, as Americans, are far more privileged on the Internet, regardless of how much further we have to come.

+DJ Rupture discusses the recent shutdown of OiNK [here]

But as far as social networking sites and aggregator/bookmark sites that enable users to note, clip, share, edit and add...well, it just makes my world go round.

Netvibes: the only "desktop" you'll ever need
Yelp: addictive, everything Yahoo! Yellow Pages wished it were
Picnik: aside from designers, photographers and other pro's, no light-user/blogger needs to worry about pirating Photoshop ever again!
Flickr: It's just wonderful, but hard to love it so when, like me, your digital camera is dead
Twitter: because your ego - the part of it that believes that your every insignificant thought or fancy is relevant - needs to be stroked sometimes
Google: was going to say Gmail, but that'd be ruling out Documents, Alerts, Images and the almighty Calendar

That's about it. I'd recommend subscribing to Rupture on Netvibes. Netvibes, netvibes, netvibes...

Jakobínarína : The Next Big Thing (no, really...)

Happy Monday...back to work. I want to give you all something to check out, but I'm so swamped that I will have to get back to you all. I will say this: 2008 is the year for Jakobínarína in America.

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jakobinarina

R. Kelly .::. Drunk 'n Pissed

Someone just said "R. Kelly - contemporary genius"

As a bit fan of Trapped In the Closet, well, yeah. But THIS...incredible.



BITCH I WISH YOU WOUUUUUULD BURN MAH MUTHAFUCKING CLOWTHTHEES...WIT CHO TRIFLIN' ASS!

MIT CRANKS DAT SOULJA BOY with DJ Lone Wolf

now that's the kind of guy you want makin' your breakfast

Tomorrow (Wednesday), a few awesome folks of Boston are taking on the viral initiative and hosting their very own Soulja Boy dance lesson - right outside of MIT Building 54. Atlanta has gone crazy for this track, but a recent video popped up on YouTube where Soulja actually works out a four minute instructional video in a drained swimming pool with no musical accompainment.


MIT CRANKS DAT SOULJA (a.k.a. Supaman That Hoe)
Wednesday, October 3rd
Outside Building 54
5:30 - 6:30pm

Crank Dat Soulja Boy Instructional Video


The MIT take on it is presented by Boston's own DJ Lone Wolf, who hosts a monthly night at Milky Way in JP of streetcorner dance music from the world's basements, living rooms, lawns, and MySpace pages. Dirty south dance crazes, screwed slow jams, juke remixes, and dancehall versions.

One more time...

MIT CRANKS DAT SOULJA (a.k.a. Supaman That Hoe)
Wednesday, October 3rd
Outside Building 54
5:30 - 6:30pm

From LoneWolf via Facebook: "We are gathering as many people as possible to CRANK DAT SOULJA BOY at MIT! We will teach everyone the dance steps. No experience necessary! Lab coats, safety glasses, and other stereotypical garb encouraged!"

Wah wahhh.

This should be really awesome.


MySpace: DJ Lone Wolf
Boston Phoenix: Playlist w/ Lone Wolf

SNL + Aphex Twin

Andy Samberg + Adam Levine sample Aphex Twin in a rap digital short for "Iran So Far."



Wonder what Richard D. James thinks...

Radiohead = Spines Of Steel

Hello everyone.
Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days;
We've called it In Rainbows.
Love from us all.
Jonny

I'm going to go ahead and assume you've all heard the news. Radiohead is completely sticking it to the music industry, and for a band of their legend, they are doing one of the ballsiest things I've ever seen a band do. This completely makes Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam's anti-Ticketmaster stunt seem like child's play. [read more...]

Also, the automated response to any and all contacting their publicity firm in regards to advances is:
"There will be no advances, promotional copies, digital streams, media sites, etc. of RADIOHEAD's In Rainbows.

Everyone in the world will be getting the music at the same time: Oct. 10. That includes us. We don't have anything to play anyone in the nine days until the record is available. Everyone at nasty has put his or her order in and just to clarify: you are not being asked to pay for a promo (as some have inquired). you can pay nothing or as much or as little as you want.

There will be no promotional copies of the discbox either, as each discbox is being made to order. Sorry."

Brilliant! How "nasty"...