Check out La Roux and Heaven 17 performing together. Brilliant idea.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qbw9y/6_Music_Live_Heaven_17_and_La_Roux/
La Roux In Synth Heaven
February 2, 2010 by m000seWell, Ain’t That Allotta Love?!
January 27, 2010 by m000se
It’s like the floodgates of Marc’s musical river just opened up today and spilled love and happiness all over my desk! I just got notices of 3 amazing things today from three of my all time favorites
Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl is leaking some info about her upcoming 3rd solo CD on her Facebook page: “New album is to be called Love and Its Opposite. Will be released mid-May. As you probably know, the record was finished a little while ago, but the slight hold-up has been caused by contractual business. Having come to an agreement with Virgin, the album will be released on Ben’s Strange Feeling label, and in the US on the very lovely Merge label. Was recorded in Berlin and London. Produced by Ewan Pearson. Is 10 songs long – the PERFECT album length! (I was so cross when Out Of The Woods ended up having 11 songs….) Eight new songs by me, plus a cover of “Come On Home To Me” by Lee Hazlewood, and a cover of The Unbending Trees song “You are a lover.”"
a-ha is teasing their US fans this morning, that an announcement is forthcoming on some final US dates for their farewell tour: “Last July, Magne mentioned in a radio interview that a-ha would return to America in 2010, and fans have been waiting eagerly since then for news of US tour dates. The wait is almost over, and an announcement will be made next week! Back in 2005, a-ha played a single show in America, at Irving Plaza in New York on September 12. The concert sold out in 52 minutes and fans from all over the United States traveled to New York for the one-off show.This time around, expect more than one show – but that’s all we’re saying for now. Stay tuned for more information!”
and finally, my boy, Blake Lewis, who we’ve hyped countless times here and on the podcast, will be doing a DJ set and signing at Borderline Music in Chicago on 2/13 @ 2pm.
Parallox deserve Hotter
January 26, 2010 by m000se
In a time of internet overload where music fans like me actually have too much music to listen to, we often assume no stone has gone unturned in our favorite genre in respect to new music. At the click of a link, we’re connected to the newest Ukranian rock band or the hottest new Swedish rapper (yes, they do have them and they’re good). But sometimes the digital gods fail us and a band, who by all rights, should be superstars, falls through the cracks. Such is the case with the band Parralox who, despite some blogger hype, failed to make much of a mark on the face of pop music in 2009. Hopefully with their smoking hot second CD, State of Decay, the gorgeous duo of Brit AmyJackson and Aussie John Von Ahlen this crime will be remedied. 
From first listen this sleek electronic platter comes to life in the way Lady Gaga’s The Fame wanted to. And while comparisons to Ms GG and the divine Kylie Minogue are inevitable, one can’t help to hear that Amii might be the first person to tap into Madonna’s groove since Regina’s Baby Love. The poppy Two Hearts and single I Am Human harken to Madonna’s first couple albums with their infectious beats and instantly memorable lyrics, while Beautiful World and Peter sound like outtakes from the William Orbit years. Not that State of Decay is dominated by a “Madge” sound. Fans of European outfits like Client, Dubstar and Saint Etienne will also find comfort in cold, witty cuts like the new single Hotter (“You’re just what I’m looking for. I just wish you looked a little bit hotter”. So consider this a stone unturned for you. State of Decay deserves its time in the sun.
Hear the Arachnophobias remix of When The Walls Come Tumbling Down
Check out their sexy/funny video for the Shannon tinged Hotter
We’re in Print
January 20, 2010 by m000se
Starting this week, if you’re in Chicagoland, Dancing About Architecture is now a twice monthly column in Nightspots Magazine. This will be a companion to the blog, so if you’re already reading the blog, you’ll see some duplication. This week’s article is on PSB vs. Erasure.
Thanks to all you guys reading. It’s helped us launch this as well as the podcast in just 6 months! We couldn’t be more thrilled to be partnering with Windy City Media Group. Stay tuned, there’s still more in the works!
-Moose and Monkey
Two Divided By Zero Zero Zero
January 17, 2010 by m000se
Come join us this Friday the 22nd of January at Wild Pug for the battle!
Pop music fans love a music dominance battle. Prince vs. MJ, Kylie vs. Dannii, Madge vs. Gaga, ‘Priest vs. ‘Maiden, Billy Joel vs. a tree. But one musical rivalry has burned through the ages in our community with a big flame: Pet Shop Boys vs. Erasure. Growing up as a teen gay in the eighties, even before I came out, or before they came out, I knew there was something queer about these Read the rest of this entry »
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