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as summer festival announcements turn to fall
A festival with Justice and Devotchka as the headliners? Where's the Jay-Z or Joe Jackson? Where's the Weiland? The ironically named Monolith Festival, which will hit Red Rocks Ampitheater on Sept. 13 and 14, is keeping the scale kind of small, but kind of awesome as well. TV On The Radio, CSS, Del The Funkee Homosapien, and bands with even less name recognition may not pull in the suburbanites, but it should make for an enjoyable show. Lineup after the jump.
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Monolith Festival Seemingly Comfortable With Indie-Intensive Lineup
A festival with Justice and Devotchka as the headliners? Where's the Jay-Z or Joe Jackson? Where's the Weiland? The ironically named Monolith Festival, which will hit Red Rocks Ampitheater on Sept. 13 and 14, is keeping the scale kind of small, but kind of awesome as well. TV On The Radio, CSS, Del The Funkee Homosapien, and bands with even less name recognition may not pull in the suburbanites, but it should make for an enjoyable show. Lineup after the jump.
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listening station
Those of you who lived through the '90s, when "alternative music" broke and was subsequently broken, may remember the unfortunate cycle endured by a few bands who stormed out of the gate with a strong first single: The song would be inescapable, the album would be mostly decent, and the follow-up would sound like the band in question had all of its edges shaved off by producers, executives, and self-made delusions Apparently the Brazilian glam-punk band CSS, known by many as "that band from the iPod Touch ad" but who I hold near and dear to my ears because of the still-infectious "Alala," is now in stage three of that evolution.
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CSS' Creative Path Is Littered With The Corpses Of Bygone Alt-Rock Stars
Those of you who lived through the '90s, when "alternative music" broke and was subsequently broken, may remember the unfortunate cycle endured by a few bands who stormed out of the gate with a strong first single: The song would be inescapable, the album would be mostly decent, and the follow-up would sound like the band in question had all of its edges shaved off by producers, executives, and self-made delusions Apparently the Brazilian glam-punk band CSS, known by many as "that band from the iPod Touch ad" but who I hold near and dear to my ears because of the still-infectious "Alala," is now in stage three of that evolution.
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CSS bassist Ira Trevisan has left the infectious Brazillian dance-pop group. "I decided to move forward and dedicate more of my time to fashion and other projects. Just a big change of priorities, as I will never stop playing music. I am also a bit worried about climate change. People should care more and do something about it. I decided to fly less. CSS will always be in my heart. They said goodbye to their bass player, but they won a new life time fan. In health and sickness, in happiness and so forth. Blah blah blah, so help us God. " The band's drummer, Adriano, will now play bass, with a session drummer filling in for live performances. Also, the "Blah blah blah" part is a direct quote. [CSS' MySpace Blog]
totally pathetic dept.
The above clip for Cansei de Ser Sexy's "Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex" isn't an official clip by the Brazilian glitch outfit—it was made by an Italian music blogger who decided to take some viral-video contest footage and set it to the song that was made middlingly famous by an iPod Touch ad a few months back. Somehow, the clip has become the most-watched video in the history of YouTube, racking up 89,750,739 views and overtaking the (really stupid) "Evolution Of Dance" for the top spot. Lest you think that this success is a testament to the power of Apple's music placement, Andy Baio at waxy.org is here to let you know: The clip may have actually cheated its way to the top. No, really. This is what the world has come to, everyone. More »
CSS Inadvertently Implicated In Gaming Of YouTube Charts
The above clip for Cansei de Ser Sexy's "Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex" isn't an official clip by the Brazilian glitch outfit—it was made by an Italian music blogger who decided to take some viral-video contest footage and set it to the song that was made middlingly famous by an iPod Touch ad a few months back. Somehow, the clip has become the most-watched video in the history of YouTube, racking up 89,750,739 views and overtaking the (really stupid) "Evolution Of Dance" for the top spot. Lest you think that this success is a testament to the power of Apple's music placement, Andy Baio at waxy.org is here to let you know: The clip may have actually cheated its way to the top. No, really. This is what the world has come to, everyone. More »
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Gorilla vs. Bear has a new track from CSS, the impeccably styled Brazilian dance-attack band that cranked out one of last year's best singles, "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above." On this BBC radio-session excerpt, the group covers L7's Clinton-era classic "Pretend We're Dead," which is further proof that the '90s alt-rock revival is upon us; by next week, we fully expect to hear Amy Winehouse covering Elastica covering Wire.
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Listening Station: CSS Tries To Shoot Off Some Sparks
Gorilla vs. Bear has a new track from CSS, the impeccably styled Brazilian dance-attack band that cranked out one of last year's best singles, "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above." On this BBC radio-session excerpt, the group covers L7's Clinton-era classic "Pretend We're Dead," which is further proof that the '90s alt-rock revival is upon us; by next week, we fully expect to hear Amy Winehouse covering Elastica covering Wire.
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