The London-based duo of Galia Durant and Carim Clasmann, known professionally as Psapp (pronounced “sap,”), will be releasing their new album, The Only Thing I Ever Wanted, on June 6th. Preview tracks Hi, Tricycle, and Wet Box thanks to our BFF’s at Domino Records.
On Tour with José González who we hear likes to party big time:
June 14 – KCRW in LA – Morning Becomes Eclectic 11 am PST
June 16 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
June 17 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s
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The Setting:
3 AM, A wet, but warm late night, or should we say early morn, in the Bronx. Def Jukie Rob Sonic finds himself, as he has many times, at his favorite joint, The Telicatessen. His head in his hands, elbows on the table, over a cup of the blackest cup of Joe this side of 110th Street, he recounts the events to the evening.
Earlier That Night:
A blowout party downtown was taking place in the honor of slain sucker MCs. Rob place at the bar was firmly in place when a hand drops on his left shoulder. As he turns to find no one there he returns face forward to a small box on the bar. “What the … “
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Check out the new WAS video we like to call Rocky VI on quicktime or window’s media. TKO’s and KO’s for everyone!
We Are On Tour:
5/26 – Victoria, BC – Sugar
5/27 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom SOLD OUT
5/28 – Seattle, WA – Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch Festival
5/29 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
5/31 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield SOLD OUT
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Like the catchy, creative, ass-shakingly amazing funk/hip-hop from Baltimore? Listen to Spankrock’s album YoYoYoYoYo on AOL radio. Or stream on MySpace. The band description on MySpace: “Fat girls in a hot tub, popping bubbly, after a long night of playing slots at Caesar’s Palace. We sound like the X rated Motorcycle Diaries meets Kweli on crystal meth!”
Be sure to take the Spankbus to Partytown:
May 25 – Leeds – Hi Fi Club
May 26 – Manchester – Roadhouse
May 27 – Newcastle – Digital
May 28 – Nottingham – Dot Dot Fest
June 1 – Copenhagen – Rust
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So you’re at home and you’ve just polished off a delicious box of Lucky Charms. After spending a minute to reflect on the satisfaction that those frosted oats and colored marshmallows give you, do you immediately strap on your shoes and rush to your local grocer to pick up the generic version? You know, the one that’s on the lowest shelf and comes in a plastic bag and it’s called Magical Shapes or some bullshit? Wait, you do? Well, then I think I know a band you might like.
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… is the name of the new project from multi-talented Erlend Oye (King of Convenience). Check out the site for a nice preview of the music h’s making now, which sounds great, and a little video tour of Berlin.