GURLZ GONE WILD
Grimes, “Oblivion”
TRENDING
Christeene, “African Mayonnaise”
BENDING
Yeah this one came out a while ago but I thought they’d make a good pair. I can’t even start talking about everything going on visually, sonically and lyrically here so just absorb this. You could write a fucking thesis on this video. Actually, I know someone who did, sorta. If she comes to your hood, SEE IT. But…um, don’t wear anything nice.
COMPARE/CONTRAST/DISCUSS?
L.U.V. M.I.A.
Sorry Bey, you and them girls can eat some a this dust:
Been secretly waiting for this to be released as a single since I heard a snippet on the Vickileex mixtape a while back…I guess with that and the news of the Komen foundation restoring funding for breast cancer screenings, one can say that today is indeed a good day.
Oh, also there’s this cute tidbit from Madonna doing retro Madonna and throwing a baby, but really all I’m waiting for is for the extended Nicki/M.I.A. edit to drop, u kno, Kingdom style…
Hercules and Love Affair - “Visitor” (2010)
So even though “My House” is the new single off of the just-released (in England :/ ) Hercules record Blue Songs, my jam is “Visitor,” the darkest song on the album, which boasts a wide range of styles. My favorite is the euro-femme-top-bitch vocals during the breakdown, SO EPIC!
For those of us outside the British Isles, we’ll just have to stream the record on SoundCloud until it drops.
Also, gotta love the 90s Public Access realness in the “My House” video…the fake commercials had me gagging. A lot of new directions being explored by Herc right now, both sonically and visually. Loving it…though I do miss my girl Nomi! Guess we’ll just have to wait for the Jessica 6 album. More the merrier…
COM TRUISE - FAIRLIGHT (2010)
So a lot of folks are getting into this Blade Runner ish these days, but Com Truise is definitely someone at the head of the game. Simultaneously glittering and dark, the strangeness and precision of his craft make it much more than a throwback or a novelty…TRPPNBLLZ HERE
Also check some of his recent remixes of Twin Shadow and Franklin…aces.
Midnight Magic - “Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)” (2010)
OK, I admit it, 100 Days hasn’t been super Disco lately….here’s some new ish to bring us back a little bit. Really feeling how haunted the beginning is - wish that vibe came back around later in the track, but this is still a great jam for your winter PJ party….
Danielle Dax - “Bayou” (1990)
I’m always down for wacked out crazy women doing their thing-duh. I always forget about Danielle. Sorry, girl!! Been in this K hole for like a week…
XOXO
RITA
Crystal Castles - “Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)” (2010)
Whoo, gurl…still recovering from a big night out at the goth club. Some sick NIN remixes but no Crystal Castles, so I’ll be blasting this all day. I love these ‘full circle’ moments in music. Crystal Castles (always growing on me more and more), at the forefront of a new goth moment in love, calling on fairy godfather Robert Smith to do vocals for a cover of Platinum Blonde, a band that rode the success of the Cure’s new wave look and sound. Swish.
Happy November!
PLATINUM BLONDE - NOT IN LOVE (1984)