Spoon & White Rabbits @ Mount Vernon (April 24, 2009)

Last Saturday, as a heat wave swept across DC, Spoon got everyone on their feet while ringing in the Spring season. White Rabbits opened for Spoon at the Spring Fling Outdoor Concert, held at the George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus. White Rabbits were a hit with their songs "Percussion Gun" and "First Song (Untitled)". Although many students at the University hadn't heard many songs by either artists, Spoon had the students dancing in 95 degrees. As soon as Spoon played The O.C. favorite, "I Turn My Camera On", everyone in the crowd starting screaming the words. I was happy to hear "I Summon You", one of my all time favorite songs, perfect for an outdoor concert. Spoon made a splash with their encore of another O.C. favorite "The Way We Get By", which proceeded with lead singer, Britt Daniel, asking the crowd if anyone could help them get some weed because "we get high in back seats of cars". 

Chilling backstage during soundcheck (the benefits of interior design: hanging out with bands)

Free spoon bags and shirts! 

White Rabbits

Spoon's Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar)

Spoon's Rob Pope (bass, keyboard) 

The very sexy guy playing music, but not in the band

Spoon's Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, back-up vocals)

diet COKE head

Last Friday I ventured on the L train over to Brooklyn with Mandy and Andy (rhyming is so cute, right). After walking in the complete wrong sketchy direction, we finally found Brian Migliore, otherwise known by his DJ name, SKITSNYGG, standing on a corner with my friend Matt Brown, waiting to play his second show of the night. Skitsnygg was accompanied by Anton Glamb, Hiro the Jap, and Heartsrevolution. It was a night of amazing music, free beer & pizza, jumping through windows, and even some fights broke out. Plus a random Brooklyn house party in Bushwick to follow.

Download Skitsnygg's mixtape below. I've listen to it all the way through three times, and I can't stop. It's amazing!!

Download: SKITSNYGG Mixtape 

Check out SKITSNYGG's myspace here. 

HIRO THE JAP

tunes i <3: DATAROCK

It has been 4 years since the release of the self titled debut album. But the Norwegian duo, DATAROCK, has revealed that their highly anticipated sophomore album RED will be released September 1st, including their recently released first single "Give It Up". Hopefully they can still bring the funky sounds of their previous hits "Fa-Fa-Fa" & "Sex Me Up" to their new album. 

Left click the links below to download remixes of their new single "Give It Up" or buy the original on iTunes.

Datarock - Give It Up (Kissy Sell Out Remix)

Datarock - Give It Up (Fan Death Rework) 

For more on the album, visit Trashed.com. 

Good Job Yoshio

YOSHIO SUNDADA is a Japanese student who arrived in Los Angeles, California in October 2007 i hopes to study the English language, and experience life in America. During his studies he found himself submerged in the DIM MAK music scene he had never known to exist. He started following parties thrown by STEVE AOKI and DIM MAK. Steve and several Dim Mak staff members began noticing a particular young Japanese man who would be at every event an decided to hire Yoshio as an Intern for Dim Mak in June 2008. Yoshio is actually the cutest thing ever and you need to watch the show. 

Watch Episode 1.1 "People Poo Poo For Me" below!!! 

"GOOD JOB YOSHIO" Show For DIM MAK TV!

tunes i <3: RYE RYE & M.I.A.

New RYE RYE single featuring M.I.A., "Bang" was released this week. In case you didn't know, RYE RYE was the first artist signed to M.I.A.'s label, N.E.E.T. Left click the link below to download. 

Rye Rye & M.I.A. "Bang"