I hadn’t been giving Little Boots too much time, as it was just sounding too poppy for me. But then I heard these:
Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat
Both are great synthy pop, with just enough synth stuff for my tastes now. Stuck On Repeat was produced by Joe Godard of Hot Chip, and you can tell. great stuff. Bigstereo describes it as “Moroder does Kylie”, which is about right.
Yay! Dengue Fever have confirmed their Sugar Club date on Nov 15th. good news!
In other news, myself and about 20 mates (srsly) went to see Fujiya and Miyagi last Sat in the Spiegeltent. It was good fun; F&M are a little monotonous IMO, but the venue is fantastic, and combined with the great weather and good beers, mucho fun was had.
FUCKSTICKS!!!
Kraftwerk-Change of Venue
Original Venue: Luggala
Rescheduled Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham
POD Concerts announce change of venue for A DAY IN THE LIFE with Kraftwerk due to adverse weather conditions.
Pod Concerts regret to announce that due to extreme weather conditions causing the river at Lough Dan to burst its banks on the Luggala Estate, Co. Wicklow today, the Kraftwerk concert, scheduled for the 13th September will now be held in the grounds of Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin.
With adverse weather conditions forecasted for the forthcoming week making production and build of site impossible, Promoter John Reynolds declared;
“I am personally deeply disappointed that this event can not take place on the Luggala Estate which is one of the most awe inspiring and breathtaking locations in Ireland. However due to the unprecedented rainfall and the nature of the site being a natural valley, the subsequent waterlogging conditions, have made it impossible to prepare Luggala for a concert for the general public.”
Tickets for this event will still be valid for Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on 13th September, a unique and historical city centre venue, which played host to the hugely successful Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop and Morrissey concerts earlier this year. Because of the nature of this site, it considerable less vulnerable to flooding and such adverse weather conditions. The ticket price for A DAY IN THE LIFE included a bus transfer to and from Luggala estate, Co. Wicklow, concert holders will now be refunded the bus fare of €20 on presentation of their ticket on the day of the show. Alternatively a full refund is available to ticket holders who do not wish to attend Kraftwerk at Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
Though the venue has changed A DAY IN THE LIFE will remain at intimate capacity of 4,999 in a specially installed tented structure. Door times will remain the same opening at 3pm and finishing at 11.30pm.
Pod Concerts would like to take this opportunity to announce a new introduction to the line up for A DAY IN THE LIFE. Hailing from Los Angeles, Lucent Dossier are the internationally acclaimed theatre collective that wowed Electric Picnickers last weekend with their apocalyptic steamboat providing a unique glimpse into the avant garde tribal culture that has captured the curiosity of the world. Lucent Dossier will be performing twice during A DAY IN THE LIFE in a spectacular purpose built dome.
Dammit. I was really looking forward to Luggala. :( I’m not sure I’m into this if it’s not going to be happening there — I may cancel my tickets now. ARGH.
Quite liking Fan Death. They’ve got this interesting Hercules and Love Affair vibe going on, with string instruments being used to play house melodies.
In fact this one:
Fan Death - When The Money’s Right
reminds me of this:
Williams Fairley Band - Can U Dance? (DJ Fast Eddie cover)
ie. the acid brass cover of Fast Eddie’s classic techno tune:
DJ Fast Eddie - Can U Dance? (1988)
This one’s really got the Glass Candy feeling going on:
BTW the name has a pretty crazy source, from a popular delusion in South Korea that a fan running in an enclosed space will consume the air and cause death. Those crazy South Koreans!
