I quite like this new single from the Pet Shop Boys but the video is a bit of a let down. The graphics used in it appeared briefly in their Brit Awards performance and, for me at least, were a real weak point of what was such an arresting visual performance. Unfortunately in the context …
Pet Shop Boys – Love Etc Video
0 CommentsEverything, Everything by Underworld is one of my favourite DVD’s of all time. Painstakingly put together over the course of a year, sliced together from lots of different performances around the world, the band constructed what they thought was the best possible re-creation of one of their live gigs for home watching and listening. They …
Underworld Live In Sydney NYE
0 CommentsThe Pet Shop Boys do their greatest hits in 10 minutes at the Brit Awards 2009, along with Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers! [Update 22/02/09] Apparently this medley was produced by Stuart Price aka Jacques Lu Cont, but I need to verify that somewhere. You will get the audio of this a bonus track if …
Pet Shop Boys at the Brits 09
1 Comments… or this could be hell. The Irish blogosphere jumps out of the screen and gets all 3D for one night only when a fury of bloggers gets together to play music at Soundcheck in Spy on Thursday (i.e. tomorrow or tonight depending on when you read this). Here’s the line-up: Nialler9 Jim Carroll Rick …
This Could Be Heaven…
2 CommentsDinosaurs Fucking Robots. It does exactly what it says on the tin. [Thanks to EgoEccentric]
Dinosaurs Fucking Robots
0 CommentsYou’ve got to love the simplicity of the page title of Cian’s website: “Cian McLoughlin, Painter.” And a very good painter he is. Or at least I like his work. Go and check it all out at http://www.cianmcloughlin.com/. [That's to Richie Jape for pointing this out.]
Cian McLouglin, Painter.
2 CommentsI know this has been mentioned everywhere today but just in case you live under a rock, this is Fever Ray’s new song When I Grow Up. Fever Ray is Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson, vocalist from the Knife (as if you couldn’t tell!). [Via OhhCrapp]
Fever Ray – When I Grow Up
0 CommentsWarning: Strobe Lighting Effects In Use!!! What SMD did next. I prefer the video to the music personally, but hurrah for the English spelling of Synthesise. [Via SundTrak]
Simian Mobile Disco – Synthesise
0 CommentsWill D.A.N.C.E. ever die? I can’t even begin to imagine how much money they’re getting for this… Where next for Justice? [Via PersonaSauna]
Justice, So-Me, Coke
0 CommentsI never got around to posting this – me and Romo being Art. There is a much more annoying animated gif version too. Head over to Synth Eastwood to check out more from the Cycles show and download the Synth Eastwood Band set that Simon put together.