Jamesss added all this:

I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY

Mi ami

Fuuuuck, this song rules. Mi Ami carry this pounding rhythm for over 6 minutes here, without losing any of it’s original steam.

NOTHING HURTS

Male bonding

So if you have read this column at all regularly, you’ll notice I’ve got a bit of a semi for British 3-piece Male Bonding. Their simplistic pummel has been pretty joyous to my ears over the last year or so.

Fri 23 Apr

Fleet FM calling for donations to clear a little debt, sadly going off air for a bit
Autechre here later in the year…?
BOOHOO. Can we please be blacklisted by Warners too?
“Don’t worry, he’ll realise the irony soon.” Strange world when Hitler becomes the poster boy for free speech
Fundraiser on the Tugboat, May 8th for Women’s [...]

GETTIN UPPERZ

Gettin Upperz

T54 are a band from Christchurch. They used to be called Joe Sampson and the T54. They played at Glastombury, which was effectively a microcosm of the messiest parts of CALH, over New Years 2009 vs 2010.

Thu 1 Apr

Sets is playing in THE BUCKET FOUNTAIN on April 17th!! Pretty sure this one isn’t an April Fools, either….
New Ghost Wave track, Gold, right here – Cleany goodness

Sat 20 Mar

Papaiti Records have put up some bootlegs of recent Nevernudes, Street Chant and Grayson Gilmour sets in Wellington… just sayin’
29th April, by the way.. Who’s it gonna be? Vampire Weekend in Auckland or Simple Minds in Auckland?!! TOO HARD.
Only just realised this, but RIP to the butterxface blog! Babes. And the GIF of Bill Murray [...]

LATIN AMERICA

Holy Fuck

So it’s not as intense as, say Frenchys, but Holy Fuck still churn out a bit of tension here in their new single, Latin America.

sunday

Riddle for the day: Have The Mint Chicks broken up because of a fight post-Pixies?

ALWAYS LEFT BEHIND

Always left behind

Okay I think I first heard this at the Mount Pleasant / With Moths / Rhinoceros extravaganza at Watusi approximately a month ago (that was a p. cool show by the way, too many Phil Elverum vibes to count), and it’s almost disturbing in it’s fidelity to the original…

Mon 8 Mar

Mark Linkous, of Sparklehorse, committed suicide. Sad face.
What do Lil Jon, the RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal and Joe Jonas have in common?? Uh, the new Vampire Weekend video…
Golden Axe, Thought Creature, Old Grey Wolf at Mighty Mighty this Saturday!! Gameboy in yr grille suckazz
Woahwoah according to the Matablog, Cold Cave are now playing with ex-members of [...]