Wednesday, January 23, 2008

cLAy TV!! Moves to claytv.blogspot.com

SO, now that this train is a rollin' my main man behind the scenes, Elliot, has switched us over to claytv.blogspot.com

SO, go there from now on and bookmark me so up there on the top of your screen so you can see new videos and such everyday!!

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Rolling Blackouts!


SO, went to see my friend Daniel's band play the other night: Rolling Blackouts. They are getting some LA love lately and it's good because they are good damnit. They played with Thee Makeout Party from LA. They too are good and so was the show. Here is some live stuff from the two bands. And just for good measure I added a picture of me on that rad boat ride I went on a couple days ago. Sayonara!

Rolling Blackouts


Thee Makeout Party




Tuesday, January 22, 2008

COACHELLA 2008!!

Here is the line-up that has just been announced today. Whoa! I don't know what day to pick??? Do them all?? OR, not go at all?? Maybe the first day is the best, or... I am not too stoked about any of the headliners though. It's all about the little bands this year.
Friday, April 25:
Jack Johnson, The Verve, Racontuers,The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara,Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Múm,Pendulum, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight, Juggernauts,Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Minus The Bear, Spank Rock, dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip,Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santogold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky.i.am


Saturday, April 26:
Portishead, Kraftwerk, Deathcab For Cutie, Café Tacuba, Sasha and Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Devotchka, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter, Shakari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/Silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde de Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family,MGMT, Institubes DJs, Surkin, Para One and, Orgasmic, James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie

Sunday, April 27:
Roger Waters (of Pink Floyd)"Dark Side of the Moon" front to back, Love and Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dimitri From Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy F*ck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister with A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm From Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plasticines, Brett Dennen

Monday, January 21, 2008

Goldfrapp, Vampire Weekend, Efterklang

SO, three videos for you. The first in Goldfrapp with "A & E". It's a nice song, your girlfriend will dig it. I tried to post it a while back but they took it down, here it is again. It was directed by the same guy who did the Bat For Lashes Video which is so damn good. Second is Vampire Weekend doing "Mansard Roof" live in a van. It's good. Last is Efterklang with "Illuminant". This is the best video I have seen in 08'. It's pretty damn cool. C ya all later.


Goldfrapp: "A&E"


Vampire Weekend: "Mansard Roof"


Efterklang: "Illuminant"

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Japanese Mustache Boat Ride

SO, my little lady and I went on a boat ride today in Marina Del Rey. It was an all paid ride with soju wine and great food. It was a party for the second issue of this free magazine called JPY. It's about Japanese fashion in LA. My little lady is in the recent issue so we went to this thing. It was fun, there were a ton of models and shit. Here are some pics and two inspired videos, one from up and comer Cornelius from Japan (played Disney Center in dwtn LA last week and has a good new album) and funny boat stuff!!
Mustache on a boat.























































Cornelius-Fit Song(Great Video!!)



Friday, January 18, 2008

TURN IT UP!! CONVERGE!!

SO, stop trying to be so in touch with your intellectual self, stop trying to keep your music at moderate levels and stop being such a whimp. Listen to Converge!



Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Night Marchers!!!!!!

SO, one of my all time favorite musicians John Reis AKA Speedo (Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes etc..) has a new band, Night Marchers. They are playing in SoCal too!!
Feb 11th - Eagle Rock, CA @ All Star Lanes

The new one album comes out March 26.
So, just for you, three of his splendid videos with his splendid bands!
ps Thanks to Inflight At Night for the info!

Rocket from the Crypt - Sturdy Wrists


Drive Like Jehu-Caress LIVE


Hot Snakes-No Hands LIVE

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Crystal Castles and The Gossip

SO, here are two new videos for all ya all. The first is from Crystal Castles, they are playing The Roxy in March with Health. Can't wait for that one. Second is The Gossip. It's a neat video.



It's too big to fit here so here is the link.
The Gossip.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Me+The Soviettes+Toys That Kill=New Band

SO, I have been playing with Suzy and Sturgeon from The Soviettes and Sean from Toys That Kill. We have about 5 songs about ready. We have only practiced a couple times but the songs sound great. We will hopefully record sometime soon and get a myspace page and shit. But for now enjoy these rad ass videos!

The Soviettes - "Tonight"


The Soviettes - "Multiply & Divide"


The Soviettes - #1 Is Number 2


The Soviettes - "The Land of the Clear Blue Radio"


Toys That Kill - "Catholic Damage"

Toys That Kill - "Little Bit Stranger"

Sunday, January 13, 2008

ED BANGER Bangs!!

SO, I have been on this kick of electronic music for a while now. Back in college our crew was pretty much into punk/indie/sk8ing/drinking etc... That was in Fargo. Now, we had another crew that was based in St. Cloud, MN. These guys were into more of the drug/electronic/hippie type of shit. Or at least that was the impression I got. Whenever we would go there they would be playing Daft Punk records and whenever they came up to Fargo we would be playing Rocket From the Crypt records. SO, St. Cloud was my intro to dance music and it has carried over to the present. There is this recod lable out of Paris called ED BANGER. It is what Justice is on. Almost all of the DJs on it are sooo good. So here is your chance to here some of them. Go to NODATTA 's blog and get some for free or try Shareminer. It's good music for when you are doin' shit around the house.

DJ MEHDI


Busy P


Sebastian


Uffie (just a still picture and a great song, CHEEEZEE but great!)(She is the girl that sings "The Party" on the Justice album)


UFFIE, YOW ZA!







Mr. Flash (still pic and song)


Mr. Oizo


Oh, and Justice, but hey, I have them in about 5 other posts so not this time.
DANCE!!!!!!OR NOT!!!!!!

Saturday, January 12, 2008

F-M The Wisconsin Dells!!

SO, here is another live video of my old band The Wisconsin Dells. We played in Fargo,ND in the late 90's and 2000. Most of you know who we were because you are my friends but those of you from 31 different countries that watch cLAy TV!! we were good, damn good. See yourself. No..no..no we were just ok and having a f'n blast doin it. More than a band it was a community and lifestyle. It was great. Now for those of you who don't care about Fargo-Moorhead stuff then just go to an old post and watch your favorite video again and see ya tomorrow! OR, if don't know shit about Fargo besides that sweet movie called Fargo watch the second video. YEAH.
Here we are playing the Cinegrill in Fargo. The song is called Man Suit.


Friday, January 11, 2008

College Rock!

Chances are that if you went to college in the late/middle 90's you liked one of these bands a lot: Weezer and/or Jon Spencer's Blues Explosion. Well, I liked Weezer on their first two albums and Jon Spencer, well, Orange was a good album, right? Anyway, they are still going strong but in different bands. Here is Heavy Trash, Jon Spencer's new band, and Rivers Cuomo's new solo thang. They both are not that good really but for nostalgia, try smoking a bong load, eating a cold piece of pizza and crank these two songs. WHOA like totally 96' dude!



Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Came and Went....Test Icicles

I have been listening to Test Icicles for a couple years now, about as long as they have NOT been together and probably as long as they WERE together. Just as local bands in Fargo-Moorhead did, they got together, recorded a kick ass record, then broke-up. I still say to this day I have not heard the band I would like the best, because most bands don't ever really even make it around the track for me to see them. These guys are one of those bands. This is not really a new, cool, up and coming band. They are gone and have been for a while, their song came onto my iTunes shuffle and they resurfaced my brain. Sucks that they are done too, because I had tickets to see them at Spaceland.

R.I.P.