Album I am listening to this week...

"KLAXONS"

- Love Frequency -

AWESOME!  AWESOME!  AWESOME! 

A friend of mine told me that they have a copy of the album at Amoeba.  So I went the next week and grabbed it.  At first, I was not sure if I wanted to spend a lot on an import and I was not crazy about the single either that they put out.  I said, "Fuck It! It's the Klaxons!".  

I got home.  Popped it in my computer.  Heard and repeated almost every track on the album.  The first, two tracks I was in and I fell in love with the single too.  

WORTH MY TOP $$$!  

WHiTE.LiES (LiVE!) @ECHOPLEX (Los Angeles, CA)

White.Lies

Culture Collide

Saturday

October.9.2010

I am here early and there is a band up there and all the members are wearing sunglasses. It must be really BRIGHT up there since the lights on stage are dim. Groovy. I went to the shirt stand and once again, no White Lies T-shirt. DAM! I was hoping they would have some or at least a sticker. Oh well. I guess they do not need money. I left the shirt table and I went to see if they let you go upstairs, they blocked it off. They should let us roam around. JERKS!

I decided to sit down because none of these bands are catching my interest, so far. I guess I was taking alot of the sofa space that these girls decided to join me. They where funny. They where both from Orange County (I asked because they where so direct and I knew they where not from here). They came to the show just to have fun. They have not heard of any of the bands. A friend told them to go see White Lies and I told them; "Good friend and good choice". They left to get more drinks and they where kind enough to ask if I wanted one, but I said "no". Rock on O.C. girls. The last band announced they last song, so I got up and headed to the front. While I was walking to the main stage, I noticed that its not as busy as it was yesturday. Why is that? Who knows, but I think White Lies are good as Klaxons. Which, I can not wait to hear new stuff from "White Lies".

It was easy to get to the front and I noticed alot of ladies up here. I am watching the roadies set up the stage and I see that they have an extra synth and a microphone from last time I saw them. They added a new member and are they going Editors? They taped the playlist on the floor and I see that they are gonna open up with two new songs, COOL. Next to the playlist I noticed other papers on the floor and it looks like lyrics. We might be getting a sneak peak of the new songs live today. Sweet.

AWESOME performance once again! The new tracks sounded very promising. They did not change much (which is great because I thought they where gonna go Editors on us), they are still this moody dark rock band with a new member on guitar and synth. I loved when they played there old stuff because you heard people singing along to every note with Harry McVeigh (lead vocals and guitar). Then we had this crazy guy shouting some songs to play, like, E.S.T. (they did not play). They payed no attention, but the crowd went wild when they played "Unfinished Business". YES! Even though the crowd was mellow (no crazy drunks or some a$$hole pushing there way to the front) they where into it, even when they played the new stuff. They closed the night with "Farewell to the Fairground". What a perfect song to end this night. AWESOME SHOW!

KLAXONS (LiVE!) @ECHOPLEx (Los Angeles, CA)

KLAXONs

Culture Collide

Friday

October.8.2010

This is the first time Filter Magazine does this event called "Culture Collide" and so far, it's a good turn out. They have bands playing at The Echo, Spaceland, Taix and The Standard Hotel Downtown. It's a small music festival with a very big international band line-up. I got my wristband yesterday in the afternoon just to bet the rush. It's a good deal, only 20 bucks to see a bunch of bands in four days, but I am only here for the headliners; Klaxons, White Lies and Tokyo Police Club. Tonight is Klaxons and I can not wait to hear the new stuff. It's been what, 2 or 3 years since there last album and to see them back at the EchoPlex?!?! AWESUME! Crystal Castles opened up (that's when they where.....who is this band) for them.

I arrived early because the wristband does not guarantee you entrance if the venue is full. It's pretty first come first serve. So I am here early and no line to get in (thank God). When I stepped in to the EchoPlex there was a band called Suuns already playing that reminded me of HomeVideo. Not bad. After there last song, I went to the T-shirt stand and I bought a Klaxons shirt. After I got my shirt, I noticed that you can go to The Echo. Awesum! We are able to walk around both venues, cool. When I went up there, the next band went on and I left back downstairs. AWFUL. Even the band that was playing downstairs was not for me, but they where at least better. When they where over I wanted to go back up stairs to catch The White Lies DJ set, but they closed it off!?!? FCVKRs! I am stuck here until midnight, when Klaxons go on. DAM!

Klaxons hit the stage around 12:15am. Strike 1. When they came out, they did not wear there 2010 New Romantics outfits, FCVKRs! That's strike 2. But they did a killer show. The new stuff sounded GREAT live and the old stuff sounded fresh. I was surprised that the crowd was a bit tame. That was cool for me, but I was very surprised about that. I thought someone would get crazy and start a pit or something, but nothing. Not even a glow stick was present. Nice. The last song they played was "It's Not Over Yet" and they almost hit a home run with this show but they got a strike 3. No encore and people booed. It was sure over.

KLAXONS -Surfing The Void-

This album by KLAXONS "Surfing The Void" took me a couple of listens to get use to. When I heard the first track "Echoes", I was......okay. Then "The Same Space" (second track), I was......okay. When I was done with the album I was, "I need to listen to it again, this time with my headsets". That's when it all changed. Pretty good album. Ross Robinson (Producer who worked with Korn, Limp Bizkit, At the Drive-In and so on) did a good job with this album. It has this really cool Psychedelic-Hard Rock feel that it's not that hard but it has a punch to the songs. I recommend if you are a true Klaxons fan.

ARCTiC.MONKEYs (LiVE!) @the.Hollywood.Palladium

I was so Xcited 2 C this show w/the.KLAXONs......BUT!......yea......there is a BUT. When it came closer 2 the date of the event......there was a change on the bill......WITH OUT A NOTICE! Cum on. They should FCVKN post this SH*T. I 4got what paper I saw that said "The Like". What the FCVK! This horrible band is still around?. I know why they R added........this is BULLSH*T......cum on. Let sum1 bettr 2 fit this bill......that @least stuggled.......don't give us this BULLSH*T band 2 replace the.KLAXONs.So yea. No post on why the.KLAXONs where a no show. I wanted 2 hear the new music that was scrapped up and put away. This is why i am here. I am not here 4 ARCTiC.MONKEYs, they bore me. I am here 4 the.KLAXONs. They throw a good show. So pretty much i was pissed when it was confirm that the.KLAXONs where a no. I really did not wanna go 2 this show aftr that. I could of gone 2 C YEAH.YEAH.YEAHs w/YACHT in Pomona. BUT! that concert was SOLD OUT! that wood of been FUN & BETTR!. DAM! So i went in when the.LiKE went off the stage and headed 2 the stage. WOW!.......this concert is.......SOLD OUT?! I looked around and it look less people in here cumpared 2 FRANZ concert. I guess. So.......ARCTiC.MONKEYs hit the stage and they BORED ME! all they do is stand around and do there thing. BUT.......the good thing, the new album (that I careless about) sounded good live. Not a huge fan of the new album.......it's dark and this band is NOT DARK! this band is about havin a good time......They R still young and they should stick w/that until they hit 30. Then sing the dark stuff. Thats just my opinion. @least they closed it w/505. nice.After the A.M's show, I headed 2 MR.BLACK. I got there and it was no NYCity MR.BLACK. what do U Xpect.......this is LAME LA anyway. Clean and perfect.......MR.WHiTE?......mayB?

ViDEO:

"505"