ZOLA.JESUS LiVE! @the.ECHO (Los Angeles, CA)

There was a huge line to get in even though you where on will call. The line moved quick and once I was in, it is light in here. Of course they are playing the Creatures and a couple of Sioux songs & early Joy Division (Warsaw). So far I like the crowd. All in black and some are wearing white powder makeup. So Goth it is 2nite. It feels af if I just stepped into the early 80s until the opening band came out. Now it feels like I just stepped into some crazy 70's space age $H*T. This band came out wearing these space age outfits. The sound was very 70s cheesy rock. I looked into the crowd and I see some older people In the crowd. This band is s trip. I have no idea if this band is new or old. Everyone up there looks young except the guitarist. He looks like he is pushing 70. When I arrived at home I looked up that crazy band and there name is The Fancy Space People. The older guy in the group was Don Boles of The Germs. That explains the crowd. Rock on and pack it in.
Zola Jesus went on around 12:20am (so Goth) and they where good. They are 3 members in the group. Both guys play the synthesizer. The lead singer was female. Nika Roza Danilova is her name and I loved that she kept walking back and forth alot on the stage like a witch. Well, she did look like one with her long blond hair and black dress with a little hunch. Nika kept on grabbing mic stands from the stage floor and putting them on the front. I guess she needed some props. Then she kindly put them away and grab a chair. She stood on it for awhile then put it away with the mic's. She was entertaining to watch. She even went into the crowd and did her thing. Walking back and forth like she was on stage. But I do not see why they compare her to Siouxsie Sue. Nika has her own thing going on here in Zola Jesus. I like it. Once again, they are from here (Arizona) and they are getting Huge press in England. They open up for Fever Ray in there European Tour. That's HUGE. Good for them. I would see them again. Is that "Cities in Dust" by Siouxsie & the Banshees? How funny. The venue played it after they got off stage. Funny.

MiDNiGHT.JUGGERNAUTs LiVE! @the.ECHO

When did they start having free cups of water at the Echo? I like it. You know I was standing by it & having my light beer. I looked into the crowd and saw a bunch of kids wearing Member Only jackets. They are still in and where there a sale on them? I just saw 5 of them pass by. I went to the show with my friend Ismael and his friend Danny who bought him the ticket for his birthday. They already had there buzz on and I was trying to play catch up. The 1st band went on and they where.....so we went to the patio. We hungout there until the next band went on. The venue started to get busy but the night was not sold out. The last time I saw Midnight Juggernauts was 2yrs ago, I think. I forgot. The latest album from them was not for me. They went in a different direction with this new album. Why do bands do that? Stick to what you know then experiment in 5 years. Just don't pull this artist curve $H*T. We went back in and saw this band called "White Apple Trees", not bad. The drummer is.....HOT! The 1st song was okay but the others had some good catchy electro beats. I like. I need to look them up. After there set we went back outside and I saw Dj Paul V. This guys is an a$$. I met him a couple of times and he was cool. I went to his clubs because he played some good $H*T. So any....one day, I sent him my podcast to see what he thinks. He wrote back (cool, I like that) and he gave me his feedback (cool). He liked what he heard but the beat-matching was not there yet (I knew that) and that was all he wrote. One day I went to a concert and he was the DJ. The music was good but the beat-matching was......OFF! Just recently I sent out emails of my latest artwork and he wrote back to me. I thought he wanted to buy one but that was not the case. He wrote: "can you please take me off your email list. Thanks". I was shocked and then I was mad. I was gonna write a nasty letter but I held back on it. I wrote back: "sure no problem. Can you do the same and I'll make sure to also stop going to your clubs. :)". What a DiCK. We are artist a$$hole! He could of just press delete and send my email to the trash. Then he wrote back and said, "I did not mean it in a mean way. Sorry". What ever Puta. I did not write back. So yea. He saw me and I saw him and he looked pathetic. I told Ish and his friend the story and they where surprised as well. He left.

The Juggernauts went on and they where good. They played there new stuff but the people danced to the old. Hint.

NEW! Podcast Mix

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(Podcast MiX.41)

.01. "Kelly Watch the Stars"_____AIR

.02. "Fool's Day"_____Blur

.03. "Lady Shave"_____Fad Gadget

.04. "The Spectator"_____The Bravery

.05. "On the Radio"_____Jay-Jay Johanson

.06. "Year of Silence"_____Crystal Castles

.07. "Cities In Dust"_____Siouxsie & The Banshees

.08. "Street Gang - (Atoc Remix)_____A.R.E. Weapons

.09. "Flying Turns"_____Crash Course In Science

.10. "Crocodiles In The Sky"_____I-F (Parallax Corporation)

.11. "Love Action (I Believe in Love)"_____Human League

.12. "Beep It"_____Cornelius

.13. "Gax"_____Boys Noize

.14. "Everything Is Fine"_____Adamski

.15. "Teach Me How To Dougie"_____Cali Swag District

.16. "I Feel It All (Gonzales Remix)"_____Feist

.17. "Since You're Gone"_____The Cars

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KELE (from Bloc Party) NEW! Solo album -The Boxer-

It's here and it's OKAY. The NEW solo album from KELE (lead singer of Bloc Party) is produced by XXXchange. When I heard the 1st single "Tenderoni" I was in. The video is a must watch as well. Then I heard he came out.....RIGHT ON! THEN, he hits the gym and got all buff on us. Check out the album cover......HOT! He called the album "The Boxer" because as a boxer, you have to rely on nobody else but yourself to achieve what it is you want to achieve. Even though you take hits, you have to keep focus on your priorities and keep going. AHHHHHH. Kele. I love U. But you are right. The album is......let's just say 2 1/2 stars. You tried. It's not that bad. But for sure, I am going to see you live in September at the Music Box w/Does It Offend You, Yeah? Now that's a awesum bill.

NEW! The Drums - The Drums

The Drums album is finally out (self-titled "The Drums") and is PURE SUMMER FUN SURF MUSIC. What a perfect album for this summer. Listening to the album it reminds me of this band from the 80's called "The Mighty Lemon Drops", but alive. The Mighty Lemon Drops had this dark sound to the band and The Drums reminds me of them, but in the opposite way. Happy. And you would think from listening to The Drums album that they are from London because they have that English sound, but they are from NYCity (of course), well Brooklyn. So, if you have not heard of them yet, you should and you MUST download this album. If you have not seen them live, it's a MUST! They played Spaceland last year and they kicked A$$! PURE Rock n' Roll fun.

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