FEATURED: New Gnarls Barkley video for "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" at the Downtown RCRD LBL blog
We saw Gnarls Barkley last month and it was totally amazing, and even though we'd seen them blow the roof off of venues before, there was something special about this last time. It could just be that their second album The Odd Couple, is chock full of the same neo soul jams that made their debut so enjoyable--double your pleasure, so to speak. In any case, the Downtown RCRD LBL blog has an MTV.com-powered stream of their new video, "Who's Gonna Sane My Soul" and it's a doozy. Enjoy!
VIDEO THRWBCK: Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (1969)
Our VIDEO THRWBCK '60s kick continues with another classic from the era (could we sound more like easy-listening radio DJs?), "Son of a Preacher Man", by Dusty Springfield. It's funny how homages and cinema can forever alter your perception of a piece of music: even since we saw Pull Fiction when it came out, this song became about sharp black bobs and snorting heroin, and not huge blond beehives and pearly whites. In any case, the song is amazing and Dusty's delivery is stunnning.
FEATURED: Gnarls Barkley at the Downtown RCRD LBL blog
Photo: Abbey Braden for Punk Photo/'Sup
The Downtown RCRD LBL blog has footage of Gnarls Barkley on The Late Show With David Letterman, performing “Going On”. It just so happens that we saw Gnarls play the 150th MySpace secret show at Irving Plaza the day before, and they totally killed it, despite the venue being about 70 million degrees Fahrenheit. Our buddy Abbey from Punk Photo took a bunch of pics, which you can find over at her blog.
EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD: The Heavy - Coleen (Alternate Take)
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This new version of The Heavy's "Coleen" for simplicity's sake should be titled "Coleen- With Attitude." This striped down acoustic version is most appropriate for a late-night retro diner that's cloaked in smoke and reeking of whiskey - with sticky leather seats and a surprise burlesque show every hour. In struts Kelvin Swamy in suit, collar up. His voice curls over heavy, hard power chords - each chord plunked to deliberately heighten the soul and blues. You're sitting in your seat- feeling like you lost your love or your love lost you and you start to shake your head slow to the beat – feeling like the song is calling your name. Just when you can't tell if the music or scotch is hitting you harder, the song ends, your cigarette is out, and you’re again alone in the dark. And you realize the song was hitting you harder. Welcome to the blues.
SOUNDS LIKE: Sly and The Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Gnarls Barkley
Download : The Heavy- Coleen (Alternate Take)
Gnarls Barkley Performs "Going On" on David Letterman
Check this awesome clip of Gnarls Barkley performing "Going On" last night on David Letterman. If you're in the NYC area, come and see Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo do a free stripped down set at 7pm at the Soho Apple store.
DOWNLOAD: KUDU - Boom Boom (DDPesh remix) + Suite Life (Carli remix)
A couple of years ago our friend Leslie came back from one of those shows you go to by yourself and can’t help but tell every living soul about for at least a week. Seriously, she was bugging out over this band, and told us she would have to burn us some of their stuff so we could get into it. So she did and we listened to it and thought it was amazing, like something that would be played in some futuristic space ghetto, like the underground city with the sketchy bar in Total Recall. Anyway, that’s how we were introduced to KUDU.
Years later, KUDU are still on top of their game, releasing today Back For More, a compilation of remixes by some of their (and our) favorite producers, including Drop the Lime, Armand van Helden, Sniden and more. We have three tracks for you guys today, all reworked by crème of the crop remixers: DDPesh, Carli and the legendary Curtis Vodka. Each track is a voyage through a auditory wormhole of early-Prince, Donna Summer and Cybotron. Enjoy!
Sounds like: Siouxsie, The Creatures, Santogold
Download: KUDU - Boom Boom (DDPesh remix)
Gnarls Barkley Myspace Secret Show Recap
A sweaty time was had by all last night at Irving Plaza, when Gnarls Barkley headlined the 150th Myspace Secret show, with opening performances by Janelle Monae and Battles. Though the heat forced Cee-Lo to undress throughout the show like a losing player in an epic game of strip poker, the band's game was tight like hip huggers straight from the dryer. See more photos and coverage at Brooklyn Vegan.
(Courtesy of BK Vegan)
(That's right, you know we VIP)
Set List:
Charity Case
Surprise
Gone Daddy Gone
Run
Blind Mary
Just A Thought
Going On
Whatever
Boogie Monster
Neighbors
Storm Coming
Crazy
A Little Better
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Save My Soul
Smiley Faces
VIDEO THRWBCK: Crown Heights Affair - Dancin' (1977)
It's official: we have serious disco fever. We've recently discovered Crown Heights Affair, this old school, all male disco band (presumably from Crown Heights, Brooklyn) whose hits "You Gave Me Love" and "Dancin'" have been keeping us alive the past few days. Check out this TV performance of "Dancin'" from 1977--those suits are probably on eBay, right? Can someone start a charity auction? We need one for every day of the week, thanks.
VIDEO THRWBCK: Martha and the Vandellas - Heatwave (1965)
So like, we know this song is a metaphor about a young fine man setting the proverbial fire to Martha's loins, but it's 90 degrees outside and it seemed more than appropriate to post this AWESOME video of the Vandellas performing their flagship hit in 1965. People need to make music like this again (and we don't mean Duffy).
Gnarls Barkley - Myspace Secret Show This Sunday In New York!
We at Downtown HQ are beyond excited for Gnarls Barkley's Myspace Secret Show, with Battles, no less, on Sunday at Irving Plaza in New York. Stay tuned for more coverage soon!
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