David Byrne & Fatboy Slim

Few artists posses me ability to fuse disparate musical styles in original ways and still end up with an enjoyable result. The latest project from David Byrne and big-beat pioneer Fatboy Slim does just that, and then some. The project features incredibly diverse guest vocalists - from established pop queens (Cyndi Lauper) to indie darlings (Santigold, St. Vincent), but manages to maintain a cohesive sound distinctive of either artist's past work.

It goes even farther though, kind of an experiment in cross-genre story-telling, pulling elements from breakbeat, disco, pop, all while telling the bizarre (yet fascinating) life story of Imelda Marcos - the former first lady of the Philippines, known for her extravagant spending during her husband's twenty-year dictatorship and the 3000+ pairs of shoes found in the royal palace when they fled, in 1986, from a populist revolution.

The album gets released April 6, but if you hit up David Byrne's website, you can stream previews of the entire album and download a free copy of the track "Please Don't," featuring Santigold. I highly recommend listening to it beginning-to-end as a first run through - this is one of the rare cases where the album format really does lend itself to the flow of the album.

Rob Threezy

I was all about Rob Threezy's "The Chase." Yea, it was epic. Sadly, I hadn't heard much from the dude of late. Until "Your Love," that is. The track comes from his Let's Go Ravers E.P., which recently dropped on T&A. Cop it here.



No time for extensive writing in the midst of this finals nonsense. Pray for me and such - I'll be back to legit posting soon.

BIGSTEREO + Baby Monster + Friendly Greg

Oh my dear sweet goodness, S.X.S.W. is almost upon us. The most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching, and I feel the need to tell you fine folks about a couple of wee parties I'll be DJing. We'll start with the BIGSTEREO and Radar Maker party (which also happens to be the BIGSTEREO Records launch party as well as the Baby Monster release party). I'll be playing early 'cause I'm not a superstar, so show up early to catch my sets and I'll buy you a drink. (I won't buy you a drink.) RSVP here, get Twitter updates here, etc.

Bigstereo, RadarMaker & The Glitoris Present: from Pomp&Clout on Vimeo.

My MySpace page, my Twitter, and all other sorts of things about me as a DJ. Once again, I need more gigs, so get at me!

Acid Girls + Maya Vanya + Friendly Greg

I've been M.I.A. for a minute. My bad. Finals + trying to get my life in order before heading down to S.X.S.W. have kept me busy like whoa. Anywho, I'm back. And to kick things off, check out this (relatively) old video for Acid Girls' "The Numbers Song." This tracks been one of my favorite's for quite some time now, so not posting the video until half a year or so after it dropped is simply inexcusable. Meh, whatever. I'll be sure to make up for it by partying extra hard during their set at the Welcome to L.A. party at S.X.S.W. Follow the link for R.S.V.P. instructions.



Also. Be sure to check out my new mix for the Next Generation DJ contest. This mix was good enough to place me eighth overall. Congrats to Maya Vanya (the winners) - we're all heaps jealous. And of course, thanks to Let's Mix and their co-sponsors. Peep the final results here.

Fake Breasts, Fake Tans, Fake Instruments from Friendly Greg at Letsmix.com.

On that note, please throw a party at S.X.S.W. and please book me to DJ it. Come on folks, help me get some experience and exposure! Follow me on Twitter, friend me on MySpace, etc. Blah, blah, blah.