The Blonde Oracle Of Delphi Blog - Bands on tour

• Klaxons sound off on gin, juice, and Beetlejuice

  At a certain point last year, it became almost impossible to visit an MP3 blog without coming across the cut-and-paste electro punk of London trio Klaxons, or the many dance-ready remixes of their effusive spazz-out singles. Music mavens loved them, it seemed. But the industry is a fickle beast, and...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Crystal Castles
  • Klaxons
  • Simian Mobile Disco ON TOUR (US/UK)
• Notes on a Scandal & Apostle of Hustle

  As Sheba Hart, the new art teacher descending upon a London highschool, Cate Blanchett pulls off bourgeous naïveté with a stunning grace: her vibrancy and angelic cheekbones contrast sharply with the resigned staff, dreary test scores, and the dowdy older woman (Dame Judi Dench as Barbara Covett) who becomes obsessed...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Broken Social Scene ON TOUR (US)
  • Scandal
• The Pull-Out Method

  So I'm starting a fortnightly party at Midway. It's free, and all about that classic hedonistic combo: booze & bands. "With its dirty chuckle of a name and buzzy lineup, the inaugural installment of the Pull-Out Method - an every-other-Friday late-nighter courtesy of a cabal of savvy locals including Flavorpill...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Other Passengers
  • Vampire Weekend ON TOUR (UK)
• Klaxons for RE:UP

  Nonchalance and insouciance are the trademarks of scene figureheads and London’s Klaxons are no exception. Modular’s newest signings don’t seem to care if their effusive cut and paste spazz-out melodies (I use that word loosely) are easy to listen to or even marginally consistent, which is exactly why their debut...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Klaxons
  • Simian Mobile Disco ON TOUR (US/UK)
• Cut Copy Fabriclive 29 (for Earplug)

  Though Cut Copy's debut Bright Like Neon Love is made up of earnestly gorgeous electro-pop, the Melbourne trio's Fabriclive DJ session is just ridiculously fun — plus, it's stocked with a sweet medicine cabinet in the form of Tiga's disco-crazy remix of Soulwax's "E Talking" and Riot in Belgium's robo-glam...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Cut Copy ON TOUR (US)
  • New
• Bar Listings for MyOpenBar.com

  SCENE Film and Media Networking Soiree @ ProofThe Deal: 6-7pm free well drinks, martinis, margaritas, and beer, $5 coverFor only $5, you are free to awkwardly network with film and television nerds. Picture being in one of those NYU film classes where everyone is competing to be the most pretentious...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • You ON TOUR (US)
• Blogga Spam. Sup wit dat?

  Much like every other worker-bee, I receive multitudes of email spam. I am particularly partial to "Cia1is Softabz" and "online Mexican pharmacy", but recently an industrious wang-enhancement professional thought to include a few paragraphs from Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, so now literary spam has stolen my heart. Dare I recommend...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Here ON TOUR (UK)
  • Joakim
• My new favorite band: Long Blondes

  Although categorized as new-wave/post-punk revivalists, the Sheffield, UK-based Long Blondes' differ their delivery from song to song — sometimes mimicking the uninhibited punk exuberance of the Slits, and other times sounding as sweet as anything Phil Spector ever produced. Sexpot lead singer Kate Jackson has arguably one of the best...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Erol Alkan ON TOUR (UK)
  • The Long Blondes
• Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats for Flavorpill

  Crouching tigers, golden dragons, and Chinese acrobats reign at this year's Global Family Day, which features mesmerizing feats from skilled aerial performers, many of whom have trained since the tender age of eight. Expect to hear '80s classics amid bubble machines and diaper-changing stations from the DJs for Baby Loves...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Baby Loves Disco