that was some opunk rock shit right tuhurrr

really? Hmmm...I hate hearing good things on artists after I've passed off the album to another writer.

whoa. wish i were there.

everyone who wants to rag on me about Creed/Stapp please take note of this joker's above post.

ah, middle of the night drunk yancy posts would be so much more entertaining if i didn't know he had just driven home.

Kid's not joking, Hot Chip were jammin that sex music all night long. It's been six hours since they left the stage and Chicago still doesn't know what hit them. I think I saw Yancy in the balcony but I'm still nervous about going up to random people and saying, "hey are you that dude from the internet??"


Totally not from last night but...

dammit, i turned down an invite from someone on the guest list. gotta re-prioritize my life and move "rock" up the list.

I'm surprised at the love of this band around here. I saw them a few months ago at the Bottle and hated them. Must have been something like being annoyed by a 4-foot lead singer tell me to shake my ass. And watching the lard-ass on the keyboards did nothing but incite laughter and actually made me nauseous.

i watched them on a tivo'd episode of sunday's subterranean last night. it's like napoleon dynamite's little brother and james murphy got together and started a band. does not excite.

they didn't even perform. they talked to that tool, jim shearer, and then a hot chip video played. meh.

everyone was there.

it wasn't as hyper dance party as cut copy were when they came thru but it was still great. i liked the whole set, but they should have played more from the warning. so, you think 'over and over' is a great single and then it rages live.

i was really attracted to the night (aside from it being at one of my fave hooker dives) because jarrett of walter meego opened and they're my fave chicago band. interestingly, walter meego also opened for cut copy when they came thru and they will be playing again in a few days. i feel like a goddamn street teamer but they are worth the popularity they're gaining.

um, bald eagle (if you're reading this) it's too bad you weren't after the show 'cuz your set was really fun and more people needed to dance.

i just crawled out of bed...

p.s. yellow it's funny you say james murphy... i usually describe the band to friends as 'james murphy without a cold' and ants in their pants. XLR8R had a good article attempting to describe 'em. saying it must confuse the hell out of cd-sticker blurb writers.

to which wolfgang would argue 'lcd soundsystem on vicodin.' at least the stuff off Coming On Strong. when did the new one leak and where was i?

bald eagle of ldw. recognizable indie hits.

in other words, "bitch, send it to me." ok! it's loading now.

I thought the first album was pretty solid, but nothing mindblowing.

How does the second one measure up?

panty wetter:

Cool, thanks. I'll have to check it out.

So Cut Copy were better than Hot Chip last night at Subt? I'm now regretting not seeing the Cut Copy show. Anyways, Hot Chip really brought it, especially for a Monday night! Highly recommended live if you like this sound. If this was only on the weekend!

you'll have your chance again. yeah, god i forgot it was a monday night. a friday would have been crazy.

new album: the warning

'arrest yourself' is def my pick. don't ask me to explain but it sounds like a funky detective song. if this picture were a song.


pst, look at all of these are great.

interesting pick. i must say that i go back and forth between no fit state (not upbeat...but i love the guitar in this tune and the supporting thick as f*ck synth) and just like we (breakdown).....for the layering and how it all fits together.

Yeah, Cut Copy did move the crowd a bit more, I thought.

But really great show nonetheless. Even the songs that aren't normally dance explosions felt really rhythmic and tight. Good to see you again, SomeGirl.

Sounds like they were awesome live, I'll probably catch them at Lollapalooza.

Just Like We (Breakdown) is my fave.

ah, brilliant work love.

i was rappin with this chick at the show about how much more fun it would have been if it was on a weekend and not a bloody monday night. after talking a little more she told me she heard about the show from the Reader. i said i prefered Time Out and she said she'd never heard of it. weak.

does anyone know the name of the artist/song that the dj's before were spinning that had the one vocal hook: " 'cause we, are, your friends / you'll, never be alone again, c'mon!"? i just heard it again on the Zane Lowe show and i need to have it now.

that solid groove remix that sg posted earlier (i belive it was tastefully labled as a 'panty wetter') is the tops but has anyone heard this?
Just Like We (Breakdown) - DFA Remix
i just picked it up used at Reckless last weekend. discogs says it's limited to 1,000, that means y'all are suckas.

missed it last night being a Monday and all.

love the warning.

curious to see how they'll sound at Lolla - holla.

yeah, we gotta talk music more and catch up next time. i'm always blasted by the time i see you around.

yes. and newcity online is really thorough.

my baby bro ordered it. the remix dramatizes an already dramatic song, gorgeous.

I really like the new album...how does it compare to the first?? almost picked it up tonight...

What is the correct tracklisting? I just opened up the RAR and there are two #1's and no #11... wondering which is which. Thanks.

i still have the 'tarded rip that went around. i'm pretty sure 'over and over' is the title track but don't hold me to it.

for those who don't believe in hot chip live: listen to 'no fit state'

because the album has the mental shelf life of a 3-day weekend?

Fixed.

Oh shit. That makes 3 must-buys for me coming out today alone. And with other new releases I've desperately been wanting over the past couple weeks, that's about $100 I could very easily spend. It's dangerous.


Looks like...

...which some kid in my statistics class had on his t-shirt today. I didn't talk to him or anything, though. He looked secure in his own coolness and I didn't want to destroy that illusion by telling him that I was a fan too.

wish i had some bucks to pick this up today. i'll just watch the 'over and over' video repeatedly. it's a fun vid.

Is that a pinball night or something?

I shouldn't have alerted you to the possible conflict until you had tickets and then taken them off your hands as a favor. In fact, let's just forget this whole conversation took place.

This is the best news I've heard all week. I'm so there! Nothing will keep me away from these sexy nerds!

You've come to the right place.

Soon to be in the used bargain bin at Spin n' Skip in Janesville Wisconsin - right next to 4 Non Blondes / Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds.

Looks like Hot Chip is spinning at Sonotheque on Lolla Sunday night.

I saw signs for this around Wicker Park. I was considering it even though it is a school night and mom and dad say I need to be in bed by ten.

I don't think I'll be in any shape for dancing (i.e. drinking and nodding my head) by then.

Yeah, I imagine you'll be pretty exhausted by then. What if I carry you around? Would that work?

"20-inch rims with the chrome now/ Blazin' out Yo La Tengo."

Don't forget Hot Chipsters:

HOT CHIP
Metro
Friday, November 10
Show: 10pm
18 & over
Tickets: $16
On sale: 10 AM Saturday, August 12

In the meantime, I picked these up and thought I'd throw them on here:



1. Boy From School
2. Boy From School (Hot Chip Re-Work)
3. A Glue Too Thick
4. Boy From School (Erol Alkan's Extended Re-Work)
5. The Bell Ringers
6. Boy From School (Cosmic Sandwich remix)



1. Over And Over
2. Plastic
3. A Family In Here
4. Over And Over (Naum Gabo remix)
5. Over And Over (Solid Groove remix)
6. Over And Over (Justus Kohncke's Baking Horse Club mix)

Anybody seen the tracks for the "Colours" single yet? There's a DFA remix in there apparently.

they get extra nerd/ awesome points for keeping the same motif throughout their covers.

I ♥ Bobzilla.

a-thanks bobzilla. i got a buncha these already just random tracks, but i really like this one. the others....im way too lazy to listen to yet. but thsnks dude.

Yeah, Pitchfork wrote that one up, I think. Some of the "Over and Over" mixes are little much, but that's a really good one. "A Glue Too Thick" is also worth more than one listen.

Man, I love these guys.

yea i have one over and over remix that i just cant stand

seconded, thanks for reminding me I gotta get tix to this. They were fun at Lolla and I will definitely need a shot of that once school starts.

yeah the hot chip conceit is really disgusting; beats are pretty tame too (except "over and over" cuz it's a rock song)