Download: Foot Village “T.A.K.E.”

(from Anti-Magic out in July on Upset The Rhythm)

Via Brian Miller from Foot Village, who have rolled out a (very nice!) new website at footvillage.org that is loaded with free MP3s of other bands covering Foot Village that were all mashed together for a track on their album due out later this summer. Says Brian:

These were all made for an audio collage that will be at the end of our upcoming album, Anti-Magic, coming out in July on Upset the Rhythm. The library here has the complete unedited submissions from people like AIDS Wolf, Tussle, Jason Forrest, Death Sentence: PANDA! and tons more. We are also still looking for more submissions to complete unique cassette and iTunes versions of the collage!

Visit the MP3 library here and the Foot Village site here!

Having seen New York’s rock-driven electronic powerhouse Ratatat seven times (and counting), I’ve come to expect nothing short of greatness from guitarist Mike Stroud and bassist/synthman Evan Mast. No surprises at this show; the duo delivered their usual rock solid, booty-grinding performance. The Palladium, having recently undergone yet another renovation, is becoming an increasingly annoying venue (bag checks and full-body pat downs, seriously?). Regular concertgoers and press alike were subject to impolite security restricting floor access even to those of us with appropriate wristbands. But if you’re not averse to chatting up heavyset men in yellow jackets, you’ll end up having a good time in front of the stage. Before Ratatat delivered their highly anticipated set, the crowd suffered through the ridiculous white-boy rapping of Despot (“I eat donuts with grown-ups”… wha?) and was growing increasingly impatient during Tussle’s tepid not-so-experimental electronic set, the end of which was droned out by ravenous chants of “RATATAT! RATATAT!” from die-hards on the floor.

Gracing the stage a full half-hour late, the duo proved worth the wait. They started strong with the bombastic “Shiller” off their latest album, LP3, and never let up. The audience was almost as interesting as the show itself—mistaking the Palladium for Coachella Valley, a mysterious dude with an endless supply of water bottles wandered through the crowd squirting liquid into the gaping mouths of people apparently unconcerned with what else might be contained within the free water. Ratatat delivered favorites like “Crips” and “Loud Pipes” from their 2004 self-titled debut Wildcat, and “Lex” from their sophomore release Classics, and “Mirando” and “Shempi” from their latest. The set was full of material old and new—“full” being the operative word. My feet were shrieking bloody murder by the end of the looooong hour-and-a-half set, and by the time “17 Years” exploded from the stage, I was ecstatic—not only because it’s my fave Ratatat tune, but because it always signals the end of the show.

—Linda Rapka

Download: A Certain Ratio “Shack Up”

Part Time Punks‘ Mike Stock texts us that A Certain Ratio have confirmed to headline the Part Time Punks fest on Sun., Nov. 16! They will be joining an already really impressive line-up and pushing it toward the legendary! If you don’t know them, they were one of Manchester’s best and are a perfect embodiment of the Part Time Punks playlist! Tickets are still on sale for only $13 here and full line-up is below!

PART TIME PUNKS FEST
SUNDAY, NOV. 16
THE ECHO AND THE ECHOPLEX

A CERTAIN RATIO

with

PYLON
THE SLITS
LOVE IS ALL
VIVIAN GIRLS—[INTERVIEW]
THE NIGHTENGALES
NERVOUS GENDER
SAVAGE REPUBLIC
THE URINALS
THE WILD STARES
ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
TUSSLE
MAGIC BULLETS
THE MUSLIMS—[INTERVIEW]
GRIMBLE GRUMBLE
THE SOFTBOILED EGGIES
WARPAINT
WEAVE
NODZZZ

GUEST DJs
CHUCK WARNER (of the excellent HYPED 2 DEATH and MESSTHETICS comps!)
DAN SELZER (Acute Records!)

AND SCREENINGS OF RARE VIDEOS INCLUDING PERFORMANCES BY…

THROBBING GRISTLE, EINSTURZENDE NEUBATEN, SAVAGE REPUBLIC, SUBURBAN LAWNS, WILLIAM BURROUGHS, TALK TALK, SOFT CELL, GENESIS P-ORRIDGE and MORE!

Tickets are now on sale—link here! Only $13 for the whole show on Sunday, Nov. 16, presented by L.A. RECORD and KXLU and featuring the bands below and more!

PART TIME PUNKS FEST
SUNDAY, NOV. 16
THE ECHO AND THE ECHOPLEX

with

PYLON
THE SLITS
LOVE IS ALL
VIVIAN GIRLS—[INTERVIEW]
THE NIGHTENGALES
NERVOUS GENDER
SAVAGE REPUBLIC
THE URINALS
THE WILD STARES
ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
TUSSLE
MAGIC BULLETS
THE MUSLIMS—[INTERVIEW]
GRIMBLE GRUMBLE
THE SOFTBOILED EGGIES
WARPAINT
WEAVE
NODZZZ

GUEST DJs
CHUCK WARNER (of the excellent HYPED 2 DEATH and MESSTHETICS comps!)
DAN SELZER (Acute Records!)

AND SCREENINGS OF RARE VIDEOS INCLUDING PERFORMANCES BY…

THROBBING GRISTLE, EINSTURZENDE NEUBATEN, SAVAGE REPUBLIC, SUBURBAN LAWNS, WILLIAM BURROUGHS, TALK TALK, SOFT CELL, GENESIS P-ORRIDGE and MORE!

L.A. RECORD is beyond excited to team up with KXLU to co-present the Part Time Punks Fest on Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Echo and Echoplex! Mike Stock and Benny Shambles have arranged a top-notch line-up of bands from all over the planet, currently headlined by Athens’ classic Pylon! Full line-up—with more revelations to come in the next weeks—below!

PART TIME PUNKS FEST
SUNDAY, NOV. 16
THE ECHO AND THE ECHOPLEX

with

PYLON
THE SLITS
LOVE IS ALL
VIVIAN GIRLS—[INTERVIEW]
THE NIGHTENGALES
NERVOUS GENDER
SAVAGE REPUBLIC
THE URINALS
THE WILD STARES
ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
TUSSLE
MAGIC BULLETS
THE MUSLIMS—[INTERVIEW]
GRIMBLE GRUMBLE
THE SOFTBOILED EGGIES
WARPAINT
WEAVE
NODZZZ

GUEST DJs
CHUCK WARNER (of the excellent HYPED 2 DEATH and MESSTHETICS comps!)
DAN SELZER (Acute Records!)

AND SCREENINGS OF RARE VIDEOS INCLUDING PERFORMANCES BY…

THROBBING GRISTLE, EINSTURZENDE NEUBATEN, SAVAGE REPUBLIC, SUBURBAN LAWNS, WILLIAM BURROUGHS, TALK TALK, SOFT CELL, GENESIS P-ORRIDGE and MORE!

ADVANCE TICKETS ON TICKETWEB.COM NOW!