Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige at Madison Square Garden May 6th and 7th. Tickets went on sale this morning at 10am....did you get one???? I did.
Jay-Z feat. Mary J. Blige- "Can't Knock the Hustle"
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Step Brothers
Check out the following trailer for Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and Dr. Steve Brule. Isn't Will Ferrell getting close to his Adam Sandler-esque fall off? The guy's in a new movie every 3 months.
"TELL 'EM HOW IT TASTES STEVE...."
Ghosthustler
I discovered Ghosthustler a while ago but they are starting to get more attention and I thought I would share. This band, from Texas, is sorta electro, but produced by a band. They are pretty good, and apparently pretty young, early 20's. Good for them. Respect. I really enjoy them and so do others. Check them out. Hopefully they will be in NYC sometime.
Here are some of their tracks. I hope you like it.
Cool Kids, "A Little Bit Cooler"
Remember the Cool Kids? They were the first act on the bill at the Natty History Museum that some dude in a fur coat showed up at. They are my favorite hip hop act at the moment, and their "Totally Flossed Out" EP is amazing. Here's a few cuts, in case you are unfamiliar...this music will make you feel more "fly" just having listened to it...
Radiohead
Tickets go on sale for All Points West festival tomorrow. If you have no interest in seeing Radiohead two days in a row with Chromeo and Animal Collective opening, then, well, I am sorry.
This was the last setlist from the last Radiohead show (complete).
1. You And Whose Army?
2. National Anthem
3. Morning Bell
4. 15 Step
5. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
6. Exit Music (for a film)
7. Dollars & Cents
8. Videotape
9. Paranoid Android
10. Street Spirit (fade out)
11. The Gloaming
12. Bangers and Mash
13. Nude
14. Myxomatosis
15. Spooks
16. Idioteque
17. How To Disappear Completely
18. Like Spinning Plates
19. Bodysnatchers
20. There There
21. Everything In Its Right Place
22. Fake Plastic Trees
23. All I Need
24. Lucky
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Beach House - Devotion
Beach House presented us with their newest album "Devotion" this week, and I think it is much better than their first album (which is self titled) and I really like the first album. Below are a couple clips. If you want the whole thing, you are going to have find it. I did.
Pitchfork seems to like it too. Not that, that means anything.
MORE HUMAN GIANT!!!!!!!
Plus, and update from the worst women in the world. 
From the NYPOST
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln — and now Moment of Truth's Lauren Cleri: famed truth-tellers all, though with admittedly different agendas. For instance, we don't think the two presidents threw a family member under the bus (in the figurative sense, obviously, since there were no buses then) for a payday.
But that's Lauren for you. Monday night on the addictive reality show, the 26-year-old humiliated her 24-year-old rookie cop husband, Frank Cleri, when she admitted to adultery and that she wished she was married to another man. This "honesty" earned her $200,000, which is why she's now saying she revealed these things about her life: purely for the cash.
"I didn't think it was going to be this big a deal," she told the New York Post yesterday, "because I thought so many people are doing it, we're not going to stand out."
This is interesting to us, because, no matter what our parents told us when we were younger, we have always considered "so many people are doing it" to be an excellent excuse for any and all ridiculous behavior.
"Everything that was mentioned during this show, we had talked about before," Frank told the Post. "We've had our issues. Unfortunately, now they're not just our problems. Everyone knows about it."
Sadly, everybody finding out about one's problems is an unfortunate side effect of talking about them, ya know, while appearing on national television.
Lauren's run to riches later hit a speed bump, though, when she was asked the question, "Do you think you're a good person," and she responded with a resounding "Yes." She was called a liar and, in the process, lost everything, including fame, fortune, other TV possibilities and, it seems, her marriage.
"We're kind of up in the air right now — I want to [get back together], but I don't think he does," Lauren said.
Hey, Lauren, you hear that knock on the door? It's karma, and it doesn't look very pleased with you.
Thanks NYPOST
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Congratulations America...February 25th, 2008 is the lowest point in television history....lower points (most likely) to follow
I'd be willing to bet any amount of money that the following clip appears on VH1's "I remember the 2000s". This is one of the more ridiculous things I've ever seen on T.V, and just exemplifies the extent to which we've allowed reality T.V to ruin our souls....
This lying, cheating, stealing whore just ruined her life in front of her entire family and millions of people on national television (and 14 people on Dreamtard) for the CHANCE to win $100,000 (pre-tax). WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!?!? Is this humiliation worth any amount of money?
In the end she couldn't even answer the pre-screened questions truthfully and walked away with $0 and a broken life....good. This show is awful.
I'm F*cking Ben Affleck!
Well, we were all waiting for it (I didn't really lose much sleep) and it finally came. In response to Sarah Silverman's video I'm F*cking Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel came back at his girlfriend, and Matt Damon, by releasing the following video after Sunday's Oscars. I've gotta hand it to Jimmy, this video featured a ridiculous amount of celebrity cameo appearances (was that Meatloaf!?!) and altogther was pretty hilariouslly crafted....for a Late Night Talk show. Kudos Jimmy...you've now officially done something since the Man Show.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Ohhh okay, so that's how it's gonna be? Is that new logo supposed to be a shot at me cause I plug all the Ween stuff? Let me drop a little truth bomb here.....you may have your cool backwards hat, and I have my helmet...but NOBODY on the Ed Banger Record label will ever be cooler than this kid.
Nobody in Ween is cooler than this kid either.
All hail Steve Vai....the first man on earth to teach the world that if your guitar doesn't have a grip built in the body.....then your just a pussy.
Atlas Sound
Bradford Cox aka Atlas Sound aka member of Deerhunter, has released a new album called "Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel." It's ambiant, it's loud, it's sonic, it's awesome.
Atlas Sound Myspace (For more Tracks)
Itunes Download/Buy
Alan Braxe, DJ Falcon, and Kitsune Records
DJ Falcon and Alan Braxe did an almost 3 hour set for Scion Radio w/ interviews from Vice. It's long, and good. Check it out at the link below.
HERE
Also, the people over at Kitsune records have a little mini mix that rocks. It is done by Digitalism and Cajuan, both on the Kitusne Record label. Great track list, check that out below. 
Digitalism and Cajuan Guest Mix Tracklist :
1. Sebastian - Untitled - Ed Banger
2. Yuksek - Contact - UWE France
3. Digitalism - Jupiter Room (Planetary Lobby Version) - Kitsune
4. Bag Raiders - Nil by Mouth (reprise) - Bang Gang
5. Eclier - DISCO
6. Symbolone - Love Juice
7. Digitalism - Pogo (Digitalism Robotic Mix) - Kitsune
8. Decalicious - La Faviere 76 (Larz Chaptier Mix) - Kiso
9. Cut Copy - Lights and Music (Boys Noize Mix) - Modular
10. Digitalism - The Pulse (ISI Mix) - Kitsune
11. Jence - Rollin
12. The Whip - Trash (Crookers Mix) - Southern Fried
13. Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (Jesse Rose Mix) - DFA
14. Alex Gopher - Aurora (Cajuan Mix) - Go 4 Music
15. Late Of The Pier - The Bears Are Coming (Metronomy Mix) - Moshi Moshi
16. Hercules and Love Affair - Blind (Hercules Club Remix) - DFA
17. Cazals - Life Is Boring (Ali Love Mix) - Kitsune
HERE
Surkin - March 27th, 2008 - Studio B
Surkin will be at Studio B March 27th. This is a track called "Next of Kin" from his new EP called "Next of Kin". This is a rough copy as it was taken fromt he Justice Xmas Mix. It's still pretty amazing. Check It.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Annuale (Once a Year Period)
Satur
day Night Live made it's triumphant return to television last night since the end of the Writer's Strike. Overall the show was pretty solid; Tina Fey hosted and Gov. Mike Huckabee made a respectable guest appearance. The only real problem with the show was that THIS guy, Fred Armisen, played Barrack Obama....pretty poorly. They're gonna have to figure out somebody else other than Fred to do every single impersonation ever called for on the show.....this one was a stretch.
The funniest part of the show, in my opinion, was the following fake advertisement for Annuale (Once a Year Period).....enjoy.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Stuff White People Like
I've had this site forwarded to me several times today by various people, and I've found a few absolutely hilarious articles on here. Click HERE to visit the site.
Here is just one snippet from an article entitled "Study Abroad":
"In addition to accumulating sexual partners, binge drinking, drug use and learning, white people consider studying abroad to be one of the most important parts of a well rounded college education.
Study Abroad allows people to leave their current educational institution and spend a semester or a year in Europe or Australia. Though study abroad are offered to other places, these two are the overwhelming favorites.
By attending school in another country, white people are technically living in another country. This is important as it gives them the opportunity to insert that fact into any sentence they please. “When I used to live in [insert country], I would always ride the train to school. The people I’d see were inspiring.”
If you need to make up your own study abroad experience, they all pretty much work the same way. You arrived in Australia not knowing anybody, you went out to the bar the first night and made a lot of friends, you had a short relationship with someone from a foreign country, you didn’t learn anything, and you acquired a taste for something (local food, beer, fruit). This latter point is important because you will need to be able to tell everyone how it is unavailable in your current country.
It is also important that you understand the study abroad ranking system. Europe/Australia form the base level, then Asia, then South America, and finally the trump card of studying abroad in Tibet. Then there is the conversation killer of studying abroad in Africa. If you studied in Africa, it is usually a good idea to keep it quiet, it will remind white people that they were too scared to go and they will feel bad. Use this only in emergencies.
Study Abroad allows people to leave their current educational institution and spend a semester or a year in Europe or Australia. Though study abroad are offered to other places, these two are the overwhelming favorites.
By attending school in another country, white people are technically living in another country. This is important as it gives them the opportunity to insert that fact into any sentence they please. “When I used to live in [insert country], I would always ride the train to school. The people I’d see were inspiring.”
If you need to make up your own study abroad experience, they all pretty much work the same way. You arrived in Australia not knowing anybody, you went out to the bar the first night and made a lot of friends, you had a short relationship with someone from a foreign country, you didn’t learn anything, and you acquired a taste for something (local food, beer, fruit). This latter point is important because you will need to be able to tell everyone how it is unavailable in your current country.
It is also important that you understand the study abroad ranking system. Europe/Australia form the base level, then Asia, then South America, and finally the trump card of studying abroad in Tibet. Then there is the conversation killer of studying abroad in Africa. If you studied in Africa, it is usually a good idea to keep it quiet, it will remind white people that they were too scared to go and they will feel bad. Use this only in emergencies.
All Points West Festival: Lineup Announced, RADIOHEAD
The folks at Goldenvoice/AEG Live have announced the lineup to the All Points West festival, their East Coast answer to Coachella, to be held August 8, 9, and 10 at Liberty State Park under the watchful eye of Lady Liberty (head intact). Looks like the N.E.W. Jerz (where many murderz occurz) will get a double dose of Radiohead, as they are set to headline the second two nights of the festival. Radiohead has played the park before, and it seems like a cool and unusual place to have a big ol' rock concert. Other highlights from the lineup include:
Animal Collective, Cat Power, the New Pornographers, Girl Talk, the Roots, Underworld, the Go! Team, Metric, CSS, Andrew Bird, Black Kids, Chromeo, Amadou & Mariam, Rogue Wave, Mates of State, Juana Molina, the Black Angels, Jason Isbell, Neil Halstead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Youssou N'Dour, Kings of Leon, the Felice Brothers, Sia, Duffy, Little Brother, Nicole Atkins, Michael Franti & Spearhead, K'Naan, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Alberta Cross, the Virgins, Forro in the Dark, and other headliner Jack Johnson.
A few have argued that this is going to be a weak summer for the festival circuit, and I am inclined to agree, considering Jack Johnson is headlining Coachella as well. Not the boxer. Not Mos Def's short-lived, Saul Williams-esque "rock band". The all my songs sound exactly the same surfer guy.
Now here's Radiohead, via helmet-cam, performing "Jigsaw Falling Into Place", from In Rainbows, an album you should definitely own...
Thursday, February 21, 2008
How Many 5 Year-olds could YOU take in a fight?
So you think you're a tough guy, huh?
Sure, it's easy to beat up a group of kids you randomly encounter at the Joshua Tree, but how many kids can you take at a kindergarten? The following survey helps us answer this timeless question. I can take 20. Click below.
According to Yankus, this is an often cited bit of American Hero and part time talk radio host Ron Bennington. Listen to Ron & Fez on XM Satellite Radio, Channel 202, weekdays from 12-3. Or here.
20
Chiharu Shiota
Last Saturday I went to see Chiharu Shiota's exhibit after having read about it in NY Magazine. It is currently being featured at Goff + Rosenthal on 23rd and 10th. Chiharu uses wool string of varying thickness to create what can best be described as webs. Within the webs are items like shoes, or burnt chairs. Some pieces fill an entire corner, others are on canvas and some are in what look like plastic boxes. Check out the photos for a better sense of what we saw. After that we went over to the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit on 29th and 10th. Very cool photos. I had no idea he did the cover for Patti Smith's "Birdland." Respect.
Obviously, if you would like to see the photos in greater detail. Click on them.
Erotic Ed Banger
Feadz, DJ Mehdi, and Busy P put out a little minimix for Mixmag called Ed Banger: Menage-a-Trois. Have a listen. Thanks to DiscoAttack
Tracklist: DJ Mix by DJ Mehdi (tracks: 1-5), Feadz (tracks: 6-10), Busy P (tracks: 11-15)
01 Steed Lord - Dirty Mutha (DJ Mehdi Dirty Remix)
02 Ben Mono Feat Killa Kella - Blind Sweep
03 Puzique - Don't Go
04 Bumblebeez - Dr. Love (Crookers Remix)
05 Surkin - White Knight
06 Kazey & Bulldog - Give It Up
07 High Powered Boys - Hoes Get Down
08 Bobmo - Rock The
09 Feadz - Numanoid
10 Armand Van Helden - J'Taime (Switch Remix/Ed Banger Edit)
11 DSL - Invaders (Busy P Remix)
12 Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Spank Rock & Mos Def Remix)
13 Das Pop - Fool For Love (SebastiAn Remix)
14 Smith N Hack - Space Warrior
15 Cool Kids - I Rock
You can pick up a copy of the actual CD with a copy of this months Mixmag which is available at the Borders on 32nd and 1st next to the Kips Bay Movie Theater. Word Up.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I am ashamed.
I am ashamed to admit I had no idea who Ocelot was, I do now, and I really like them. A duo, one from London, the other from Austin, are cranking out some serious jams including the below mix which was recently released and a tune for fun. Respect to Pandatoes for smacking me in the face and waking my ass up to this.
1. Manhattan Research, Inc. - “Hostess Twinkies”
2. Ocelot - “Lo Sforzo (Night Facilities Remix)”
3. Ocelot - “Lo Sforzo (L.A. Riots Remix)”
4. Chromeo - “Tenderoni (Etienne De Crecy Remix)”
5. Classixx - “Cold Act Ill”
6. Ali Love - “Secret Sunday Lover (Tom Neville Remix)”
7. Boys Noize - “& Down”
8. Larry Tee - “Licky (Feat. Princess Superstar) (Herve Goes Low Remix)”
9. Scenario Rock - “Skitzo Dancer (TV Rock & Dirty South Remix)”
10. Supadelics - “Take A Look Inside (Miles Dyson Peaktime Dub)”
11. Frederico Franchi - “Cream”
12. Yelle - “A Cause Des Garcons (Riot In Belgium Mix)”
13. Daft Punk - “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Deadmau5 Edit)”
14. Justice - “D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)”
15. Daft Punk - “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (A Capella)”
16. Run DMC - “My Adidas (Pilotpriest Remix)”
17. Whitney Houston - I’m Every Woman (VNDLSM Remix)”
18. Stardust - “Music Sounds Better With You (A Capella)”
19. Ocelot - “Our Time (Calvertron Remix)”
20. Ocelot - “Our Time”
21. Trevor Loveys & Sinden - “Organ Grinder”
22. Ocelot - “Untitled”
23. Mark Knight - “Drug Music (Will Bailey Remix)”
24. Dragonette - “Competition (Ocelot remix)”
25. Sono - “A New Cage (Digitalism Remix)”
26. Ocelot - “Clarke’s House”
27. Razorlight - “America (Ocelot Bootleg Remix)”
28. Toxic Avenger - “Escape (L.A. Riots Remix)”
29. Calvertron - “Like Dis”
30. Wekan - “Skid (Touche Remix)”
31. CJ Bolland - “Sugar Is Sweeter (Twocker Remix)”
32. Duke Dumont - “Final Level”
33. D.I.M. - “Is You (JFK Remix)”
34. Tommie Sunshine - “Dance Among The Ruins (Toxic Avenger Remix)”
35. David Guetta - “Love Is Gone (Fred Rister & Joachim Garraud Remix)”
36. Chemical Brothers - “Superstar DJ (Calvertron Remix)”
37. Bird Peterson - “Twurk Central”
38. Bee Gees - “Staying Alive (Teddy Bears Remix)”
39. Manhattan Research, Inc. - “Auto-Lite Wheels”
DOWNLOAD HERE
Castro to Step Down! USA Puts up High Five, "Left Hanging" by Rest of the World...
Fidel Castro has announced that he will step down from the presidency of Cuba, allowing his brother Raul to take his place. CNN has provided a rundown of some of the most Dreamtarded and hilariously botched CIA attempts on Castro's life over the decades (well, the 60's, when we were still smarting from the Bay of Pigs). Here are some highlights:
• Aerosol attack on radio station Discussion was held on a scheme to contaminate the air of the radio station in Havana where Castro broadcast his speeches with a chemical that produces reactions similar to LSD. Nothing came of the idea.
Right...kill Castro by making him have an awesome time. We'll FUN him to death...
• Contaminated cigars A vague scheme involving a box of cigars treated with a chemical intended to produce temporary personality disorientation or, perhaps, cause his beard to fall out.
Ask your doctor if contaminated cigars are right for you. Side effects may include personality disorientation, constipation, and beard loss...
• Depilatory A scheme involving thallium salt, a chemical used by women as a depilatory, placed in his shoes. The idea was to cause Castro's beard to fall out, thus damaging his image.
A. The CIA obviously knows something about the Samson-like power of Castro's beard that we don't. B. They tried to Nair his feet to make his beard fall out. C. How does this kill him?
• Skin-diving suit This plot was hatched at the time New York Attorney James Donovan was negotiating with Castro for the release of the Bay of Pigs prisoners. It called for Donovan to present Castro with a skin-diving suit dusted inside with a fungus that would produce a disabling and chronic skin disease and contaminating the breathing apparatus with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The skin-diving suit already had been bought but was abandoned when it was learned Donovan already had given Castro a skin-diving suit on his own initiative.
Jack Bauer: "DAMN IT, DONOVAN!!!"
• Booby-trapped seashell The idea was to take an unusually spectacular seashell that would catch Castro's attention, load it with an explosive triggered to blow when the seashell was lifted, and submerge it in an area Castro was known to frequent for skin-diving. The plan progressed so far that Desmond Fitzgerald, then head of the CIA's Cuban operations, bought two books on Caribbean mollusks.
TWO BOOKS! What the article leaves out, however, is that in relative terms taking into account inflation, a book on Caribbean mollusks in 1963 cost roughy 2.5 million dollars. Two books, indeed.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED REC
My favorite record label turned 5 over the weekend. Ed Banger Records celebrated their 5th birthday over the weekend, and Saturday night they had a massive blowout in Paris (of course). Video below. Congrats Ed Banger, not that you ever read this anyway, you are in the dreamtard's heart.
On a similar note. Feadz of Ed Banger Records, will be coming out with a new EP shortly called "Happy Meal." Below is the art for the record cover, dear lord I hope they make t-shirts. I love the bald Britney in the background.
Monday, February 18, 2008
The Besties "Prison Song"
Something about this video by Brooklyn's The Besties that I recently caught on New York Noise makes me want to be an inmate at a coed naked indie prison soundtracked by dueling girly keyboards. The Besties are a new favorite (read: crush) of the Tirefires. We want to play shows with them (read: make out with them).
The Besties play Cakeshop in New York City on February 22nd.
A Very Merry Meat Recall
Westland/Hallmark Meat, based near Los Angeles, voluntarily recalled more than 143 million pounds of meat on Sunday after the government said it was unfit for human consumption.
In light of this very merry meat recall, Dreamtard would like to present you with the following video from the people at akwardpictures.com. Enjoy.
Lindsay Lohan Get's Naked...for the public....on purpose
from barstoolsports.com
So apparently Lindsay Lohan has decided to take some really unflattering photos of herself topless, trying to look like Marilyn Monroe....and, well...it was gross. Prettayy, prettayyyy, prettayyyyyyy gross.
Keep up the good work Lindsay.
Click here for the photos (NOT SAFE FOR WORK)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Dreamtard Mix Vol. II
Here is just a sample of the mix I am putting together. It will be much better than the first and will include the following two tracks. Just as a teaser. I plan on spending the weekend on it.
Weenstock '08 --- An update
This was posted on the Ween forum from the band's manager. Looks like the Vineland Festival isn't happening....see you at Weenstock!?!?
Thanks Squeeky.....
"Well, things are looking up! Two things have changed:
1) Since the phantom "Vineland" festival has tanked, things have loosened up. That was one of the big hurdles we had in the way (they really really wanted ween to play, so that would have precluded them playing anything within a certain geographic area & timeframe).
2) We found a place that seems promising - and it's local. Thanks to peter the taper for his help on that front.
So, I'm cautiously optimistic!"
More Music.
Dreamtard has been focusing a lot on entertainment, being funny, rubbing your funny bone, you know, cuddling, come here, no come here, I SAID COME HERE. Listen, I know we have been friends for like only a couple months but I really feel like I know you. You remember that time you lost the top to your soda, that was hilarious. I know it fell down that gutter but I didn't have the heart to tell you. You love that shit so much and I didn't want to see your face when you were disappointed. I know we have only known each other for a little while but listen I have this cabin......it's not THAT big, but it's something, and I could work at the hardware store, and you could work at the nursery, the flowers there come spring are just amazing, all different colors and shapes. We could grow old there, I mean I know it's in the middle of no where. Where are you going? Why are you walking away from me? God, I am lonely. Listen, you leave, so help me God, this is it for me. So now you have that on your shoulders.
More music!
A Little Secret Valentine From Your Favorite Robot
Apparently, the story goes, yesterday, Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame, went around to various blogs and randomly commented on posts under the name TB with just a link to download a track called "Love". The catch is, if you clicked on TB it took you to Daft Punk's website. Implying, it was non-other than Thomas Bangalter. Similarly, if you listen to the track, it pretty much confirms, this HAS to be him. It's amazing, and if it's not him, whoever did do it, is my new hero. Check it.
Thomas Bangalter - Love
Et Justice Pour Tous..........
Justice has a new video out for Phantom Part II, and while I am sorta over Justice. I do like this video. We all know, Danger is the new shit.
To Venti
If this could be dreamtard's background....it would be....god this guy is amazing. No question when this guy comes to NYC I will be there in full force
