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Now that you've updated your day, are you looking for some other New ones? Start here - URL ABC's from Matos and the MP3 blog motherlode at the Tofu Hut.
They lasted a few months longer than annnounced, but now the date is set - the Luna Lounge will be officially closing on June 11. No word yet on the lineup for their last night, but PSNYC is hearing rumblings that it'll be someone special.
Central Village rounds up the growing hype around Tom Vek and adds his name to the list, and now I'll do the same. Perhaps curiously, We Have Sound reminds me of Soul Coughing's El Oso. I think it has to do with the drum sounds. "I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes" (one of two Tom Vek MP3's available at CV) is definitely a good one, but album opener "C-C (You Set The Fire In Me)" is one of the most addictive songs I've heard this year.
Also quite addictive is the stellar 45 minute mix Kunstformen der Natur by Jena Paradies - well-mixed with not a bad tune to be found. Download it here. It includes Superpitcher's awesome remix of the MFA, Oliver Hacke, Ellen Allien, and more - highly recommended. I found out about it from Philip Sherburne, whose new Pitchfork column The Month in Techno debuted yesterday and is also well worth your time.
Apparently Angela McLusky covers one of my favorite The The songs, "Love Is Stronger Than Death." A recaffeinated Daily Refill has both versions available for download as part of a review of McLusky's gig with Lisa Marie Presley (yep) at the Supper Club. Fun fact - The The was actually the first band I ever saw live. (They were opening up for Depeche Mode.)
Stylus trims down and shuffles Daft Punk's classic Homework as part of its always interesting Playing God feature. I agree that some of Homework can go without hurting the album, but cutting "Revolution 909" is sheer lunacy.
Thanks to Half.com, I'm now the proud owner of New Order's Technique - an album I've actually never heard. I've yet to spin it, but I noticed songs called "Love less" and "Vanishing Point" on the tracklisting. Kevin Shields and Bobby Gillespie must have been paying attention.
Pitchfork has details on a new full-length from Kano, one of the stars of the killer grime comp Run the Road. It's called Home Sweet Home and will be out on June 20 in the UK.
Fluxblog has "Downtown" from the upcoming Colder album Heat available for download. I'm looking forward to hearing the rest. I liked Again a lot, though Colder's terrible live show admittedly took some of the punch out of it.
I love Jukebox Jury features, and Pitchfork's recent one with James Murphy is expectedly a great read. Lots of fascinating background on DFA stuff as part of his thoughts on M.I.A., NIN, DFA79, and more. I'm not sure I've ever read a bad interview with Murphy. And while you're at it, check out this week's Seattle Weekly Jukebox Jury with United State of Electronica.
Some newly announced shows of note - Sufjan Stevens at the Bowery Ballroom on August 19 and 20, Cass McCombs and the Double at South Street Seaport on July 8, Plaid on Rothko on June 2 and 3, Architecture in Helsinki at Northsix on June 13 (they're at the Knit on the 12th), and Stars at Maxwell's on June 24. Thanks to the Wicked for tips on the last two.