Midnight Surprise

The Coachella lineup was just released.

Pardon the short post, I am shitting my pants looking at the list at the moment.

Coachella 2009 Lineup

Goodbye, Good Radio

RIP Indie 103.1

It's a sad time for radio broadcasting. Traveling around, there isn't better radio than there is in LA, and it's a shame that one of it's best stations is going off the airwaves. For those lucky to sit in front of a computer all day, you can stream the online broadcast from their website, http://www.indie1031.fm. For those who were fans, they can't listen to rebroadcasts of Jonesy's Jukebox on the rush hour drive home anymore.

From their website, Indie 103.1 states, "This is an important message for the Indie 103.1 Radio Audience -

Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option --- to play the corporate radio game.

We have decided not to play that game any longer. Rather than changing the sound, spirit, and soul of what has made Indie 103.1 great Indie 103.1 will bid farewell to the terrestrial airwaves and take an alternative course.

This could only be done on the Internet, a place where rules do not apply and where new music thrives; be it grunge, punk, or alternative - simply put, only the best music.

For those of you with a computer at home or at work, log on to www.indie1031.com and listen to the new Indie 103.1 - which is really the old Indie 103.1, not the version of Indie 103.1 we are removing from the broadcast airwaves.

We thank our listeners and advertisers for their support of the greatest radio station ever conceived, and look forward to continuing to deliver the famed Indie 103.1 music and spirit over the Internet to passionate music listeners around the world."

Bent Festival: Your Guide to Circuit Breaking

For your circuit breaking needs

LA says wassup to the Bent Festival, arriving today in Downtown before its stint in New York and Minneapolis. It's all about circuit bending and the festival presents workshops, lectures, music, and should appeal to anyone interested in making electronic music, especially in the DIY manner.

Their site says, "The Bent Festival is an annual art and music festival celebrating DIY electronics, hardware hacking, and circuit bending. Each year we invite artists from across the country and around the globe to perform music with their home-made or circuit bent instruments, teach workshops to adults and children alike, create beautiful art installations and to generally come together, face to face, and showcase the state of the art in DIY electronics and circuit bending culture."

Here's some info on the fest:

Bent Festival
April 17-19, 2008
Check out the schedule here.

Tickets

Each night is free with a suggested donation of $10.

A Festival Pass to all events is available for $25.

Locations

Grand Performances at California Plaza

350 S. Grand Ave (map)
Los Angeles, CA, 90017

Zero Point

1049 E 32nd St (map)
Los Angeles, CA,

Kool-Aid Reeboks!

Came across this event, happening Wednesday, April 16th if you're interested. I think the time on the flier should be 9PM-12AM (midnight).

Double check if you RSVP though:
reebokla@complex.com

Justice (apparel) for All (but not really)

(via Hypebeast)

Have you ever dreamed of being as awesome as Justice? Well this might get you one step closer to having your fantasies come true. French clothing label Surface 2 Air made nice with our favorite 2nd favorite French House duo and produced a very limited quantity of their signature leather jackets and jeans. By limited, I mean approximately a hundred-and-fifty pieces per model, so if you're so inclined I'd crack that checkbook open right now and line-up infront of one of these exclusive outlets:

Colette, Barneys, Lane Crawford, Isetan, Le Bon Marche, Paris Texas, Asylum, Le Shop, Incu, Surface to Air (Paris/Brazil)

The threads drop in June.

Blek le Rat at Subliminal Projects Gallery

"I fought the war and the war won..."

I heard this guy on Indie 103.1 the other day on Jonesy's Jukebox, guest starring with Shepard Fairey. Hailing from Paris, his first LA solo show will be at Fairey's gallery, Subliminal Projects, Saturday, April 5th, from 8-11pm. He's been on the scene way longer than most active stencil artists, pioneering the life-size stencil on the streets. He is also one of the first people to use stencils instead of bombing their name all over walls.

Written in the show's press release: "The concept for Art Is Not Peace But War is inspired by an article about graffiti written by Norman Mailer for The New York Times in 1972 read by le Rat during his first visit to New York. For le Rat, an artist is always in a constant fight to create. He views graffiti as the most democratic form of art and parlays this perspective into each of his works. 'Urban art is a powerful way to serve social causes and evoke reaction from the people, and if you have a message to give to the public, it is the best way to give it.'”

Check it out. I'll be there, and so will Blek le Rat.

Subliminal Projects Gallery
1331 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
8:00-11:00pm

Radiohead Strips Stems for a Nude Remix

Click picture for details!

Radiohead cut up their song "Nude" for fans to remix and put the tracks on iTunes available to purchase. Each track is $0.99, or if you want the package with all the tracks that includes a GarageBand code, it's $5.94. Right now the Holy Fuck mix is leading, and in all honesty, it can be beat. I encourage someone to make a remix that'll blow that one away. The deadline for this is May 1st (does anybody know if there is a prize for this?)

More details at www.radioheadremix.com