Click To View the Fullsize Image/s Fixers are streaming their debut album 'We'll Be The Moon' in full - listen to it now. Hailing from Oxford, Fixers' other worldly pop vision has been leaving people entranced for over 12 months now. Taking their time, the band began piecing together their debut album last summer with the results emerging earlier this week. Out now, debut album 'We'll Be The Moon' is a bewildering, inspiring collection. Frontman Jack Goldstein passed his notes from the recording session onto ClashMusic, explaining: "I've attached all the notes I made prior to our recording session and a notions board of ideas that clusters the record in a sense. Some of the tracks are different to the final tracklisting but this is ... Continue reading →
Senators Grill Secret Service Director Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo In his first Congressional testimony about the Secret Service prostitution scandal, the agency’s director faced a grilling from skeptical Senators who raised concerns that the conduct seemed prevalent and accepted among agents and their supervisors. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and ranking member Susan Collins (R-Maine) both asked Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan whether higher-ups condoned agents’ sexual encounters while on assignment. Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) raised similar concerns, saying it seems unbelievable that the incident in which 12 agents, including two supervisors, brought prostitutes back to their hotel rooms in Colombia was the first of its kind. Sullivan ... Continue reading →
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This is a tribute to one of my favourite bands.After a lot of work, I've finally completed an 8-bit sounding version of the entire Kid A album. Long live Radiohead!For the most part I tried to follow the album quite closely, although I took some creative liberties, and decided to make a rather subtle change for fun to see if people would notice (and people have!). I can't tell you what they are, though. If you're a hardcore fan, or if you pay close attention to your feet, you'll definitely spot it out.Download:http://www.mediafire.com/?i1fjgryo63czhhg... blah blah blah subscribe blah blah.0:00 - Everything in its Right Place4:15 - Kid A8:44 - The National Anthem14:20 - How to Disappear Completely20:06 - Treefingers23:27 - Optimistic28:06 - In Limbo31:10 - ... Continue reading →
The Donkeys The Donkeys bring a bit of southern California to the District. The San Diego four-piece's latest release, Born With Stripes off Thing Thing Thing records echoes of The Grateful Dead and Buffalo Springfield, and more recent bands Pavement and Beck. Dead Oceans writes, "What makes the Donkeys so potent is not their ability to rehash the past, it's their records embody a pureness, an authenticity that is unmatched in contemporary music." They perform with Shark Week and The Rememberables. Black Cat Backstage. 8 p.m. $10. London band Crystal Fighters' unique sound features Basque instruments and synthesizers. They perform with Is Tropical. Rock n Roll Hotel. 8:30 p.m. $15. Play back old memories with Our Vintage Film at Jammin' Java. The pop band performs ... Continue reading →
TOP 5 PICKS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 22 1. Joel Stein At Sixth And I Time columnist and sometimes VH1 talking head, Joel Stein's first book was written as a quest to pass on some more manly tasks to his newborn son. "Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity" takes him on a journey of fixing cars, hunting turkeys, putting out fires, basic training with the Marine Corps and other tasks meant to put some hair on the chest. 7 p.m., all ages, $10 2. Sakuramen Opening At 2441 18th St. NW Started with no particular ramen style or culture in mind, this new restaurant in the heart of Adams Morgan is a welcome addition to the strip of pizza joints and bars. Located in an ... Continue reading →
TOP 5 PICKS FOR MONDAY, MAY 21 1. Reggie Watts at 9:30 Club The comedian just released his newest album/DVD, recorded live in Central Park. He doesn't go up with a set list so this performance, in addition to all the other ones on his tour supporting "Reggie Watts: A Live At Central Park," are guaranteed to be different. An ambitious performer with a hectic schedule, this tour precedes some high profile Bonnaroo appearances and heavy involvement on the upcoming "Comedy Bang-Bang" television show. Perfect for the person that wishes Weird Al were a little more Brian Eno and Brian Eno a little more fun. 7 p.m., all ages, $25 2. Polyphonic Spree At Sixth And I This 20+ member rock and roll chorus has ... Continue reading →
How much is a drop of presidential blood worth? An on-line auction site is hoping to find out by selling a vial that it claims was used to draw President Ronald Reagan’s blood while he was recovering from the gunshot wound that nearly killed him in 1981. To top it off, the auction site says, “dried blood residue” is clearly visible inside the vial. The auction drew the immediate scorn of doctors who treated the president, and the director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation threatened legal action to stop the sale, calling the auction a “craven act.” “Any individual, including a President of the United States, should feel confident that once they enter into the care of a medical system their privacy and rights ... Continue reading →
