Music Edgication: MEN

WHO: Brooklyn band MEN – JD Samson, Michael O’Neil, and Ginger Brooks Takahashi COMPARISONS: An estrogen-filled version of The Rapture and Hot Chip, describing themselves as disco house punk reggae. WORTHY: It’s a new spin to JD Samson’s days as a Le Tigre member. MORE: MEN will perform as part of the CMJ Showcase at Santos [...]

Stopping You in Your Trax: Hot Chip’s “One Life Stand”

Hot Chip’s latest single, “One Life Stand”, brings an old school new wave synth sound together with the simplest, catchiest Hot Chip chorus to-date.

Judge a Song By: Lissy Trullie Covers Hot Chip

Local NYC Downtown “It” girl, as pegged by NY Magazine, Lissy Trullie released a video for her cover of Hot Chip’s “Ready for the Floor” – a clear stand out from her ep, Self-Taught Learner. Trullie aced the cover song – a definite on-repeat type of track and one that Hot Chip should be pretty [...]

Music in Pictures: Andy Willsher

I came across this photographer’s website and I’m both extremely jealous of his career, but also ready to become his assistant.  Where do I sign up? Willsher has captured some of the hottest indie and mainstream acts out there – from candid moments to the more stylized settings – and I’m pretty floored.  He’s done [...]

Lissy Trullie @ Union Hall; April 9, 2009

Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn welcomed Lissy Trullie to jump on the small stage in their downstairs bar, packing the room for a quick 35-minute show.  The setlist covered the tracks featured in her new EP, Self-taught Learner – and included Hot Chip’s cover of “Ready for the Floor” – a definite standout during [...]

Judge a Song by its Cover: Lissy Trullie “Ready for the Floor”

Lissy Trullie, by way of New York City, masters one of Hot Chip’s hottest tracks (and one of the most covered ones), “Ready for the Floor”.  She manages to make Duffy’s ballad cover from ’08 pale in comparison. Not to be overlooked:  Check out her myspace page, listen to “Self Taught Learner” and “Boy Boy”, and catch [...]