Brooklyn Ski Club

Arctic Monkeys "Do I Wanna Know?" (Official Video)

2013-06-19T11:36:00.000-04:00

Arctic Monkeys have a new video and well, it's a squiggly line. As is to be expected, the song is pretty damn good. At this point I don't think Arctic Monkeys can make bad music. They're far from my favorite band but hot damn can they write some songs. Am I the only one that is picking up on a Queens of the Stone Age thing here?

Blondie Touring With X + New Music

2013-06-18T22:07:00.002-04:00

Blondie just announced some US tour dates, which conclude on October 4th at Roseland Ballroom in NYC. They will be supported by X at all dates. The NYC show goes on sale on June 21st. Your ticket purchase will include five new tracks from Blondie. Read More: Blondie Tour Dates

Die Antwoord "Cookie Thumper" (Official Video)

2013-06-18T18:17:00.000-04:00

Despite the fact that Die Antwoord has been outed as a very elaborate ruse, I'm still fascinated with them. Everything about them is awesome in a way that I can't even begin to explain. This track exclusively features Yo-landi on vocals and it's just her in the video too. As always she's doing that creepy/hot thing that is hard to make sense of. A YouTube commenter said it best,"how is it that

Challenge of the Future "You Can't Call Off the Dog"

2013-06-18T14:16:00.000-04:00

Nick Zinner got his old college band back together and they're releasing an album they recorded at Adrian Grenier's studio, Wreckroom. The track is called "You Can't Call Off the Dogs" and it's just the type of weird I enjoy. It's fast with crazed vocals and I would take this over Yeah Yeah Yeahs any day of the week. I can't wait to hear the rest of the tracks. And who is the vocalist? This

NGHBRS "Hold Up Girl"

2013-06-18T10:04:00.000-04:00

When this track started out it seemed a little too clean and peppy for my taste but I hung in there. Turns out it's a pretty damn good song. "Hold Up Girl" is on NGHBRS upcoming album called Twenty One Rooms which comes out on July 16th.

Sunday With Black Flag, Adolescents & Subhumans

2013-06-18T00:09:00.001-04:00

Yesterday was one for the books! I headed to Williamsburg around 2pm or so to check out some of the Northside action. After grabbing a slice at Vinnie's Pizza on Bedford, where I overheard French tourists complaining that there wasn't any mayo to put on their pizza (WTF?), I went over to Muchmore's for The Teen Age. Bill from Gunfight is in the band and they signed to my buddies label, Papercup

Black Flag Played Warsaw

2013-06-15T14:35:00.003-04:00

Last night, after spending the day drinking awful Heineken under a tent, I walked over to the Warsaw to see if I could get into the Black Flag show. I ended up with a premium Northside Festival badge but I had no idea if that would get me in or not. We got there a little after the doors opened, talked to some people and managed to get in. Apparently something like 75 badge holders are let in so

Editors "The Weight" (Video)

2013-06-14T12:34:00.000-04:00

The Editors are still around apparently and they have a new video for their song called "The Weight". Not sure about the choice of title for the song; I seem to recall a pretty massively famous and damn near perfect song with the same name. The track is decent enough, not their best work but pretty good.

Northside Festival & Next Expo Start Today

2013-06-13T12:59:00.000-04:00

Northside Festival kicks off today so there will be shows all over Williamsburg and Greenpoint the next few days. I'm more interested in the Next Expo element of the festival though. It's a series of tech start-up panels and networking events. I managed to win myself a free badge so I'm heading over there in an hour or so. I'll be taking a breather from the tech stuff for a while this evening

CSS Has A New Album + Playing NYC July

2013-06-11T14:22:00.001-04:00

I don't consider myself a CSS fan but they're one of those bands that are undeniably fun. If you're at a party and CSS comes on you're in good shape. They released a new album today called Planta with all sorts of guests on it and it was produced by Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio). They're playing Bowery Ballroom on July 8th and Brooklyn Bowl on July 9th.

Cover Shows & Interview Bands For Brooklyn Ski Club

2013-06-11T13:06:00.002-04:00

I'm a tired, old man. In the heyday of BSC I used to attend about 6-7 shows per week and I'd take photos and review every last one of them. It was insane and I have no idea how I managed it while I was working a 50/hour week job. The thing is though, those show reviews were huge hits. BSC reviews got picked up by every major music blog, website and magazine you can name. So now that I'm bringing

Netflix Arrested Development Was Awesome

2013-06-11T11:10:00.001-04:00

I finally wrapped up watching the new season of Arrested Development. I didn't expect much based on my own natural cynicism and the reviews seemed to affirm my suspicions. After watching the first two or three episodes I wasn't very impressed but I wasn't quite let down yet either. Once the stories started coming together and the bigger picture became more apparent I was hooked. Each episode was

Stream New Heliotropes Album

2013-06-10T18:17:00.001-04:00

I'm going to be honest here and tell you that I'm pretty damn bored with Brooklyn music these days. The bands that have been around forever are still killing it but there aren't too many new bands that get my attention. That said, Heliotropes are fucking awesome. They finally have an album and it's available to stream on Spin. I've listened to about half of it so far and I dig it. The mellow

Death Set In Another Commercial

2013-06-10T18:08:00.000-04:00

The Death Set scored another big commercial, this time it's for the Xbox game Sunset Overdrive. Brooklyn bands are all fucking over the place right now. In the old days I would have cried sell out but this is the modern era and you gotta get paid wherever the fuck you can if you want to be a career musician so good for them - good for all of them!

Black Sabbath "God Is Dead?" (Video)

2013-06-10T15:03:00.002-04:00

I've been hearing great things about the Rick Rubin produced Black Sabbath come back album so I was excited to check this out. I'm going to cut to the chase here, they need to get Bill Ward back in the fold. Brad Wilke is a good drummer but his style doesn't fit in right. He's not bluesy enough or something like that. Ozzy is singing more in the solo Ozzy style and less in the Sabbath Ozzy style.

Why Do You Still Suck At Facebook?

2013-06-10T13:34:00.003-04:00

I meet with lots of brands trying to beef up their presence on Facebook. They typically hire young, inexperienced "interns" with no real background in social media to manage their online identities. It's easy to think that a young kid who grew up with social media would be an expert when it comes to Facebook but that's just not true. I often consult with social media managers for these companies

Nine Inch Nails, "Come Back Haunted" (Video)

2013-06-10T12:23:00.004-04:00

Nine Inch Nails released the first single from their new album which comes out in September. The track is called "Come Back Haunted" and not only is it good but it really reminds me of early NIN. Trent has been on fire lately so it's no surprise that this tune is awesome. I don't think it's a classic, it doesn't really grab you like a "Hurt" or "Head Like A Hole" or "Wish" does but it's still

Game Of Thrones Finale Was A Snorefest

2013-06-10T12:10:00.000-04:00

Last night I took a break from watching the NBA Finals to check out the season finale of Game Of Thrones. After last episode's blood bath I had very high expectations for the finale. I'm not going to post any spoilers here so don't worry. Actually, nothing really happened of interest so there isn't much to spoil. The finale was slow paced and kind of boring compared to the rest of the season. It

Brooklyn Ski Club, Expect More.

2013-06-10T11:43:00.000-04:00

I've decided to start posting more often and essentially bringing back BSC to some extent. The topics won't necessarily be what you're used to though. Sure there's going to be some music and nightlife stuff covered but I'll be covering a wider range of topics. For the past few years I've been working in the NYC tech world so you might start seeing some posts about techy shit on occasion. I'm also

King Khan & BBQ Show Played Santos Party House w/ Bloodshot Bill

2013-04-12T15:47:00.000-04:00

Last night I went over to Santos Party House to check out King Khan & BBQ Show with Bloodshot Bill. I showed up right before Bloodshot Bill was scheduled to go on and the place was packed. Bloodshot came out in his trademark pajamas and went straight into his Tazmanian devil act. The snortin', gruntin', spittin' one-man show wowed the crowd, as he always does. I've seen Bloodshot Bill many times

Spirit Family Reunion Played Bowery Ballroom

2013-04-08T16:03:00.000-04:00

On Saturday night Spirit Family Reunion played Bowery Ballroom. I know most of the band so I was super excited for them. If any band deserves to play the big stage it's Spirit Family. Not only did they play but they managed to sell the place out, which is incredible! The first act up that night was Blind Boy Paxton, who is a 24 year old kid from Watts, Los Angeles. Somehow in that urban jungle

VICE's New HBO Series Premieres Tonight

2013-04-05T13:18:00.001-04:00

Last night I went to the screening party for VICE's new series which premieres tonight on HBO. It's very similar to the travel guides and the MTV series but it seems a little more journalistic and edgy. The episodes we were shown last night included interviews with the head of the Taliban in Afghanistan, child suicide bombers, North Korean escapees (still en-route to freedom) and more wild shit

Video: Soundgarden "By Crooked Steps" Directed By Dave Grohl

2013-01-28T13:57:00.000-05:00

Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (duh) directed the new Soundgarden video for "By Crooked Steps". In the video, Soundgarden are a grizzled old Segway gang who take over the local bar where some hipster is DJing on his computer. They take to the stage and rock n' roll mayhem transpires. It ends with them being arrested by deadmau5, who is a protector of DJs worldwide. Don't you think someone

Buzzed Bands Podcast, Episode 2 (Cold Blood Club)

2013-01-25T13:05:00.000-05:00

A few days ago I sat down with my friends in Cold Blood Club for the second installment of Buzzed Bands. We drank a bunch of cheap beer and cheaper whiskey (Evan Williams) and talked about white boys, Mary's little lamb, working at Tower Records, how to join the Cold Blood Club and other random bullshit. Take a listen and pay close attention to Tom's downward spiral into Incoherentville. Good

Tonight: Wild Yaks, Unstoppable Death Machines, Violent Bullshit at 285 Kent

2013-01-24T12:26:00.000-05:00

Great fucking show in Williamsburg tonight! Wild Yaks, Unstoppable Death Machines, Habibi, Violent Bullshit play live and Dirtyfinger is on the wheels of steel. This will be fucking madness. RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/531231320221347/