Showing posts with label Klaxons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Klaxons. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Music/Film: Part of the Weekend Never Dies (The Review)

It's been probably way too long since we last wrote on the blog and frankly it was a necessary break. I'm not gonna bore you with sentimentalism/spirituality/reality checks (although just checks would be nice $$$) or anything remotely personal and introspective (cause I'm the worst at it). But after all, Manifest Destitute is a world for those who dream and those who Dance...and those who live each weekend like it was their last.

If you haven't seen Soulwax's "Part of the Weekend never dies" then you probably don't love Music all that much. If you haven't the faintest idea of What Soulwax or what 2 Many DJ's do/are, this nice little package will without a doubt indoctrinate you into the Gospel that is Nite Versions while making you believe Jesus is actually two brothers from Belgium whose goal is to save the world from bad music. Yeah ok...we really liked the documentary but trust me, we are pretty sure you will too.

"Director Saam Farahmand filmed Soulwax on their recent international dates, capturing all the excitement, chaos and humour of the world tour. Where the Beastie Boys filmed one gig with 50 cameras, Soulwax filmed 120 shows with one camera, in Europe, Japan, US, Latin America and Australia. The result is a snapshot of life on the road with one of the most exciting live bands in the world, and features their friends including 2manydj's, James Murphy & Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem), Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice, Busy P, So-Me, Peaches, Klaxons and many more in interview, as well as behind-the-scenes footage, and LOTS of music".... go watch it (seriously, now!!!)


Buy the DVD Here...and Here!!!

Friday, February 22, 2008

Music: Rihanna And Klaxons @ 2008 Brit Awards

Well...if it wasn't for the Interweb, I would have missed this completely. Lucky for us we didn't. Rihanna and last years favorite "new ravers" performed Umbrella at the 2008 Brit Awards. Frankly I wished they had performed something else from her strong repertoire, but then again this was last years R&B hit. So....what's going on with the Klaxons' guardrobe? when they played Great Scott's last year they looked like your average hipster in skinny jeans who stank of booze and cigarettes. Well, I hope they go back to it... they are starting to look a little like the New York Dolls and Let's face it, that's not a good look (check the video).