Photo courtesy of Matthew Isaac

Trash Yourself have literally been ripping at the seams with new music and building up a nice little buzz. Quite fitting for us I’d say!! The TRASHIER it gets the better! We first caught glance of the new duo through our dear friend The Toxic Avenger (heads up for his month long US tour kicking off Sept 28!!) who collaborated on some tracks with John and Heidi, as well as other notable producers. With their debut album in the works, and Heidi featured in this months Nylon mag, John proclaims, “Lotta trashin going on!!”

Here is a bit of music and some Q&A with John Bourke, done by Trashbags in Australia. Global TRASH UNITE!!!

Trash Yourself & The Toxic Avenger - Song 2

Trash Yourself - Touch

John Bourke - What is Love

John Bourke - What is Love - The Toxic Avenger Remix

Kill Hannah - Crazy Angel (John Bourke Remix)

Trashbags: Who have you worked with (artists)?

John: We are currently working on a new song with The Toxic Avenger and a new one with Treasure Fingers. I am also doing some production for Planet of the Drums’ MC Messinian’s new album and I just finished a remix for Chicago’s own, Kill Hannah.

Trashbags: How long has trash yourself been around?

John: As a group, we are very young. I have been producing and DJing for years. We both go to College together in Oklahoma. We met there about 2 years ago. We would meet and talk in the hall and Heidi threw around the idea of wanting to do vocals sometime. Around that time Toxic had sent me a little clip of Song 2 that he started. Heidi came over and we started recording some vocals just to see (more…)

Strobe lights can often hurt my pretty little eyes, but the Strobe I’m getting hot under the collar about at the moment is the new night at Scala in London!

After a string of many fabulous nights that have literally set my pants on fire with excitement, this night looks set to perhaps outshine them all. With live sets from the likes of Devil’s Gun, Trevor Loveys & Affie Yusuf, The Ghost Frequency (i heart them), Cobra Dukes, The RGBs, Mexican Institute of Sound, and The Clik Clik, it may actually blow your brains out! Well that is if you manage to get a ticket!

DJ sets on the night come in the shape of Cagedbaby, Mock & Toof, Uncle Buck, Crispin Dior & Ben Rymer, Wrongtom, Allez Allez DJs, Tony Poland, Hot Sauce DJs, David H, Player Player, Cred & Paul Crognale. Phew……..I need to sit down and take a breather!!

So if you based in London get your pretty little asses to the Strobe Launch Party this Saturday 22nd September @ Scala, Pentonville Rd, King’s Cross, London. Advance tickets are available from Ticketweb for £8 so go get them before they disappear.

Okay so I’ve only gone snowboarding a few times in my life, and it hasn’t been recently. As an ex skater, I’ve wished to learn how to properly snowboard without breaking limbs, but alas a torn meniscus in my right knee has kept me away from the thought of gliding down powder hills!! Well I might just sign up for one of Burton’s nifty ‘Learn to Ride’ courses and learn a thing or two this winter!

Meantime, we can all prepare ourselves to look damn cool for the cold season with a little help from Burton. I’ve always loved the Burton brand and everything they’ve been doing since their incarnation. They have finally opened a new shop here in Chicago, and they’ve gone big and given us a 4-story FLAGSHIP!! As the West coast peeps would say, TOTALLY RAD!

Stop in when you’re on the East end of the city at, 56 E. Walton Street, and if you’re up for going out tonight, there is a special party happening at Sound-bar with music by DJ Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire and Pase Rock. Details and more events listed below or check the Burton site for future events!!!! Burton Events
Oh and if you read the October 3 event listing, you may have spotted pro rider Trevor Andrews name. Wonder if Santogold will be making a Chicago appearance with him??

Wednesday, September 19:
Burton Chicago Grand Opening After-Party at Sound Bar
Open to the 21+ public
Sound Bar: 226 W. Ontario 9 PM – 2 AM
Special guests include Jake Burton, Hannah Teter, Elena Hight, Molly Aguirre, Danny Davis, Jeremy Jones and Keir Dillon.

Featuring music by: DJ STEVE AOKI KID MILLIONAIRE and PASE ROCK

Wednesday, October 3: Burton World Tour Hits Chicago
Pro Burton riders Shaun White, Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter, Molly Aguirre, Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis, Nicolas Mueller and Trevor Andrew will be in the Windy City to celebrate Burton’s new Chicago store, meet local riders and premiere the new Burton promo video “Thanks in Advance”.

Autograph Session #1 – 10/3
3pm-5pm @ Shred Shop
3801 W Oakton, Skokie

Autograph Session #2 – 10/3
6pm-8pm @ Burton Flagship Store – Chicago
56 E Walton Street, Chicago

Video Premiere/After Party – 10/3
8pm-12am @ Debonair Social Club (21+)
1332 2nd Street, Chicago

He’s taken over Germany, and now he’s coming for you!

Germany’s King Kong Klub, has established itself as the biggest “Indielectro” party taking place over ten clubs/towns. For almost seven years it has been the name on German club goer’s lists when thinking of how to escape their Friday or Saturday night loneliness. After first introducing parties at the Planet in Bochum, head gorilla Christian Vorbau, packed his record bags to enter the country. He moved on to Wuppertal and Berlin soon more cities fell prey to the great ape. That included Dortmund, Cologne, Hamburg, Kiel, Bonn, Munich and Essen. Last year Christian was invited to share his favourite tunes at the Hurricane-Festival and also at the Melt!-Festival, one of Germany’s most exceptional open-air happenings.

Every weekend the King Kong DJs drag their heavy bags packed with vinyl to the hottest clubs all over Germany. Christian, Glamrock_Baby, Happa, Dominik, Potz and Mikey Four (Club NME Resident DJ/London) take care of maximum variety and shaken legs. Those, who are still not satisfied, get their money worth at special events that regularly take place with national and international bands kicking your asses. By the way the great ape is currently the only German Indie party with ten different locations.

King Kong Club primarily plays tunes ranging from Indie and Britpop to Hamburger Schule, Postpunk and New Rave. Additionally King Kong serves his secret favorites and everything else promising fun - Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park, The View, Bloc Party, The Pigeon Detectives, Razorlight, Good Shoes, Klaxons or good old friends like Placebo, Morrissey, Blur and many more.

DJ Christian Vorbau - King Kong Klub - The September Straddle

King Kong Club Mix 2007
01. Burn It All Down - VHS Or Beta
02. I Am Not A Monster - Oh No! Oh My!
03. The One (The Black Ghosts Remix) - Trabant
04. Casualities (Club Mix) (Feat. Erlend Oye) - Phonique
05. Why Not?! - Alter Ego
06. Harder Better Faster Stronger (Deadmau5 Edit) - Daft Punk
07. Go Mr. Sunshine (Punks Jump Up Remix) - Remi Nicole
08. Pieces Of The People We Love - The Rapture
09. You Are Dreaming - Shout Out Louds
10. Delivery - Babyshambles
11. Suburban Knights (King Kong Klub Remix) - Hard Fi
12. Let’s Dance To Joy Divison - The Wombats
13. Model - To My Boy
14. Mouthwash - Kate Nash
15. Gold - Friska Viljor
16. Hey Girl - Figurines
17. For Science Fiction - Maritime
18. The Illness (Teenagers Remix) - Good Books
19. Had Enough (Teenagers Remix) - The Enemy)
20. Phantom Pt. II (Soulwax Remix) - Justice
21. La Musique (JBag Re-Edit) - Riot In Belgium
22. Mr. Oizo - Patrick 122
23. Digitalism -Zdarlight (Discodrome Edit)

GO SEE THIS SHOW. and then, GO BUY THE ALBUM.

Watch and listen, I need not say more!!!

Simian Mobile Disco @ Pure in Philly.

Monday Sept 24, Rebel NYC is the place to be . . .

The lovely gun slinging girls at Magnum have teamed up with the Klaxons (congrats on that Mercury prize boys!) to put together a bash that will have us sleeping in until who knows when, might as well plan to take Tuesday day off now.

Spank Rock will be performing live, forcing us to ask ourselves if there’s any possible way Baltimore could get any hotter at the moment. Also performing live, Santogold, who’s surrounded by a buzz so thick, she proves the bees didn’t disappear, they’ve just been swarming around her in the studio.

Dapper Spank!

DJ’s joining them on the night include the legendary Mark Bell (do you think we can get him to bring The Reactable?!!), Mystery Jets, Steve Aoki, The Bangers, Alex English, TKOmri, and RKid.

So after Bjork, The Klaxons, and Santi have clean up The Garden, you know where to go. Rebel is located at 251 West 30th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue. And this event is FREE!
Just RSVP at www.going.com/klaxonsafterparty.
Oh, and did I mention there is an Absolut open bar 12-1am?

Here’s a few clips to hold you thru the weekend . . .

Spank @ McCarren

Santi & Amanda Blank

And she doesn’t want him to stop!
(Scandalous, right?!?!)

Got this Rihanna jammy jam from our homie Rock Steady Drew in T.O. - that’s Toronto for those of you that don’t know. Fine, fine, city, those folks have it going on. (Quick shout out to Nav & Tony, stay up fella’s, love ya!)
So check out this re-work, accompanied by a solid DJ mix, Screwface. RSD also has a crackin’ site, stop by and say hi - ROCK STEADY DREW!

Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music - Rock Steady Drew Remix

Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music (Rock Steady Drew Remix)

Rock Steady Drew - The Screwface Mix

# 001 The Federation - I Only Wear My White Tees Once (Remix)
# 002 The Notorious BIG - Nasty Boy (DJ Mehdi Remix)
# 003 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Paul Devro Refix)
# 004 Timbaland Ft Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake vs Man Parrish - Give It To Me (Rock Steady Drew Mashup)
# 005 MC Shan & Marley Marl Ft Nas - The Bridge (Rock Steady Drew Remix)
# 006 Hot Chip - Over And Over (Diplo’s Shake It Over And Over Remix)
# 007 Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up (Rock Steady Drew White It Up Remix)
# 008 CSS - Lets Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Diplo Remix)
# 009 Justin Timberlake Ft TI - My Love (Low Budget Pawrty Remix)
# 010 Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You (Rock Steady Drew Freak The Planet Mix)
# 011 Justice - We Are Your Friends (Scottie B King Tutt Remix)
# 012 Daft Punk - Digital Love (Red Foxx’s Bmore Surprise Mix)
# 013 Missy Elliot - We Run This (Duke Dumont Remix)
# 014 DJ Blaqstarr - Superstar (Tactic Remix)
# 015 The Beastie Boys - Root Down (Rock Steady Drew Down In The Gutter Mix)
# 016 Akon - Don’t Matter (Funkymix)
# 017 Plastic Little Ft Spankrock & Diplo - Now I Holler
# 018 Lily Allen - LDN (Switch Remix)
# 019 ThunderHeist - Suenos Dulces
# 020 Run DMC - Sucker MC’s
# 021 The Futureheads - Worry About It Later (Switch Remix)
# 022 Tittsworth vs Don Imus - Nappy Head Ho
# 023 Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (Tittsworth Remix)
# 024 Earth Wind & Fire - September (Tittsworth Remix)
# 025 The Egyptian Lover - Egypt Egypt
# 026 Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
# 027 Kraftwerk - Tour De France
# 028 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
# 029 Armand Van Helden Ft Will ‘Tha Wiz’ Lemay - This Ain’t Hollywood
# 030 Justice - D A N C E (Tittsworth Remix)
# 031 Le Tigre - After Dark (Diplo Remix)
# 032 The Outfield - Your Love (DJ Roctakon Remix)
# 033 The Cars - Just What I Needed (Roctakon & Hollertronix Remix)
# 034 Yazoo - Don’t Go (Diplo Remix)
# 035 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Bmore Club Mix)
# 036 Stevie Wonder - Fingertips Pt 3.5 (Pase Rock Remix)
# 037 The Four Tops - Same Old Song (DJ Frie vs Samir)
# 038 Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (DJ Ayres Remix)
# 039 The Marvelettes - Please Mr Postman (Baltimore Club Mix)
# 040 Diplo vs The Beatles - Twist & Shout (Shake It Up)

We’ve made some friends in Spain, Buffet Libre.
They have a fun site full of great music and a cool remix project. The music buffet currently offers you the opportunity to whip up your own beats collaborating with artists such as Pomomofo, Voxtrot, Dragonette, The Go! Team, Shitdisco, X-Wife, Mendetz, and Brakes to name a few.

They also sent over their most recent mix, Verbena 3.
check it and feast your ears on all you can eat beats!

BUFFET LIBRE DJ’S “VERBENA NO.3
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1. Sintonia Buffetlibre
2. Calvin Harris – Merrymaking At My Place (Kissy Sell Out Remix)
3. Sidechain – Turn Your Body On
4. Nico Vega – Cocaine Cooked The Brain (Guns’n Bombs Remix)
5. Cobra Dukes – Leave The Light On (Knightlife Remix)
6. Moving Units – Crash ‘n Burn Victims
7. Timbaland - Miscommunication (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
8. Sneaky Sound System – I Love It (Bag Raiders Remix)
9. Kissy Sell Out – Her
10. Justice feat. Uffie – The Party (LA Riots Remix)
11. Chromeo – Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)
12. Bag Raiders – Fun Punch
13. IDC – Akai Elvis
14. Lifelike – So Electric
15. Boys Noize - & Down (Extended Mix)
16. Elektrons – Get Up (Herve Gets Down Remix)
17. Felix Da Housecat – Like Something 4 Porno (Teenage Bad Girl Remix)
18. Soho Dolls – Trash The Rental (Crystal Castles Remix)