Amazing what an entire day and 1/2 of no server can do!! Sorry we disappeared for as long as we did, but we’ve had a rebirth so now it’s back to catching up with all that is swarming!

To celebrate all things Ladyhawke, we’ve got her latest track, “Paris is Burning“, remixed by Alex Gopher. Another gorgeous track to come from the lovely 80’s influenced electro-pop New Zealander!

A music-obsessed child, Pip Brown, aka Ladyhawke, was inspired by women of the 1980’s – Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar, Annie Lennox, Chrissie Amphlett et al. Prior to Ladyhawke, Pip played lead guitar in a rock band called, ‘Two Lane Blacktop’. She spent loads of time touring New Zealand and Australia, in the back of a clapped out van. They even made it to NYC and played CBGB’s. So it was only fitting that, “Back of the Van”, came about.

The first single, “Paris Is Burning“, will be released on Modular, 30th June, available on CD, 7″and download, accompanied by remixes from Alex Gopher, Kid Gloves and Peaches. The forthcoming debut album follows close behind, due late summer. Ladyhawke is playing heaps of shows across the U.K. with her touring band and set to play two shows at Glastonbury! Catch her along the way!

Tidbit on Alex Gopher – Besides having once played in a band called, ‘Orange’, with the likes of Etienne de Crécy and both members of the band, Air, Alex Gopher was once asked to create three tracks for the designer Yves St. Laurent’s catwalk show!! tré cool.

Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning (Alex Gopher Remix)

I first caught light of Londoner, Hugh Frost aka, Sportsday Megaphone, off his friend Nic Nell’s page as well as past features on Big Stereo and BiBaBiDi. His remix of Envelopes, “Party”, was a pleasant surprise. Who doesn’t like a good party?! This one was full of his trademark bleeps and blips!

His latest tune, “LA“, showcases his talent for creating a song heavy in lyrics, yet maintains a catchy, pop feel. Love the intro. “LA is about the inhuman philosophy toward people with mental illness advocated by the church of Scientology. It was written about the time I spent working in LA for American Apparel at their factory downtown”, says SM. Not your typical first thoughts whilst thinking of the city of sun and dazzle.

As for “Young Lust“, SM says, “It’s about not seeing someone for ages and meeting somewhere, (in this case a borrowed house) and making a mess and not caring – that kind of thing!” You don’t have to convince us, we’re cool with making a mess and forgetting our manners, especially if it’s due to lustful affairs…

Look out for the seven inch single “LA”/”Young Lust”, out 16th June, off Sunday Best, as well as Sportsday Megaphone’s debut LP, ‘So many Colours / So Little Time’, due out in August, loaded with a long list of remixes! For more Sportsday Megaphone, check his remix page, Sportsday Megamix.

UK Live dates + June dates with I WAS A CUB SCOUT coming soon!
MAY 13 / Edinburgh / The Ark / w Envelopes
16 / Brighton / The Great Escape Festival / w Alphabeat

Sportsday Megaphone - LA

Sportsday Megaphone - Young Lust

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Matt & Kim at The Fix in Bergen, Norway

When the iheartcomix/Scion mixtape hit the streets, it was passed around like a fat, freshly rolled spliff. Everyone was smokin’ it and word on the street was that iheartcomix had the goods! With a plethora of sounds to be heard – TheDeathSet, Radioclit, Gameboy/Gamegirl, LA Riots, Flosstradamus, Designer Drugs, Miami Horror, Heartsrevolution, Lies In Disguise, Acid Girls and more, we pretty much felt at one with iheartcomix for delivering. Everyone shared and it was a beautiful thing.

iheartcomix is like the perfect dealer, they keep spreadin’ the love, feedin’ us the bombs, gettin’ us hooked. Just when we think they’re about to let up, they send over, Radioclit’s remix of Matt & Kim’s, “No More Long Years”. The smiley Matt & Kim and the ever so tropical Radioclit. What a combination of love!

For those in the E.U. Matt & Kim are finishing up their U.K. tour, so catch them at a pub/club near you and grab a copy of their record which is out in Europe on Telle Records!

MAY 13 / Beat Club, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
14 / University of Sheffield Fuzz Club, SHEFFIELD, UK
15 / Great Escape Venue, BRIGHTON, UK
16 / The Luminaire, LONDON, UK

Matt & Kim - No More Long Years (Radioclit Remix)

France just doesn’t let up. And if it’s up to the BE TRASH crew, they plan to keep you dancing into the wee hours, wrecking havoc with their energized parties!! There’s no slowing down in this environment – when one of them tires, there’s always another member or guest Dj to bring the speed! Proper electro with a slew of other genres and a bit of scratching is how they like to bang it out!

“Before all things, the BE TRASH collective consisting of Nouch, BootyBen and Mario K, is a group of friends that are extremely passionate about electronic music. With varied styles, we have a common goal: Energy!!

The BE TRASH parties were conceived in Bordeaux, France, in October 2004, in order to fill a gap in the party scene. We came together and assembled a talented pool of Dj’s, graphic and fashion designers, creating a different environment through sound and visuals.

The varying music styles consist of electro, electro-punk, tech-rock, ghetto-drum, happy hard-tech jungle, drum n’ bass, old school dance floor and pretty much anything that gets the floor rockin!! The visuals consist of animations, graffiti, vj’ing, dancers and performers. We are here to make you bounce to death!!!!” – Be Trash crew

Along with keeping the party poppin’, the individual Be Trash members have their hands in producing and remixing as well. Nouch and Booty Ben teamed up to remix NYC artist, Almamy, “Like You Do”, sometime last year, as well as our Swiss friends, Love Motel (feat. Detroit Grand Pubahs), on “Dial God USA”.

If you’re in or around Cognac, France, 29th August, Be Trash will be playing with Data, Teenage Bad Girl, Leonard de Leonard and many more at Cognac Electro Festival. Check their MySpace for details!

Almamy - Like You Do (Ben&Nouch BeTrash Remix)

Love Motel feat. Detroit Grand Pubahs - Dial God USA (Ben&Nouch Be Trash Remix)

KMD likes her sweet treats, and this one is no different my friends. This Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix of Digitalism’s Idealistic has made my mouth water…yum yum yum…

This remix is so fabulous I urge you to stop what you are doing right now, turn this bangin’ remix up loud and join me in dancing like no-one’s watching.

Idealistic - Digitalism - Chewy Chocolate Cookies - Remix

This video is extremely low quality, as it was taken off a mobile phone. Although I wasn’t at Coachella this year, it looks to have been a fantastic time. Brooklyn’s MGMT seem to sum it up with this lovely sing-along. Very much a plur moment right there. HA Catch them on tour now in the U.K. and other EU cities, then at Lollapalooza!

Who doesn’t need a little added sweetness to their lives? If it’s up to Norway’s Annie, she plans to fill your desires with her sugary sweet pop, then pass her latest, “I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me“, off to the Get Shakes boys to turn it into something more than just a sweet, summer tune.

“I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me”, is taken from Annie’s forthcoming album “Don’t Stop“, due out this summer. The LP will feature Datarock and Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand and will contain remixes by Feadz and Section. Her debut album, “Anniemal”, (679 Recordings), out in 2004, gave us a taste of what she is made of. Her two hit singles, “Chewing Gum” and a collaboration with Norwegian mates Röyksopp, on “Heartbeat”, keep us at ease.

If you long for a summer drenched in saccharine sounds, Annie will be playing a bunch of festivals, including Glastonbury! Check Annie’s MySpace for details!!

Annie - I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me (Get Shakes Remix)

‘Liquid latex’, has been making the rounds on several videos as of late (Santogold, “Les Artistes”, Huoratron, “$$ Troopers”). Here again, appearing in “Focker“, directed by Daniel Brereton, which is the latest single for LATE OF THE PIER. Erol Alkan has added his magical touches creating “Focker” into an immense tune.

Erol has co-produced “Focker” and a brand new version of “Space and the Woods”. Both tracks will be released as a double A side on the 19th May on 7 inch, 12 inch, CD, download. The Castle Donington quartet have hit the road once again, touring throughout May and June. Check their MySpace for complete dates and check out the making of the “Focker” video at Dazed Digital. Click here to purchase LOTP, Space and the Woods/Focker.