To enter, simply send an email to: TICKETS@TRASHMENAGERIE.COM use “JUSTICE 2008” in the SUBJECT LINE and in the email LIST your Top 3 of 2008 in each category listed below . . .
Top 3 Artists of 2008
Top 3 Tracks of 2008
Top 3 Events of 2008
You can only enter once, winners will be selected by random, and we’ll be giving away 1 pair of tickets a week, leading up to New Year’s Eve, starting November 28th.
We’ll also compile and share everyone’s top 3 2008 ARTIST, TRACK, & EVENT picks when it’s all said and done, and have a little fun with it.
And if you’re not in the loop, there is yet another Justice contest currently running on Vimeo.com - it’s not to late to enter or vote for your favorite video submission of what was “Great In 2008.”
I saw the New York premiere of “Justice’ A Cross the Universe” last week. It’s a documentary of the band shot & produced by award winning directors Romain Gavras (”Stress”), and So Me (”D.A.N.C.E.”, “DVNO”) during the last 3 weeks of their Myspace sponsored tour in North America.
The screening was supposed to start at 7, I got there 20 minutes late, I thought I was going to miss it, but it was just starting. Members of the Ed Banger gang were in attendance, Busy P, So Me, SebastiAN, Amandine, of course Justice - Xavier and Gaspard.
I really thought one of best “characters” was the enduring, Christian bus driver. 100% Americana, 55 - 60 years old, reminiscing about singing in the church choir, practicing his vocal exercises, snapping shots of mountains with his camera phone, dealing with blown tires, and “crap” . . . literally.
Now throw the bus driver in with Justice, and their tour manager, “Bouchon“, English translation = bottleneck, stopper, plug. Bouchon has an obsession with guns, (I swear on one occasion he was in a Walmart shopping for one.) I think he is the most “gangster” French person i’ve come across in awhile, if ever. He’s definitely over the top.
And last but not least, Justice. Some of my personal favorite moments - Xavier & Gaspard kissing - Gaspard having sex with an Asian girl that allegedly looked like Xavier. The duo shopping for 8 mil homes. (Can they really afford that?)
Lots of drunk girls freaking out, singing “We Are Your Friends” at the top of their lungs, lots of “OMG I love you guys!”, puking, fights, blood, and hotel room pillow fights. I learned that Xavier can play the piano, and quite well, he is also caught on film serenading Anthony Keidis from Red Hot Chili Peppers with his band’s own song “Under the Bridge“. The look on Keidis’ face is priceless. There are also cameo appearances by Diplo (using the bathroom), the Ed Banger clan, and various other “scensters”.
It was an entertaining movie, certainly one for the fans, and it gives you more or less accurate inside look at what it’s like on tour in the land of Justice. It’s well done, considering the time restrictions it took to film, produce, and release the documentary by December 9, 08. The tour they were shooting ended in April of 08. Gavras and So Me do a great job of capturing the intensity of Justice‘ live performances. Quick cuts from revving up back stage to being right in the middle of a live dynamic sonic assault.
After the premiere, everyone headed over to hear Justice DJ at Webster Hall with SebastiAn and Busy P, who rounded out the night with old school Chicago House. Fun was had by all, and I felt like I was living a scene right out of “A Cross The Universe“.
If you live in Chicago, there is a screening of “A Cross The Universe” at The Metro on Nov. 14th, there are other screenings to coincide with their DJ gigs around North America, for more info visit UR CHICAGO.
As we speak, there is a contest running “Justice for All” - win a trip to Chicago on New Year’s Eve to hang out with Justice and So Me and party at Revolution Number 9, or take home cash. All you have to do is create a video, and get the most votes. The final winner will be chosen by Justice, So Me, Busy P, and other special folks. Maybe they will like your work so much you’ll shoot their next documentary?
Sign up and get full info at www.industreate.com/contest, create a video of what you did that was “Great in 2008“, then upload your video to www.Vimeo.com and tag it with “JST4ALL” and “TRASHMENAGERIE“.
As Big Stereo points out - “This is a contest for us too! We wanna hang out with you in Chicago so this is important, ha!*”
* Trash Menagerie note to Big Stereo and the rest of ya’ll, may the best blog win!
Since long ago when I saw Obey stickers of “André the Giant Has a Posse”, plastered on surfaces in cities across the U.S., I’ve been fascinated by the art created by Shepard Fairey. His sticker campaign paved the way for what was to come for this hugely talented artist. Fairey is widely known for his 2004 “anti-war, anti-Bush” posters, and more recently, his series of powerful graphic posters supporting Barack Obama’s candidacy for President in 2008. Since Obama’s victorious win, I’ve been elated beyond words, as so many of us have. It’s an incredible time in our lives, a time when our newly elected leader is asking us to also be the change that the United States so greatly needs. Lets not forget, one man is not going to change our country, rather, the people and our leaders, working together in unity, can create change. United we stand, divided we fall. Here’s to new, exciting beginnings!!
In Obama’s acceptance speech, he quoted some words from one of the greatest Presidents, Abraham Lincoln.
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
– Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1861 - Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
Obama “VOTE” print by Shepard Fairey. This print has sold out, but there are still other Obama artist works available for purchase at BarackObama.com.
“I wanted to make an art piece of Barack Obama because I thought an iconic portrait of him could symbolize and amplify the importance of his mission. I believe Obama will guide this country to a future where everyone can thrive and I should support him vigorously for the sake of my two young daughters…I love the new VOTE image because I think that Barack Obama is the rare candidate who is simultaneously dignified, intellectual, and presidential, without losing his good natured humanity. I want someone as my president that I would like as my neighbor. I think our relationships with our neighbors around the globe will improve under Barack Obama.” -Shepard Fairey
It’s hard to believe that today is the last full day of presidential campaigning and we’re only 1 day away from one of the most important U.S. elections ever!!!!!! For all voters and especially newly registered voters, make sure to cast your vote tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 for the candidate that will move the United States forward, not backwards or remain stagnant!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y O U R V O T E C O U N T S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After you vote, if you’re in CHICAGO tomorrow, be sure to attend the Obama rally at Grant Park, which will be held at the southern end of Grant Park, beginning at 9 p.m. and will end at 1 a.m. Tickets are required, but you can still cop a listen in the surrounding areas. If that isn’t your cup of tea, head over to BLOG WARS: A New Hope Election party, at Debonair Social Club, hosted by Trash Menagerie, Red Threat and Hot Biscuits!!!!!!
Let’s get MADDDDD! The Mad Decent Fall Tour has finally arrived, kicking off tomorrow October 16 at Webster Hall in New York City!! DIPLO, Boy 8-Bit, Abe Vigoda, Telepathe, and special guests will be on hand playing a smashing array of tunes fit for all!
There is a lot about Mad Decent that we love and because we want to share that with everyone, Trash Menagerie is giving away 2 FREE GUEST LIST SPOTS (each spot gets a +1 for your best mate!) for the CHICAGO show on Thursday, October 23 at The Abbey!!!!
For a chance to win, all you have to do is answer the following questions, which has to do with one of the reasons why we’re so keen on the Mad Decent movement! The first two people to send in the correct answer to: partypeople@trashmenagerie.com, will win! In the subject line, write MAD DECENT TOUR - CHICAGO. We will notify the winners via email.
Our questions to you – What is Diplo’s non-profit side project called and what was the first single from this project?
** Congrats to the 2 winners that have given us the answers to our questions. The answers are HEAPS DECENT, an artist development program for young indigenous and underprivileged musicians, started by Diplo, Andrew Levins and Nina Agzarian, to help indigenous communities. And the first single to come from Heaps Decent is “SMASH A KANGAROO“! Learn more about Heaps Decent on Throw Shapes and an earlier article on Pitchfork!
Here is a taste of what’s to come on tour from the striking Brooklyn pair known as Telepathe, who have just released their latest EP ‘Chrome’s On It‘, the 14th of October on IAMSOUND. The 7 track 12″ features remixes by Mad Decent, The Mae Shi, Frankmusik, Free Blood and Bobby Evans!
MAD DECENT TOUR DATES
10-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-17 Cambridge, MA - Middle East (Downstairs)
10-18 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Musée Juste Pour Rire
10-20 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon
10-21 Toronto, Ontario - Circa Nightclub
10-22 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10-23 Chicago, IL - The Abbey
10-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-25 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre
10-27 Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
10-28 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
10-30 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard’s on Richards
10-31 Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
11-01 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
11-03 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
11-05 Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse
11-07 Austin, TX - Emo’s
11-08 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
11-10 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
11-11 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
11-12 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
11-13 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
11-14 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
“…I guess music is more about making decisions than having skills. We are not great musicians. We are not great producers. We are not great songwriters. We are just nothing, but we have clear ideas of what we want to do, and even more what we don’t want to do.” – JUSTICE
Extraordinary things always happen when unexpected. French duo Justice spent 18 months touring following the release of their debut LP “CROSS“, and for the last 3 weeks of the tour, a film crew traveled with them 24-7, capturing those moments no one will believe or get the essence of, if you told them about it, unless they were there.
As Justice were about to embark on their second tour of the US, they enlisted multi-award winning directors and intimate friends, Romain Gavras (”Stress” director) and So Me (”D.A.N.C.E.”, “DVNO”) and taped every second of the 3 week tour. The documentary is about life on the road, the real deal, and about the extraordinary and unexpected things that can happen along the way.
“A Cross the Universe” live CD + DVD drops December 9th on Atlantic Records and will include recordings of Justice’s signature headbanging live sets along with show footage and various hijinks captured as the band toured the US in March 2008.
Justice Tour Dates:
10/28/08 - MONTREAL, QC - METROPOLIS
10/29/08 - TORONTO, ON - CIRCA
10/30/08 - NEW YORK, NY - WEBSTER HALL
10/31/08 - LOS ANGELES, CA - HARD FESTIVAL
Confirmed Screenings:
10/30/08 - NEW YORK, NY - IFC CENTER @ 7PM
Additional screenings of the film will be held in each city around the DJ sets late October.
On the horizon, Justice & So Me land in Chicago for New Year’s Eve 09 . . .
This is what Trash Menagerie was throwing down during the month of September. Features, interviews, parties, and plenty’a mix and MP3 download. We’re snuggling in for the busy month of October. Have you started thinking about your Halloween costume yet? We’re looking for ideas, so please hit us up and let us know if you’ve got any. Last year we gave you a heads up on how to MAKE YOUR OWN DAFT PUNK COSTUME. Hipster Runoff offered up a bit of inspiration, “WTF SHOULD I B 4 ALL HALLOW’S EVE”, But is it “ok” to be a Justice this year, if you were a Daft last year?
A truly scary option, the United States Vice Presidential Republican
Candidate and current Governor of Alaska - Sarah Palin.
Hmm, I guess she didn’t get understand the memo regarding last year’s Halloween Party. It was a Nordic theme. Looks like she still won anyway, even though she didn’t really come close to qualifying.
Sarah Palin 7 Months Preggers “I can hide my belly in a sexy, yet sophisticated, little black business suit.”
Goodness, her belly is HUGE, she looks like she’s going to pop any day now, right?
This is what Demi Moore looked like when she was seven months preggers . . .
Photo: Vanity Fair
Sarah Palin’s Witch Doctor . . .
Other potential options - “Sarah Palin Mayor of Meth”, “Sarah Palin Miss Alaska”, “Sarah Palin Soccer Mom”. Wow, and to think, the election isn’t even over yet, we’ve still got a few weeks to go . . . goodness, i’m sure we’ll have so many more choices to choose from. Maybe i’ll pull off one of those “couple costumes,” and we can go together as “Foreign Palin Policy“. One of us will be Russia, and the other Alaska, and we’ll stand on opposite sides of the room and say “I can see ya over there, behave yourself!”
The videos and words featured below are taken from the GoTellMama! series of Obamacentric videos, which began in December 2006, created by Chicago’s CRO. Begin at the bottom with the first video and finish at the top with the last in the series.
“In November 2006, a hopeful new kind of politician began to make waves in the field of candidates running for the 2008 presidential election. Inspired by Barack Obama’s fresh take and non-traditional bi-partisan approach, CRO decided to initiate an independent political propaganda campaign in support of Senator Obama. On the road to the Whitehouse, this atypical candidate would require a fresh approach. Therefore, unsatisfied with how the political machine usually dictates a campaign, CRO set out to redefine how it should be done. And so was born a series of posters and videos that harness the power of the internet and technology bringing meaningful, thought-provoking imagery to the stale and stiff political scene. Gotellmama.org is now the central hub for all content created for the CRO mission of delivering Obama’s candidacy to the people. Here you can find a series of posters designed for street-level promotion. You can also view several animated videos created for broadcast on YouTube.
The seventh video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama!
We all become exactly what we tell ourselves we are. If we envision ourselves as bombers and terrorist that is what we will become. If we tell ourselves to ‘fear’ a threat from ‘certain’ individuals we will live a life of paranoia and just may create the behavior we so disdain. We would like to rewrite the story. It’s all about the ‘proper’ education. This is who we are. This is what we can be.
*This video is in part a response to the Tom Tancredo ‘Bomb’ ad.
Barack Obama 2008!
The sixth video supporting Barack Obama brought to you by GoTellMama! This video is in response to Congressman John Lewis implying this was not the time for Barack Obama to be president. Throughout history someone has always said this was not the time and hurdles have been overcome. The election of Barack Obama is just another hurdle.
The fifth video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama!
The fourth video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! Celebrating the official announcement of Barack Obama’s candidacy.
The third video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! A 30 second version of the original, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Rest of U.S.’ Video. Barack Obama stars as the hero of New America.
The second video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! Based on the classic western, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’. Starring Barack Obama as the hero of ‘New America’.
The first video supporting Barack Obama brought to you independently by GoTellMama! Originally created as a political poster art campaign to help stimulate awareness of Barack Obama.” – GoTellMama!
Here’s a great video from Chicago’s, Hey Champ a hot new trio in the scene making some fresh tunes. The video is for the band’s new single “Cold Dust Girl“. This is one of those sneaky songs that you hear at night and wake up in the morning with its melodies still infecting your thoughts. Then you immediately want to hear it again. It’s just that fresh.
The first exposure to the world for the trio was when a blog accidentally posted their remix of Scenario Rock’s “Perfect Love Antidote” as Ed Banger’s distorto super producer Sebastian. When the remix was discovered that it was really Hey Champ, the trio’s take on the song was strong enough to gain plenty of acclaim. It is even available on itunes (Europe only) and was put out by a major label Sony.
Their sound can easily be compared to the likes of Van She, Cut Copy, Fred Falke and Les Rhythmes Digitales. Mixing rock with elements of house all based over an abudant amount of synth action. Sometimes playing out as a full band and sometimes doing dj sets, Hey Champ is paying their dues quickly. Already featured in UR Magazine with an upbeat, good times mix. Gaining bookings more and more and even getting rapper Lupe Fiasco attention enough for him to write about them on his blog. It is also entirely possible that the group will be scooped up at anytime by a record label.
Enjoy the video and the mp3 and check the groups myspace to keep updated.
My favorite band, The Rapture, also DJ. They are soon releasing a mix on K7, and oops, it leaked. This is the un-mastered version. They have two of my favorite tracks back to back - Armand Van Helden “Flowerz” & Cajmere feat. Dajae - “Say U Will.” Paul Johnson’s “Get, Get, Down”, I think this was the tracks where he showed the world, not only could he produce, but also sing. Also included in the mix the unreleased track from the forthcoming - Dances With White Girls EP “Everybody’s Got to Make a Living”, which is soon coming out on their own label - “Throne Of Blood“, the EP is currently “in promo”, expect it to be making the blog rounds soon!
THE RAPTURE !K7 TAPES
01. Earthquake Shake - The Undisputed Truth
02. Daytona 500 - Ghostface Killah
03. The Word - Junkyard Band
04. Holy Ghost - The Bar-Kays
05. Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Vaughan Mason & Crew
06. Tee’s Happy - Northend
07. I’m An Indian Too - Don Armando’s Second Avenue Rumble
08. Fantasy Lines - Arcade Lover
09. Disco Circus - Martin Circus
10. Club Soda - Thomas Bangalter
11. The Passion (Phonique Mix Down) - Kiloo
12. Flowerz - Armand van Helden
13. Say U Will - Cajmere feat Dajae
14. Where’s Jason K - Syclops
15. Township Funk - DJ Mujava
16. Cpstyre - Donk Boys
17. Everybody’s Got To Make A Living - Dances With White Girls
18. Why Not?! - Alter Ego
19. Get Get Down (Extended Mix) - Paul Johnson
20. Austin’s Groove - Kid Crème
21. Going Back To My Roots - Richie Havens
22. Afro Arps And Minimoogs (S2) - Galaxy 2 Galaxy
Digging through the archives, posted here are some pages from the publication and collective CHA = Chicago Hardcore Authority. “The State of Hardcore” by Jason Berry aka JJ Jellybean, laying down his thoughts on Hardcore/Jungle/Drum n Bass scene & music, dating back to 1991.
“Tings-a-Gawn”, another page taken from CHA - it’s an interesting look into the tunes and parties popping off in 1994 in the Hardcore/Jungle/Drum N Bass scenes via Chicago, London, & Toronto.
Chicago’s Discosteed has done a video edit for the Danger remix of Midnight Juggernauts - “Into the Galaxy,” shot on September 11, 2008 in Chicago for the Danger/Spitzer show. Discosteed had this to say of his edit, “This song has a great message and mixed with Danger’s hard french electro edge, this song bangs! Needless to say I had to remix this video and share it with the world….. So enjoy.” Check out our blog peeps, Trashbagkids, where Derek aka Discosteed will be penning his love for music and more! More Danger here.
