In the waiting room: Vampire Weekend @ Amoeba Hollywood

I went to Amoeba on Monday evening to see Vampire Weekend but only made it as far as the elevator lobby/entry way (just above the downstairs parking lot). I stood there for like an hour and went through every flier in those racks. All I got was a free Dead Meadow poster (whose new record came out yesterday) and a bunch of rave fliers that seemed real cool at the time. They're on the floor in my car now. I may not have seen the show, but I did hear a little bit of it, and now I understand why my friend would refer to Vampire Weekend as "like, 5th wave ska." Here's what I, and probably you, missed:

One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost and Found

If you dig 60's pop or soul in the least bit, you need to download buy this compilation. Released by Rhino Records in 2005, this 4 disc set comes packaged in a mini hat box and is chock full of songs sung by heartbroken women about being in love, abused, and shit on by the boys they love. Even though it sounds pathetic, and women's rights groups would probably call these ladies weak minded & feeble, I actually find it rather inspiring. Including The Fabulettes' version of the age-old 'look on the bright side' cliche, called "Try The Worryin' Way," which goes a little something like this:

"...when you think about his lips kissin' some other girl, the pounds will roll right off your hips you don't need no metro-cal..."

and so on and so forth. Other highlights include:

Carole King - He's A Bad Boy
The Exciters - He's Got the Power
Mally Page - Life and Soul of the Party
Nita Rossi - Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You)
Dee Dee Warwick - You're No Good

(Preview some of the tracks here, or on the album page at the rhino records website.)

The Presets New Single "My People" Exclusive Preview by MODULAR RECORDS USA

THE PRESETS - NEW SINGLE - MY PEOPLE - OUT DECEMBER 18TH: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW ON THE PRESETS MYSPACE TODAY

Reposted from an announcement at Modular USA on Virb:

To the uninitiated The Presets are Julian Hamilton and Kimberley Moyes, Aussie wizards of demented electro pop. Their debut album Beams hit Australian shores late 2005 and the ensuing singles 'Are You The One?', 'Down Down Down', 'Girl and The Sea' and 'I Go Hard, I Go Home' have become bona fide dance floor fillers and faves on both radio and TV.
While the guys may have been a little quiet on the studio side of things, as a live concern they've sharpened their collective tools to become one of the most in-demand live acts in the world - with almost 300 shows across 20 countries in the past 18 months alone. There's a palpable sense that all this live experience has carried its energy into the studio. 'My People' is gargantuan. A snarling beast of a record, it bristles with fuzzy scratches of guitar snaps, bubbling arpeggiated synths and an instantly memorable, call-and-response, chanted hook. The song sounds like the rattling of an electrified disco zombie chain gain.

It's future pagan. It's a call to arms to party.
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Orphan C4 says:
Orphan digs Modular Records. And being the insomnia-inflicted night owl that I am, I listened to the aforementioned track. It rules. It's like, Killers-esque inspired techno. Now, ask anyone who knows me, and they'll tell you two things:

1. I don't like the Killers.
2. I don't like techno.

But dude, seriously, thats like saying I don't like raisins. Cause I really don't like raisins, but if they're covered in chocolate I'll eat handfulls of 'em. So yea. I may not like techno, and I may not like the Killers, but when they're smooshed together into the same track they become oddly inspiring. So get inspired, cause here's "My People" by The Presets, embedded right here so you can be lazy.

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