Throwback Thursdays: Rock Under The Red Flag- "Birthday Boyz"

For the Final Throwback Thursday of 2011 I went with a real gem… In 2007 Vice tagged along with Brooklyn's Birthday Boyz, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix’s excellent hardcore band that preceded Liturgy, on an unprecedented tour into the hinterlands of China's underground rock scene, the result is this 30 minute documentary. 

While Bjork and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs graced government-sanctioned summer stages, a small film crew followed the Boyz as they played shows and hung out with local Chinese bands in the shadier venues of Beijing, Shanghai and down the Yangtze to the bustling rock communities of the lesser-known south. The band expected debauchery, train chaos, and plenty of baijiu (Chinese moonshine) but were surprised to come upon a relatively diverse and bourgeoning music scene. Oh yeah, the best part?  The tour wasn't legal; in fact, restrictions were recently put in place to prevent foreign bands from even entering China.

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Part 2

Video: The Prodigy in India

Hey The Prodigy,... remember them? To be honest I didn't realize they were still making music but good for them. This summer they hit the road and traveled to the touring time warp known as India. They put together an interesting and well shot little video about it. Its a nice little nostalgic blast.. check it:

They haven't put out a non-live or remix album in forever, but here is hoping they do. In the meantime they will playing the XXXperience Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil... Dec 15th, 2012.

Video: Kyuss Lives! - "Hurricane" Live on Fuel TV

As previously reported back in early June Kyuss Lives! aka Nick Oliveri, Brant Bjork, John Garcia and Bruno Fevery( Kyuss minus Josh Homme) are touring  the Untied States. In celebration of the tour the band appeared on Fuel TV last night and played "Hurricane" the lead track from the …And the Circus Leaves Town live for a studio audience, enjoy the video below….

Big Blood European Tour 2011..

Big Blood is a dark, dreamy DIY-duo (made up of Caleb Mulkerin & Colleen Kinsella... previously of Fire on Fire & Cerberus Shoal) who record, publish & distribute their own records from their house in Portland, ME. While most bands are busy battling torrents and people ripping their music, Big Blood welcomes the idea putting up their entire 10+ album catalog up for free download. The idea being you'll get hooked an order the hard copy from them each individually packaged with one of a kind screenprinted art (by Colleen). This includes CD, Vinyl and even cassette tape.

The band is known for being insanely productive putting out releases every couple months but this comes w/ the sacrafice of limited touring. This summer they will embark on a deep and rare European Tour.

2011 Tour

6/9 - Madrid, Spain @ La Faena II (with Fajardo) c/ Alfonzo Gomez No.35 callejon
6/10 - IPOP with Fausenova and Koji Kanuto, Oviedo, Fuero 4 33009 Asturias, Spain
6/11 - TBA, Spain
6/12 - Sant Feliu de Guixols, Centre Excursionita Montclar Calle Capmany 100
6/14 - Barcelona, Spain @ Moog, Arc del Teatre 3
6/15 - Foix, France ¨"Le Taychel", 09600 DUN
6/17 - Plouaret, France w/ Tom K, Shoney Baby & Loco Frenchies @ the Madhouse
6/18 - LE TERMINUS BAR78 RUE DE RIAVAL, 35000 Rennes , France w/ Tom K
6/23 - TBA France
6/24 - TBA France
6/25 - TBA, France
6/26 - Royère de Vassivière, France @ L'Atelier
7/1 - Athens, Greece @ Six dogs w/Dead Gum + Colleen Kinsella solo Art exhibition
7/2 - Thessaloniki, Greece w/ Dead Gum
7/3 - Xanthi, Greece w/ Dead Gum @ Xanthi Folk Art Museum!
7/6 - Athens, Greece w/ Dead Gum @ Eculture


More info go their blog...

Kyuss Lives! to tour North America

Kyuss Lives! aka Nick Oliveri, Brant Bjork, John Garcia and Bruno Fevery( Kyuss minus Josh Homme) have been playing Europe recently and now the band have added North American dates to their first tour of the US in 15 years. The Sword and Monstro will be opening.

07/03 – Athens, GR @ Rockwave Fest
09/16 – Toronto, ON@ The Sound Academy ^
09/17 – Guelph, ON @ Guelph Concert Theatre ^
09/18 – Montreal, QC @ Olympia de Montréal ^
09/20 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium *^
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero *^
09/23 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *^
09/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *^
09/25 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel ^
09/26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade ^
09/28 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues ^
09/29 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *^
10/01 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs *^
10/02 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall *^
10/04 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall ^
10/05 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company *^
10/06 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre *^
10/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *^
10/08 – Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater *^
11/11 – Sanitago, CL @ Teatro Teleton
11/12 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Teatro Colegiales
11/13 – Sao Paolo, BR @ The Clash Club

^ = w/ Monstro
* = w/ The Sword