WHEW IT'S ALMOST TIME TO SET THE RESET BUTTON ON 2008!

** RING IN 2009 AT UNION HALL IN PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN!  **

I'll be spinning upstairs & The Mugs will be spinning downstairs!  I guarantee it will be awesome -- old skool hip hop, new wave, electro, disco, funk, hair metal -- whatever makes you dance like a fool!

& IT'S ONLY $15!

21+ / Doors open at 9
UNION HALL
702 Union Street @ 5th Ave.
Near the R, Q, 2, 3, 4, 5 & F Trains
Park Slope, Brooklyn

Whatever you end up doing, I hope you have a really fun & SAFE New Year's Eve!  We have a lot to look forward to in 2009 -- the incoming administration being first & foremost -- & I hope we all get through these trying times without getting too banged up.

 

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OOH & you should go check out the most recent SANDY ACRES SOUND LAB SHOW!  Not only is it FOUR HOURS LONG (Gawd help you all) but I also sprinkled all of my favorite hits from 2008 throughout the show.   I doubt my picks will surprise you, but there sure was a LOT of great stuff released this year!

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Let me share with you the songs that are charming the socks off of me right now:

Friendly Fires feat. Au Revoir Simone -- Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
This one is pure gold.  I know I have recently said that ARS are a bit dull. I could change my mind on that though.  Or could it be that Friendly Fires brought out the best in them?  Maybe, perhaps.

The Kills -- Sour_Cherry
Give this one a listen & do your own version of some sort of sexy ass shake.  From first listen I wanted to pick a fight, smack my own ass & make out with the guy next to me.  This one's off the chain...I'm not kidding!

& now for some excellent covers:

Florence & the Machine -- Postcards_from_Italy
I keep hearing that Florence & the Machine is the indie critic's darling right now.  I'm not quite sure what I think this band yet.  Her voice is powerful & almost too much to bear but it's really amazing.  This is also my favorite Beirut song  -- & it's a surprising & refreshing cover.

Lily Allen -- Womanizer
Ya know, I really like that Lily Allen.  I like her voice, I think she turns a phrase quite well & she's just a silly, cute girl.  I realize she might be sort of a dipshit but I just don't care.  And this cover is, simply put, G-E-N-I-O-U-S.

I hope her record label doesn't get too mad at her for being a little thoughtless & impulsive.  She is a kid after all.