The Stroke's first solo gigs were in Japan this summer, and Monday's Spaceland show was a last minute surprise, so while last night was JC's 4th ever solo show, it was most stateside fans' first shot to see his synth-pop... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS @ DOWNTOWN PALACE THEATRE, LA 11/6/09»
Posted on November 7, 2009 in , , (16 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | CMJ | Fab Moretti | Julian Casablancas | Rainbow Arabia | The Selmanaires | The Strokes
HEALTH and Pictureplane make for logical tour partners. They're Lovepump labelmates, and bands to watch, and they both find creative ways to fuck with their love for making people dance. (Or at least, move.) They kicked off a month of... CONTINUE READING HEALTH/PICTUREPLANE @ THE TROUBADOUR, LOS ANGELES 9/9/09»
Posted on September 11, 2009 in , , , , (2 comments)
Tags: Dam Funk | Eric Avery | Gary Numan | HEALTH | Jane's Addiction | Mi Ami | Nine Inch Nails | Pictureplane | Rainbow Arabia
As Rainbow Arabia, Los Angeles couple Danny and Tiffany Preston concoct a kaleidoscopic blend of electronics, low-tech dance beats and what sounds like a Sublime Frequencies comp on repeat. The duo's second EP Kabukimono is out 7/28 via Manimal Vinyl,... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP XCVIII: HEAR NEW RAINBOW ARABIA, WIN A VTECH IS9181 WIRELESS MUSIC HUB»
Posted on July 22, 2009 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Kings Of Convenience | Rainbow Arabia
For their unexpectedly oddball "Omar K" video, L.A. couple Danny and Tiffany Preston, aka Rainbow Arabia, took their Basta EP tune into a grocery store where a mom and her kid Gang Gang Danced-away their demonic possession. "Haunted Hall," from... CONTINUE READING NEW RAINBOW ARABIA - "HAUNTED HALL"»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in (6 comments)
Tags: Rainbow Arabia
The married couple of Danny and Tiffany Preston are Rainbow Arabia, a project fairly named for its filtration of Middle Eastern-rooted music through a prism of computerized sonic tics and tatters. Tiffany's yips and chants are essentially indecipherable on "Omar... CONTINUE READING NEW RAINBOW ARABIA VIDEO - "OMAR K"»
Posted on April 3, 2009 in , , (7 comments)
Tags: Rainbow Arabia | The Flaming Lips
