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2013 Culture Collide Festival

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It’s official! FILTER Magazine’s fourth annual Culture Collide Festival will return this fall, bringing five days of compelling and distinctive music and more to Los Angeles.  Running October 9-13, Culture Collide 2013 is slated to also feature the second annual Culture Collide Creative Summit -a collection of interactive panels and forums speaking to the evolving music and entertainment industries- as well as Comedy Collide showcases and a selection of daily globally-themed happy hours.

New this year, FILTER is offering early bird Culture Collide wristband tickets priced at just $20 for a limited time, before going up to the $30 general admission price later this spring.

“We have quite a few surprises up our sleeve for this year’s Culture Collide Festival,” said Alan Miller, co-founder and co-publisher of FILTER Magazine. “Not only will music fans continue to get the incredible and eclectic music experience they’ve come to expect, this year FILTER is looking to expand the festival without borders, further establishing Culture Collide as not just another music festival, but a complete lifestyle experience.”

FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide is a five-day international music and arts festival taking place this October 9-13,  hosting artists and bands from all over the US and the globe, as they bring their unique perspectives on music and culture to LA’s East Side. Culture Collide can be summed up as a musical melting pot where live performances, showcases and diverse food and drink choices from around the world converge across multiple venues and stages.

Culture Collide Early Bird Ticket Purchase Info:
To purchase Culture Collide Early Bird Festival Tickets, priced at just $20, visit Ticketfly and enter the code: cc2013 at the official Culture Collide ticketing site.

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New: Houses Album Preview

It’s a product of quiet bedroom experimentation: subtly crafted for headphones, yet full enough to envelop a room in gorgeous melodies and exuberant sheets of sound- NPR

Recorded over the past year, splitting time between their new home of Los Angeles and Sonic Ranch ( Animal Collective, Beach House, At the Drive In, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s), the bliss-duo Houses are set to release sophomore album A Quiet Darkness on April 16th via Downtown Records.

The narrative of the album tells the story of a husband and wife separated in the midst of a nuclear disaster and their attempt to reunite with one another along the Highway 10 in California before their inevitable deaths, each song taking place in different abandoned houses along the way.  Real life couple Dexter Tortoriello (also of Dawn Golden and the Rosy Cross) and Megan Messina made the trek themselves multiple times, to record sound and video at these abandoned houses that are featured on the album.

The album’s celestial ambiance and wanderlust concepts are conveyed throughout the recording with techniques employed by Dexter Tortoriello’s production and the stark contrast between the minimal electronic pulses, found sounds and meandering and melancholy harmonies.  The ethereal sound on which Houses was built is woven through A Quiet Darkness, the 2013 release shows a deep and pensive side to a band who clearly encompass a darker side of bliss; a bold new bravado that will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced love and loss.  Look for Houses to preview some of A Quiet Darkness at this years SXSW and check out some additional tour dates below.

Stream: Houses – “Beginnings”

HOUSES LIVE DATES:

  • 2/27 The Echo (LA)
  • 3/13 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/14 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/15 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/16 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/28 Popscene (SF)

 

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Check ‘Em Out: The Rebel Light

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Check out this video for a song called “Goodbye Serenade” from LA band The Rebel Light.

You can also check out their EP and get download it for free here. Listen to “My Heroes Are Dead”, that’s my jam.

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Newest Love: Conquistador – “With a Love Like That”

“Conquistador slays the stage…mad lights…Love Boat disco beats, Zappa-flaired psychedelia and Bowie glam rock… Let Conquistador conquer your heart.” –Los Angeles Weekly

“Edwardian Ziggy Stardust goes to Transylvania,”–Los Angeles Times

“An amalgam of Bowie, Queen, synth-pop, disco, psych… -and the introspection of a sensitive oddball who’s been told many times he doesn’t fit in, but is actually more normal than most people.”-BLURT magazine

The site of Conquistador has an immediate impact. A staple of red carpets, festivals, and Los Angeles nightlife – Conquistador has been sparking interest worldwide and leaving “Who is THAT?!” on everyone’s lips. Conquistador is an LA based musician and artist. A champion of true freedom, his work champions individualism and is defiantly eccentric. His presence alone has a transformative effect on any space. His signature look consists of cat suits, a Ushanka Russian hat, and most notably his award winning moustache which made him the first American, first Jew, as well as the youngest competitor in history to win the title of “World Imperial Moustache Champion” at the World Beard and Mustache Championships, held in Brighton, England in 2007.

Conquistador’s playful and daring image is just one facet of his work; his music exhibits the same freedom, abandon, and rebelliousness. Conquistador grabbed national attention this fall when he unwittingly became one of the highlights of MTV’s 2012 VMAs and caused a sensation on the red carpet. The infectious spirit in his music and performance art has lead to Madness and the Afghan Whigs inviting him onstage at festival performances. The image and music have always been inseparable for Conquistador. He grew up with Sparks as neighbors and was inspired to wear lycra catsuits by Todd Rundgren and Alice Cooper. The glitter movement inspired him to be exactly who he wants to be at all times and Conquistador is paying the inspiration forward. He has already won a pair of Latin GRAMMY nominations for his co-writing with Kinky.

Conquistador may have the most recognizable moustache in Los Angeles. It’s landed him in the LA Times and tabloids on countless occasions. He has been able to use his moustache for humanitarian work and is a supporter of Movember, an international charity event where men are encouraged to grow a moustache for the month of November to raise awareness and money for prostate cancer research. He has recently traveled to Australia and New Zealand to promote the event.

Stream: Conquistador – “With a Love Like That”

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Download: PAPA – “Put Me To Work”

Check out this song from PAPA who are working now on their album for 2013.

Upcoming tour dates (all w/ Grouplove):

  • Mon-Nov-5   Toronto, ON   Phoenix Concert Theatre
  • Tue-Nov-6  Columbus, OH  Newport Music Hall
  • Thu-Nov-8  Chicago, IL  Riviera Theatre
  • Sat-Nov-10  Minneapolis, MN  First Avenue
  • Sun-Nov-11  Columbia, MO  The Blue Note
  • Tue-Nov-13  Albuquerque, NM  Sunshine Theater
  • Thu-Nov-15  Phoenix, AZ  The Crescent Ballroom
  • Fri-Nov-16  Santa Ana, CA  Observatory
  • Sat-Nov-17  Los Angeles, CA  The Wiltern

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Video: Miike Snow – “Pretender”

Check out NOISEY’s premiere of Miike Snow’s new video for “Pretender” which is the next chapter of our friend Jean Noel, the character from previous Happy to You videos. And how cool is it that this time he’s experiencing festival culture at LA’s HARD Summer.

Download: Miike Snow – “Pretender” (Dem Slackers Remix)

Miike Snow Tour Dates:

  • October 13: Corona Capital 2012/Mexico City, Mexico
  • October 16:  First Avenue/Minneapolis, MN *
  • October 17: Congress Theater/Chicago, IL *
  • October 19: United Palace/New York, NY *
  • October 20: State Theater/Portland, ME *
  • October 22: Orpheum Theatre/Boston, MA *
  • October 23: Wellmont Theatre/Montclair, NJ *
  • October 24: 9:30 Club/Washington, DC (2 Shows: Doors 7pm and 10:30pm)*
  • October 26: Moogfest/Asheville, NC
  • October 30: Hollywood Palladium/Los Angeles, CA *

* with Niki and the Dove

 

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Got Milkman?

Back in May, I posted about Milkman and some ‘dope dancin’ downloads’ to grab. Now, The Los Angeles-based producer has served up another summer track in anticipation of his performance at Jay Z’s Made In America Festivalon September 2nd. See below to go check out “Neon Eyes.”

Emerging from the burgeoning mash-up scene of a few years ago Milkman has become one of the premiere up and coming electro / progressive house artists in the country with his most recent EP Fragments reaching #2 on the iTunes electronic chart in it’s first week of release.

Stream: Milkman – “Neon Eyes”

Stream/Download: Best of 2012 (Thus Far) Milkman Megamix

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2012 Culture Collide Festival

FILTER Magazine’s third annual Culture Collide Festival will return to Los Angeles this October 4-7, bringing four days of incredible music, art, film and more to Echo Park. As one of the most buzzed about festivals of the fall season, Culture Collide will welcome performances by of Montreal, Junip, School of Seven Bells, Clinic, Penguin Prison, Class Actress, John Talabot, Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500, Breakestra, Tribes, American Royalty, Moss, The Standards, The Kavanaghs and Marit Larsen with many more to be announced soon.

“The Culture Collide festival has always been dedicated to bringing good music from all over the world to Los Angeles, and in our third year, we’re creating something bigger and better than ever, while still keeping it affordable to attend,” said Alan Miller, co-founder and co-publisher of FILTER Magazine. “The festival really is all about introducing people to a wide range of quality music, celebrating the cultural melting pot that this city embraces, and creating an experience like no other.”

This year’s four-day festival will celebrate the convergence of cultures upon Los Angeles by welcoming artists from across the globe. Festival attendees will experience full-band live performances as well as intimate acoustic sets, film screenings, and happy hours featuring free food and drinks from around the world at a variety of venues.

City Councilmember Eric Garcetti, who represents the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles adds, “It’s great to welcome Culture Collide back to Echo Park for another year of fantastic music and fun.”

The 2012 Culture Collide Festival will take place on ten unique Los Angeles stages and will wrap up with an all-day block party on Sunday, October 7th.

A limited number of Culture Collide festival wristbands are now available, priced at just $20 at Ticket Web. Wristbands have sold out the past two years, and with many more artists to be announced in the coming weeks, early wristband purchase is strongly recommended.

For the most updated information on FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide, please visit culturecolide.com and follow FILTER Magazine on Facebook  and Twitter.

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Video: Blue Foundation – Broken Life

Today Noisey premieres Brooklyn-based electronic/dream pop duo Blue Foundation’s new short documentary “Broken Life.”  The film follows Pepper, a charismatic homeless man living on the streets of California for the last 30 years, and is soundtracked by the band’s music.  This past Monday, Blue Foundation and Noisey also premiered the music video for “Just a Hand” featuring a cameo from Pepper. The track is from their forthcoming album, In My Mind I Am Free, out May 22nd through their own imprint, Dead People’s Choice Records. The video is an excursion through the streets of Los Angeles and New York on skateboard. Best known for their songs “Eyes on Fire” (certified double platinum in the US) from the “Twilight Saga” and “Sweep” from Michael Mann’s “Miami Vice,” the band released their first 7″ via Moshi Moshi Records and their first, self-titled debut album was released shortly thereafter. Their songs have also appeared on the TV series “The O.C.,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” “CSI:Miami,” and “The Cleveland Show.”

In My Mind, I Am Free Comes Out May 22

 

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Download: Fatboy Slim Halloween Mix!

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Check it out! Fatboy Slim will be headlining the HARD Haunted Mansion event on October 28-29 AND he has made a DOPE hour long mix for FREE download…well, in exchange for an email address…but c’mon! FREE – AWESOME – FATBOY SLIM – MIXTAPE - HALLOWEEN! What else could you want?!!

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