The momentum of the internet airwaves are sweeping through Santa Monica this week! Thursday night, iHeartRadio‘s top dance station Electric Sound Stage takes over VERSUS with DJ sets by the massively supported DJ MAKJ, along with Technique management resident and ex-Peacetreaty member Sam Hiller. Supporting will also be San Diego based Animal Riot and Redbull repped Ryan Lassi. The kicker – Electric Sound Stage will be recording each of the DJ sets LIVE for their online show and broadcasting around the world! This one is sure to be a high energy night, so come early and ready to get dirty!
► RSVP Closes at 7:30p day of the event ► FREE before 11pm w/ RSVP ► $5 after
LOCATION:
@ The Central: Social Aide & Pleasure Club
1348 14th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 ► Thursday January 26th ► 9:00pm-2:00am ► 21+ ► $5 Red Bull Vodkas til 11pm!
Sky Feirrera might still be spending her sweet time perfecting her debut album, but she’s been appeasing the fans by sporadically posting snippets and demos on her Soundcloud. Her latest gift comes in the form of a raw, angsty acoustic piano cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Jeans”, deliberately renamed as “Berlin Jeans”, referring to where it was recorded. Allegedly done in one take, it’s a far cry away from her fizzy electro-pop stuff. Despite sounding a bit rough during the middle eight, she did an admirable job with the song.
Sky’s album “Wild At Heart” is set to be released later this year, and that she’s been working with producer Jon Brion only fuels more Fiona Apple comparisons. While it’s quite disappointing that her old electro-pop materials get scrapped, I’m certainly intrigued by her new direction. She’s a very promising artist who well deserves a breakthrough. Check out her cover below and let me know what you think.
MP3: Sky Ferreira – Berlin Jeans (Lana Del Rey Cover)
Controversial rising popstar Lana Del Rey did her first ever UK radio session today for BBC Radio 6, joining Huey Morgan for a chat and performing acoustic renditions of “Video Games” and “Born To Die”. And yes, she sounds just fine and at ease with herself – not that this evidence will stop the online vitriol though, unfortunately. You can stream the full session and interview on BBC, but if you’re not UK-based and can’t access it, I have ripped both songs for your convenience. Listen and download the utterly lovely session below.
My modest advice for future live TV performances? Get a stool, honey. Maybe stand up for the last chorus – no one would see it coming. It works for Westlife after all.
Back at it again, CONTROL @ The Avalon brings you another onslaught of the dirtiest in electronic music today. Dim Mak heavy-hitters Mustard Pimp return to the stage to debut their all new live performance, also celebrating the recent release of their full length album No Title Or Purpose. Joining them will be the Overthrow brethren Hot Pink Delorean, along with rising boomer Chrizz Luvly and GDD familiar Betatraxx. Opening and closing sets will be done by Fifteenth and Figo, respectively. Make sure to RSVP and get there before 11pm to guarantee entry.
RSVP to BONES@GottaDanceDirty.com(before Friday @ 5pm!)
When Lykke Li was on tour down under, she popped by Triple J HQ for an acoustic live session. For the station’s “Like A Version” segment which is basically an Aussie version of Live Lounge, she delivered a haunting cover of The Righteous Brothers‘ 1965 classic “Unchained Melody”. The perennially brooding Swede’s got that uncanny ability to sing like she’s alone in a cavernous cathedral, even if she’s just sitting comfily in a studio. With this melancholy performance, Lykke has officially joined the Melody cover club, previously inhabited by the likes of Gareth Gates, Clay Aiken and Air Supply. I quite like how she bluntly answered “No” when asked if she likes the movie “Ghost”. Lykke’s got no love for claymaking doomed lovers! Listen to her version below, and grab it for free if you like.
MP3: Lykke Li – Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers Cover)
