Join the Coney Island Polar Bear Club on New Year's Day for some good ol' fashioned freezing your ass off. All for a good cause. Full write-up here
Photo via Green Peace
BONUZ
Love this song
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT INTERVIEW
I recently had the opportunity to interview Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter of New Release, Mr. Saturday Night, Sunday Best, and a thousand other cool things for a recent piece I did for Joonbug. I sincerely thought it was a shame to edit down an interview with two of the most literate people in the New York dance music arena, so I'm presenting the full discussion here on ZinBin. Enjoy!
On Mr. Saturday Night's migration to Brooklyn:
How has the transition from club to loft space affected your perspective on Mr. Saturday night? Has is affected changed the aesthetic you're trying to achieve?
Justin: Well, I for one have always preferred loft parties to traditional club events, so in a way I feel like Mister Saturday Night is just coming into its own now. Of course we have a soft spot for Santos, where we started the party, but the loft feels more like home. Hosting a party in a loft in Brooklyn, though it is becoming more and more common, still challenges the typical expectations that people have about going out. Even when you're walking up to the party, before you get inside, there's a very different impression given off than when you're walking up to a club with security barricades and two or three security guards standing outside.
Eamon: Brooklyn is a natural home for what we do, whether its Mister Saturday Night or Sunday Best, and the loft space we're using feels like the right fit for what we're about right now. We have more autonomy now which is also very important as being in control of all aspects of the production of the event is important to us. We hire all the staff, own the sound system, curate the line up and of course are the resident DJs.
Weekly dance parties seem to be moving to Brooklyn en masse. Do you guys think this is a function of real estate/available venue space? Bringing the party to the people that want to party? The general phenomenon of "Brooklyn appeal" these marketing suits keep talking about?
E: The commercial realities of Manhattan have led it to be a less interesting place for music and art when compared to Brooklyn. The fact that the better parties are happening in Brooklyn now is of no surprise to me.
On the topic of New Year's:
Obviously, you guys know how to keep a weekly party fresh week after week. Have you been saving anything special for New Year's Eve at Market Hotel?
E: We're actually trying to make NYE really simple for our audience this year. A very affordable ticket gets you a great party, with one of the world's best DJs and a full open bar. You really cant do much better than that!
Is there a New Year's Eve that stands out in your memory or lack thereof?
E: A couple of years ago I played a 5 hour set in the basement of 205. It was packed and strangely for NYE felt very spontaneous. It was the only time I played there and I had a blast.
On the topic of the future:
2009, a good year for New Release and its various incarnations. Any grands visions for 2010? The new decade in general?
As for the future, there are lots of grand ideas that we have cooking, but for right now, Mister Saturday Night, Sunday Best and our Weekly Selections will keep us plenty busy.
E: We're delighted with the success of Mister Saturday Night and Sunday Best in 2009 and New Release is really finding it's voice as a credible music editorial site now. We plan to build those brands in 2010 and to continue to challenge ourselves and do new things. Justin and I have really hit our stride as a DJ pairing which I'm really happy about and we definitely want to build on that and to find some time to do gigs in Europe and throughout the US. I also have some productions coming out with my production partner Steve Raney which I'll be happy to see get released.
Labels:
Interview,
joonbug,
Mr Saturday Night,
New Release,
New Year's Eve,
New York,
Sunday Best
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
EXPONENTIAL TEQUILA BLOGGING
For anyone who made it out to the Hornitos Ball on Sunday, if I say wow, you know what I'm talking about. If I say "ouch," you probably understand even better. The actual ball they're dropping on NYE in Times Square made a special guest appearance. Very cool! Total sci-fi set piece material. Full write up (here)
BONUZ
BONUZ
Labels:
hornitos,
joonbug,
New Year's Eve,
New York
Thursday, December 10, 2009
GOD'S LIGHTNING
Before the weekend swallows me whole, here are a few things that should be fun/I am obligated to promote. GENUINE SMILES! really though, these are fun
TONIGHT
Love Legowelt. Legowelt! Live! Can't wait!
FRIDAY/SATURDAY
BEING COLD
SUNDAY
YUM. Don't forget to RSVP, too.
MONDAY
If you are the charitable type or just trying to fool a date into thinking that you're balling, even though you live in Bushwick, you should know that the Brooklyn Grange is throwing a $50 a head cocktail party as a fundraiser. Full write-up (here). Enjoy!
TONIGHT
Love Legowelt. Legowelt! Live! Can't wait!
FRIDAY/SATURDAY
BEING COLD
SUNDAY
YUM. Don't forget to RSVP, too.
MONDAY
If you are the charitable type or just trying to fool a date into thinking that you're balling, even though you live in Bushwick, you should know that the Brooklyn Grange is throwing a $50 a head cocktail party as a fundraiser. Full write-up (here). Enjoy!
EARXERCISE
Now YOU can get the MVSCLZ ep for your very own home enjoyment and life edification. These 6 new tracks include all the MVSCLZ black magic you have come to love, but also feature "guest vocal appearances by Dan Deacon, Ojay Morgan (House of Ladosha, Zebra Katz), Deena Oh (Low Red Center, nanobangbang). Oh so cool. All that for free/donation! Hi-NRG, indeed. GO DO LISTEN
MVSCLZ - FEEL LIKE YOURSELF AGAIN EP
MVSCLZ - FEEL LIKE YOURSELF AGAIN EP
Labels:
Feel Like Yourself Again EP,
MVSCLZ
Thursday, December 3, 2009
LES CINEMA
That's a pun. Can you deal with that, internet? Movies return to a great venue. Read full text (here). YAY
photo courtesy of joonbug.com
photo courtesy of joonbug.com
Labels:
Film,
joonbug,
Lower East Side,
revival,
Theater 80
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
BRING YOUR OWN CRAFT NIGHT TONIGHT
Ok, not that kind of Craft. Ya know, the making stuff kind. Full write up (here).
Labels:
brooklyn fire proof,
BYOC,
joonbug
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