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MT. SIMS "Happily ever after...again" CD

Like the sequel to a novel, Mt.Sims (Matt Sims) returns with another cult hit entitled "Happily Ever After...Again!" - a response to his previously released album "Happily Ever After".

RANDY TWIGG HAS A NEW SPIN ON WHAT USED TO BE CALLED RIOTT GRRRL ...

This woman embodies what I can proudly hope is the future of Riot Grrrl (because I think the genre may have died out or morphed into some commercial nonsense). I guess Peaches had something going for a spell with her XXX electro ... Anyway, enough with the commentary let's talk about Randy Twigg!!! 

Ride the Fourth-wave with Berlin-based "Post-Apocalyptic Yacht Rocker" and one woman show Randy Twigg. Live, all she needs is a bass guitar and a laptop to shake you up and make you dance. And somehow you even get this "I feel like headbanging" urge when you are at one of her shows. Very interesting energy.

Her music is gritty yet melodic and at moments can be quite dark in a cleverly humorous way. She does it all herself and is a tough, sexy, female force you want unleashed upon you. ( Miss. Twigg makes Deborah Harry circa 1980 look like a pussy. No offense to Blondie at all. )

If I had to "classify" the roots that influence Twigg's music it would range from Punk, Technopunk and 1990's Industrial to Electro. Though there also seems to be a tinge of Grunge (not to be mistaken with alternative rock) present as well in a good way. 

At the end of 2008 she put out a record under her name titled "Undone". She just returned from a tour in France and is not stopping.

I am waiting for Kill Rock Stars or Simple Social Graces Discos to get an earful of her! 

Randy Twigg is also the bassist and female vocalist for the band Mt. Sims formerly known as Mount Sims.

*More about Randy later. We are working on a proper interview at the moment. In the meantime listen to some of her music here...

"Suitcase" © 2008 Randy Twigg Shot and cut by Olaf Nohr. Additional editing by Richa

"Centerfold" © 2008 Randy Twigg Directed by Tyler Von Muehlen

MARK STEWART AKA MARK STEWART AND THE MAFFIA AKA THE POP GROUP ANSWERS 11 QUESTIONS ...

(PHOTO OF MARK STEWART © ECHO DANON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

1-Five songs you can't get out of your head right now?

Mark:

"The Day the World Turned Blue"  Gene Vincent

"Gloria"  The Them  

"Under My Wheels"  Alice Cooper  

"Vampire"  Lee Perry  

"Metal Machine Music"  Lou Reed

2-Last film you watched and actually liked?

Mark:

"Orlando"

3-Book you are reading?

Mark:

"The Occult Technology of Power"

4-Visual artist/writer/music/film you feel inspired by right now?

Mark:

"Bill Viola"

5-First record/cassette tape you ever bought?

Mark:

"Dylan Thomas Reading"

6-Record labels you miss?

Mark:

"Cheap Records"

7-What are you working on right now?

Mark:

"Film ON/OFF"

8-Bands/musicians you wish would get back together and not put out a crappy new record?

Mark:

"The Last Poets"

9-Musician who died that you wish you could bring back from the grave?

Mark:

"Every body"

10-Favorite song lyrics?

Mark:

"Hell is empty" me

11-Favorite poets?

Mark:

"Villon"

Mark Stewart - Loner 2008 - Directed by Angie Reed

Music: Mark Stewart / Phillipp Quehenberger © Crippled Dick Hot Wax! 

ON/OFF Directed by Toni Schifer

The documentary ON/OFF: Mark Stewart - from The Pop Group to the Maffia by Tøni Schifer will be gracing selected cinemas and film festivals. The film retraces the singer's steps and paths from the early days of The Pop Group right up to the present. Schifer, who followed Mark around for a full two years, has crafted a detailed, often intimate portrait of the artist, supplemented by interviews with a. o. Mark Stewart himself, Adrian Sherwood, Daniel Miller (Mute), Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc, Douglas Hart (The Jesus & Mary Chain), Fritz Catlin (23 Skidoo), Jon Spencer, Gareth Sager (The Pop Group, Rip Rig and Panic) and many others, plus live recordings and music clips. The DVD will be released by Monitorpop in 2009.

The ON/OFF film premiere is scheduled for April 24, 2009 in London at The East End Film Festival.

DJs: Tøni Schifer and  Adrian Sherwood. 

Mr. Stewart will be there as well of course. 

So, if you happen to be in the UK find a way to go!

ADAM SKY AKA ADAMSKI ANSWERS 11 QUESTIONS ...

(PHOTO OF ADAM SKY © ECHO DANON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

ADAM SKY

1-Five songs you can't get out of your head right now?

Adam:

"Womaniser" Britney Spears

"Thunderstorm Blues" Alan Vega

"Ice Drummer"  Alan Vega

"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"  Led Zeppelin,

"Hometown"  Adele 

"...and many more than 5 actually but  mostly my own that I'm working on obviously."

2-Last film you watched and actually liked?

Adam:

"Into the Wild"

3-Book you are reading?

Adam:

"Moon Dust" by Andrew Smith

"High-Rise" by J.G. Ballard 

"The Teds" by Chris Steele-Perkins and Richard Smith

"Rockabilly - A 40 year Journey" by Billy Poore

4-Visual artist/writer/music/film you feel inspired by right now?

Adam:

"Alan Vega's 1st solo album as always, Pee Wee's Big Adventure as always, Jeff Koons, Pam Hogg's fashion and A Child of the Jago clothes shop in London... "

5-First record/cassette tape you ever bought?

Adam:

"Whiskey in the Jar" by Thin Lizzy or "Virginia Plain" by Roxy Music. 

"Can't quite remember..."

6-Record labels you miss?

Adam:

"Fast Product, KLF Communications and I miss MCA giving me large cheques..."

7-What are you working on right now?

Adam:

"I'm rewoking my 1st album "Liveandirect" as "Vile Acid Rent" to celebrate 20 years of being written out of history....and I'm producing a New Age Teddy Boy singer called Sonny Eriksson..."

8-Bands/musicians you wish would get back together and not put out a crappy new record?

Adam:

"Fat chance of that." 

9-Musician who died that you wish you could bring back from the grave?

Adam:

"Lux Interior"

10-Favorite song lyrics?

Adam:

"I'm a fallen idol, fallen from grace, fallen on hard times, I'm an ex-face, I'm a fallen angel, I'm a fallen star, catch me and put me in your pocket, next to your mp3 player"  by myself (last week)...

11-Favorite poets?

Adam:

"Myself."

Adam Sky vs Mark Stewart - We are all Prostitutes (Crookers)

VIDEO DIRECTED BY ANGIE REED

MARK BOOMBASTIK HAS A BEAUTIFUL MOUTH AND A NEW SPIN ON BEAT BOXING

(PHOTO OF MARK BOOMBASTIK © ECHO DANON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

I met Mark Boombastik after one of his shows in Berlin, Germany. He's a beatboxer but, not in the traditional sense. His music stretches far beyond the reach of rap or hip hop. You can't really place his work into any specific genre which is what makes it so interesting. It's a mix of techno, punk, early industrial, experimental and noise music combined with his "very raw, tight beats" and intense screams. His lyrics are punk and full of rebellious subtext. Live, this one man analogue band will shake you to the core.

He also collaborates with Khan of Finland among many other Berlin based musicians that deserve much respect. Khan aka Can Oral aka "the man who never rests has recently launched a 12" record label called I'M SINGLE RECORDS as a new platform for him and his world wide network of musicians and friends." Post about Khan coming soon...

Boombastik is featured as a solo artist on Khan's label: PUTZEN PLUS REMIXES .

I took the photo above of Mark in Kreuzberg, Berlin in 2007. 

Mark Boombastik - Putzen - EP

KHAN OF FINLAND REMIXED OUT NOW

(PHOTO OF KHAN OF FINLAND © ECHO DANON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

Artist: Khan Of Finland
Title: “Striped & Remixed”
Label: I'm Single
Cat: IMS005
Out: Feb. 16th 2009 via GrooveAttack

Khan Of Finland “Striped & Remixed”

“Berlin is in the house” with ultra hyped CLP doing a down tempo booty shaker of “Who Never Rests”.

“Roma is in the house” with Italo-disco machine Rodion of Gomma fame.
“Tijuana is in the house” with Panoptica of Nortec Collective does a brassy take on “Hey Lil’ Sister”.
“Tokyo is in the house” with Ikuo of Japan’s first ever gay boy group stripping down “Strip Down”.
“Buenos Aires is in the house” with DJ team Mezcla one of Argentina’s most anticipated new talents.
“Finland is in the house” with Khan, Mark Boombastik and Boris Bergmann as the originators for all this mess.

"This is the kind of globalization we do appreciate at I’m Single Records and we hope you join the unique and sexy ride." 

I’m Single distributed by: KOMPAKT & GROOVEATTACK