…is the name of a hungarian party which used to be drumnbass, now I have no idea what kinda music is on there cause it’s so annoying. On the other hand, Rewind is an awesome project of Buffet Libre DJs. They ask cool artists to cover and remix songs from the 80s. The first part of the project includes Dragonette, Moulinex, The Cloud Room, Frankmusik, Xinobi, CSK OK, Mono4, etc. And our beloved guest Anoraak did a cover of The Romantics. Jump over to Buffet Libre’s site, you can find a long list of artists and interesting q&a with them. Can’t wait for the second part, unbeatable stuff.

I chose to share South Central’s cover. Right, it’s a cover and not a remix. My two main reasons why I chose them were that the song they had chosen to cover is by Big Black which is fucking cool. Secondly the cover is like wow. It’s cruel and evil. Kerosene is a song from 1986, the debut album titled Atomizer. Actually, I - among many others - prefer their second one Songs About Fucking. Big Black was an experimental punk-noise band from the US. Experimental musically and in attitude. Provocative in every way. As South Central puts it: “Big Black were one of the early Punk/new Wave acts to mix electronic beats with Guitars and they had a cool DIY ethic, so it was a logical or natural choice for us.” And since SC would love Kraftwerk to do a version of one of their songs here’s a version of Kraftwerk’s The Model by Big Black. Btw Steve Albini, frontman of Big Black still rocks in Shellac.

South Central - Kerosene (Big Black cover) [zshare] South Central - Kerosene (Big Black cover) [ysi]

Big Black - The Model (Kraftwerk cover) [zshare] Big Black - The Model (Kraftwerk cover) [ysi]

Yeah, someone might remember, there was a band called The Subways with a big hit a few years ago. Its title was like Rock and Roll Queen and it appeared in an OC episode that made it an even bigger indie-hymn. Now, they should sign to Kitsuné change their name and a chorus like ‘be my tech-house queen’ would be awesome. Remixes would be on the way.

Nevertheless, here they are again with two new songs preceeding the album. The first one was Girls & Boys (video) which made some think about Blur but I don’t really get it. Who the fuck are Blur anyway? Actually I liked the previous single better, it had some really heavy guitars. Nevermind, the new single bears the fancy title Alright (video) and it sounds quite cool. I mean, yeah, obvious hooks like “aaahh-haaa” and the girl-boy duo vocals are sometimes cheesy but Nirvana-like guitars can be great and there’s some metal. Buy it when it comes out in June, the full-lenght will follow same month.

The Subways - Alright (zshare)

The Subways - Alright (y. s. i.)

Ok, their name sucks. I’m inclined to think that every band name with ‘fashion’ in it sucks. Nevertheless, beyond the name and the huge hype attached to it, Trash Fashion has a catchy sound. They had an anthem ‘It’s a Rave Dave’ back in 2006 when nu rave was cool. The new single entitled ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ is a change in attitude. They move towards the rockier side of the scale. It reminds me of The Ghost Frequency (which is an awesome and much more original band btw). Still has similarities to Hadouken! (latest single Mom & Dad was awful) but the screaming and the guitars now show a twist (though Hadouken! did the same with ‘Leap of Faith’) that may be a change for a better style or they only follow trends, I’m not sure. ‘Slipknot of Rave’, yeah, right, haha. However, the track’s worth to listen to it. They still look ugly as fuck though.

Trash Fashion - Why Can’t We Be Friends? (zshare)

Trash Fashion - Why Can’t We Be Friends? (y. s. i.)