Hip-hop electro Hollywood duo LMFAO are causing some issues on YouTube. LMFAO is made up of Redfoo and Sky Blu. These boys love the ladies, partying all day and clubbing all night. Their video was banned from YouTube but you can watch it here! Guess the naked twister was a little too much?

I’M IN MIAMI BITCH

June 19th is a holiday which means.. another excuse to party! June 19th, or Juneteenth, is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States. It is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day because it celebrates and observes the abolition of slavery. The holiday originally began in Texas, where many freed slaves would join their funds together to purchase large amounts of land for big Juneteenth parties. They often include music, BBQ’s, parades and some crazy fun. So go out and celebrate, Juneteenth style.

I can kinda feel The Meltdowns on several levels. The first track that came up, “Tonight We Dine,” reminds me of what Michael Jackson would put out if he were raised on the Papa Roach cover of his own “Smooth Criminal,” but then decided about a year and a half later that he was “too indie” for Papa Roach anymore, sold off his Ibanez 7-string and downloaded every Gang of Four track he could find on SoulSeek. Unfortunately, he still ended up with a shipwrecked career all because he fondled a little boy’s penis. But now he writes frenetic, dancy-y, house party, dancing on the countertops punk and gets MAD GASH and free PBRs everywhere he goes. That’s just reason #1.

Also, I would like to point out that by swapping letters in the band name “Gang of Four,” you get “Fang of Gore”; and when you type “Fang of Gore” into a google image search, you get this:

That’s just reason #2 why you should click on The Meltdowns’ MySpace Page, befriend them, and then let them crash at your house when they’re on tour.

The Meltdowns’ debut EP, “No Authority, Direction, or Control” was released in January and should be purchased HERE. It sounds like demon dance party dogs tearing through a sweaty basement club and nipping at the heels of rad chicks with ugly-ass haircuts.

Don’t worry: Unlike both the real and the alternate reality Michael Jacksons, The MELTDOWNS WILL NOT TOUCH YOUR PENIS. (maybe.)

The Meltdowns have East Coast shows coming up. You can find them after the jump.
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Three quarters of a century ago America was in a state of turmoil and disarray. The Great Depression hit about five years previous, and times were tough. Though the Stock Market began to improve in early 1930, Americans were still reluctant to incur debt and declined spending coupled with the Dust Bowl drama in the south kept unemployment at an all time low. As if that weren’t enough to make a man crazy, our belt-tightening ancestors also had to deal with prohibition. I can’t imagine much worse than losing all your worldly possessions, failing to provide for your family, and having to cope with all that sober. No beer to take the edge off of stark destitution and that’s just tragic. But on April 7th of 1933 some relief finally came. (more…)

In further proof that SXSW has indeed jumped the shark, internet gossip queen Perez Hilton is taking applications from “press” and “industry” to see if they have what it takes to come to his SXSW party. Uhhhhhhhh. According to his site,  “It’s going to be the sickest, most amazing party!!!!” or at least tied with Rachael Ray’s. Water skis PLZ!

Copy-Pasta courtesy of the New Music Tipsheet.

List after the jump or if you want to download the pdf go here brah:

Photo of the 2007 SXSW Synthesis / Drive-Thru Dayparty at Emo’s by Melissa Hellaver

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