New Remix : Mark Knight ft. Skin - Nothing Matters (Noisia Remix)

Absolutely blazing new killa bomb remix from the Dutch superstars Drum n Bassers Noisia, im so glad to see/ear that the guys are dropping the uber-boring dubstep scene and are back with their trash Drum n Bass signature.

Drum N Bass : NOISIA - Imperial EP

Dutch Drum n Bass awesomeness got their senses back and are putting back some trashy bombs, was about time guys cause there's enough cheesy dubstep in the world !!!

Tour : Thee Oh Sees Euro Tour 2012 Amsterdam 19 June @ Paradiso

The infamous San Francisco garage rockers Thee Oh Sees are back in Europe, check all the dates here

New Video : E.T. Explore Me - Dance I say

North Holland garage organ fuzz cult trio from Haarlem E.T Explore Me have a new bomb video edited with a lot of class by Pieter Kamp

Watch | E.T. Explore Me - Dance I say

Black box Red - Battle The Sparrows EP

This week got on my mail a super cool present, the new EP from the Leeuwarden North of Holland dance punk duo of guitarist punk at heart Eva van Netten and the insanely good drummer Stefan Woudstra, i was quite happy to hear that who ever recorded the ep had the good sense to capture their super energetic spirit that after all is the band trade mark signature, all the way a excellent ep that will please for sure fans of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Blood Red Shoes ... One of my favorites in Holland and live are super HOT HOT, highly recommended *****

Listen | Black box Red - Battle The Sparrows EP

A Winged Victory For The Sullen @ Worm Rotterdam 11 Jan 2012

The webzine and concert bookers Subbacultcha are probably the best thing that ever happened in Holland, for a 6 eur monthly subscription a mindblowing selection of FREE concerts, the last one to the announced was A Winged Victory For The Sullen the fresh new Modern Classic/Ambient project from Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie 11 Jan @ Worm Rotterdam

Dirty Beaches – Lone Runner Video and Holland mini tour

AMAZING new video that makes justice to Dirty Beaches the one man dark lo-fi rockabilly from Montreal hauntingly beautiful music.
A simple concept video that gets you hooked on your screen till the last second and the more the story is revealed the more addictive the song becomes with claps, intense guitar strikes and brutal shouts that create a cloud of despair with a bloody poetic epilogue.

Lone Runner is taken from the upcoming EP “Stye Eye” 7″ out 18 November on Suicide Squeeze.

Watch | Dirty Beaches – Lone Runner

Dirty Beaches gonna rock Europe for the second time this year and in case you've missed him in Amsterdam a couple month ago here is your shot ... highly recommendable

Euro Tour 2011 part II Holland, full dates

03.Nov.11 Incubate, Tilburg
04.Nov.11 Het Magazijn, The Hague
05.Nov.11 FOAM POP UP, Amsterdam
06.Nov.11 Vera, Groningen

Dustin O'Halloran - A Great Divide Video, We Move Lightly - Robert Lippok Remix , Holland Mini Tour

New MEGA gorgeous music video from Dustin O'Halloran new album track "A Great Divide" by the Icelandic artist Kira Kira and a fantastic remix from Robert Lippok to the track "We Move Lightly". Dustin as several concerts in Holland in the coming months with strings and with his new sensational project A Winged Victory for the Sullen with Adam Wiltzie from Stars of The Lid ... unfortunately no concerts in Amsterdam.

Watch | Dustin O'Halloran - A Great Divide
Listen | Dustin O'Halloran - We Move Lightly (Robert Lippok - Pataphysical Remix) | download

26 November Ekko Utrecht
w/ A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Le Guess Who Festival
09 December Paard van Troje Den Haag, State-X New Forms Festival
10 & 12 December Paard van Troje Den Haag

Sylvain Chauveau news, Bandcamp and Rewire Festival Den Haag 4 November

One of my favorite contemporaneous modern classical composers the French born and Brussels based Sylvain Chauveau as now most of his impressive discography on bandcamp, most of it for really bargain prices that you can decide to buy or not after listening and directly for the artist. A new album and several collaborations were already announced and more Sylvain Chauveau wonders should be out soon.



Sylvain Chauveau @ the Rewire Festival November 4 in Den Haag

The Sonics @ Speedfest 6 10 December Eindhoven

The legendary 60s American garage rock and punk forefathers will play in the 6th edition of Speedfest in Eindhoven.

Listen | The Sonics - Dirty Robber
Watch | The Sonics - Psycho (Live on KEXP)

Speedfest presents an electrifying line up now even more brilliant with the inclusion from The Sonics with Monster Magnet, The Dwarves, Fireballs, The Reverend Horton Heat, The Phantom Rockers, Black-Bone, Black Spiders, Danko Jones, Pentagram, Hookers, Gewapend Beton, Vanderbuyst and the hosts Peter Pan Speedrock.

T.r.a.s.h. - Safe Absence, Humanoid Trilogy Episode 2

Safe Absence (Promo) from trashdanceweb on Vimeo.

" In Safe Absence six seductive women personify the themes of longing, sin and penance.

This second episode of Humanoid Trilogy explores what being a woman really means and represents this in atmosphere and mood. Carnival-like scenes in a surreal landscape, accompanied by intense live music, lead to extreme physicality between reality and trance."

24 October @ the Melkweg Amsterdam, full tour dates in Holland

Those Foreign Kids

Those Foreign Kids the newest offer from a long line of Haarlem in the North Holland fabulous bands, the duo sounds could be described as a cross over between Death From Above and Sonic Youth and i saw them a few months ago opening for No Age and it was very promising and have been waiting for the first demos and here they are !!! if you like the sound of this dont miss it next Saturday at Occii Amsterdam opening for Sic Alps and 4th October with Crystal Antlers @ Ekko Utrecht.

Cosmo V - Desire will bring you sorrow

New music video from Dutch Cosmo Luhulima Utrecht based dream pop with touches of tribal and doses of lo-fi psychedelic innocence one girl project Cosmo V , "Desire will bring you sorrow" its a renewed dreamy and evocative song with footage taken from Red Desert (1964).

Watch | Cosmo V - Desire will bring you sorrow

Cosmo V - With the wild beasts

Just got this nice tip from my friend Jessie Bakker, Cosmo V Utrecht dream pop lo-fi girl with some sweet addictive dark groves that would perfectly fit the whole "Witch House" sub-genre lovers, perhaps for fans of Salem and Zola Jesus etc ...

Moon Duo - Mazes

New video from Colorado-based psych-rock band Moon Duo (Wooden Shjips' Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada) Mazes is taken from the new album out March 29 on Sacred Bones.

Watch | Moon Duo - Mazes

Holland gigs : Geertruida, Haarlem 4 May, Paradox (Incubate) 5 May, Tilburg,Vera, Gronigen 6 May, DB's Studio, Utrecht 8 May

Ringo Deathstarr 05 March @ Irrational Library Patronaat Haarlem

Ringo Deathstarr was a foking show, loud and noisy as f.ck, it was smashing.
Despite all the tec problems it was a blast, Elliot was trying to get sound but is guitar was dead, nothing was happening, someone brought a cable and reconnect pedals and amplifier and the sound came back with loads and loads of feedback, Elliot said to the sound guy, please can u make it louder ? there was a strident sound crawling the café and Elliot faced the public again: " Sorry, we are touring and this is the best we can do" and then BANG there was magic in the air !!!!! The audience went completely crazy, hectic jumping and shouting and incredibly part of the show, i was on stage banging on the tambourine, there was a dude playing bass and also saw lorelei on stage singing with Elliot the amazing Ringo frontman. EPIC !!!!!!! Probably one of the best concerts i've seen in Patronaat since Dutchess Says ... and if you no what that means !!!!! it was the best birthday present ever !!!!!

Ringo Deathstarr left a trail of love and noise in Europe and they are coming back around summer time ...

listen in full to their amazing dedut album "Colour Trip" here






Ps. The girl in white, Lorelei is a friend of mine and it looks like she's one Ringo's Deathstarr :)

Before Ringo was a very cool band with awesome looks and sound, Rockabiliers The Optic Nerves







And before the bands was my 39th birthday party. btw... got a fact to share: No hangovers with Golden Tequila !!!! Bang Bang Bang

Cinema Palace Haarlem Closing Party

Life is all about being in the right place at the right time, last night was one memorable night, awesome location packed with gorgeous people and later watching old black and white movies and listen to loads of old rock n roll hits in the big screen, the best ever 20bucks well spent, i heard their is another coming !!!!!!!!

Watch | Cinema Palace Haarlem Closing Party

Thank you Club Tarantula for putting this awesome night together

The Irrational Library "Christmas Crapshoot VII"

Irrational Library is a night in Haarlem organized by the enigmatic Joshua Baumgarten, some know him as the awesome cooker or the beard Rabi, i know him as the dude that always puts some rad music nights in Haarlem.
Tonight started with the awesome Cello by Bonno Lange and the fantastic Dancer Sophia Maria Kienhuis and finished with the sensational Haarlem punk outfit "De Aanslag", in the middle played synth prog "Treasure of Grundo" and "Die Chord und Discord" which i believe to be a Indie/Post Rock crossover.

The electrifying De Aanslag have announced the released lp party in the fabulous Phoenix 13 next february !!!!! Hell Yeahhhh !!!!