THE BLACK LIPS NEW VIDEOS AND RHAPSODY EXCLUSIVE

A little while back the Black Lips went to the Rhapsody office to hang out and play a few songs. You can check out the videos on the Vice Records profile. And on May 13 you can buy the Rhapsody Originals session. We'll keep you posted.

Black Lips have a new official video for "O Katrina!" The video is a celebration of New Orleans, home town to Ian St. Pe.
http://movies.vicerecords.com/video/O_Katrina_1Mbps_Strea.mov

Unearthed on the internet this weekend, this "Bad Kids" video features scenes of street violence offset by the bouncing smiley-face that usually accompanies Mickey Mouse karaoke songs. Somehow we don't think that Disney will approve of this original pirate material, but we sure as hell do!

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Just Vote Chromeo.

Chromeo has just been nominated for a Beatport Music Award. Best Electronica Artist. Awards are great. Probably the greatest. It doesn’t matter how good you are if you have no trophies to floss on your mantle. So, dear friends, vote for them.

a la Beatport:

"Beginning March 18th, Beatport users will have the opportunity to vote for the best electronic music artists of 2007 in the first ever Beatport Music Awards.

"Broken down into 19 categories — including Best Artist categories from each genre and the multi-genre Best Remix and Best Single — the nominees for the BMAs are based solely on unit sales at Beatport.

"A full listing of the categories follows the link."

Vote for Chromeo, children.

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Raveonettes Listening Parties!

Only more more week until you can get your mitts on Raveonettes "Lust Lust Lust", If you really can't wait, you can hit up one of the fine listening parties we've organized for you. Good tunes, cold drinks, old friends and free stuff. My mouth is watering just thinking about it...

Wed Feb 13 - Toronto @ Sweaty Betty's (13 Ossington Ave.) with DJs Dylan & Dave

Wed Feb 13 - Ottawa @ Zaphods (27 York St.) with DJ Emmett

Thurs Feb 14 - San Francisco @ The Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell Street at Van Ness)-Doors at 10 PM
Popscene SF

Mon Feb 18 - Vancouver @ Shine (364 Water St) with the Ice Cream Social and DJs Trevor Risk, Cam Dales, Tyler Fedchuk

Fri Feb 22 - Halifax @ Tribeca Bistro Bar (1588 Granville St.) with Famous Players and Djs Double A & Gordski

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Vestal/Shecter Guitar Auction. Be Cool. Go Bid.

Feeling a little overwhelmed with the holiday spirit? want to open your heart and wallet to help those in need but don't know where to start? don't bother trying to get advice. we'll tell you.

Vestal and Shecter Guitar have teamed up to offer the most rockin' charity this side of Santa's fat belly. Vestal whipped up a guitar autographed by every major force in music they've ever worked with (including our very own and dear Black Lips) and put it on the block via Charity Folks. The guitar is being auctioned off, and all the proceeds will go to the glorious Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The auction ends December 14th. To make a bid, go here: Vestal/Schecter Guitar Auction

A list of autographs is included on the flier below.

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HELLGATE HALLOWEEN

On October 31st, Vice and EA are teaming up to throw a rager of a
Halloween Party in San Francisco. To celebrate our favorite holiday
and the release of EA's appropriately themed Hellgate, we'll all be
putting on our best disguises and heading down to Fat City in
downtown SF to party with 700 of our closest friends and an open bar.
With a soundtrack provided by DJs Omar (popscene) and Franki Chan
(iheartcomix) and a live performance by Chromeo at midnight, this one
is sure to add a new chapter to San Francisco's storied Halloween
party tradition.

Click here to RSVP: HELLGATE HALLOWEEN

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Benefit Exhibit for Acrassicauda

There is a benefit exhibit going up on October 26th for Acrassicauda. Featuring the works of over 30 photographers, it's going to be an amazing gathering of works from some of our favorite picture takers. If you live in Montreal, check out the flier and RSVP and if you live elsewhere in the world and want some amazing photographs for a good cause, check out the photo web site for more info.

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Diplo Remixes "Veni Vidi Vici"

When the Black Lips first starting sending in music of the new stuff they were working on, one of the immediate favorite was "Veni Vidi Vici." It's just so sexy and different from what you'd expect to come from the mind of Cole Alexander. For some reason listening to this song makes us want to wear tassles. So it makes sense that when shifting through new songs to remix, Diplo would settle on this guy. NME premiered the track today, click over and see how he sexed up the track even more.

"Veni Vidi Vici" Diplo Remix

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Chromeo on Kimmel

Chromeo just wrapped up a week of funkified MTV 52/52, "Tenderoni" has been added to the MTV rotation and we just finished a week of Chromeo Jaxxy takeover and we're just beginning. On October 17, Chromeo will be taking the stage Justice tore up to show Kimmel how to look sharp and lead the audience in their own brand of rump-shaking dance. Wanna party? Party here.

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Chromeo Halloween Dance Party

The perfect Halloween? If you think, excellent excuse to dress up and get down, have we got the party for you. Tuesday, October 30 will see Chromeo take over a church and turn it into a hall of ass shaking. Dan Deacon and Kudu are along for the ride and there are tickets available now. There's an all night open bar if you feel like drinking and our favorite kind of prizes awarded for a pre-show scavenger hunt and costume contest. The money kind of prize. So seriously. If you're in NYC and you feel like dancing and dressing up, we've got the party for you.

Get tickets here!

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PANTHERS GEAR STOLEN!

It's with heavy hearts we report that Panthers had a substantial amount of gear stolen - in Canada of all places. Between a broken window, a forced missed gig in Toronto and a tragic loss of amazing gear, the fellas have fallen on some serious hard times. If you have ANY info on any gear or shady characters in Montreal, please email wassup@vicerecords.com. Here's the run down from the band:

missed the show in toronto yesterday cause we didnt get there in time and they wouldnt let us play. but we had to file a police report and check pawn shops and try to get the window fixed. so yeah lost 300 on what we would get paid. and you know how expensive hotels are in canada. and the window is going to cost us 200 bucks. and as you know our budget was tight as hell already so it is a real fucking bummer. not to mention all the shit......but anyways not to drag on. here is the list

1 Fender Mustang custom guitar with P90 and mini humbucker pickups. Dark green/black with gold trim and has one star on front of body.
1 Boss DS 1 pedal
1 Boss Chromatic Tuner pedal
1 Frantone Peach fuzz pedal
1 Ibanez Weeping Demon wah pedal
1 Nikon D50 digital camera
1 Ludwig SupraPhonic Hand Hammered 402 Snare
1 Tama Grand Star Custom floor tom. 15 by 12. Red
1 Lumix Digital Camera
1 80 G grey ipod

so yeah. sucks. but we are going to keep trucking on. maybe put out a donation jar. "help we lost 5000 worth of gear. help us not be broke."

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