For the Diary (10/7/09): Ed Banger 6 1/2 Birthday, London

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Do you want to see what a video directed by a fashion photographer looks like?

Candles vs lasers

Triangle Walks by Fever Ray video. Dir: Mikel Cee Karlsson

Out on 12" and download on the 20th.

Blame it on the boogie

Here are some of our favourite MJ songs. Feel free to add your own.

Listen to our Michael Jackson Spotify playlist.

Party 10/7/09: Dummy Presents...

Our Dummy parties seem to be going pretty well. Last time we were entertained by ace big-stage antipodeans Lost Valentinos (single out now on Dummy records, folks!!), ably backed up with the summer sound of 2009, from My Tiger My Timing. Thanks to them both.

The next party is on July 10th, from 8-2 a.m. Free before 10, £3 thereafter. Guests will include a few of our favourite new bands:
O. Children (www.myspace.com/ochildren), Solid Gold (www.myspace.com/solidgoldband) and The Binary Kids, fresh from their tour with Lady Sovereign (www.myspace.com/thebinarykids). Plus DJ's Stopmakingme (download his ace mix on the Dummy site), Johnno, L'Anorak and Bruce Leo.

We look forward to seeing you. Take Saturday OFF.

Mixtape: Micachu 'Kwesachu'

Black Flag by Duchess Says

If you've never been to our bi-monthly Queen of Hoxton night, this is kind of what it's like.

Lift me into space...

The Italians Do It Better mob roll into Koko the day after tomorrow, with Lindstrom playing too (his only London headline date this year, h'apparently). New major crush bands Desire and Twisted Wires are playing, with Glass Candy and Mike Simonetti, obviously. When I asked the press person why the party was happening, she was like "DISCO is the reason." Which it totally, totally is, always.

Video: We Have Band 'You Came Out'

Ridiculously good new vid from We Have Band. Makes us want to get the face paints out too.

We Have Band - You Came Out (Official Music Video)

Good art

Going on from their recent awesome-art-vaguely-related-to-music exhibitions John Squire: New Work and Edwyn Collins: British Birdlife (which was really moving), The Smithfield in Farringdon are hosting United Visual Artists' series of light-filled balloons photographed at night in post-industrial landscapes, which is called Deus. As their day job, UVA make light-based art for – among others – Warp Films, Massive Attack, Battles, the Dissonanze Festival in Rome and, perhaps more surprisingly, Arctic Monkeys. Uh, the pictures look really good, don't they?

The Smithfield Gallery
EC1A 9HY

3 June – 26 June 2009