[SKOA Premiere] Alan Wilkis - "Stay Forever feat. Paul Holmes (Vasili Gavre Remix)"

SKOA favorite Alan Wilkis was gracious enough to think of us to premiere NYC producer Vasili Gavre's remix of the third installment from his PRINTS series, "Stay Forever" which features vocals from Paul Holmes, who you may know from his projects The Tells or Adrienne Drake. If you have already been enjoying this track as much as we have, this reworked nugget from Gavre is a surefire way to keep you on your PRINTS love fest while we all anxiously for the next track to drop. The change up to the phrasing on the vocals will initially catch you off guard, but it encourages your ears to listen in different corners of the original that you hadn't thought to appreciate before, which is something I always love about good remixes. If you enjoyed Gavre's remix as much as I did, you should check out the band he's in called Americans In Paris. As far as what's next for the PRINTS  series, Wilkis told us that in the coming weeks that he'll be shooting a music video for "Stay Forever", so be on the lookout for that soon.

In other Wilkis-related news, he's currently wrapped up a new remix for The Hood Internet's new album and has started working on a project with Dan Armbruster of Joywave. According to Wilkis, "[The project is] still in the early stages there, but we're psyched about it!" As you can probably guess, when there are updates of any of the aforementioned news items you will be able to learn more right here.

Enjoy the "Stay Forever" remix by Vasili Gavre as well as the original and the additional remix of the song done by You & The Night & The Music in the player below. Make sure to grab any and all tracks that you like for the actual retail price of $FREE.99!

[Download] The Hood Internet x TOBACCO x Felt (Slug, Murs & Aesop Rock)

The Hood Internet are back at it again with their new EP pitting TOBACCO's new album Maniac Meat album (out tomorrow on anticon, click here to purchase) against Slug + Murs + Aesop Rock’s Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez (out now on Rhymesayers). Grab the download below and for those that never caught the first mashup by The Hood Internet featuring TOBACCO and Aesop Rock should definitely pick that up here.

Tracklisting

1. Paul Reubens’ Aerobics
2. Creepy Ghost Calls
3. Grape For Your Trunk
4. Hot Tub Freaks Like You
5. Stretch Your Whaleface

[Download] The Hood Internet x TOBACCO x Felt

[Review] TOBACCO w/Baths and The Hood Internet @ The Echo 3/25/2010

What a crazy night! I forgot how nice and intimate The Echo in LA is. It set the perfect mood for a good night and some great electronic artists. But little did I know what I was in for when the main act, TOBACCO of Black Moth Super Rainbow took the stage.

The Show had a couple of cool openers, first up was a local artist by the name of Baths, whose sound reminded me vaguely of Prefuse73 and Why. The ambient, drum heavy sound mixed with his unique vocal styles were a great start to kick off the show. Next up, were mashup sensationalists The Hood Internet (or at least half of them) who got the whole crowd rocking and turned the whole entire floor into a club. Mixing everything from Kanye against Modest Mouse to Passion Pit and Juvenile (I know right? Never saw that coming), it was a flawless DJ session. They even had the crowd singing along with their mix of Weezer vs Glass Candy titled "Buddy Holly's Imagination". But what made the night for me was dancing along to one of my favorites was the Ludacris remix of the song "How Low" titled "How Purple Can You Go". After that performance, all I could say is Thank You and please come back and do it again.

A majority of The Hood Internet's set was off their most recent mix, The Mixtape Volume Four, which you can stream and/or download below. Don't sleep on it.

Download: The Hood Internet - The Mixtape Volume Four

Last but always awesome, was the headliner TOBACCO. Tobaxx was broadcasting his performance on the highly popular social sensation and mostly disturbing, Chatroulette, for some lucky or misfortunate person to catch a glimpse into his world. Tobacco has an amazing visual show to accompany his psychedelic, disturbing, lo-fi, robotic, synth heavy, love making, sexing, axe murdering tunes (that is the best way I can describe for those that haven't heard of BMSR or Tobacco). As this show was being broadcasted (in a similar fashion to Ben Folds) on chatroulette, there was alot of dick on screen. No kidding! But for some reason, the crazy imagery of Tobaxx old lo-fi VHS clips and meat went hand in hand (no pun intended).

TOBACCO played alot of hits off his album Fucked Up Friends (Street Trash, Backwoods Altar, Side 8, Berries That Burn, Hairy Candy,) and alot of new tunes (Mexican Icecream, Fresh Hex, Stretch Your Face, Heavy Makeup) which we assume are off his upcoming album, Maniac Meat. This show was so live, from the beats to the visuals, it even included band members stage diving and crowd surfing. But best of all was when fans were pulled on stage the show just erupted into a giant dance party. Tobacco definitely knows how to fuck your head up and make you enjoy it while in the process.

Score: 5 out of 5

TOBACCO - Fresh Hex (Demo)

TOBACCO's (Black Moth Super Rainbow) Upcoming DVD and Tour

Tobacco is currently in the works of releasing a follow up to his now out of print DVD of Fucked Up Friends for his upcoming tour.

"not an album, but a sequel to the dvd from 2007.  this is gonna be a tour exclusive thing, with some being held behind (for those who couldn't make it to the shows) to be sold at our webstore after the tour.  there'll be 500 made, and they'll be dry by the time you get yours."

Tobacco is planning to play SXSW and continuing afterwards for a spring tour with The Hood Internet supporting. Check out some of the dates listed below:

03/12/2010 Mickey Finn's Pub, Toledo, OH
03/13/2010 Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, OH
03/14/2010 Exit In, Nashville, TN
03/17/2010 Emos Annex, Austin, TX
03/18/2010 SXSW, Austin, TX
03/19/2010 SXSW, Austin, TX
03/20/2010 SXSW, Austin, TX
03/24/2010 Casbah, San Diego, CA with Hood Internet
03/25/2010 Echo, Los Angeles, CA with Hood Internet
03/26/2010 Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA with Hood Internet
03/27/2010 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA with Hood Internet
03/28/2010 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR with Hood Internet
03/29/2010 Holocene, Portland, OR with Hood Internet
03/30/2010 Chop Suey, Seattle, WA with Hood Internet
04/02/2010 Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN with Hood Internet
04/03/2010 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL with Hood Internet