Thursday, April 19, 2018

Review: Vive La Void LP


For nearly a decade the electronic group Moon Duo has been quietly releasing albums to wild appraise by a small, yet loyal, following.

Initially billed as a side project of Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson, Moon Duo, consisting of Johnson and Sanae Yamada has risen into a respected group in it's own right, releasing 4 full length albums and a slew of remix, live, and EPs including the Jukebox Babe / No Fun EP on Sacred Bones that includes the Stooges cover No Fun and the Alan Vega (of Suicide) cover 'Jukebox Babe' earlier this year.


If it could said that Moon Duo is the contemporary equivalent of the stooges, with peppy hooks and playful lyrics, then the solo work of Sanae Yamada would be the contemporary equivalent of Suicide, with solid pop sensibility hidden behind dark rumblings and reverb.

Yamada's first full length, billed under Vive La Void,  begins on a sequenced astral plane with the spacey dream pop track Matter before quickly diving into the dark electronic depths of Red Rider.


The album's fist 2 singles, Red Rider and Death Money, may be the catchiest with Yamada's dream pop vocals sprinkled over John Carpenter style mischievous electronica, but there isn't a misstep on the entire album, with the last two tracks, Devil and Atlantis being the strongest.  Devil is an 8 and a half minute romp through a strange underworld packed with cryptic lyrics and Atlantis closes the album with a lone nostalgic instrumental driven by Wurlitzer style organs and field recordings giving  Vive La Void a solid coda to a solid first full length from Yamada.


Vive La Void will be released on May 4th on Sacred Bones. Pre-Order here

Friday, April 13, 2018

4/17:1980s Video Game Salute at Vinyl Nite


Every Tuesday night 37FLOOD hosts 'Vinyl Nite' at Galaxie (732 E. Market), and once a month we pay tribute to a select moment in pop culture history. This Tuesday, April 17th, is our salute to 1980s video culture with 80s electronic music, a viewing of Pretty In Pink with the original ending, a Special DJ set by DJ Megawoman, and a costume contest! Come dressed as your favorite 80s movie or video game character and you could win 2 tickets to see Bit Brigade perform Legend Of Zelda at Zanzabar on April 22nd. Bring a record and we'll see you at Galaxie from 8pm-Midnite. Event Info Here.

Monday, April 9, 2018

Rock N' Roll Hotline #102: Interview with Missy Suicide of SuicideGirls

Missy Suicide (born Selena Mooney) started the pinup style photography website SuicideGirls, in Portland Ore, in 2001 and quickly branched out into other areas including photo books, comics, video games, and the traveling burlesque show, the Blackheart Burlesque, which has just reached it's 15th Anniversary.


The SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque touring revue will be stopping in Lexington Ky on April 17th at Cosmic Charlies. Ticket info here.
Win 2 Tickets to the Lexington Show on our Facebook page here.

Saturday, April 7, 2018

4/10: Vinyl Nite with Dr. Dundiff & Yons


Tuesday April 10th is Vinyl Nite at Galaxie (732 E. Market) with special guests Yons (playing with Joann + The Dakota at the WCHQ Grand opening Sunday April 15th at Apocalypse) and Dr. Dundiff; and we'll be giving away 2 tickets to Dr. Dundiff & Touch A.C.'s album release show Saturday, April 24th, at Zanzabar with Otis Junior. 

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

April Vinyl Nite Events At Galaxie



37FLOOD is a proud sponsor of the Vectortone & Louisville Is For Lovers VINYL NITE every Tuesday at Galaxie Bar (732 E. Market).

Bring a record to play every Tuesday from 8pm to Midnight, and join us and invited special guest DJs from the local music and art scenes. Every week we give-a-way tickets to music events sponsored by Vectorone.

This Tuesday, April 3rd the special guests are local favorites Joann + The Dakota and we are giving away 2 tickets to Reverend Horton Heat & Unknown Hinson (4/4 at Zanzabar) and 2 tickets to Circuit Des Yeux (4/7 at Zanzabar) as well as a Joann + The Dakota Prize box (Stickers, Buttons,T-Shirt, & CD)!

Tuesday, April 10th, Our special guests are Yons (playing with Joann + The Dakota at the WCHQ Grand opening Sunday April 15th at Apocalypse) and Dr. Dundiff; and we'll be giving away 2 tickets to Dr. Dundiff & Touch A.C.'s album release show Saturday, April 24th, at Zanzabar with Otis Junior. 

Tuesday, April 17th, is 80s Video Nite, with 80s music, VHS videos, DJ Trish, and we'll be giving away 2 tickets to see Bit Brigade perform Legend Of Zelda at Zanzabar on April 22nd.

Tuesday, April 24th, is Visual Art Nite with special guests Matt Weir and Michael Powell and we are giving away art prints and silk screened show posters.


Sunday, April 1, 2018

Louisville Musician Releases Donnie Darko Sequel Theme Song


Earlier this morning Flower films, founded and operated by Drew Barrymore, announced that Louisville native and hip-hop producer MC HIJACK has been contracted to pen the film score for the forthcoming sequel to the cult favorite Donnie Darko, due out in October of this year. The theme song for the sequel, entitled The Night Gets 2 Darko, has just been released. Listen Here:



The premise of the sequel is that in the final scenes of the first film, Darko is not sent back in time to October 2, 1988, but to one day before his birth creating two Donnie Darkos. Fast forward to 1988, the elder Darko, now looking 17 years older (and on the run from the police) returns to Middlesex, Virginia to try and save the younger Darko from repeating the same fate without revealing himself to his younger self. Apparently Donnie Darko 2 is infused with the first film by use of CGI and Hollywood magic.