Millennium Blonde

USA. USA. USA

2011-07-04T15:02:00.001-04:00

USA (feat. C-Hust) by Astro Club BlondeHAPPY FOURTH -- From ACB

SHOW TONIGHT- BRUAR FALLS

2011-03-16T12:01:00.004-04:00

ASTRO CLUB BLONDETONIGHT @ 10:30 BRUAR FALLS 245 Grand Street Williamsburg, off BEDFORD LFREE T SHIRTSFREE SHOWDRINK----DANCENEW HIT TRACKS

DEEP SEA SKIVING

2011-02-15T09:30:00.003-05:00

I know Banarama has been covered on this blog already, but this album might be one of my favorites of all time. If you haven't listened to it, I recommend it for this spring season.

Marco Brambilla

2011-01-25T11:12:00.003-05:00

I recently saw the teaser video for Kanye's song "POWER", and I was blown away. I looked into the director, Marco Brambilla, and was really inspired by his work. Apparently, he directed Demolition Man, starring Sylvestor Stallone and Wesley Snipes, a personal favorite of mine. But, after Demolition Man, Brambilla turned to more experimental installation pieces. His work is really incredible and

DATAMOSHING II- NIGHT SHIFT

2011-01-12T10:48:00.004-05:00

In my previous post about datamoshing, I mentioned that I was working on datamoshing a music video. The video, posted below, is for Astro Club Blonde's latest single, NIGHT SHIFT. Astro Club Blonde has their next album, BLUSH, on the way and we thought this video would be a fitting time to give everyone a sample. Make sure to check back for leaked tracks from the album in the next few weeks.NIGHT

DATAMOSHING

2010-11-09T11:50:00.004-05:00

Recently I have been working on a music video that is incorporating a glitching technique called DATAMOSHING. Datamoshing is kinda 2009, but whatever, Wikipedia has this to say about datamoshing...."Datamoshing occurs when the I-frames or key-frames of a temporally compressed video are removed, causing frames from different video sequences to bleed together."Basically datamoshing takes advantage

KOBROWSKI

2010-10-25T09:29:00.012-04:00

Millennium Blonde recently completed shooting its short film "KOBROWSKI". The film is co-directed by Michael Borowiec and Nathan Rogers-Hancock. KOBROWSKI has been in the works for some time and after six days of shooting in Schenectady and Valatie, NY the film moves into the editing room. We threw out script after script until we landed upon KOBROWSKI, which is co-written by Nathan

Updates and Downloads- New As Tomorrow

2010-08-02T13:34:00.008-04:00

In January Astro Club Blonde released our first EP, New As Tomorrow. We gave a limited amount cd's away at some of our shows, but never made the EP available for download online- until now. Below you can download New As Tomorrow. The album has tracks like the motorcycle pop-rock song "My Girl", an electronic-dance cover of Rod Stewart's "Young Turks", the Chinese-American love song POWER_LOVE,

Updates and Downloads

2010-07-28T13:23:00.005-04:00

It's been a while since we've updated everyone on Astro Club Blonde's activities- and there is a lot to update on. The band is currently recording their first full length album- DEBUTANTES. The album is currently scheduled to be released October 1st and will be a big step forward for the band. If you have followed the band over the internet you most likely know Astro Club Blonde's first EP "NEW

Genuine Caveman Disco Sound

2010-06-20T23:15:00.004-04:00

The title of the post is taken from Comeme Label head Matias Aguayo's description of the Xalapa, Mexico based Rebolledo. Aguayo is a fascinating figure himself; after being part of Closer Musik, one of the founding minimal techno bands to be featured on the Kompakt label, Aguayo retreated from Cologne and headed back to Chile, where he started a solo career based on strange, divisive dance

4 Lonely Messages From the Future of Pop

2010-06-14T20:14:00.002-04:00

For extra credit just play them all at once. I had planned to draw some conclusions for you all, but I have a feeling we'll have to wait twenty-five years or so to really know.

Bunny and the Bull - A Short Kind of Review

2010-06-13T22:30:00.005-04:00

Don't know when or if this 2009 comedy by Paul King is going to be released in the US, but it's worth discussing for a few reasons. King is the director in charge of a good 20 episodes of the Mighty Boosh TV series, and will probably handle the feature film version of that enterprise, so it's reassuring that this, his first feature, works as well as it does. The Boosh tv show is sort of an odd

DJ Power and Associates

2010-06-12T12:51:00.004-04:00

Get it HereFriend of the company Alan Lapointe has been working at his hip hop project for awhile now, but it sounds to me like he's really hit his stride on this one, and not just because he starts it off with an iLove beat. This one is really strong, a sure fire way to start the Summer right.

The iLove 2

2010-06-06T12:57:00.002-04:00

Here is a new song "iGot" off the upcoming iLove album. The album will be released September 6th (Labor Day) So, we've got a bit of a wait, but not to worry the new Astro Club Blonde album will be here soon. Very exciting! iGotCharlie Phillips is featured on the track with a rippin' guitar solo. I'm also putting up the exclusive ghost story b side "iGhost" for a limited time download. "iGhost"

Notebook Post - Hell with This Video, and Thoughts on Why

2010-06-05T17:50:00.003-04:00

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.Eighteenth-century satire became nineteenth century observation. In the twentieth century observation became surreal. It became an ironic sensuality, and the basis for satire, which was once moral, became irony. As if by attraction, or even kinship, observation, along with its concerns for sentiment and social justice, followed satire to sit on its new

Thinking About Bananarama

2010-06-02T20:37:00.003-04:00

Why? Because it's a Wednesday night. So...is "Robert De Niro is Waiting" about rape? Yes. And "Hot Line to Heaven" is about heroin abuse. Of course. Most people only know the band through the pop hits they had through the production of Stock Aiken and Waterman, but their career, like many British bands with roots in new wave, is stranger and more interesting than their big hit . Their amazing

"L'Ortolan" - Lilli C a r r é

2010-06-01T12:00:00.004-04:00

L'Ortolan from Lilli Carré on Vimeo.So, Lilli Carre, the young cartoonist whose book The Lagoon is one of the more interesting books I've read in t he last few years, has been making these strange little short films and uploading them on her Vimeo page (all in addition to the great drawings and animated .gifs she has on her blog. She has about five shorts uploaded, and each one is well worth the

Formalism

2010-05-31T00:06:00.002-04:00

Micro Loup from Richard McGuire on Vimeo.Richard McGuire's "Micro Loup" is one of those brilliant little shorts that seems to come out of nowhere. Unless, of course, you're familiar with his long, strange career. The cartoonist behind the incredible six page comic Here, which is one of the most inventive bits of concentrated narrative I can think of. Playing bass in Liquid Liquidtoo, and then

Stingray Sam

2010-05-29T12:21:00.002-04:00

Cory McAbee is an interesting figure, to be sure. The main talent behind the 1990s Alt-Rock cult band (cult band or never made its, tough call, this one) The Billy Nayer Show, he also directed one of the more overlooked American films of the last decade or two. The American Astronaut", released in 2001, is kinda like an American Guy Maddin film, trading the latter's

A Short Film For Thursday

2010-05-27T10:14:00.004-04:00

I've been thinking about short films a lot, recently; they really are a kind of red-headed step child of film, aren't they? Mostly because there's so little way to make money off of them , they are usually made early in a director's career, and then abandoned for success or failure. There are a few exceptions, of course - Raoul Ruiz springs to mind, and his incredible "The Film to Come" is

NYC Video Art

2010-05-17T16:21:00.004-04:00

Every now and then I post some of Peter Shapiro's work on this blog. Peter is a NYC based video artist who I met working a corporate job. I always enjoy talking to Peter about new digital technologies which he is very knowledgeable about. He is always looking for something smaller and cheaper, without sacrificing video quality, for his run and gun tactics. I remember when we were watching a

Astro CLUB BLONDE

2010-05-14T12:31:00.006-04:00

Astro Club Blonde is playing at 9 pm the UC Lounge in the Lower East Side. There will be 2 for 1 drink specials until 10 pm. So, I would recommend being ready to double fist a few. And as always you can listen to their stuff HERE and see some videos HERE and HERE. The band is also currently working on their next music video, so that is something to look forward to I suppose. The info is below...

LSD No-No

2010-05-12T11:59:00.002-04:00

Here is a little short, excuse me, an award winning short from a Parkslope/Gowanus illustrator, James Blagden. The film is called Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. The film uses audio from an interview with Dock Ellis, a pitcher who claims to have pitched a no hitter in the 70's while under the influence of LSD and bennies. James Blagden's illustrations in the film are pretty amazing, but you should

Downsizing

2010-05-09T11:06:00.009-04:00

A good friend of mine, Rob Nevulis, recently released his first solo album, DOWNSIZING. I remember seeing him in his basement with all his recording equipment set up and thinking, "What is this kid up to?" He has been working hard at this album for a while and it's all paying off. I have to say I am impressed with his pop sensibilities and think he has found the sound he was

Behind The Scenes of Night Shift

2010-05-04T20:06:00.007-04:00

Here is a behind the scenes peak at ASTRO CLUB BLONDE's new music video NIGHT SHIFT.AWV5JXQNQQKU

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE plays CAVE RAVE @ THE CO-OP

2010-04-23T20:32:00.008-04:00

AWV5JXQNQQKUThis Sunday the 25th, ASTRO CLUB BLONDE will be playing the CO-OP at SUNY Purchase. The fun begins at 4:30 with Adrienne Mack-Davis, 5pm Matt Levy5:30 Leila Hegazy6pm Laurie-Anne Crues6:30 Kelly Izzo7pm Dana Mancuso7:30 Melissa Ahern8pm Russ Barnett8:30 Kelsey ByrneAnd at 9pm the light turn off and the RAVE begins!Pre-Game to ASTRO's newest single NIGHT SHIFT.

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE-NEW DIGITAL SINGLE

2010-04-15T22:36:00.007-04:00

Download Astro Club Blonde's new digital single for freeNIGHT SHIFT DOWNLOADHere is a new digital single from Astro Club Blonde. The band is currently recording their new EP, which is scheduled to be released in June. Be sure to check back, since Astro Club Blonde is shooting the music video for Night Shift next week. Check out Astro Club Blonde's last music video, POWER_LOVE And enjoy the track.

Culture Shock 2010 (update)

2010-04-13T14:59:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone. So, ASTRO CLUB BLONDE is playing this Friday (the 16th) at Culture Shock on the side stage. Our time slot has been moved from 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm. So hopefully we can help bring the sun down and get things really moving for that night's headliner BAYSIDE. Check the Culture Shock Blog for more information. Below is the lineup for the main stage. ALSO, Astro Club Blonde will be

Oh Wow, Malcolm McLaren Just Died

2010-04-08T22:56:00.002-04:00

So it looks like McLaren just passed away, and you can get all of the important details at the usual sources. Now, McLaren is often cited as one of the progenitors of punk, but he's really one of the smartest marketers in all of pop music; the Sex Pistols were originally formed to promote his fashion store, and in his command of the vagaries of selling pop culture to masses we can find so much

Get the Ringtone!

2010-04-06T11:52:00.002-04:00

Power_Love by Astro Club Blonde is now available as a ringtone for FREE! You can get the ringtone from MYXER.COM, by texting "BLONDE" to MYXER (69937), or by simply using the little widget on this page. Once again, this is absolutely FREE. Check back for more ringtones from Astro Club Blonde.More from Astro Club Blonde at Myxer

I Wanna Be Your Boy

2010-04-02T18:31:00.012-04:00

I Wanna Be Your Boy eric said...nnooooo thats such a mistake that flashback 80s stuffs* going to beeee the next top 40So just in case Eric is right, here's some throwback.

The Expendables!

2010-04-02T15:31:00.005-04:00

Here is a trailer for Sylvester Stallone's newest film, THE EXPENDABLES. The concept of this movie is nothing short of amazing. Stallone has used his clout to get the biggest action stars together, even a busy governor with a failing economy. The cast includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Randy Couture (UFC legend), Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE SHOW

2010-03-31T16:33:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone. ASTRO CLUB BLONDE is playing a party this weekend, which will basically be a fundraiser/video shoot for a theatre company in NYC. It's $10 bucks to get in, but after that there is free beer, compliments of the Brooklyn Brewery. There is also gonna be a lot of stuff there that you are suppose to smash. It should be a good night. The info is below.When: Friday, April 2ndTime: 11pm -

Gary! Wilson!

2010-03-29T22:08:00.002-04:00

Sometimes we call people like Gary Wilson legends in their own time, but Wilson was never really a legend, in his own time or any other. Best known, if that's the right word, for the late '70s "You Think You Really Know Me," recorded in his mother's basement and featuring such undying classics as "6.4=Make Out". This is certainly music ahead of its time; in a very strange way a song like

Repetition, Repetition, Repetition

2010-03-26T23:47:00.004-04:00

Kraftwerk, of course, needs no introduction. Hikashu may, a brilliant pop ensemble from Japan in the 1980s, they were mostly the band of choice for Japanese experimental musician and theatrical performer Makigami Koichi . You can see the band performing in its early glory days here; for a genuinely fascinating look at the New Wave scene in 1980s Japan, look no further than this post at the great

Candy Flavor Kiss

2010-03-23T18:49:00.011-04:00

Candy Flavor Kiss A bubble gum pop song about bubble gum pop. I recently upgraded from Logic Express 7(New As Tomorrow) to Logic 9 in preparation to begin recording the next Astro Club Blonde EP. The boys and I are moving away from the 80's flashback pop sound, and into the realm of top40. It's a bold move, but long overdue.

A New Beat For Download/Production Workshop

2010-03-21T20:20:00.011-04:00

rappers round the world!Got a new beat for ya'll to play with. We also got some great mp3's submitted using the Goliath beat. I'm gonna share the new songs you all have done, and then give a few production tips. So let's hip-hop to it then!Here's the new beat for everyone. The beat is at 148 bmp, it's got a dark vibe and a lot of soul.Luv @ 60Hz DownloadDownload it, sing over it, lay down a dope

Culture Shock 2010

2010-03-19T12:07:00.004-04:00

Yes, the rumors are true- Astro Club Blonde is set to play Culture Shock 2010. Yesterday on March 18th The Independent released their weekly publication with this article (click to enlarge) that unveiled the lineup of Culture Shock 2010. This year's Culture Shock will be taking place on April 16th and 17th. It is still unclear when Astro Club Blonde will be playing, since the band found out they

Advice You Can Count On

2010-03-19T01:17:00.008-04:00

This is a bit of a classic; take a good look if you're not familiar.Wally Wood was one of those possibly brilliant artists who came of age in the years after World War II, working on disreputable books like MAD and Tales From the Crypt and the Mars Attacks card series that nonetheless shaped a lot of the way we see mass pop culture in this day and age. He ended up kind of a tragic figure, as

The Only Future for Rock Music

2010-03-17T09:25:00.003-04:00

I know the title probably sounds sarcastic, but I'm being sincere; let's get these birds onto some synthesizers and we'll all have a better time of things.

Digital_GlitchGlamour

2010-03-14T19:46:00.004-04:00

bad video of bad video = cool video from ps on Vimeo.Here is a video by a friend of mine, Peter Shapiro. He told me that this video was from his defective Harinezumi camera that had some sort of signal issue. JUST WATCH IT

Feels Like Spring, So...

2010-03-11T21:37:00.011-05:00

Here's a biographical comic strip about the great French songwriter Francoise Hardy, by the great American cartoonist Ivan Brunetti (click to enlarge).From this terrific blog...The Woman HerselfHere's a cover by Os Mutantes, from their first album.

Anyone Else Excited For This?

2010-03-10T22:34:00.004-05:00

Gainsbourg is of course the great French song writer and film maker; this biopic is directed by the great French cartoonist Joann Sfar. Plenty of other trailers online, including a full trailer ; a good bit of nudity in that one so watch out kids. A video of the real Gainsbourg below.

Free Beat/Musical Workshop

2010-03-05T03:54:00.029-05:00

(for technorati AWV5JXQNQQK) Here is a new beat for you guys to play around with.Goliath (The Cookie Cuttin' Robot)DownloadTake it, rap over it, sing over it, cut it up, and/or put visuals behind it. Once you're done post what you've done online. Put it up on your blog, your myspace, your facebook, where ever, just remember to link back to us so this community of artist can

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE

2010-03-03T16:17:00.006-05:00

This is some footage from ASTRO CLUB BLONDE's recent show in the Lower East Side. Even with the biggest snowstorm of the season the band managed to get a crowd. (thanks for coming!) This song is "Cage of My Love" and deals with the oh so relevant topic of capturing an unobtainable woman. We hope to have some more footage from the show soon. Many thanks to Andrew Gitomer (from "Curb Your Blog"

"COMMERCIAL"

2010-02-26T20:33:00.008-05:00

This is a commercial we shot for Millennium Blonde. We shot it in Bushwick at Nathan's apartment. We were both extremely hung over and went searching for a cake in the morning. Eventually we found a mexican bakery and we asked for an old cake. The woman presented us this cake and said it was quite delicious- we told her we weren't going to eat it. We got back and pushed the dust bunnies to the

Some Concept Notes

2010-02-18T22:09:00.006-05:00

This is the first installment of what will hopefully be an new series of posts, offering a series of exciting new concepts for film and music, few of which will ever be realized. Every post in this series is open source; we encourage all who read to feel free to challenge the world by bringing these dreams to fruition. Follow on, if you might be so inclined.A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH CHAIRSAs much

FutureGlamour AD

2010-02-17T01:02:00.004-05:00

Dance/Film

2010-02-15T11:21:00.005-05:00

This video is from a friend and co worker of mine, Peter Shapiro. Peter is an video artist based in NYC and he often works with dancers. In this video he is working with ThinkDance headed by Jill Segman. Peter also worked on a project with Jill Segman at the Empac Center in Troy, New York. I saw some of the footage and it looked like an incredible piece.Our Lady Of Detritus from ps on Vimeo.I

SAW : An Overly Long Consideration of a Pop Fad Gone By

2010-02-13T20:03:00.004-05:00

Alright, I'm going to ask you all to listen, and listen closely.What you hear? That's the noise that a sound makes when it's dying. The song may not be familiar, at least to our conscious brain, but the component parts, so naked and exposed that there is hardly a need to elaborate what they are, have been rattling around in the most visible puddles of pop music for the last two decades, without

Justin Bieber

2010-02-12T16:11:00.003-05:00

I have heard of Justin Bieber before, but have never really listened to his stuff. Today I heard his track "Baby" featuring Ludacris. I am glad Justin is going more pop with his music and not just playing his acoustic guitar.Do you ever feel like the pre-teen culture is a step ahead? They are so savvy. Posting video responses and all that. I have a film degree and I can't compete with these kids

Demo

2010-02-09T14:44:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone. At our last practice we recorded a take of our new songs. This demo has two songs "A.S.T.R.O" and "Such a Stupid World" and they blend together with electronic breakdowns in between. This will kind of give you an idea what to expect at Astro Club Blonde's upcoming show at Arlene's Grocery on February 25th.

Free Beats

2010-02-04T16:36:00.012-05:00

(spoiler alert! giving away free beats!) I want to create a world wide musical community/ musical workshop. I will be posting a free beat every week so that you, and everyone around you, can download it, rap over it, cut it up, remix it, use it in a movie, or do whatever you want to it, and post it back up online so that everyone can hear your artistic expression. The only rule is once you have

Teen_Pop

2010-02-02T13:38:00.004-05:00

I showed this Cobra Starship video to a friend of mine and he commented, "It's strange how it's become popular to intentionally portray yourself as a huge asshole." With that said, I think this video for Cobra Starship's "Good Girls Go Bad" is awesome.

Phone Art

2010-01-28T15:24:00.006-05:00

This past summer I began to record 30 second videos on my cellphone, a Samung EnV2. (which is a really awful phone) I purchased a microSD card for it and a usb adapter to connect it up to my computer. I have been editing some of these videos and posting them online. All the music is by Zach De Sorbo. Over the summer I was became interested in different video formats. Since the invention of

No Contest?

2010-01-27T18:55:00.007-05:00

Recently we submitted our music video for Power_Love to an online music video contest at www.creativecow.net. You can go to the link below and see the video. In order to rate it you have to be a member of the site, which is free. Unfortunately I guess you have to be unmoderated on their site, which takes some posts and becoming active. It's basically a ploy to get more members for their site- but

Curiouser and Curiouser

2010-01-25T23:56:00.004-05:00

Just below, Mike2.0 has posted about that lovely Staygold awards show video that's been circling around net lately. As much as I like the song, the thing that's been bothering me for the last few days is the idea that that falsetto-voiced lead singer with the moustache is none other than this puffy haired Scandinavian:a mental leap that is confusing to say the least. Of course, this puffy haired

Staygold

2010-01-24T16:29:00.007-05:00

This is a video of the duo Staygold performing "Backseat" with Spank Rock and Robyn at a music awards ceremony, P3 Guld, in Sweden. This video completely blew my mind. I was in Scandinavia a few years ago, and really love the area and the people, so I am glad to see that music like this coming from there. I have checked out some of Staygold's other music and haven't found it to be as good as

Cake Commercial

2010-01-20T10:16:00.009-05:00

We recently shot a 1 minute video/commercial for Millennium Blonde. It was shot by Joel Neville Anderson on his 7D, and it gave us the chance to work with the camera for the first time. We were pretty impressed with the results and hope to have it on the web next week. The video essentially involves this cake above and a man's lonely story (but isn't that always the case?) Our goal was to make

Power_Love

2010-01-19T14:48:00.012-05:00

We just recently finished putting on the last touches on Astro Club Blonde's first music video. We would like to thank everyone that helped out, especially Jon Stromberg our DP. Now, the band is working on some new tracks, "A-S-T-R-O" and "It's Such a Stupid World". Hopefully some demos for those will be online soon.

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE- GEARING UP 2010

2010-01-19T14:03:00.002-05:00

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BIMBO CARTEL

2009-12-02T15:52:00.009-05:00

BIMBO CARTEL has been on a HIATUS, but rest assured THOSE BOYS are up to NO GOOD.check out some UNPLUGGED sessions.CHECK IT

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE- GEARING UP 2010

2009-12-01T21:44:00.002-05:00

ASTRO CLUB BLONDE is GEARING UP to BLOW UPMillennium Blonde is proud to unveil the ASTRO CLUB BLONDE EP Featuring tracks POWER_LOVE MY GIRL NEW AS TOMORROW, and YOUNG TURKS by Rod Stewart