Musical Rumblings: The Filth And The Fury
>>> Downtown Harvest, that jive fratty band that was trying to get you to vote them into Lollapalooza during the summer, has now gotten to another place a decade or two too late: Times Square. Yes, New York readers, that was one of our very best performing in T2 yesterday. We’d be fine with you laughing at us, but hey, look at what’s playing nightly at Arlene Grocery. Pot, meet kettle.
>>> Fresh news from Camp Spank Rock: Naeem (Spank) has teamed up with fellow pottymouth Benny Blanco to form what is sure to be the most genteel and discreet rap duo of the year, Bangers And Cash. With a debut EP dropping next month, B&C seem to specialize in musical filth with a soupçon of art filth: The two images we’ve seen from the project thus far depict porn snapshots with animal faces scotch-taped over faces. Which kind of goes with the tunes, one of which we’ll drop here:
>>> And confidential to Elevator Parade, Beretta 76, The Sky Drops, Cow Muddy and Paper Trees: That gig you all are playing on Saturday night at The Fire that’s called “The Summer Of Brotherly Love Festival”? That’s not a festival. That’s a Saturday night gig at The Fire. Pass the Schmidt’s, and let’s see if we can’t make a gravity bong outta that beach ball.






