What the what?!?

With a sense of being fashionably very late (let's face it - being late is not fashionable, it is kinda rude..), I must not chill until this magnificent woman will win Lead Actress Emmy. Ladies and Gentelmen - she is my hero, she is an inspiration to all women, she is The funniest person on television, embrace yourself for Tina Fey:





Stay tuned for the 4th season of 30 Rock - soon. but not enough.

Faith YES More

Last week Faith No More performed in Tel Aviv their last show on the 2009 comeback tour. The opening was this heart trembling tune, originally by "Peaches and Herb" and here in an amazing Mike Patton serving:


This is the original Reunited:

Eli Escobar - Glass House An Acid House Greatness

For the love of Chicago & Detroit dance music scene. Love it, love, love it!

Picking Up The Pieces Vol.1 Collected by DJ Picasso

This first edition of Picking Up The Pieces was compiled with great pleasure, despite the big difficulty of chopping the massive volume of tunes that have struck my emotional chords down to just about an hour long.

Enjoy and I hope you will like the vibe.

Track List:

01 Ghetto Intro
02 The Souljazz Orchestra Insurrection
03 Winston Mcanuff - Rock Soul
04 Wax Tailor-Positively Inclined
05 GZA Genius - Liquid Swords
06 Just Jack-I Talk Too Much
07 Joyce - Taxi Driver
08 The Don Thompson - Fanny Brown
09 Hardkandy - Kelly Reid
10 Cocosuma - The Servant
11 Rodion - Electric Soca (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
12 Black Joy - Untitled
13 Rios, Gabriel - Broad daylight
14 Moondog - Bird's Lament
15 Archie Shepp - Attica Blues
16 LaBelle - Moon Shadow
17 Gangster Talk
18 Esther Phillips - No Headstone On My Grave
19 The Deirdre Wilson Tabac - I can't keep from crying, sometimes
20 Joe Cuba Sextet - Do You Feel It
21 Yma Sumac - Bo Mambo
22 Richie Havens - Strawberry Fields Forever

Links in comments

DJ Good Music Eclecto Vol.8 - Neon Disco

"So there a party, and I am having a ball down the corner in the disco ball.
Everybodys getting down watching that chick getting down... Boggie baby... let it all hang out show us whats it all about..." - Don Thompson

That's what we talk about here in That's What Friends Are For, it's all about the fresh groove that will make you move. And DJ GM is here to satisfy your ears with some of the freshest tracks to date.

Now, watchnig DJ Good Music making a new Eclecto compilation is not for everyone to watch.
A mad dog, unstoppable, a loose cannon are just few of the words that can describe his quest for the right beat to suit his new eclectic mix, number 8 in his eclecto series.

And that's what we have here, a new fresh Nu-Disco music that will surley make you dance.

Enjoy and don't forget to let us know how was your party...

The List:

01 - Intro - Intro Of Love Game (Remix)
02 - Whomadewho - Whomadewho - Keep Me In My Plane
03 - Yasushi Ide - Yasushi Ide - Plein Soleil [Maw-Rmx]
04 - Dj Hell - The Dj Feat. P Diddy
05 - Coeur De Pirate - Comme Des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix)
06 - Little Boots - New In Town (Fred Falke Remix)
07 - Golden Boy With Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin
08 - Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (The Golden Filter Remix)
09 - Paul Kalkbrenner - Sky And Sand
10 - The Gossip - Heavy Cross (Burns Remix)
11 - Parov Stelar - Hotel Axos
12 - Kohlbecker & Eilmes - Tabasco (Moguai Remix)
13 - Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Huntemann & Bodzin)
14 - The Similou - All This Love
15 - Pnau - Embrace
16 - The Juan Maclean - Tonight
17 - Sally Shapiro - Love In July (Bostro Pesopeo-Remix)

King Dope

Thank you Kenny Dope
Thank you Soulcat
Thank you Music
Thank you Love

Meanwhile: In the land of the humid

Photography by Orly G Tel Aviv July 2009

Meanwhile: In the land of the free

Photography by Gat Gabriel NYC Summer 2009

Cover Me Seymour!

From the depth of our bubbling volcano a new compilation is blossoming into the open air of crazy earth. If you're under massive air conditioning anywhere on the north part of the globe, under an umbrella on its south part covered in a raincoat, or maybe just under cover in Iran, this is the compilation for you; "Cover Me Seymour!" will take you to a multi weather journey mixed with selected tasty cover versions from Joey Ramone to Emmylou Harris and back..

Enjoy!

Track List:

01 Molotov - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

02 Iggy Pop - Les Feuilles Mortes (marcs theme)

03 Re-Jazz - All I Need
04 קרני פוסטל - Sugar Man
05 Jose Gonzales - Teardrop

06 תיקי דיין - איך זה שכוכב

07 Emmylou Harris - Mister Sandman

08 Four Tops - The Fool On The Hill

09 Kraak & Smaak - Man Of Constant Sorrow
10 Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Clint Eastwood

11 The Stranglers - Walk On By

12 Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World
13 Sly & Robbie - Billie Jean
14 Dub Pistols (Feat. Terry Hall) - Rapture
15 Nico - Heroes
16 David Bowie - God Only Knows
17 Cat Power - New York
18 Richard X - Into You (Feat. Jarvis Cocker)
19 Zutons - Beautiful
20 ...

Download link here and in the comments

R.I.P Michael Jackson 1958-2009

There are'nt enough words to describe Michael Jackson's part in the music world; His talent & influance are key players in the popular music heritage, not only in Soul, Disco, R'n'B, Pop, or Rock but in the history of stardom as we know it.
This is truely a sad day for music, may his soul rest in peace & surrounded by love.

The Trip aka Manhunt Trailer - An interview with Nero E

Director Nero E. new thrill ride film The Trip aka Manhunt, is a true loving tribute to the old film noir crime films and the british cult TV series of the 70's.

Check out this exclusive trailer only here. Press Here

Who do you think you are ?

One of many

What turns you on?

Winter in NYC, love, travel, wine and good italian food

What is your favorite words?

Freedom and my son name

What sound or noise do you love?

The sound of silence

Have you driven anyone insane?

My Mother

What should everyone shut up about?

War, racism and ego

What advice should you have taken, but did not?

To shut up and listen

What is your vital daily ritual?

Music

What do you fear most?

The Dark and Hairy Spiders.

How would you like to die?

On a spaceship on my way back from the moon

When you get to heaven what will God say to you?

You are too early

What is your earliest memory?

I was maybe 4 years old and sitting under the table playing on a toy drum that my father gave me, making a lot of noise

Do you collect anything?

I use to collect old film posters, but eventually I found that sharing is better then accumulating

What is your most recent extravagance?

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

What five words best describe you?

You need to ask my friends and family

What is your worst addiction?

Nicotine & Excitements

What were you doing at midnight last night?

Some more Nicotine & Excitements

Who is your worst enemy?

Satan

Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?

Don Quixote, Philip Marlow, Dracula, Frankenstein, Mata Hari

Who are your favorite heroines in real life?

My Wife

what are your weaknesses ?

Control of money

what was your last lie ?

Well, you can find allot of those in this interview

What an Headache!

Thank god for love

This song makes my heart dance everytime I hear it, reminding me that love will save the day.

Exactly 40 years ago (-2 days) The Monkees appeared on the Johnny Cash show (June 19th 1969), and even though their career as a group was coming to it's end at the time, this cheerful band knew how to smuggle a smile every time.

Two interesting trivia facts about the Monkees:

1. Jimi Hendrix (!) was their opening act for their 1967 tour.

2. They starred in the freaky movie "Head" (1968 ) which was co-written & co-produced by Jack Nicholson (!!)

DJ Good Music Eclecto Vol.7 - My Idea of Indie

Fresh stuff from our crate-digging, sampler-hunting and train spotter extraordinaire DJ Good Music.

Good Music serves up a host of great tracks from his own indie records collection.

The package is served with a fresh mix and definitely shows Good Music keen ear for a great indie sounds-the sort of upbeat, upfront styles we love to hear.

So what do you wanna be when you grow up?

Tracklist:

01 - Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gz And Hustlas Intro
02 - Deus - Via
03 - The Knife - Heartbeats
04 - Big Pink - Velvet
05 - Marioneta Sol - Asor
06 - Vhs Or Beta - Burn It All Down
07 - Camera Obscura - French Navy
08 - Gomez - Win Park Slope-Bone Tired
09 - Citizen Cope - Bullet And A Target
10 - Mauracher - Rosary Girls
11 - White Lies - Unfinished Business
12 - Avigail Rose - Daily War
13 - Tamar Eisenman - Hit Me
14 - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - A Teenager In Love
15 - Mystery Jets - Young Love [Ft. Laura Marling]
16 - Home Video - I Can Make You Feel It
17 - Jonathan Johansson - En Hand I Himlen
18 - Falming Lipps, Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse - Revenge
19 - Vhs Or Beta - Fall Down Lightly
20 - Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody
21 - The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
22 - Yahli Sobol - Give me Advice
23 - Wave Machines - You Say The Stupidest Things
24 - Paul Bryan - Like A Rainy Night

Links:

RS