Justice Announces Tour; Fuels Coachella Line-Up Predictions

Groundbreaking electronic duo Justice have finally announced a tour to support their sophomore album “Audio, Video, Disco,” which was recently released on Elektra. The 2012 tour returns Justice to the States for the first time in over two years.

Justice have staked their feet in the music industry soil, proving their potential for an extended and more ubiquitous career by progressing their sound and expanding their musical vocabulary following a successful debut album. Justice 's follow up is clearly rooted in their familiar electronic foundation, but adds more than a few traces of their musically sophisticated prog influences. Already known for their dance floor frenzies, this latest release might even pull a few rockers away from the punch bowl and into the party pool.

In addition to the tour announcement, Justice has a few cool things planned around it including a “cover our songs” style contest for the chance to see the first show of the tour on New Year’s Day in Sydney, Australia. (More details here)

Other stops on this tour include New York, Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Atlanta and Las Vegas, to name a few, but we have a sneaking suspicion there could be something more in Indio, CA. The US portion of the tour goes from March 16 to April 25, with Los Angeles conveniently left off the itinerary and with two key weekends in April left vacant. To us, that sounds like a near guarantee that they’ll show up at Coachella 2012. No, Justice haven’t been confirmed by any means, but we are so confident in our trusty crystal ball that we will pay everyone who shares this article $1 if we they don't show up in Indio, CA in April 2012. Go ahead, spread this one. We dare you!

Full US tour schedule (so far):

3/16/12 New York, NY Terminal 5

3/17/12 New York, NY Terminal 5

3/19/12 Boston, MA House of Blues

3/20/12 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

3/21/12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

3/22/12 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle

4/17/12 Oakland, CA Fox Theater

4/19/12 Las Vegas, NV The Pool - The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

4/24/12 Portland, OR Roseland Theater

4/25/12 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre

"I Love It" featuring Sia

Hilltop Hoods -“I Love It” (feat. Sia)

For all the Hip Hop fans, we've got a new act and album to keep an eye on. Hilltop Hoods released the first single "I Love It (ft. Sia)" from their upcoming album Drinking from The Sun, and this track is dope! Featuring Australian vocalist Sia Furler, this single consumes you even on first listen. The album is set for release February 2012, so you’ll most definitely hear "I Love It" somewhere between now and then, but why torture yourself with anticipation? Give it a listen here.


Shout outs to hillydilly.com for helping me discover it.


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Win Tickets to Purple Melon at The Central!

We know you like free stuff, so hopefully you’re still looking for something to do Saturday night because we have tickets for Purple Melon at The Central SAPC in Santa Monica!

Purple Melon is a British transplant rock band gracing LA with their presence for sometime now, and their upcoming album Henry’s Rocket is due out later this month. Check this video for a preview of the band, and once you decide you want to go, email contest@supergoodmusic.com.

NeverShoutNever Exclusive Performance This Week

Last week NeverShoutNever released their third full-length studio album Time Travel. While that might not be a blip on all rockers' radar, it certainly is a huge one for their devoted fan base. Anyone who’s been a fan of Christopher Drew and band knows their discography also includes multiple singles and over 3 other EPs. In support of the new release NSN launched “The Time Travel Tour” with A Rocket To The Moon, The Plain White T’s, Fake Problems, and Carter Husley. *

The tour rolls through Los Angeles this week, with NSN performing at HOB-Sunset and The Grove of Anaheim on September 28^th and 30^th, respectively. While tickets are still available for each show - what fans should be rushing to is the exclusive hang out event with the band happening Friday September 29^th. Announced only last Friday, the indie-rock band act as special guest at the grand opening of the new Warner Bros. Records store in Burbank.

The band will be doing an acoustic set as well as a signing. This exclusive event is limited to the first 250 people who show up. Do not be fooled; NSN draws a crowd. If you want to get in, you might expect to be waiting a few hours ahead of time to secure your spot. The show starts at 5:00 PM and there will be exclusive merchandise available for purchase, including a limited edition lithograph signed by the whole band.

Even better news for those who attend the HOB-Sunset show. If you bring your ticket stub you get the lithograph and a special NSN button for FREE! And as a consolation for those who cannot attend the in-store appearance (i.e. those who work normal jobs with normal hours), you will be able to stream the session online. These exclusive opportunities don’t happen very often anymore with the band so if you can get to Burbank with time to kill in line - consider it.

The new WB Records location is 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505. Street parking is available but limited. If no parking can be found on Warner Blvd - try Riverside Dr.

*Supporting acts differ from show to show.

* post by Shannon Moore

FESTIVAL & ALBUM PREVIEW: BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS

One of the sleepers in this years summer festival fantasy draft was Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. They seem to be popping up everyhwhere - starting with Jam Cruise, continuing on their own tour and then stopping at Coachella and going on to McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Summerfest, and hopefully more in promotion of their new album "Scandalous" which is due on March 15th.

Check out their first video here:

SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA DOCUMENTARY PREMIER!!!

DJ collective and dance chart toppers, Swedish House Mafia, stop in LA today (actually within the hour) to screen their documentary Take One. The premier comes amidst a very exciting week for the superstar DJ collective, who also released their album, Until One, which serves as a soundtrack to the film, just yesterday.

I'm anxious to see the film that MTV calls “one of the most ambitious documentary film undertakings with a dance music focus," and the times calls "Spinal Tap for the Acid House generation." With great buzz surrounding the film and release, I can only hope the premier it as epic as their dance tracks.

The Summer of Orgone

We make no mistakes about it, we love Orgone. They've given us yet another reason to jump on their bandwagon, with their latest offering Cali Fever.

The 12 track offering is dirty funk at its finest. For a city known for its indie rock, electro fantastic kids, DJs and formerly for its thriving South Central hip-hop, Orgone is putting Los Angeles on the map as a funky town too. The 9 piece band helmed by the charming, soulful and beautiful Fanny Franklin on the vocal tracks and powered by Stewart Killen's pounding percussion on their pure instrumental cuts delivers fire on their latest Ubiquity release. (On a side note, this album will certainly satisfy the Ubiquity guarantee, as do all Orgone releases; the Ubiquity Guarantee, which allows you to return a CD to the label in exchange for a new one if you are not satisfied with your purchase, is one of the reasons it is my favorite record label and the reason I actually purchased my first Orgone disc on pure speculation).

The catchy and soulful "Give It Up" is funtoxicating, and "Cali Fever" and "The Cleaner" are two others that are just phenomenal live. Those songs, which are reminiscent of some of my favorites of their earlier works, like "Funky Nassau," really drive the album.

The nostalgic "It's Time Tonight" is like a 60's soul throwback meets the electro-dance generation - like Martha and the Vandellas took some ecstasy, partied in the tents at Coachella, and went to record a song. It is straight funk disco. It epitomizes what LA funk should be and represents quintessential Orgone - dope ass funk influenced by the upbeat dance indie scene that thrives in the sunny streets of Los Angeles, but nonetheless keeps true to funks roots and the rhythm that is its foundation.

Songs like "Doing Me Wrong" show the versatility of the band and Fanny's fantastic vocal skills. Wrong also provides a good window into their storytelling songwriting nature. On the flipside, the band also delivers a handful of spectacular and equally funky instrumental jams like the melodic and laid back "The Only One" or the slow-rolling chill afternoon cruising jam "Lookout."

While I could dissect the album some more, you'd best be served to just watch what the band is capable of and go purchase the damn thing on the strength of my endorsement and/or specualtion. That said, here is a taste of their funky jams from Bonnaroo 2010:



Although the below videos are not of their new material (they are actually covers), they nonetheless showcase the talent and cohesiveness of the crew. Here is "Brothers on the Slide" and "Ain't No Use" from their late and early Bonnaroo performance respectively.





Having just wowed newcomers at Bonnaroo and recently turned heads at The Roxy and Spaceland, I'm vying for them to come westside and play at the Dakota Lounge (formerly The Temple Bar) on August 11th. As of this blog post they haven't confirmed - so go give them some shit on their myspace and facebook pages encouraging them to accept the headlining position for the SUPERGOODMUSIC party and we'll make sure you all have a supergood time!