Chocolate eggs are everywhere, and Montreal’s Hatchmatik has blessed the interweb with an early spring surprise:

As anyone with a pulse in Montreal is already aware Justice and the Ed Banger crew are stirring things up at Cepsum (see info to the right) on March 16th.
Busy P recently did some work for Arkitip magazine and they have a nice little interview about the Ed Banger Records “philosophy.”

For those that don’t know, Busy P started as Daft Punk’s manager before starting Ed Banger, signing Justice and generally ripping music a new one.

Remember 2007? A simpler time, a time when one couldn’t turn on a TV, read a magazine or much less open a web browser with the best or worst of intentions without hearing something about UK indie rock dream team Bloc Party. Lately though, apart from the release of that Flux single that got remixed by everybody with a macbook and a pirated copy of ableton, Bloc Party has been relatively quiet and that has had some consequences.

Releasing two EP’s in 2007 these kids have been busy as fuck, scroll down for my picks from those albums.

The Cribs – Girls like Mystery (mp3)

Whats that? Your Monday has so far has had too much to do with responsibility and not enough to to with frivolity? You wish you had never woken up this morning? You straight up can’t read?

Well your Monday just got alot better because from now on I’m bringing you Re-up Monday each and every Monday. Yes i realize that I was twenty minutes late on my first post – not a good way to start – but nevertheless, the tracks you are about to hear will keep a curiously devilish smile on your face with a potency guaranteed to last until next Monday.

I have a new best friend and his name is Kid Color; How did he surpass the rigors which normally encompass the road to such an achievement? He’s remixing all of Spank Rock and Benny Blanco are Bangers and Cash over Daft Punk instrumentals. Probably the best idea ever.
Enjoy the first two remixes and anxiously await the rest.

Kid Color – Digital Pussy (mp3)

Kid Color – Pheonix B-O-O-T-A-Y (mp3)

Any artist that can make electronic dance songs about cooking poutine successfully is seriously on to something. Omnikrom’s unabashedly French Canadian style and content is fresher than the ingredients they sing about and has established them among Numero and Teki Latex – with whom they frequently collaborate with – as the Montreal’s top French Dj’s who just don’t give a fuck.

Omnikrom and Teki hit Le National this Saturday so check it out and if you fuck up and miss them Omnikrom is nice enough to come back march 8th.

Omnikrom – Danse La Poutine [Figure 8 remix] (mp3)

Numbero feat. Omnikrom – Chewing Gum Fraise (mp3)

Teki Latex – Go Go Go (to the disco) (mp3)

20 Feb 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ D’Artagnan’s Trois-Rivieres, Quebec

21 Feb 2008 19:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ L’Imperial Quebec, Quebec

22 Feb 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ L’Azile Joliette, Quebec

23 Feb 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) & Payz Play @ National Montreal

24 Feb 2008 20:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ Cabaret Box Office Drummondville, Quebec

7 Mar 2008 20:00 Omnikrom & Imposs @ Cabaret de Granby Granby, Quebec

8 Mar 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Cuizinier (TTC) & Jeune Chilly Chill @ National Montreal, Quebec

5 Apr 2008 20:00 Omnikrom @ Le Trash St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

18 Apr 2008 20:00 Omnikrom @ Cegep Lionel-Groulx St-Therese, Quebec

26 Apr 2008 20:00 Omnikrom @ L’Etoile Brossard, Quebec

15 May 2008 22:00 Omnikrom @ Chasse-galerie Lavaltrie, Quebec

31 May 2008 19:00 Omnikrom & Numero @ École secondaire Paul-Arsenault L’Assomption, Quebec

My train of thought whilst i was checking out Black Kids on myspace. These guys and girls have some seriously catchy indie-synth-rock songs with a clear and unique personality to them. They’re debut EP Wizard of Ahhhs came out in august and can be downloaded in its entirety for free from their website. Right now they appear to be in the UK touring to promote said EP. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for these kids inevitable arrival in Montreal. Although the song “I’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you” has been widely blogged about – even bringing about a cover by Kate Nash – it’s not my favorite. Which is you ask? i’m so glad you did.

Black Kids – Hurricane Jane (mp3)

Black Kids – Hit the Heartbrakes (mp3)

Kate Nash – I’m not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You [Black Kids Cover] (mp3)

  

Whether you see him as the avant garde posterboy for the indie-electro-punk party throwing phenomena we’ve all been waiting for or just another dude from LA who has become the veritable Paris Hilton of indie DJ’s…One thing is for certain Steve Aoki has transformed himself into a brand name to be reckoned with.  

What do i mean by brand name? I was at Urban Outfitters the other day and spotted a hoody that came in special “Steve Aoki” colours which was 30$ more than the regular hoody. And I think we’re all well aware of the now ubiquitous WESC Aoki headphones that every DJ seems to own these days.

So what do you think? take a good long hard look at this man pictured below on the left.

I figure this is either a result of
A) A prodigious businessman who has risen to the top through meticilous branding and market research or
B) A dude who likes to party too much

Regardless of what you think, Pitchfork has declared his new album Pillowface and his airplane chronicles “Decadent Hipster Gold” and while i won’t expand on that…there are a few pretty hot tracks i think you should hear, they are as follows:

Steve Aoki – Waters Of Nazereth [Erol Alkans Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr Re-Edit, Feat. Pase Rock, With Justice] (mp3)

Buy on iTunes

Steve Aoki – Je Veux Te Voir [With Yelle] (mp3)

Buy on iTunes

Steve Aoki – We Are Rockstars [Feat. Spank Rock & Amanda Blank, With Does It Offend You, Yeah?] (mp3)

Buy on iTunes