VIDEO PREMIERE: mgmt - little dark age

mgmt - little dark age
omg after 4 years of going off grid, andrew vanwyngarden & ben goldwasser (aka mgmt) have returned with this retro electro nu-wave jam that is the title track to their upcoming album of the same name. whether this is the direction of the whole album remains to be heard but damn this song is wackadoo awesome! welcome back!!

HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY 2013: jack white / pulp vs soulwax / nick drake / rodriguez / manchester orchestra feat grouplove / willy mason & brendan benson / the shangri-las / notorious b.i.g. / kate nash / mgmt

every 3rd saturday in april, independent record stores, artists and fans gather to pick up limited edition/one off pressings of new or rare recordings on vinyl. throw in live performances and cool parties, you have a fun day of music that is celebrated internationally. if you're in one of the cities listed, go and pick up the 7"/12"/albums being re-issued or released on record store day 2013 will ya? here are my highlights that are out today:


jack white (record store day ambassador) - record store day 2013
jack white explains how vinyl records are done... well kinda...


pulp vs soulwax - after you



nick drake - riverman



rodriguez - i wonder



manchester orchestra feat grouplove - make it to me



willy mason and brendan benson - waiter at the station



the shangri-las - remember (walking in the sand)



notorious b.i.g. - big poppa



kate nash - free my p*ssy



mgmt - alien days (cassingle preview)


mgmt - alien days

WONGIE INDIE SONG OF THE WEEK: mgmt - congratulations

mgmt - congratulations
[i'm a bit late on this, but what a sad lonely video and song directed by tom kuntz! brilliant really!]

NEW MGMT!: mgmt - it's working

mgmt - it's working

WONGIE WEIRD VIDEO OF THE WEEK: mgmt - flash delirium

mgmt - flash delirium
[um... it's like watching a david cronenberg movie. i feel funny...]

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: jonsi - time to pretend (mgmt cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

jonsi - time to pretend (mgmt cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
[absolutely gorgeous!]

AUDIO LEAK: mgmt - flash delirium

mgmt - flash delirium
[i'm kind of 'meh' about this song, but maybe it'll grow on me. what do you think?]

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: kid cudi feat mgmt & ratatat - pursuit of happiness

kid cudi feat mgmt & ratatat - pursuit of happiness
[by no means do i condone the kind of pursuits kid cudi suggests, but damn, it probably would be even more trippy to watch this video if i did live in a state of 'happiness'. this song was released last year, but this is the alternate version. nevertheless, its a hot video!]

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: mgmt - kids

mgmt - kids
[sick. twisted. fabulous!]

MGMT - electric feel (new video)

MGMT - electric feel [link 2]
[i keep forgetting that these guys are homegrown. maybe it's the fact that they've hit on such a major level everywhere that lil ol brooklyn just doesn't seem like a natural base anymore. if you haven't picked up a copy of their excellent debut yet, then smack yourself in the head then buy here now!

UPDATE 6/14: check out this creepy animatronic version by the rock-afire explosion. apparently you can have any song performed by these animals. bizarre! thanks to alfredo for the heads up!

on the rader 2008: mgmt - time to pretend (video premiere)

mgmt - time to pretend [link 2]
[what a wonderfully trippy video! brooklyn pumps out yet another hipster band that is buzzing all over the place. made of of ben goldwasser and andrew vanWyngarden, the duo met at uni back in 2002 and over the years crafted the epic psychedelic pop that you hear today. i can't believe there's all this great new music out these days... and it's only FEBRUARY!]