Archive for August 25th, 2008:
the interview show: glass candy
Ida No, one half of italo-disco act Glass Candy, was exhausted mentally, emotionally and spiritually after Glass Candy’s show, yet she was still gracious enough to chat with us in the dingy backroom at Richard’s On Richards. Collapsed on some steps, she sipped from a 4-litre jug of water to re-hydrate as the crew tore down the stage.
Most bands never want to do interviews after a show. Typically, they want to chat at soundcheck or sometime before the performance. When the show is over, bands want to party and hang out with their pals. Rumored to be very shy, Ida No likes to leave the time before a show to meditate, to prepare herself for the audience.
Although she was ready to sleep the entire ride home to Oregon, I still managed to get Ida to talk about metaphysics, the pet rabbit that brought Glass Candy together—and I even got her to rap a verse from Lil’ Troy’s “Wanna Be A Baller”!
Glass Candy on the interview show
Glass Candy “Digital Versicolor”
Glass Candy “Computer Love” (Kraftwerk cover)
Vampire Weekend Remix Album…
This is coming second hand from a tip, apparently there is a Vampire Weekend remix album in the works by none other than my bejeweled princes of funk, Chromeo.
Vampire Weekend did a live interview on Much Music while at the Rogers Picnic in July when this tidbit was leaked. I have not been able to find anything on the net to confirm that Chromeo are indeed remixing the entire VW album though. I have been able to confirm that there is at least one VW remix in the works by Chromeo.
The two groups have bff status having both attended Columbia University, where Dave 1 is currently studying towards a Ph.D in French Literature.
Anyways, I hope it’s true… Heres some Vampire Weekend remixes to tie you over for the mean time.
*** The remix “album” has been confirmed as untrue, however the single Chromeo remix is apparently shortly up. Stay tuned.
Vampire Weekend - Walcott (Insane Mix)
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma (Burntpiano Edit)
