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We have three new releases out in SEPTEMBER!!!!
BLOC PARTY "SILENT ALARM REMIXED" 2xLP/CD (dim mak/vice)
NEON BLONDE "Chandeliers in the Savannah" LP/CD (johnny/mark blood brothers)
FROM MONUMENT TO MASSES "Schools of Thought Contend" CD
go to dimmak.com/store for more info.

OCTOBER!!!
THE RAKES "RETREAT" 12"/CDep debut!
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CMJ WAS FUCKING CRAZY because of all our bands and our favorite NYC djs that played at all our parties:
We had 4 Dim Mak parties and they were all over capacity, sold out, and fucking hammered.
We color coded each party and we got proof here from thecobrasnake.com:
BLUE TUESDAY
PINK WEDNESDAY
GREEN WEDNESDAY
WHITE FRIDAY
ORANGE WEDNESDAY
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NEW EVENTS AND PARTIES UP ON DIM MAK EVENTS PAGE.
Always check the events tab on the side of the page to see what parties and concerts we're throwing all over the world.
Don't forget to check our myspace for everything as well!!

 
THE RAKES THE RAKES THE RAKES WRITE UP ON TRIPWIRE.COM

We were going to hold off on doing any show reviews until Monday in order to have a massive post-CMJ wrap up. Well, we're still going to do that, but last night I saw a band that you need to know about NOW. They're called The Rakes. They're from London.

Those in the know, I mean REALLY in the know, have had this band on their radar for a few months now. We actually put the band's latest single, "Retreat", on The Player .060, so hopefully you've at least heard that. Their first stateside show was last night at the FADER [adult swim] Project on the Lower East Side and since I arrived in New York on Monday night, I heard the whispers... "My friend from the UK told me to go see The Rakes". Well, they were right. The Rakes performance wasn't just good, it was great. It was special. It was one of those moments where everyone in the room simultaneously "got it". This IS the next great band to cross the pond. The Futureheads, Maximo Park and now... The Rakes.

OK, so now that that's cleared up. Let me set the scene. The FADER [adult swim] Project is set up in a vacant retail space on the Lower East Side. The walls are white and glossy and on one side two giant projectors beam old FADER and Player covers, various photos and the event's schedule onto the wall. The drinks are free - Red Stripe and Sparks. No water. Water is for pussies. It's small but doesn't feel cramped. The stage is set up along the right wall of the long and narrow space allowing the vast majority of the audience to be less than 15 feet from the stage. It's loud. The crowd is a hodgepodge of music industry types - friends from Domino, Ryko, Jive, Fat, Equal Vision, Astralwerks, Bar/None, RCA, Girlie Action, Touch & Go, Fanatic, CMJ, Vice, etc. etc. etc. - as well a number of various scenester kids, corporate peeps and such. These people have been there, done that. Impressing them is hard to do. Making them dance is damn near impossible.

But The Rakes did just that. Frontman Alan Donohoe, guitarist Matthew Swinnerton, bassist Jamie Hornsmith and drummer Lasse Petersen took the stage without a speck of self-doubt or an ounce of timidness. Donohoe commanded attention from the very beginning with a quirky, Ian Curtis-like robotic freak out and kept the crowd mesmerized throughout the entire set with his banter, his energy and that je'ne ces quoi that is essential in every truly great frontman. Swinnerton looks like the love child of Graham Coxon and Louis Skolnik from Revenge Of The Nerds, but his guitar playing... oh, his guitar playing makes him the coolest looking dude in the room. Seemingly with the same effort one would put into tying a shoe or chewing a stick of gum, Swinnerton unleashes riff after riff after riff that could be called nothing less than flawless. The rhythm section of the subdued and understated Hornsmith and the spastic Petersen provided the foundation for the skyscraper of danceable, punk-tinged rock & roll that kept the jaded NYC crowd dancing - hard.

When The Rakes finished their set, it was like that scene from Back To The Future where Marty McFly is playing guitar at the prom and Chuck Berry's cousin (or brother or something) runs to the phone, dials, and says "Hey Chuck, you know that sound you been looking for? Listen to this!". The phones came out and within minutes the word was out. The Rakes just kicked New York City in the ass.

The Rakes will release the Retreat EP on October 11 in the US via Dim Mak. Yep, Steve Aoki has done it again. Their debut full length, which was recorded by Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, The Futureheads, Maximo Park), is up for grabs at the moment, though I'm sure the bidding war has already begun.
For more on The Rakes, visit their website.
-Reported by Matt DuFour on 09/16/2005

Check out the DIM MAK SHOWCASE TONIGHT AT NORTH SIX!!!!!!
more info below!!!

Friday September 16th
Dim Mak Records Presents
WHITE FRIDAY
The Official Dim Mak Showcase
Two stories!!!
Upstairs:
Lola Ray 12:15
Das Oath 11:45
The Rakes 11:00
Neon Blonde 10:15
Lion Fever 10:15
Pony Up! 9:30
Giant Drag 8:45
Downstairs:
rotating Djs all night from 8:00-12:30AM
DJ Steve Aoki Kid MIllionaire (Dim Mak)
James Iha (Scratchie Records)
Josh Madden (Made Clothing/Petty Luxury)
Junior Sanchez
Paul Epworth (Phones)
Live performance with
Kid Wave (3 members of Automato) 12:30AM
Free with your CMJ Badge otherwise it's $15.00
Buy your tickets presale from North Six
and of course Free Cocktails provided by Rushh Energy Drinks
****

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH
DIM MAK AND BPM/VAPORS MAGAZINE PRESENT
ORANGE SATURDAY, CMJ AFTER PARTY!
1AM-4AM @ PIANOS | 158 LUDLOW ST
Rotating on the decks all night are world-renowned DJs
Stretch Armstrong
Jus Ske
Paul Epworth (PHONES)
Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire
Junior Sanchez
Also, a very special live performance by
Kidwave (new project from Automato)
Complimentary cocktails provided by Rushh Energy Drinks
RSVP to: partyline@dimmak.com with the subject "ORANGE SATURDAY"
Free drinks from RUSHH at all Dim Mak Presents Events

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH
DIM MAK, addVICE MARKETING AND PEOPLES REVOLUTION PRESENT
BLUE TUESDAY!
10PM-4AM @ MOVIDA | 28 7TH AVENUE SOUTH
Rotating DJs all night long:
Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire (Dim Mak Records),
Paul Epworth (PHONES),
Tommie Sunshine,
The Rakes (Dim Mak),
Lion Fever (Dim Mak),
DJ Ultragrrrl,
DJ Elhaam (addVICE),
Josh Madden (MADE)
Complimentary cocktails provided by Rushh Energy Drinks
RSVP to: partyline@dimmak.com with the subject "BLUE TUESDAY"
****

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
DIM MAK, RADAR PROMOTIONS & URBAN GROOVE PRESENT
PINK WEDNESDAY!
1PM-5PM @ SIN-E | 150 ATTORNEY ST
Bands, Drinks and FREE Food! And...
The Rakes first ever performance in the USA!
Hosted by Steve Aoki, Mark Cobrasnake & Jeff Renaud
12:30 DJ Parag (Figo NYC) & DJ Franki Chan (iheartcomix),
1:30PM An Albatross (Ace Fu),
2:15PM Lion Fever,
2:45PM Chinese Stars,
3:30PM She Wants Revenge,
4:15 The Rakes
FREE Red Stripe while it lasts, FREE Vodka/Rushh Energy drinks 12:30-2:30PM
RSVP to: partyline@dimmak.com with the subject "PINK WEDNESDAY"
Free drinks from RUSHH at all Dim Mak Presents Events
****

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
DIM MAK AND addVICE MARKETING PRESENT
GREEN WEDNESDAY!
10PM-4AM @ HAPPY ENDINGS | 302 BROOME ST
The ULTIMATE DJ party with 10 DJs rotating all night long upstairs and
downstairs!
Featuring:
DJ Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire
Paul Epworth (PHONES)
Junior Sanchez
The Rakes (Dim Mak)
Lion Fever (Dim mak)
DJ Elhaam (addVice)
Kidwave (Dim Mak)
Das Oath (Dim Mak)
Josh Madden (Petty Luxury/Made)
Complimentary drinks provided by SPARKS, Red Stripe & Rushh Energy Drinks
RSVP to: partyline@dimmak.com with the subject "GREEN WEDNESDAY"
Free drinks from RUSHH at all Dim Mak Presents Events
****

Friday September 16th
Dim Mak Records Presents
WHITE FRIDAY
The Official Dim Mak Showcase
Two stories!!!
Upstairs:
Lola Ray 12:15
Das Oath 11:45
The Rakes 11:00
Neon Blonde 10:15
Lion Fever 10:15
Pony Up! 9:30
Giant Drag 8:45
Downstairs:
rotating Djs all night from 8:00-12:30AM
DJ Steve Aoki Kid MIllionaire (Dim Mak)
James Iha (Scratchie Records)
Josh Madden (Made Clothing/Petty Luxury)
Junior Sanchez
Paul Epworth (Phones)
Live performance with
Kid Wave (3 members of Automato) 12:30AM
Free with your CMJ Badge otherwise it's $15.00
Buy your tickets presale from North Six
and of course Free Cocktails provided by Rushh Energy Drinks
****

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH
DIM MAK AND BPM/VAPORS MAGAZINE PRESENT
ORANGE SATURDAY, CMJ AFTER PARTY!
1AM-4AM @ PIANOS | 158 LUDLOW ST
Rotating on the decks all night are world-renowned DJs
Stretch Armstrong
Jus Ske
Paul Epworth (PHONES)
Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire
Junior Sanchez
Also, a very special live performance by
Kidwave (new project from Automato)
Complimentary cocktails provided by Rushh Energy Drinks
RSVP to: partyline@dimmak.com with the subject "ORANGE SATURDAY"
Free drinks from RUSHH at all Dim Mak Presents Events


DIM MAK PARTIES ALL WEEK - PRINT THIS OUT!!

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH
URBAN GROOVE PARTY
2PM SCENIC @ 25 AVE B
STEVE AOKI KID MILLIONAIRE
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FADER LOUNGE
7:20PM @ 175 ORCHARD ST
THE RAKES PLAY LIVE
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SAUZA & URB NEXT 100 LIVE PARTY
8PM @ HARD ROCK CAFE TIMES SQUARE
STEVE AOKI KID MILLIONAIRE
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ADDVICE & SONY CONNECT PARTY
12-4AM @ THE CAKE SHOP 152 LUDLOW AVE
A VERY SPECIAL DIM MAK BAND AND STEVE AOKI KID MILLIONAIRE TO PERFORM ALL NIGHT!!
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THECOBRASNAKE.COM TAKES PHOTOS OF ALL DIM MAK EVENTS

 

Friday September 16th
Dim Mak Records Presents
WHITE FRIDAY
The Official Dim Mak Showcase
Two stories!!!
Upstairs:
Lola Ray 12:15
Das Oath 11:45
The Rakes 11:00
Neon Blonde 10:15
Lion Fever 10:15
Pony Up! 9:30
Giant Drag 8:45
Downstairs:
rotating Djs all night from 8:00-12:30AM
DJ Steve Aoki Kid MIllionaire (Dim Mak)
James Iha (Smashing Pumkins)
Josh Madden (Made Clothing/Petty Luxury)
Junior Sanchez
Paul Epworth (Phones)
Live performance with
Kid Wave (3 members of Automato) 12:30AM
Free with your CMJ Badge otherwise it's $15.00
Buy your tickets presale from North Six
and of course Free Cocktails provided by Rushh Energy Drinks

 
DIM MAK PARTIES ARE NOW ON THE EVENTS PAGE
Click on the EVENTS tab to find it

 
Lion Fever is SOOOOO sexy!!
Check out everybody's favorite LA drunk and roll band in the September issue of Soma Magazine

 
DIM MAK HAS RECENTLY SIGNED THE RAKES AND IS BRINGING THEM OVER TO THE STATES!!!! LET'S MAKE THE INTRODUCTION IN THE NYC AND LA CRAZY FOR THEM!

 
THE WEEK AFTER CMJ BACK TO LA IS SO FUCKING WILD!!!!!
SEPTEMBER 18-24TH IS FUCKING CRAZY!!! SO CRAZY!!!

THE RAKES FIRST TIME IN CALIFORNIA
- PLAYING AT TROUBADOUR SUNDAY SEPT 18TH
- PLAYING AT ROXY MONDAY SEPT 19TH
- PLAYING AT CINESPACE FOR BLOC PARTY/KILLS/INTERPOL AFTERPARTY TUESDAY SEPT 20TH
ONLY 3 SHOWS PEOPLE AND THEN THEY ARE GONE GONE GONE!!!!
DO NOT MISS THEM!

NEON BLONDE FIRST LIVE SHOWS IN CALIFORNIA
- ALBUM IS RELEASED SEPTEMBER 13TH "CHANDELIERS IN THE SAVANNAH"
- PLAYING AT ROXY MONDAY SEPT 19TH
- PLAYING AT CINESPACE FOR BLOC PARTY/KILLS/INTERPOL AFTERPARTY TUESDAY SEPT 20TH
ONLY 2 SHOWS PEOPLE THATS IT SO FUCKING SEE THIS SHIT CUZ ITS RARE THAT THEY ARE PLAYING AT CINESPACE AND ROXY. THIS IS GOING TO BE WILD!

I MISS YOU- BLAKE FROM MOVING UNITS NEW BAND, IS PLAYING A BUNCH OF DIM MAK PARTIES.
- PLAYING AT ROXY MONDAY SEPT 19TH
- PLAYING AT DIM MAK/COBRASNAKE/KIPTONE MONTHLY DOWNTOWN PARTY SEPT 24TH
TWO SHOWS - FIRST TWO SHOWS EVER DO NOT MISS THIS!

BLOC PARTY PLAYING SOLD OUT SHOW AT HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM!!!!!
THE KILLS & DJ STEVE AOKI KID MILLIONAIRE WILL ALSO BE PLAYING.
TUESDAY SEPT 20TH
(BLOC PARTY AND THE KILLS ARE DIM MAK'S FAVORITE BANDS EVER!!! AND TO HAVE THEM PLAYING TOGETHER ON THIS TOUR IS MIND BLOWING)
- BLOC PARTY/THE KILLS AFTER PARTY AT CINESPACE TUESDAY SEPT 20TH!!

THE KILLS ARE PLAYING TWO SHOWS IN LA!
- BLOC PARTY & THE KILLS AT HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM SEPT 20TH
- THE KILLS AND LION FEVER AND DJ STEVE AOKI AT EL REY FRIDAY SEPT 24TH!
THE KILLS ARE DEEP IN THE HEARTS OF DIM MAK. WE RELEASED THEIR VERY FIRST EP BACK IN 2001. WE LOVE THEM DEARLY!

WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR THIS COMING LATER ON... THIS IS JUST A SNEAK PEAK!! YOU SHOULD PROBABLY PRINT THIS OUT.

 

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH TONIGHT!!!
DIM MAK RECORDS PRESENTS
MAXIMO PARK
@ TROUBADOUR
- (WE'VE GIVEN AWAY ALL OUR SPOTS FOR THIS PARTY SO JUST GO AND PAY FOR THIS AND SEE ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BANDS FROM THE UK!)

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH
DIM MAK RECORDS PRESENTS
MAXIMO PARK
@ TROUBADOUR
(SEE THEM TWICE AND DO NOT MISS THIS BAND!!!!!)

more info on the Events Page

 
Dim Mak throws a party every thursday with Urb Magazine and I Heart Comix at Forbidden City in Hollywood called Loose Tooth. Tomorrow this party is a benefit going to the hurricane relief fund. Please come and support.
More info on the party coming later today. As of now our special guests are our very own Pony Up! doing a live performance and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte guest djing.
Check out this video clip of Aaron Broussard, President of Jefferson Parish, here
"Bureaucracy has committed murder... bureacracy has to stand trial now..."

 
JAPAN REPORT FROM SUMMER SONIC 2005
So I went to Japan for a week to support two Dim Mak artists, BLOC PARTY & THE RAKES, that played my favorite festival in the world, SUMMER SONIC, earlier in August and it was amazing. I came with my buddy Mark the Cobrasnake who took photos of the entire trip.
Click VANITY for the first day we arrived in Japan. We basically flew in and went straight to the club where I djed- a weekly called VANITY that is the definitive indie rock dance club in Tokyo. I went there before with Bloc Party last year and saw Peaches djing. This time it was me and Arcade Fire djing all night with the two main promoters, Eddie and Paul.
Click LEXINGTON QUEEN for the rest of the weekend at Summer Sonic - with live shots of The Rakes, Bloc Party and Death Cab for Cutie as well as karaoke sessions with buddies in Be Your Own Pet and my dj set at LEXINGTON QUEEN on Monday. We flew home hours after I got done djing. It was a whirlwind and I owe a lot to these things/people/places/and stuff, here is my thanks list:

JAPAN WAS AMAZING FOR THESE REASONS:
SINGAPORE AIRLINES, NOODLES, MARK COBRASNAKE TRAVEL BUDDY, BAPES, SUMMERSONIC, NAOKI SHIMIZU, AKI, HYSTERIC GLAMOUR, BLOC PARTY, KARAOKE, MIA, THE RAKES, BE YOUR OWN PET, INTERPOL, VANITY, TV ON THE RADIO, CLUB FABRIQUE,
DJING WITH ARCADE FIRE, JEREMY ARCADE FIRE, ALL NIGHT DANCING AND PLAYING ONLY NEW INDIE ROCK DANCE PARTY JAMS AND PEOPLE GOING ABSOLUTELY MENTAL, JAPANESE KAITAI PHONES THAT DON'T USE MINUTES WHEN PEOPLE CALL YOU, HMV
INTERNET CHAIRS, NO SLEEP FOR 48 HOURS, NO ONE NEEDS OR DOES STUPID DRUGS LIKE STUPID AMERICANS DO ALL THE TIME TO BE WILD FUCKING CRAZERS ALL NIGHT, PLAYING FOUR RAKES SONGS ON THE NEW DIM MAK RECORD COMING OUT IN OCTOBER,
PLAYING WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT AND PEOPLE EATING IT UP LIKE FUCKING CANDY, PLAYING OUT ALL MY EPWORTH PHONES REMIXES THAT HE GAVE ME ON A CD-R- CONVERTED THEM ALL TO VINYL, SERATO SCRATCH FUCKING SEEMLESS SET- THANK YOU
RANE, ALL CAPS LOCKS WHEN IM WRITING, KARAOKE SETS AT 7AM, SLEEP IS GOOD, WIRELESS ACCESS ON THE STREET IS BETTER, SUMMER SONIC DAY ONE MISSING EVERY BAND EXCEPT FOR NINE INCH NAILS, MIA ROCKED HER SHIT, ELLE SILLANPAA. TINA
BINGHAM, MINAMI, TINA AND ELLE ROCKING THE MIC, SIMON WHITE, TOKYO ANA HOTEL, JOHN RUSSELL, MINI VIDEOS OF RUSSELL AND MATT IN A CHAIR BATTLE, KELE, GORDY, RICE, JAPANESE COLD TEA, MORE MINI VIDEOS ALL GOING UP ON DIM MAK WEBSITE VERY SOON, THE RAKES LIVE, BEN GIBBARD, JORDAN, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE LIVE - GOOD, MTV PEOPLE, KARAOKE JAM WITH COBRASNAKE, TINA, ELLE, MINAMI, AND BE YOUR OWN PET - NATHAN & JONAS, DRINKING GAMES TIL EVERYONE
WAS PUKING EXCEPT FOR ME, LOTS OF BEER, LOTS OF BEER, VIDEOS COMING SOON OF THE DEBAUCHERY, LEXINGTON QUEEN, BILLHERSEY, WIREIMAGE.COM TOOK PHOTOS AND INTERVIEW, CHECK WIREIMAGE.COM, EACCESS TOOK INTERVIEW CHECK THAT SOMEHOW, DJED A FULL HIP HOP SET AND NIRVANA ALL NIGHT TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CROWD THAN VANITY, KARAOKE AGAIN, JAPAN LOVES KARAOKE, STEVE LOVES KARAOKE, VERY LITTLE SLEEP, THEN SLEEP, THEN WAKE, JUSTIN DAVIS, 7.SOMETHING
EARTHQUAKE AT JUSTIN'S PLACE, KIDDY LAND FOR FOR THE KIDDIES, LOTS OF UGLY DOLLS AND SOME CUTE ONES, FLY HOME WITH MARK THE COBRASNAKE, HE DOCUMENTED ON HIS WEBSITE WITH PHOTOS AND SOON DIM MAK WILL SHARE THE VIDEOS OF OUR
TRIP. DIM MAK LOVES JAPAN. KID MILLIONAIRE LOVES JAPAN. COMING BACK SOON...

-- Steve Aoki