TAG: Boys Noize

Jan11

Best of ‘08: Franki Chan’s Top 10 Shows

Head honcho of the loveable IHEARTCOMIX, DJ and all around wild and crazy guy, Franki Chan knows his shit. And his shit is that dance-party, fire-startin’, ear-drum poppin’ electro. Check out his can’t miss top 10 live shows of 2008 right here:

Boys Noize
I saw Boys Noize play several times in 2008, but the best was at Coachella. Tt absolutely destroyed the crowd, so much so, that it was tough for Erol Alkan to compete for the audience’s affection after the performance.

Sebastian Tellier
An hour long epic show at the Henry Fonda in Los Angeles. He really has great showmanship, and the part where he lays down on the piano, brilliant!

NOFX
I’ve been a NOFX fan my whole life, but this was the first time i saw them …

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Oct28

Boys Noize – Oi Oi Oi (Review)

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Oi Oi Oi

Released by Last Gang Records


Boys Noize creator (and singular 'he' not 'they') Alexander Ridha has had great success transforming indie anthems, most notably Bloc Party's 'Banquet' and Depeche Mode's 'Personal Jesus', into club necessities. With his debut Oi Oi Oi, Ridha brings the club home in this engrossing although inconsistent work.

The album begins with a punk-like immediacy -no flowery, wistful intros- just pure distorted intensity, like the start of peak hour at your favorite big room. And that is the point of his craft: no nonsense, no bullshit, no ...

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