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Totally Scored A MEN CD

July 13, 2009

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I was DJ-ing at Wang’s and wasn’t able to see MEN‘s show at Berlin on Friday, but I did get to go and say hi after and totally scored a limited edition Demo CD that they are selling on tour. JD Samson and friends have not been stingy with the free downloads, so you should have these tracks by now. I will say though, that as a demo, these songs are tight. What I’m hearing is a realized political vision for a dance band, and one that trades Riot Grrl’s aggression for sweaty hip sways. I’m all about it, and when you take a moment for the lyrics, it’s empowerment, queer history and progressive reward. That, and the guitars are really giving it to you. Excited.

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News From JD Samson’s Myspace Blog

April 1, 2009

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1. There will be a Le Tigre live DVD coming out.

2. K8 Hardy directed a video for MEN’s “Off Our Backs.” (If you dig a little, you can listen to that song, and you would find that it rules.)

3. MEN will be selling a 3 track CD sampler on tour in Europe.

4. Sia is making JD a hat.

5. She will be providing some vocals for Punks Jump Up and trading remixes with Discotech.

6. JD likes to write in all caps: GOING ON TOUR AGAIN IS RAD. I WANT TO EAT A LOT OF SPAGHETTI AND DANCE A LOT AND SWEAT EVEN MORE AND HAVE PEOPLE BLEED A LITTLE BIT IN THE AUDIENCE FROM BUMPING HEADS. BUT THEN APOLOGIZING AND HUGGING. MISS YOU CAN’T WAIT.

UPDATE: For a quick minute, JD had a band called Hirsute. TPR has been eagerly awaiting something official, but as I just noticed on MEN’s myspace, Hirsute has been absorbed into MEN: The group began in 2007 as the DJ/production/remix team of LE TIGRE members JD Samson and Johanna Fateman. When the duo began to write new songs, it made sense to merge their efforts with JD’s other new project HIRSUTE. JD and Hirsute members Michael O’Neill (Princess, Ladybug Transistor) and Ginger Brooks Takahashi (LTTR, The Ballet) now comprise the core of MEN, with Johanna and artist Emily Roysdon contributing as writers, consultants, and producers.

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New JD Samson Mixtape

March 28, 2009

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What I really appreciate about JD Samson’s steelo is that it sounds like she is having fun. Never afraid of a cowbell or the cute, non-remixed  80′s hit, JD knows when to leave a classic track alone. Her new mixtape for March is no exception. Tracklist below, download link here.

2 UNLIMITED/YMCA INTRO
A CAUSE DE GARCONS- YELLE (STA REMIX)
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY- DENIECE WILLIAMS
HOT DOG- SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
FINALLY- CECE PENISTON
GREAT DJ- THE TING TINGS (CALVIN HARRIS REMIX)
FAR AWAY- CUT COPY (HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS REMIX)
WE ARE THE PEOPLE- EMPIRE OF THE SUN (SHAZAM REMIX)
BREAKING IT UP- LYKKE LI (PUNKS JUMP UP REMIX)
RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT- DEBARGE
D.A.N.C.E- JUSTICE (MSTRKRFT REMIX)
ONE MORE TIME- DAFT PUNK
HOLLABACK GIRL- GWEN STEFANI (DIPLO BALTIMORE HOLLERTRONIX REMIX)
CREATOR- SANTOGOLD (SCOTTIE B REMIX)
A VOLTA- N.A.S.A FEATURING SIZZLA, AMANDA BLANK & LOVEFOXXX)
CROSS THE DANCEFLOOR- TREASURE FINGERS (DESIGNER DRUGS REMIX)
NOT GONNA TEACH YOUR BOYFRIEND HOW TO DANCE…- BLACK KIDS (THE TWELVES REMIX)
THIS BOY’S IN LOVE- THE PRESETS (LIFELIKE REMIX) WITH TO PROTECT AND ENTERTAIN- BUSY P
YOU BELONG- HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR (RITON REMIX)
YR MANGLED HEART- GOSSIP (LINUS REMIX)
JOHNNY COME HOME- JEPPE
SEND HIM BACK- POINTER SISTERS (PILOOSKI REMIX)
NEW IN TOWN- LITTLEBOOTS (FRED FALKE REMIX)
MOVE- CSS (FRANKMUSIK REMIX)
YOU’VE CHANGED- LAUREN FLAX FEATURING SIA

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Men Release Demos–Reveal Real Band Status

February 19, 2008
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*Photo by Justin Hyte

MEN, aka JD Samson and Johanna Fateman have just released some demos on their myspace (it’s still good for something!!). So…I guess if we were thinking that the remnants of Le Tigre were just DJ’s, we were wrong. Fierce.

MEN–Shake Off

MEN–Make It Reverse

Tour Dates after the jump

–Stinky Pinky

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MEN Like Women

January 13, 2008

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JD Samson and Johanna Fateman have been really busy as MEN, touring dance floors across the globe. I’ve been eager to hear their own mixes as the DJ’s I admire make their own–DJing as an art, if you will. Their myspaces has some nice streaming options and you can probably catch them in a town near you soon enough. Their sets are filled with humor and blend pop and hip hop in digestible, fun nuggets.

Bedtime for Toys featuring Har Mar Superstar–Alphaville (J.D. & Jo of Le Tigre Remix)

MEN–Shortest Bat Mitzvah Ever Set

–Stinky Pinky

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