During their last US tour, Los Angeles residents were able to catch the Kooks busking in the streets for Sidewalk Sets. Now, New York fans of UK wunderkinds The Kooks will have the opportunity to win a seat on a very special rock and roll tour of New York, and be witness to some outdoor performances of their own. One day ahead of the band’s show at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on September 10th, the Kooks are treating a handful of lucky contest winners to a guided tour of the city’s most famous (or infamous) rock and roll sights, and will be taking their guitars along for the ride. It could possibly be the first acoustic show on the top of a double-decker bus New York City has ever seen. The tour will finish up at the Apple Store in Soho, where the band will be playing a free in-store show.

Courtesy of Astralwerks, 101.9 WRXP, VisitBritain, and Time Out New York, the grand prize winner will scoop two round trip flights to NYC, hotel accommodation for three nights, two seats on the double-decker tour bus with tour guide Matt Pinfield (101.9 WRXP morning show DJ), two spots at the in-store performance at the Apple Store in Soho, and two tickets to see The Kooks live at Central Park Summerstage on September 10th. To enter, head to the band’s homepage and the contest rules and regulations can be found here.

Keep your eye out for the soon-to-be-released ‘Gossip Girl’ soundtrack, featuring ‘Do You Wanna’, the second single from ‘KONK’. The album hits stores in September.

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Open to the public, “Beautiful Burnout” is an astonishing track from Underworld’s 2007 album Oblivion with Bells. It is also the title of the multi-media exhibition on view at Jacobson Howard Gallery during the All Points West Music and Arts Festival running from August 1 to 15.

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The Whip: Divebomb (FFS Remix) [mp3 MediaFire]

This is an electro breaks remix of the Whip’s classic. Beautiful, bangin’ noize! If you are in the NYC area don’t forget to check them live in the Webster Hall. They will kill the floor! Have a wild nite!!

BM LINX: Understanding Orange [mp3]

It’s not everyday that an underground NYC band is branded with the stamp of approval by rock zealots such as Alan Moulder but BM LINX, with their infectious style of beat-driven electro rock, have managed to do just that and much more.  The famed British alternative rock record producer discovered BM LINX while passing through NYC and immediately fell in love with the glittery and lacquered-up myriad of rhythmic sounds that drive audiences to sway their hips and tap their feet right up until the very last strum of frontman Tony Diodore’s guitar.  Moulder, after working with a veritable who’s who of famed artists such as Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Depeche Mode (just to name a few), decided to take on BM LINX as a mixing project in his London studio.  The results are nothing short of stellar.

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What happens when an error hits in a heavy metal concert? Like the sound goes out. The band and the crowd breaks everything into small pieces and start a fight with the guards? Not in an Iron Maiden concert. They play football (soccer) on stage to entertain the crowd. Look  what happened in NYC 2 das ago. We have two videos.

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A DFA Records entourage will storm the MoMA this Satruday, March 1, for a dance party to be held in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition, Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today. The event is part of the museum’s ongoing PopRally series. The exhibition, which will run March 2 – May 12, examines what
happens when, according to its website, "contemporary artists assign
color decisions to chance." If your knowledge of art is remedial, think Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Gerhard Richter, and Damien
Hirst, and you’ll get the idea. The dance party will feature Juan Maclean, T&T (Tim Goldsworthy
and Tim Sweeney), Holy Ghost!, Justin Miller, and Jacques Renault on
the decks. Attendees will be able to preview the exhibition, and should
wear bright and bold colors. As always, free booze will be available at
the open bar. The MoMA is located at 11 W 53 Street in New York. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Unfortunately, the event is sold out, best use those connections.
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Watch a Juan Maclean video and get more info about the event after the jump.

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Robyn plays Konichiwa Bitches and With Every Heartbeat LIVE at Highline Ballroom NYC on February 5th 2008. Filmed by Abbey Braden for ‘Sup Magazine.

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