Monday, October 29, 2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Please welcome TIEDYE to the Italians Family

Hello. Italians Do It Better is proud to welcome the
band TIEDYE to the family. TIEDYE is from Gothenburg
Sweden, and are not just a bunch of dudes with expensive
computer programs playing dance music. They are an actual
band that play live musics. Italians are releasing a 12"
by TIEDYE in early 2008 entitled "Nothing" , which is a
cover of the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters".
Trust me, the song RULES. We were blown out of seats
when we heard this song. We may stream it soon for all
of you to hear.

In other news, the Professor Genius and Farah 12"s are
almost sold out. We have a small amount left so order
them fast! We repressed the Glass Candy and Chromatics
12"s because the demand was so high. Thanks for the
support!

Coming soon: I-talians on I-tunes.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Mikes dj gigs of note

HEAR YE HEAR YE!!!!
all info shall be updated if i remember to update it, etc.
upcoming gig with Ashy Larry is just a rumor, BTW.

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October 29 (Monday) - East Village Radio on Shortbus radio programme 12-2 pm (archived online)

October 31 (Wednesday)- Motherfucker Halloween party @ Rebel NYC

November 3 (Saturday)- Glasslands Brooklyn @ "A Disco Special" party with tons of people

November 13 (Tuesday) - 205 Club Manhattan w/ Jacques and crew

November 30 (Friday)- Portland w/ Glass Candy

November 31 (Saturday)- Seattle w/ Glass Candy

December 14 (Friday)- Berlin

December 15 (Saturday)- Berlin

December 28 - Jan 1 New Years Eve in Scandanavia and surrounding territories

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

MIKE djing on Halloween night

hello i'll be playing on Halloween night at
MOTHERFUCKER in NYC at the club REBEL located
at 251 W 30th street. please come? if you
need a guest list spot hit me up (it will be
expensive to get in).

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Friday, October 12, 2007

Mike djs in Sweden this weekend

Mike Simonetti djing in Sweden this weekend.

*** Friday October 19 - Stockholm @ China Theatre
*** Saturday October 20 - Gothenburg @ Styrbord Babord
@ Main Deck. w/ Anton from Tiedye! www.styrbordbabord.se


If you know me , you know how much i rave about
Sweden being one of the best places on the planet,
and if you've been there you know what i mean.

so why not get a flight out and come hang!

ALSO, soon we will have news of a new Italians
signing (speaking of Sweden) !!!

ill be giving away Italians t-shirts just
like I did in the UK!


Also Im djing MOTHERFUCKER on Halloween.

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www.motherfuckernyc.com

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

CHROMATICS "In The City" 12" OUT NOW

OUT NOW!!!

Chromatics "In The City" 12" OUT NOW!!!!
  • ORDER IT HERE

    We also updated out bundle options so you can order
    all the Italians stuff at once and save some $$$$.

    Side One:
    1. In The City (extended version) 7:17
    2. In The City (zombie vocal) 2:47

    Side Two
    1. In The Headlites (extended version) 8:57
    2. I'm On Fire (crosstown) 4:07

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  • Thursday, September 27, 2007

    Mike djs in the UK this weekend

    I will be djing in the UK this weekend, please
    come down and say hello!!!!

    Friday October 5
    London @ OurDisco
    http://www.ourdisco.com/

    Saturday October 6
    Nottingham @ Liars Club
    http://www.liarsclub.co.uk/


    coming to Berlin, Sweden, Australia, Seattle, Portland, LA,
    San Francisco very soon! Anyone wanna book me (mike simonetti)
    or any Italians artists please email me and we will set you up
    with our booker.

    mike@troublemanunlimited.com

    KILLEr

    coming soon is Chromatics In The City 12" and Chromatics
    Nite Drive cd.

    Thursday, September 13, 2007

    FIRST BATCH OF ITALIANS 12"s - READY TO GO!!!

    hello. sorry its been a while, been VERY busy. The first
    three IDIB 12"s are ready to order. you can order them
  • HERE
  • for the time being until the IDIB website is up,
    which will be shortly. Take advantage of our "bundle"
    options in the STORE, where you can order the three
    singles and save a few bucks, or order the singles and
    the After Dark cd and save a few bucks! These singles
    are ltd to 1000 each, and we are pretty sure we wont be
    repressing them (unless the demand is REALLY high).
    Also, out distributor, Revolver will have them for
    the stores out there. In a few weeks we will have the
    Chromatics Nite Drive cd for sale, and a few weeks
    after that we will have the Chromatics In The City 12"
    ready to go. AND finally, we are printing some shirts
    as well, and will have them ready to go in about 2 weeks.
    The shirts will rule your world!!!

    The releases:

    Glass Candy "Miss Broadway" 12"

    Side A: Main Version (7:07)
    Side B: Instrumental (7:07)
    After Dark (7:13)

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    Farah "Law Of Life" 12"

    Side A: Main Version (8:11)
    Side B: Midnite Remix (8:05)
    Instrumental (8:11)


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    Professor Genius "La Grotta" 12"

    Side A: La Grotta (6:31)
    Side B: Hot Dice (5:43)
    Across The Spree (6:04)

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    Friday, September 07, 2007

    AFTER DARK officially in stores!

    hello
    the street date for the AFTER DARK compilation just passed,
    so it is finally in stores all throughout the world!!!

    Wednesday, September 05, 2007

    PS1 stream up

    hello. PS1 just posted the Italians afternoon party we
    hosted in August. Scroll down and there's a few links. one
    has the live Glass Candy set one has the Lovefingers dj set
    (which was KILLER btw) , and another has a small part of Mike's
    set. Mike played for like 2 and a half hours and i think the
    second half goes up soon. Mike became a trance dj that
    warm summer afternoon!

    note: you can also access other stuff from this summer, such
    as the Invisible Conga People live show from the DFA showcase.
    Italians are releasing their debut 12" in a few months! And
    our pal Tim Sweeney also has a nice one up there as well!



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  • Friday, August 31, 2007

    did another mix

    hello. sorry for the sporadic posts. been super busy. been listening
    to the mp3 torrent of the Cedric The Entertainer "Taking You Higher".
    shits FUNNY! track that shit down! anyway, i did a mix for
    allez-allez.co.uk. check it out. im stoked on it. its my "Summer
    2007" mix. hot summer songs for your global warming needs.

    peep it here:
  • Balaeric Sabbath

    been doing a lot of mixes for a lot of different people.
  • Tuesday, August 21, 2007

    205 club

    BASSMENT BANGERS @ 205 CLUB

    Special Guest 9/20: MIKE SIMONETTI

    205 Chrystie St. (Corner of Stanton St.)
    Lower East Side, NYC 10002
    21+ NO COVER

    Monday, August 20, 2007

    new mixes coming / dj gigz

    hello. been very busy, and in and out of town sporadically.
    have a few new mixes up on various websites , and once i
    get the Ok i will link them. the ps1 set will be up in a few
    days as well.
    will be playing 205 club in nyc in a few weeks , as well as
    London, Ireland and possible Berlin - schedule permitting.
    so yeah sorry for the lack of infos. . . .

    Friday, August 03, 2007

    AFTER DARK cd repressed!

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    yikes! we weren't expecting such a huge response
    to the AFTER DARK cd. we initially pressed 100 for
    Glass Candy's tour as a promo thing, but it really
    took off- thanks to Pitchfork.. ANYWAY, our sister
    label Troubleman has them in their store.
    order
  • TMU STORE

    it is in the NON TMU section
  • Thursday, August 02, 2007

    Mike's WFMU dj set

    hello. heres a link to the WFMU appearance. i drove 5
    minutes to play records on Jim's radio show. Let me
    preface this by alerting you to a few trainwrecks in
    this particular mix. Its tough to dj with 45's some
    times... but im not afraid to show my weaknesses...
    you only live once, as they say.
    :)
    anyway, the link is below... i start about 1:03 into
    the show, and go until the 2:15 mark- then we bullshit
    on the radio for a while, which is always weird, yet
    funny.



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  • Thursday, July 26, 2007

    UPCOMING EVENTS TO TAKE NOTICE OF (pt 2)

    Mike Simonetti will be djing in the immediate future, and
    GLASS CANDY will be on the east coast playing shows!!! :

    Wednesday July 25 on WFMU on the Small Change variety hour. 2-5am.

    Friday August 3rd at Rubulad in Brooklyn from 2:30-6am
    (email me for infos)

    Friday August 10 at Studio B in Brooklyn (Glass Candy playing as well)

    Saturday August 11 at PS1 Warmup in LI City, Queens , with
    Glass Candy. (part of the Italians Do It Better "coming out party".)
    Lovefingers is our special guest. check the site:
    http://www.ps1.org/ps1_site/content/view/274/102/

    Saturday August 11 - PS1 / GLASS CANDY AFTERPARTY at Union Pool in Brooklyn. with your DJs, Mike Simonetti and special guest Johnny from Glass Candy as well. midnight-4am. FREE.


    Saturday August 18th - Mike Simonetti djing at Union Pool Brooklyn 10-4.

    also keep your ears peeled for a secret glass candy show in
    brooklyn as part of Andrew Porters bday celebration with yrs
    truly on the wheels of steel. the party will be happening on
    a roof in industrial Greenpoint. email me if
    you wanna come. shhhhh. dont tell noone.

    Monday, July 23, 2007

    KILLER KUTS #38




    Santana's classic lineup comes full circle at
    Woodstock. THey totally obliterate 300,000
    people while jamming Soul Sacrifice.
    Everyone cites then 19 year old Michael Shrieve's
    infamous drum solo as a high point of the
    performance. Indeed , the guy can shred.
    The entire song just blows open doors.
    Santana was a road heavy band, and it shows. They
    are simply superior musicians. In the movie,
    Sly And The Family Stone plays immediately after
    Santana, and as much as i like Sly Stone, theres
    just no comparingthe two. Its just that good.


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    Check out Santana shredding up Ed Sullivan in 1969.
    A KILLER medley of Persuasion and Jingo. HEAVY. Hard
    to think this was 1969.





    ..and a good live version

    KILLER KUTS #37

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    This record flew under the radar when it was released,
    and soon after it was released Buckingham and Nicks
    joined Fleetwood Mac, and the rest is history- as they
    say. The record was pretty much forgotten, and to this
    day hasn't even seen a cd release. But who cares about
    cds anyway- its a dying medium...
    The track FROZEN LOVE is my current favorite. The build-up
    RULES.

    so to this day it remains unavailable. You can track down
    the vinyl if you look hard enough. I suggest you do.


    you can download the record
  • here