stevie wonder on sesame street

famous clip obviously. i played this for dominic and he loves it.
the classic footage of the kid losing his shit stlll makes me laugh.

Mike playing RUBULAD this weekend (w/ the HOMOSEXUALS!!!)

i always get asked about Rubulad... so heres your answer.
ill be playing there this saturday july 26 th. as you may or may
not know, Rubulad is held in Brooklyn at a location they want
to keep quiet so the police do not mess it up and shut it down.
if you would like info for the party email me or message me via
myspace. i go on at 3am and will play until everyone leaves
which is usually 9-10 am. unfortunately there arent any guest
list spots. hope to see you there!


most importantly- the HOMOSEXUALS are playing. you must attend this
as the HOMOSEXUALS are one of the most important bands of our times!

AFTER DARK GIVEAWAY

hey there. moscow was KILLER!!! its my new all time favorite
place. and i am sure the bands agree. glass candy and chromatics
blew the doors off the place. it was a sight to behold. if i didnt
run this record label i would sure be jealous! but seriously, it
was amazing! also sorry to the people who had to see me dj with
only a few cds. the airline lost my records and i had to burn cds off
my laptop. but it was fun! i even got to play some trance FINALLY! (lol).
it was also great hanging with Optimo again. they destroyed, and we
traded edits, yada yada yada,,, all in all a great weekend!

also, my friend Elliot has a website and its pretty huge these days
and we are giving away a few copies of the AFTER DARK 3lps (if
you dont want to buy it!!) to register for the contest go below

HERE YOU GO

CHICAGO & MOSCOW THIS WEEKEND

hello
i am going to be spending this weekend on a plane it seems. Chicago on
Thursday and Moscow on Saturday.

Thursday July 17 - Empty Bottle Chicago as part of We (heart) Chicago

Saturday July 19 - Moscow Russia @ ODYSSEY: GET SIRIUS @ Solyanka
with Optimo OPTIMO ITALIANO

---also on Saturday earlier in the day: Chromatics, Glass Candy @ IC Stage
Picnic Afisha in MOSCOW . The first and last ever chromatics Russia appearance

AFTER DARK 3xlp OUT NOW

HEY EVERYBODY,
THE AFTER DARK LP IS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH ITALIANS DO IT BETTER MAILORDER VIA TROUBLEMAN...
THE PRESSING IS VERY LIMITED..SO GET THEM WHILE YOU CAN.

order here:

http://troublemanunlimited.com/store/non-tmu.php


THE TRIPLE LP IS 6 SIDED AVERAGING TWO SONGS PER SIDE.
AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW...THAT EQUALS SUPER FAT BASS!
IT FOLDS OUT INTO A GATEFOLD JUST LIKE THE CD VERSION.
WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THE MIXXES ARE THE ORIGINALS UNTOUCHED...
TRACK LISTING IS INTACT.
JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL RUN OF 200 CDRS.
WHEN JOHNNY WAS HAND COLORING & CUTTING THE FIRST BATCH IN HOUSTON...WE NEVER DREAMED WE'D SEE THESE ON VINYL ONE DAY.
THIS IS WHERE ITALIANS DO IT BETTER BEGAN.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO KEPT REQUESTING THIS RELEASE ON VINYL FROM THEIR LOCAL RECORD STORES.
THIS IS THE FIRST MIRAGE APPEARANCE ON VINYL!
THE ONLY VINYL RELEASE FOR CHROMATICS' CLASSIC "HANDS IN THE DARK".
FARAH'S "DANCING GIRLS" IS EXCLUSIVE TO THIS COMPILATION.
AS IS MIRAGE'S "LAKE OF DREAMS".
GLASS CANDY'S "ROLLING DOWN THE HILLS" & "COMPUTER LOVE" ARE DIFFERENT RECORDINGS THAN THE B/E/A/T/B/O/X/ VERSIONS.
AND THE DARK DAY COVER, "THE CHAMELEON" IS PERMANENTLY OUT OF PRINT.

XOXO

MIKE SIMONETTI & JOHNNY JEWEL

ps: mike here- those of you who are still waiting on the spring
bundles email me direct and i can swap out for this record if you
want.
sorry again.

djing in CANADA THIS WEEKEND

im heading to Canada this weekend...
(actually in a few hours)
come out and say hello.


FRI July 11 TORONTO CANADA @ Wrong Bar
SAT July 12 MONTREAL CANADA @ CLub Coda

NEW EDITION LIVE IN A BASEMENT

this is pretty fucking rad

DJING IN NYC -- yet again- at LOVE-- THURSDAY

yes i am returning to LOVE in NYC. having
been there in a while. im personally pretty
psyched about the lineup. Kon and Amir are
excellent. should be fun. i am djing from
12-1:30 AM. THIS THURSDAY! its one of the
best spots in NYC , but you know that already.
come bask in the amazing soundsystem. email
me for guest list as well... etc.


i'll be in canada this weekend! more soon.

MAILORDER ISSUES

ok, so here is where we stand with the spring 12"s.
we shipped all of them out last week, and we gave
refunds for the TIEDYE "Nothing" 12", because it
is all gone. we tried waiting for the pressing
plant to right their wrongs and get these out, but
it wasnt happening and people were getting angry
(rightly so)... so look out for your records
coming next week or the week after that. once again
we feel TERRIBLE about this.

email me direct at orders@troublemanunlimited.com
if you are not getting the orders and i will refund
you personally. this will NEVER happen again. we
learned our lesson the hard way!

AND to add insult to injury, we happen to live in
the town with the WORST post office on the planet.

READ THIS
so we have a lot of things working against us!

also, the AFTER DARK 3lps will be here in a few days and
when we post them on the site we will have them in our
hands so you can guarantee they will ship when you order
them !! ! ! !

thanks!

BRAZIL TRIP CHANGE

well, i couldnt get a visa in time to go
to Brazil so the date is rescheduled for
August 1 & 2- same venues, etc. i will
post the proper info for the three people
who care.

also, AFTER DARK 3lp will be up for mailorder
this FRIDAY! i will post it for sale then.

ITALIANS & RELATED EARLY SUMMER DATES

the flagship bands on the label are taking some time
off to record actual music this summer, except for a few
sporadic gigs here and there... so i will be
holding it down via the djing i guess.. look out for the
AFTER DARK 3lp soon. this time they will be IN OUR HANDS
when we offer it so there will be no fiascos like last
time! also next batch of 12"s are coming soon. these
three are going to be great!!!! (hint: the MIRAGE 12"
may actually finally see the light of day!!!)



MIKE SIMONETTI AS A DJ:
July 4 BRAZIL (Rio) at Lounge 69
July 5 BRAZIL (Sao Paulo) at Club Vegas
July 10 NEW YORK CITY at Love
July 11 TORONTO CANADA @ Wrong Bar
July 12 MONTREAL CANADA @ CLub Coda
July 17 CHICAGO ILLINOIS USA (We Heart Chicago Festival)
July 19 MOSCOW Russia (w/ Glass Candy, Chromatics & OPTIMO
July 26 WASHINGTON DC @ Trinidad and Tobago Association Hall- 5123 Georgia Ave. NW
starts at 2am until early AM the next day.

GLASS CANDY:
Jun 28 2008 CHOP SUEY in ----- SEATTLE
Jul 19 2008 w/ Chromatics + Mike ----- MOSCOW RUSSIA
Jul 25 2008 SOCIAL CLUB ----- PARIS FRANCE
Jul 26 2008 MIDI FESTIVAL ---- Hyeres FRANCE


CHROMATICS:
Jul 3 2008 HOLOCENE / NIGHTCLUBBING Portland
Jul 18 2008 BENICASSIM FESTIVAL Spain
Jul 19 2008 MOSCOW Russia (w/ Glass Candy, Mike)


August dates coming soon

INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE SHIRTS!!!! (and 12"s)-- ALSO Itunes!

hello

Firstly, Invisible Conga People are finally
up on Itunes for your digital pleasure.
They may be putting up exclusive tracks in the
future as well...

ALSO!!!!! ::::::::

Invisible Conga People have some shirts for
sale. they only have a small number of these.
They are also selling the IDIB 12" direct
as well. So if you feel like supporting the
band directly, you can order from them as well.
Rent is expensive in the big city so help some
of the family out!

anyway, heres the info:


*****Order an Invisible Conga People IDIB 12" and T-Shirt
together for $25 PPD in usa and $35 overseas

*****Or order just a shirt for $20 in usa and $27 overseas.

*****Or order just a 12' for $10 in usa and $18 overseas.

ALL PRICES POSTAGE PAID!
high quality American Apparel shirts


Paypal orders to Justin at:
jacediast@hotmail.com
Specify S, M or L for shirts.



chocolate rain:

i'm djing in NYC again this weekend???

weird, right? i gotta stay around town for the next
few weeks to be with the little man, and because the
IDIB east coast offices are moving to the suburbs in
order to set up the East Coast IDIB studios, where
beautiful music will be made hopefully. Plus I gotta
get this little dude out of the hood, amirite???

anyway, this SATURDAY June 28th I am djing::::

88 Palace located at--
88 East Broadway NYC. and i play from 2:30-4am
i think Justine is djing before me, so it should be rad.
theres a cover charge so email me for guest list at the
TMU site.

PROFESSOR GENIUS MIX

PROFESSOR GENIUS is playing tonight at Tribeca
Grand with D.C. LARUE (Disco legend behind the
classic track “Cathedrals” in a rare live performance)
and LOVEFINGERS, but you know that because i
listed it before.. he did a mix for the event.
you can get it at www.blacren.com or direct:

HERE

CLAUDIO SIMONETTI INTERVIEW

courtesy of our friends at DJHISTORY.COM
they just started a blog and its destined to
be a classic blog. check it:

HERE