OFFICIAL TRACK OF THE SPRING

i posted this on our brother blog (alainfinkel)
but i think the world needs to hear this because
it is so great. this remix is very low key and
doesnt go with all the bells & whistles. plus
its one of my favorite Bruce Springsteen songs.
This always gets the old "what song is this?"
treatment when i play it out. Enjoy the Spring.

Bruce Springsteen Tougher Than The Rest- Martin Vogel edit

tuff

Well It's Saturday night
you're all dressed up in blue
I been watching you awhile
maybe you been watching me too
So somebody ran out
left somebody's heart in a mess
Well if you're looking for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest

Some girls they want a handsome Dan
or some good-lookin' Joe on their arm
Some girls like a sweet-talkin' Romeo
Well 'round here baby
I learned you get what you can get
So if you're rough enough for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest

The road is dark
and it's a thin thin line
But I want you to know I'll walk it for you any time
Maybe your other boyfriends
couldn't pass the test
Well if you're rough and ready for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest

Well it ain't no secret
I've been around a time or two
Well I don't know baby maybe you've been around too
Well there's another dance
all you gotta do is say yes
And if you're rough and ready for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest
If you're rough enough for love
baby I'm tougher than the rest

ITALIANS SPRING PARTY IN PORTLAND THIS WEEKEND

all caps mean super important post! this weekend
is the Spring Italians party at Rotture in Portland.
Last time we did this in Portland it sold out so be
sure to get there early. There is also an afterparty
at the same place as the last time in which i will
be playing all the music you know and love.

Erasure and Bottin = perfect together

scroll down for a little respect

here is a Jackson 5 edit for you

This is a Jackson 5 edit done by Italians
Do It Better's own Mike Simonetti... free
for you all to do whatever you do with
these things. Will post more soon, and
will also post some of the edits from the
Albuterol mix...

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ITALIANS IN ISTANBUL

ITALIANS MEET HORSE MEAT DISCO THIS WEEKEND

We are back in action after a short rest...

Italians Do It Better visits Istanbul.
We are throwing our first ever party in
Istanbul Turkey THIS WEEKEND! 4/4/09.
We are adding our comrades from Horse
Meat Disco as well. Please come one and
all.

Glass Candy LIVE
Mike Simonetti dj (Italians honcho)
Filthy Luca dj (Horse Meat Disco)

at Otto Santral Istanbul. This goes all
night. Mike is flying in a day early to play
a small club so if you want to hear deep
shit all night go there as well! Just ask
around they will tell you.

TWISTED WIRES & DESIRE JOINS THE IDIB ARSENAL

April 20th, 2009 /// Twisted Wires 12"
& Desire Cd Release Party! It's been a
while since we've thrown a party in
San Francisco. So we're hooking up
with Popscene to throw a big one at
the Mezzanine two days after Glass
Candy hits Coachella. We're flying out
Twisted Wires from Houston for the
release of their new 12" "One Night At
The Raw Deal". We can't get enough of
this song! They played their first show
a couple weeks ago with Nite Jewel &
Glass Candy at the NYC party, and they
completely slaughtered. This will be their
second show. The San Francisco show is
also the cd release party for Desire's
debut album. Desire is one of our new
bands from Montreal. The three piece
includes Johnny & Natty from a little
band we love called Chromatics with
Montreal singer Megan Louise. They
are touring with Glass Candy on the
way down to Coachella. And also doing
a month in Europe with Glass Candy in
May / June. We are so excited to see
them live! Their new cd is on constant
rotation. We'll have both of these two
releases in the store a couple days after
the party.

More info on the SF party in a week or so.
Also the last time we were SF Mike had to
leave the gig to witness the birth of his son,
so it is indeed a triumphant return. As
far as we know, there will be no baby born
that day...

coming very soon: tons of new shirts...

Mike Simonetti : African Connection mix

Since I have some downtime this month and I
finally got the studio together (after a year)
i decided to do a mix. This one is called African
Connection and it is mostly African disco lps and
45's mixed with some Caribbean and Jamaican
tunes in there for good measure. no real mixing
here, just kicking back and fading in and out for
maximum early Spring vibes, so dont expect
a dj spectacular here- its all about the
selection. As a matter of fact, this mix was
done while playing with the big man on the
floor-- true multitasking. Anyone who can
guess these tracks will get any three Italians
releases of their choice. This one's gonna be
a little tougher than the Albuterol mix!

African Connection

Mike djing in Brooklyn Tuesday

i will be djing this Tuesday in Brooklyn
for Andrew (literallyandrew.blogspot,com)
Porter's "I Hate Mondays" event. Since he
is at my house all the time he was sick of
all my disco records, so he requested i
play all post punk. i am pretty sure i
wont play any hits like Delta 5. So if you
want to see me play $300 DIY 7"s- now is
your chance. I am also playing with Matt
from Total Abuse who wont do a TMU
record because im the old guy at the club.
Not only is this the best name of a party ever,
it may be the best flyer ever.

i am love

big shout out to Tiedye

i was cleaning house and i found this record which i
thought i lost when the airport lost my records...
but alas, its still here and all is well. A true Qlint
record if there ever was one!

SHIPPING (over)CHARGES

hello.. sorry we've been so distant from you
these days. been busy recording. living lives,
etc.. but we are doing a lot touring, djing
and record releasing next month onward.


if you are overseas you may notice your
shipping rates are very high. you may be over-
charged. the reason is because the IDIB store
Paypal account links to the USPS website and
it automatically calculates shipping, but
it tends to overcalculate when you order
more than two records. SO if you order
anything and the shipping is insanely high,
email us when you get the package and we
refund the difference. thanks for the
support!

a real edit from some real times

now i've done it...

i started a twitter account. perfect for the airports and
supermarket lines. here it is:

21st century

IDIB weekend round up

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to the
Italians End Of Winter Party. It sold out pretty fast,
and we are sorry to all who couldnt get inside. We
were told there was a line of a few hundred trying
to get in. We are already brainstorming for the next
party, and we promise it wont be 2 years from now,
and we will be able to fit more than 850 of you
maniacs next time. In the meantime, buy your
plane tickets for the Italians Spring Party in Portland
in April!

guest list spots for the Guggenheim

hello. i have a few guest list spots for
the Guggenheim.
if you want in let me know via email:
mike@troublemanunlimited.com

HERES THE INFO

we wont have any spots for the IDIB gig
in NYC. it filled up fast!


--UPDATE--

i'm out of spots! sorry!

ITALIANS WEEKEND IN NYC

Hello. A little reminder that this weekend is the
Italians Do It Better winter 2k9 party in NYC
at Le Poison Rouge. Tickets are selling fast!
Also Mike will be djing at the Guggenheim
Museum in NYC this Friday as part of their
First Fridays series. check below for the flyer
for the party.. Also Glass Candy is playing
two warm up shows in Montreal this week.
Take a plane out there and check it out!

New record of note in the Italians store

Sorry i've been away, my other record label just
released 5 records. They are all cool, check them
out. Anyway, we usually dont get this excited over
a record because we are your typical jaded American,
but when I heard this was finally released I was
quite excited. Our friends at Academy Records in
Brooklyn started a new record label for reissues
and their first release is the only release by African
funk/soul/afrobeat/psych group Ofege. They were
all high school age at the time. This record has that
special something only a group of students can
bring to the table. We here at IDIB are insane record
nerds as you may have guessed, and i actually have
the original of the Oferge lp but it is trashed beyond
belief. If you know anything about African records,
you know it is impossible to find them clean. This
reissue is crystal clear. Looks and sounds amazing.
The music is fuzzed out psych-influenced Afrobeat.
If you are a dj, it is definitely good to play out. If
you are a record collector you will be stoked that
there is a clean pressing. If you like to listen to
good music and appreciate the music for what it
is- this is definitely a good one. Pretty limited
as well... Check out samples

here

Also, we have 2 copies of the Try To Find Me
12" left in the store on Golf Channel. Hurry up
because they are going fast!

And finally, the Italians Winter 2k9 party is right
around the corner! all NYC people better come
and represent! The party is almost sold out through
pre-sales so hurry up and get your tickets!

MIKE RETURNS TO CANADA.... AGAIN

Canada is like my second home... I'm going back
to Toronto and Montreal this weekend... Thursday
and Friday to be exact. To the Montreal people
who couldnt get in to the gig last time... This
one should be sorted out.

if anyone is around NYC sunday afternoon...

im djing for fashion week...

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER WINTER PARTY 2k9 IN NYC!

Wow has it been that long since we've thrown a
party in NYC? Finally we are back for the first time
since early 2006. We are throwing our seasonal IDIB
party in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge. Expect an
amazing night with amazing music and set design.
It's the first Glass Candy show in NYC in over two
years! And, Nite Jewel's first NYC show as a duo!
This will also be the coming out party for our
newest group: Twisted Wires from Texas! And
Mike is going to drive 15 minutes to dj!
Get your tickets early because it's going to sell
out fast.
We are also hoping to have a special giveaway
cd ready for the gig as well. More info on that
soon. Can't wait to see you all there...

Also, all you people in Montreal, we are having
a few "warm-up" shows a few days before the
NYC party with Nite Jewel and Glass Candy-
as well as our favorite Montreal dj's- Loose
Joints. They are at a tiny club so get there early!