Mike Simonetti djing in Miami this weekend

hello. I will be djing in Miami this weekend (and
posting in the 1st person on this blog). Come
check it out...

The Vagabond 30 NE 14th St. Miami, FL USA
www.myspace.com/thevagabondmiami

book your flights now! you only have a few
days!

OLD SKULL

hey everybody,
we just got turned on to two really crazy blogs this week. one has alot of the old glass candy demos, 7"s, tour cds, etc... from 1999-2006. and one has old chromatics cdrs 2003-2006. these lists aren't complete discographies. but they are some of the really hard to find recordings from two of our favorite bands. everyone has been asking us to reissue these for a while now, but we felt like giving them away instead. we just hadn't gotten around to posting them yet. so these guys beat us to it! they are 100% approved by us...so there's no need to feel like your killing the music industry by downloading these. feel free to spread the word. we have no control over these blogs and aren't sure how long the links will be good for. these tracks were only ever intended to be sold at shows on an extremely limited format. enjoy!

G/L/A/S/S/C/A/N/D/Y

CHROMATICS

DESIRE tour demo CD & T-SHIRTS - -- -- - OUT NOW

Ever since desire hit the west coast last week, people
have been going crazy leaking their demo cd left and
right... which we don't mind. but now there are four
different versions of this demo floating around on the
internet. the reason for this is that johnny was editing
and remixing the tracks on tour. and with the hectic
schedule of coachella, portland, san francisco,
vancouver etc... desire wanted to wait until they got
back to montreal to finish the lp. this version of the
demo has 7 tracks. this is the demo cd they were
selling at those shows. we made a few extras for
the IDIB blog die-hards at a special low price as a
special "thanks" for all the support and downloads.
so dont pay ebay prices!!! buy it here!

we only have 100 copies for the store, then they are
out of print until the album comes out in june.
plus this has a different mix so this is definitely an
exclusive cdr! This cd features johnny and natty from
chromatics with montreal singer megan louise. beautiful
pop! desire hits europe for three weeks with glass candy
in june. and if you got a chance to see them on the
west coast, you know how sick this is.

Desire - track listing

1. MONTRE MOI TON VISAGE
2. MIRROIR MIRROIR
3. DON'T CALL
4. DANS MES REVES
5. UNDER YOUR SPELL
6. OXYGENE
7. IF I CAN'T HOLD YOU

ALSO, we unearthed three Glass Candy t-shirts
designs from their tours last year. The band likes
to make special shirts for each tour, so some of these
were only sold in certain regions or countries.
So now is your chance to grab some of you feel so
inclined. We have a very small amount of each. If
a size isnt listed in the store that means someone
beat you to it and it is sold out..

also, we only have one copy left of the Ofege lp then
its gone forever. The label is sold out as well. highly
recommended!

Edit Schmedit

Hello. Coachella and San Francisco were awesome!
Thanks for coming out. It was really great.

Here is a Harry Nilsson edit for you. This one would
make Frank Vincent proud. Dont take this too seriously.
I never do. I'll post more edits soon...

Harry Nilsson "Jump In The Fire"
-Mike Simonetti's " Watching Helicopters and
Tomato Sauce All Day edit"

Jump In The Fire mp3

Jump In The Fire wav

Italians post-Coachella Spring party in San Fran...

Italians are heading to San Francisco this upcoming week for
a killer Post Coachella party. The party is on a Monday night
(you know, post Coachella).. There are no advance tickets
for sale, so get there early as it will probably sell out.

Also this is the San Francisco debut of Desire and Twisted
Wires.

DESIRE track leak!

Hello. This weekend in Portland was awesome.
Thanks for the support and sorry to all who
couldnt get in. If you were there hopefully
you saw Desire in their Portland debut. They
blew the doors off the place. It was definitely
something special. All you San Francisco people
hurry up and get your tickets now for this
weekend's Italians Do It Better post-Coachella
party where Desire will make their California
debut alongside Glass Candy and the California
debut of Twisted Wires. Its gonna be an
amazing night at the Mezzanine.

Here is the first of what we hope to be a long
line of leaks for Italians artists. We are going
to periodically leak a track or 2 for a limited time
then take the link down. The first leak is the
lead single from Desire (just in time for
the Mezzanine gig). i am going to take the
link down before i get on the plane this weekend
for San Francisco. I hope you love it as much
as we do. Also if you got the Desire cd last
weekend (or this upcoming weekend) you
may notice is it missing a few tracks. We
rushed to make a demo to sell at shows so
we made a small amount with the original
artwork, but with only 5 songs. So if you
want a limited cd you better get it at the Sf
show! We dont have many left!

Anyway, here is the Desire track:

Desire "If I Cant Hold You"- download AIFF

Desire "If I Cant Hold You"- download MP3

Twisted Wires 12" out now

check the IDIB store for the Twisted Wires 12"
that is officially available for sale. In case you
missed them in NYC they blew the doors off
the place. They are a true force to be reckoned
with. check out their myspace if you like:

HERE

If you like the Chromatics and Joy Division
you will definitely like Twisted Wires. Some
next level shit here! As with all Italians records,
this one it limited. And you better hurry on the
Botin and Nite Jewel, they are going fast!

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...

DOWNLOAD WAV

DOWNLOAD mp3

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