Does Anyone Speak German?

Check out Shinichi Osawa's mind-blowing video for "BBG BBB":



A quick Google Translate for the German phrase, "komm geht ab wenn der beat jetzt lauft" got me this result: "come from is where the beat is running now," which sounds to me like a perfect translation. Nothing wrong with that at all. This guy knows:

"Diese Übersetzung ist sehr gut."

Just to be safe, however, I ran the phrase in Babel Fish and received this as my English translation: "come goes starting from if beat now run," which, if anything, just shows how much better Google translate is than Babel Fish and how much better Google is than Yahoo.

The real translation is probably something about, "come get up as this beat now plays." And honestly, I didn't have to care what the words were to get that message.

Games - 'Everything Is Working'

According to Ears of the Beholder, "Games is an electronic duo featuring Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never." So now you know who Games is because obviously, you already knew about Oneohtrix Point Never. They are huge. They are the Missy Elliot of the psychadelic/IDM drone scene. But really, they've been on p4k a few times and the album is really good (got an 8.2, which is totally good enough for me to download it for free!!!1). It's ambient, droning and repetitive and sounds an awful lot like Steve Reich. Oh yeah, the other member of Games is Joel Ford of Tiger City.

 Not Pictured: Games

So, it turns out that Games is also really good and also (I'm guessing purposely) impossible to Google, and even harder to Bing (haha, Bing).

Anyway, after the jump, check out the awesome video for "Everything Is Working," which features snippets of what looks like a foreign McDonald's commercial and some of the chillest waves yet.

Brian Wilson to (maybe) rejoin The Beach Boys, which I guess is still a band?

Pictured: The Beach Boys on the set of their new Ray-ban commercial

The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that surfer and beach enthusiast Brian Wilson is possibly returning to The Beach Boys, which I think is some chillwave band. In any event, frontman and sole remaining original member, Mike Love seems to think that Brian Wilson might want to return to the group:


“We began in the fall of 1961, and our first tour was in 1962, and it’s been nonstop since then. Now we’re gearing up for the 50th anniversary, and Brian Wilson, who has been working on some unfinished Gershwin music project, will rejoin us. I’m sad that Carl Wilson passed away 11, 12 years ago from the same lung cancer problem that claimed the life of George Harrison. That was not a fun time for us. But I am happy that now my son Christian is in the group. Yes, the lineup has changed over the years, but it’s been pretty consistent the past several years." 



Of course, Brian Wilson is widely recognized as a genius songwriter and singer so obviously him doing anything musically is kind of a big deal. But the real news here is that The Beach Boys are still a thing. Not only are they a thing, but they are a thing that you can probably see live in the next few months provided you live on Earth. Check out these tour dates:

Live Music Review - Ghost Lotion & Ike as in Dwight @ Weezie's Kitchen

On Sunday, Richmond-native Ghost Lotion and Ike as in Dwight played a show at Weezie’s Kitchen in Carytown.

Weezie’s Kitchen is a nice-looking, family-owned restaurant named after the proprietor’s deceased pug. On Sunday the place was packed with college kids looking to see the show or grab some drinks at the bar.

It seems like a great place to get a relaxing Sunday dinner, but it was a bit cramped as a music venue. Indeed, at least one family (with a baby) seemed unpleasantly surprised to learn that a concert would be held during their dinner.

New Panda Bear - 'Tomboy' Single

As we all know, in September, Panda Bear is releasing a follow-up to 2007's beloved Person Pitch, which is obviously so good. It's called Tomboy and surely you're as excited as I am. Also, there is a "Tomboy" 7" set to be released on July 13th. It will feature two songs, "Tomboy" (three times is a trend) and "Slow Motion".

He's also got upcoming shows for the following dates:

Kairos - "For Mankind"

Kairos is Nick Ingvoldstad, a musician from Blacksburg, VA formerly known as Ishkabum. He plays a variety of instruments but mostly uses his computer to craft electronic and dubstep/glitch songs. Kairos comes from the ancient Greek word meaning, “the supreme moment”. 



2010 Lollapalooza Festival Schedule (Brought to you by Mountain Dew)

The 2010 Lollapalooza schedule was announced today and it sucks. Just kidding, it's quite good, obviously. Green Day and Soundgarden are headlining! What more could anyone ask for? Wait actually I think that's a mistake, I must have accidentally looked at the 1994 Lollapalooza schedule. Seriously, Green Day and Soundgarden? People will see that? Apparently schedulers for Lolla think people will not only spend two hours of their lives (not to mention $90 for day passes) to see Soundgarden in 2010, but that they will also miss Arcade Fire to do so.