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Great reviews Drop Little Boy

Drop Little Boy is having some great international press:

Daily Vault (USA): “Drop Little Boy is 34 minutes of the opposite of boring” (Rating: B+), Cutting Edge(BE): “Fantastic debut!”, OOR (NL): “Not a bad song on the record. Fantastic debut album”, 8WEEKLY (NL): “Versatile album made of concrete”, Musicfrom (NL):”The May Bees definitely know how to convince”, Underground A&R Report (USA): Not a bad song on the disc. Highly recommended. A dutch smash (nat!), The Mouth O’ The Mule (USA):”Goddamnit, I love this record”, Deadline (NL):”The songs are more then a valuable completion of the indie rock scene”, Radio Mortale (NL):”Black Queen: Hit of the week”

Do the Collage

As an admirerer of his works I strongly recommend all the NY-ers to visit the exhibition “Do the Collage”, a selection of Robert Pollard’s (ex-Guided By Voices) collage works at Studio Dante (December 9-10). “Do the Collage” features over 50 of Pollard’s renderings in cut-outs and glue that date from 1990 through 2007.

“Using elements from 1950’s -70’s era magazines, pamphlets and obscure pictoral paperbacks as his primary tools, he portrays allegorical personas and hallucinogenic-type environments to create small, almost random synapses of unmistakable compositions with sardonic titles, each serving as a story unto itself. The Artist’s media utilizes the archetypes of the working class, becoming pawn deities and martyrs found within the strata of near fantasy religion and the collective unconscious. Most of these works were used as album art for Pollard’s own music releases throughout the same time period.” (According to the website of Studio Dante.)

My Bloody Valentine back together

Aaah… just read on Pitchfork that My Bloody Valentine are back together and that they’ve recorded new material! There are at least two releases on the way, one of which may very well come out this year…! Ow, what a perfect end of my lazy Weezer weekend…

Little Boy dropper dies

Since last Thursday I have to live with these facts…:

- The May Bees recently released their new record “Drop Little Boy” and celebrated it with a party Thursday November 1st 2007.

- Paul Tibbets, the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima, Japan, died Thursday November 1st 2007.

The May Bees’ live concert at 3voor12 (national radio/tv)

The May Bees played a couple of songs at 3voor12 (Dutch national radio) last wednesday.

- Video: check out “Fields of Albany”: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/ondemand/37509623
- Radio: you can listen to the whole concert if you click here: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/ondemand/37509530

Video: The May Bees – The Enemy’s Scientist

Our first video is finished! Thank you so very very much Harm, Pocon Attis, Vincent and Oogappel productions for the support and energy! Enjoy..

Video: Appie Kim – Some Prefer Black & Some Prefer Blue

Appie Kim emerged after the tragic split of De Nieuwe Vrolijkheid .

The Drones – Shark Fin Blues

The May Bees supported The Drones twice. Now this great Australian band will support Band of Horses next weeks in the US. Check out their great song Shark Fin Blues (MP3).

Paul McCarthy tentoonstelling in S.M.A.K. Gent (NL)

Volgens sommigen de meest invloedrijke kunstenaar van het moment. Ik ben in ieder geval een groot bewonderaar. Deze week werd in het S.M.A.K. museum in Gent een tentoonstelling van Paul McCarthy (HEAD SHOP/SHOP HEAD) op grootste wijze geopend. Zeer de moeite van het bezoeken waard.

Foto: Trendbeheer 

The May Bees @ Desmet Live (video)

Playing “Black Queen” (a bit too loud for the audience in the studio ;-): http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/ikon/desmetlive/10-24-07/muziek.wmv

Enslaved: Path to Vanir

I just love this song and video

Inderdaad “fuck de scene!” (NL)

Had een interview met 3voor12 over een nieuw initiatief van het zeer gewaardeerde indie platform Lopend Vuur en het Red Ink van Sony BMG. Namelijk een pitch voor indie bands. Korte uitleg (uit het persbericht): Vanaf december kunnen bands een plan indienen hoe het best reclame te maken voor hun eigen band. Na een selectie werken deelnemers onder professionele begeleiding aan het plan. De band met het beste idee krijgt een platencontract en mag met hulp van Red Ink Music het concept uitvoeren.

Ik vind het een erg sympathiek en kansrijk initiatief. Punt. De kritiek van Peter van het andere indie platform MOMI op een citaat van mij uit het interview is overigens begrijpelijk en terecht. Maar was niet nodig geweest als 3voor12 het hele gesprek had gepubliceerd. Inderdaad Peter: “Fuck de scene!”. Maar mag ik in godsnaam wel gewoon de schurft hebben aan spelletjes met, voor, in en tussen bandjes?

Drop Little Boy

Today is the day! The internation debut of The May Bees is a fact! Our new record “Drop Little Boy” (Wampus Multimedia) is available now on CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes. Peeps from the Netherlands en Belgium can order at Dying Giraffe Recordings.

Recensie: The May Bees @ Popronde Groningen (NL)

Ard schreef iets over deze gig op zijn Lopend Vuur.