Asobi Seksu Interview

Alexander Laurence & Tuula Ala

San Francisco, Nov 2006

Mother's Day

I went to the Olive Garden with my family



I went to a party....



Some fight broke out....



My mom really enjoyed herself.



The DJ was excellent.



Some girl had to make bathroom.



I told Wendy about my week.



My past memories are fading....

Music is My Boyfriend #5 playlist @ Bar 107

Last night was another brilliant night. It was totally packed all night. There was a lot of people in downtown la all night. Many of my friends didn't show up. Only about ten people of the inner circle were there. Greg, who I went to high school with, was there. He is friends with the owner of Bar 107. This was the first night with me and Candice DJ - ing together. It was really fun. People started getting into it when I played "Mr Big Stuff" and Annie. And again when DJ Queen of Clubs played ACDC. There was serious dancefloor action. At 145am there was still 35+ drunk people who wouldn't leave. Anyway, here is the fifth edition of MIMBF:

The songs:

Roxy Music "Virginia Plain/Do The Strand" soundcheck
ELO "Turn To Stone"
Gary Numan "Airlane"
LCD Soundsystem "North American Scum"
David Bowie "Cracked Actor"
Klaxons "Golden Skans"
Atari Teenage Riot "Atari Teenage Riot"
Donovan "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
BRMC "Weapon of Choice"
Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff"

Annie "Crush" (and the lefthanded)
The Rapture "Get Myself Into It"
Arctic Monkeys "Brainstorm"
The Make Up "White Belts"
Blonde Redhead "En Particulier"
Echo and The Bunnymen"
BRMC "Lien On Your Dreams"
Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood"
Radiodead "Airbag"
The Specials "Rat Race"

Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict A Riot"
The Stooges "1970"
The Fall "Totally Wired"
Arcade Fire "Keep The Car Running"
The Raconteurs "Store Bought Bones"
Wolfmother "Women"
Primal Scream "Gimme Some Truth"
Clinic "If You Could Read Your Mind"
The Dream Syndicate "Cinnamon Girl"
Interpol "Obstacle 1"

Then DJ Queen of Clubs came on and whipped the people into a frenzy. She played a mix of dirty disco and new wave and heavy rock. The senses were overloaded. She played some of my records including:

Autolux "Turnstile Blues"
TV On The Radio "Wolf Like Me"
The Strokes "Last Nite"

Then I came on again at 1245am:

The Good, The Bad and The Queen "Kingdom of Doom"
Maximo Park "Apply Some Pressure"
Rubric
The Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You"
CSS "Alala"
The Knife "Like A Pen"
Hot Chip "The Warning"
New Order "Love Vigilantes"
Brian Jonestown Massacre "Going To Hell"
The Black Angels "The First Vietnamese War"

BRMC "Berlin"
Patti Smith "Babelogue/Rock and Roll Nigger"
20/20 "Yellow Pills"
The Raveonettes "Love In A Trashcan"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Just Like Honey"
The Young Knives "She's Attracted To"
Kasabian "Empire"
The Horrors "Count In Fives"
Hazel O'Conner "Blackman"
The Long Blondes "Giddy Stratospheres"

The Walkmen "The Rat"
Babyshambles "Janie Jones"
Arctic Monkeys "Fluorescent Adolescent"

That is it. See you next month...

We LOVE BRMC

Peter Hayes at soundcheck...



Sabrina & Wendy



The Black Angels



Deresinski (The star of DIG the movie).

Dave Eggers @ Book Soup

All photos: FRED

Music Is My Boyfriend #5

music is my boyfriend #5 @ Bar 107 / May 10th

Music Is My Boyfriend is the name of our amazing night of NEW MUSIC in
Downtown LA. It happens the second THURSDAY of every month. DJ Alexander Laurence and DJ Queen of Clubs return to BAR 107....

Alexander Laurence (aka The Portable Infinite)
CELEBRATES VINYL and five months in

New Indie Rock + New Indie Dance + Select Records from the 70s & 80s + you + me + everyone

Sexy videos + free stuff + special appearances

WEAR A HELMET or a wig: drinks half off

It's Alexander's birthday this week so all Tauruses come on down and turn on....

It is all FREE and there are no lines

(on)

THURSDAY, May 10th, 10pm to CLOSE

(at)

BAR 107

The downtown LA bar with personality.....

(at)

107 west 4th street
(at Main)
Downtown LA

COME down for music, drinks, free cds and books.

Furthermore:
This follows the Downtown artwalk: 6pm-9pm....

Music is My Boyfriend: last night

Music is My Boyfriend #4
April 12th, 2007

The nights at Bar 107 become more and more surprising. This special night was fun and weird. We played "Weapon of Choice" by BRMC for the first time at Bar 107. BRMC put the bar on the map and we are giving the love back. These nights are becoming more crowded. We are going to have to make a guestlist. More people from the downtown artwalk attended. The night was dedicated to Kurt Vonnegut. Carry on good soul. Also this was the last night for DJ Perfik for a while. He is doing a show on April 20th. More about that later. Candice and I will be back next month with a Coachella sunburn and friends and stories to tell. Anyway if I can remember what was played, it was something like this:

Alexander (10pm)

Donovan "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
Black Sabbath "Snowblind"
LCD Soundsystem "North American Scum"
Hot Chip "The Warning"
Klaxons "Golden Skans"
BRMC "Stop"
Motley Crue "Looks That Kill"
David Bowie "Fame"
Arcade Fire "Keep The Car Running"
Amy Winehouse "Rehab"

Then Josh aka DJ Perfik (1030pm)

Charlatans "NYC"
TV On The Radio "Wolf Like Me"
Bloc Party "The Prayer"
The Young Knives "She's Attracted To"
BRMC "Weapon Of Choice"
T-Rex "Telegram Sam"
Buzzcocks "Ever Fallen In Love?"
The Clash "Clampdown"

and more ....

Candice aka DJ Queen of Clubs (1130pm) played a heavy set including The Gossip, Toto, Iron Maiden, New Order, Blondie, Missing Persons, and much more.... We had a special guest DJ slip in a few songs.

Then I came on again at 1230pm and ramble through my record collection:

Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood"
The Good, The Bad & The Queen "Kingdom of Doom"
CSS "Alala"
The Rapture "Get Myself Into It"
Dio "Rainbow In The Dark"
LCD Soundsystem "North American Scum" (again)
Led Zeppelin "Dancing Days"
David Bowie "Let's Spend The Night Together"
The Teardrop Explodes "Read It In Books"
20/20 "Yellow Pills"

The Raveonettes "Love In A Trashcan"
Be Your Own Pet "Bunk Trunk Skunk"
The View "Same Jeans"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Just Like Honey"
The Long Blondes "Giddy Stratospheres"
Kate Bush "Hounds of Love"
Radio 4 "Enemies Like This"
BRMC "White Palms"
The Cribs "Martell"
Wire "The Agfers of Kodack"

The Horrors "Death At The Chapel"
Jarvis Cocker "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
Maximo Park "Apply Some Pressure"
Grinderman "No Pussy Blues"
Calla "It Dawned On Me"
Vietnam "Mr. Goldfinger"
Charlotte Gainsbourg "The Songs That We Sing"

That is it. Over and out....