Hey O!  As you know, we here at Squeak E. Clean are always getting into really big things and it just so turns out that today we have some really big news to share with you.  Our fearless leader, Sam Spiegel, is working on a “psycho-opera” spearheaded by his good friend and front woman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O.  We can’t quite let the entire cat out of the bag just yet but let it be known that this show will be “an assault on the tragic joys of youth”.

“Stop The Virgens” will premiere at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn on October 12th for 8 performances, concluding on October 22nd.  It’s being produced by our homies at The Creators Project and directed by the amazing Adam Rapp.  The opera will serve as a live version of the songs from an album that Sam produced and wrote with Karen with Sam and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner serving as musical directors.

Also contributing to the “original live experience” are musicians Money Mark, the YYY’s drummer Brian Chase, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of the Greenhornes/Racanteours as well as sound design by Andres Velasquez.  Rumor has it that the one, the only, indie film legend Lily Taylor will also be involved along with Karen’s right-hand fashion guru Christian Joy designing all of the costumes.

Karen’s aim is to have this “feel like a psychedelic ride laced with catharsis that will have all the good stuff of escapist entertainment with a few sucker punches to the gut along the way”.  Well said.  I’m sure we’ll all agree once we have the chance to take it all in.  If you are anywhere near Brooklyn in October make sure and scoop yourself up a ticket b/c this is something you will not want to miss!

Yourstru.ly Presents: Washed Out “Far Away” from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

The homie Tom Waits…still at it, still strong…

Got the chance to catch the mighty DJ and Squeak E. Clean homie Z-Trip last Friday night @ The Palladium here in L.A.  Needless to say the man crushed it throughout his entire set.

‘Twas complete with hits after hits, ill scratching, balloons and the incomparable Ladies Love Cool James who rocked not only mad muscle-age but all of his classic hits back to back to back to close out the show.  Things got hazy for a minute but I’m pretty sure he hurled this juggernaut at us at some point during the night.  Download and turn it up!

Z – TRIP – BRING THE JUSTICE

Fun times galore on this “Jackin’ For Beats” style remix of the Queensbridge classic…

MC SHAN – THE BRIDGE (SOUL FOCUS REMIX)

BAUHAUS – IN FEAR OF DUB

BECK – NICOTINE & GRAVY (SHAWN RYAN EDIT)