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Norway's dance club mastermind Annie emerged on the music scene in 1999, with a Madonna-sampling bit of pop brilliance called "Greatest Hit" that created considerable underground buzz, which she capitalized on by spending... the next 5 years... recording her debut album. Despite the ominous overtones that usually accompany such obsessive tinkering, that record, , was brilliant from start to finish, chock full of songs spanning various dance styles that felt shockingly new and warmly nostalgic at the same time. It earned her the slavish devotion of fans of perfectly crafted pop dance music, widespread critical acclaim, and several minor hits including the bittersweet "Heartbeat", and her amazing ass-shaking ode to the playgirl lifestyle, "Chewing Gum".

First, there was Rocky Horror. And in recent years, moviegoers have recited favorite lines and lyrics from such campy musical romps as The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia, and the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And now, the looming 20th anniversary of an 80s cult classic begged for an exuberant celebration of fans publicly displaying an affection so epic it would be deemed a fan flick phenomenon. Enter Troop Beverly Hills: The Experience, which is described by its organizer as a” sing-a-long, dance-a-long, quote-a-long, and if we're lucky, Shelley Long!”

While standing underneath the glowing chandeliers of Crash Mansion, I felt all the hairs on the back of my neck stand up in unison. That voice. It was a voice that conjured up images of hard liquor, drag races, sex, bar fights, and young kids sneaking out at night. The voice of Nathaniel Cox makes you want to rip off your shirt and worship the Devil…in a good way. Cox, the lead singer of the Yelling, came alive as soon as his fingertips grasped the microphone. This well-mannered young man, whom I had met earlier nursing a Pabst Blue Ribbon, had transformed himself into a wiry rock god.

                                   

Last Sunday, Little Radio's Summer Camp series Downtown continued with performances by local bands Bloodcat Love (MySpace), Le Switch (MySpace), and The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra (MySpace).

I've been eagerly awaiting DJ Dan Le Sac and poet-rapper Scroobius Pip to make their way across the pond and they're finally doing it. I first heard of them in '06 but they didn't have anything more than a MySpace page, now that they're on Lex Records they have actual releases coming out.

I have been out of LA for about 5 weeks now for work in a sleepy Nor Cal town. So needless to say I have been a bit out of the loop. A few things I do know: first and foremost, the new Spoon album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is pretty fuckin brilliant; I also know that Spoon played a "secret" show at Little Radio the previous night and it was quite the...