Dirty CA$H

♫ Spank Rock - Bump (Pink Skull Remix)
Back in June I dropped some love for the Pink Skull duo from Philadelphia when their Blast Yr Akk EP was released. To be honest, I wasn't expecting great things, but then this remix of Spank Rock's "Bump" featuring Amanda Blank from the YoYoYoYoYo record magically fell from the sky and onto my harddrive. This is highly reminiscent of Simian Mobile Disco's "Hustler", so if you found yourself going bonkers for that tune, then this is right up your alley. They have some really top-notch original material and remixes (hopefully) scheduled for release sometime in the near future.

New Yorkers have two chances to check them out:

• October, 5 2006 with Jacques Renault at my favorite old FIXED venue, the Tribeca Grand Hotel
• October, 6 2006 with Ratatat at Guggenheim Museum, part of the Art After Dark: First Fridays event series

TONIGHT!

Again, if you're in the area, Fuck Hugo (Club Rio / 103 / CA$HMONEYPARTY - Berlin) is doing a special set around midnight at the Annex on the Lower East Side for the Ruff Club party. Normally that place makes me quiver in hipster self-denial/disgust especially on a Friday night, but I'm willing to brave the haircuts (with my haircut), the shorts coupled with boots phenomenon (with my shorts and boots) and ironic thrift store t-shirts (with my ironic thrift store t-shirt) for a friend. Hey, at least I'm keeping it real.

DID YOU SEE THE SOULWAX TOUR IN THE US OR CANADA?

If so, Modular has a proposition for you:

Did you just see the Radio Soulwax tour in the US and Canada? Was your mind blown? Are you still recovering? If so, then send Modular your fave pics and/or video clips from the night with some brief comments. (Hopefully, with lots of exclamation points.) Modular will pick the best entry and the winner will receive a big prize pack of Modular goodies, including the Nite Versions record, limited edition vinyl from The Presets and Wolfmother, and new music from Van She, Klaxons, and whatever else they feel like sharing!

Email your entries to modularusa@modularpeople.com and put "Soulwax Contest" in the subject line.

Good luck!