The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #817

Mercury Rev - Senses... (Fujiya & Miyagi Mix)

Mercury Rev recently unveiled Snowflake Midnight.

F&M unleashed their clip for 'Knickerbocker' in August.

MP3: Mercury Rev - Senses... (F&M Mix)

CONTEST: Fujiya & Miyagi Prize Pack

Wanna own all of the following goodies?

-A Fujiya & Miyagi shirt
-A $50 gift certificate to Cutdrop
-A copy of Fujiya & Miyagi's new LP, Lightbulbs

If so, then e-mail us for a chance to win!

Victor will be randomly selected on Thurs (9/18) @ 10AM.

Visit Fujiya & Miyagi on MySpace.

Watch their clip for 'Knickerbocker' here.

MP3: Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries (Remix)

Fujiya & Miyagi Premiere New Video

Enjoy 'Knickerbocker' below. Download a Fujiya & Miyagi track at bottom of post.


MP3: Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries (Remix)

Fujiya & Miyagi Reveal Euro Festival Plans

Catch the band this summer at:

6/12 - Hultsfred Festival, Sweden
6/14 - Rabarock Festival, Estonia
6/21 - Meltdown, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
6/26 - Motorokr Band Warz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
6/28 - Motomix Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil
7/4 - Opener Festival, Gdynia, Poland
7/12 - Obstwiesenfestival, Ulm, Germany
7/18 - Benicassim Festival, Castellon, Spain
7/9 - Melt Festival, Berlin
7/20 - Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
8/2 - Big Chill, Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire, UK

Visit F&M at their official site.

MP3: F&M - Ankle Injuries (BCB Remix)

Fujiya & Miyagi Announces Another North American Tour

The Brits must absolutely adore us! Below you can find the trio's latest installment of US & Canadian gigs - their fourth proper visit this side of the Atlantic in less than twelve months:

September:
25 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
26 Philly, PA - Johnny Brenda's
27 New York, NY - Bowery
28 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall
29 Cambridge, MA - Middle East

October:
2 Montreal, Quebec - Lambi
3 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
4 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theater
5 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
6 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
9 Vancouver, BC - Richard's On Richards
10 Seattle, WA - Neumos
11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
12 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
13 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
16 Austin, TX - Club Deville

(thanks for the heads up, Filter!)

MP3: Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone

Fujiya & Miyagi, You Stole My Heart

Get ready left side, Fujiya & Miyagi are on tour with Peter, Bjorn and John. The pairing sold out two nights in New York and it looks like tickets are still available for many of the dates below. I saw F&M at Mercury a couple of months ago and danced my ass off, they were fantastic. I heard Peter, Bjorn and John aren't bad either.

The limey duo just released their video for single 'Ankle injuries.' Check it out.

Also, the boys will be on NPR's World Cafe May 31st. In NYC, World Cafe comes on at 11pm if I am not mistaken. It has been one of my favourite radio programs for ages.

Tour dates:
May 9 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 11 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
May 12 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
May 13 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
May 14 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
May 15 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's
May 16 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s
May 17th Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

Fujiya & Miyagi Featured In New Jaguar Ad

Put on your dancing shoes, you sexy little swine.

Fujiya & Miyagi @ Mercury 3/20: Oh My God I Can't Believe It, Part Deux

For blokes playing dance music and wearing track jackets, they sure are serious.

I arrived to Mercury Lounge last night not knowing many of Fujiya & Miyagi's tracks, just knowing that I had to see them. F&M are the pied pipers of musicphiles.

Fujiya started off with a slower song infused with deep vocals and from there absolutely raised the roof with euro-clash, electronica, dance music that when I looked out over the crowd, had every person grooving (including yours truly front and center).

As was the case with Monday's The Automatic show, I honestly felt truly lucky to be there last night. It was just so fun and so brilliant. I don't think anybody could have asked for a better set. And those little euro rapper (I stole that term from the BV commenters by the way) hand movements that Fujiya throws without abandonment are, well I dunno, flipping great.


The bloggerati were out in full force last night. Those in attendance:

BrooklynVegan, Jerry Yeti, Punk Photo, Wes for ProductShopNYC and Water Cooler Gossip, Slap You in Public and Cameron of Disco Nap and 'Sup Magazine.

MusicSnobbery and Soundbites caught F&M's Sunday show.

Catch the group touring all over Europe in T minus 7 days (dates courtesy of BrooklynVegan):

F & M - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 28 - LE TRYPTIQUE PARIS
Mar 29 - TIMEWARP FESTIVAL MANNHEIM
Mar 30 - MAGNET BERLIN
Apr 7 - CASA DA MUSICA OPORTO
Apr 12 - DE KREUN KORTRIJK
Apr 13 - MOTEL MOZAIQUE ROTTERDAM
Apr 14 - VIVA VELINX TONGEREN
Apr 20 - DEBASER STOCKHOLM
Apr 21 - BALLY HELSINKI
Apr 22 - TBC KOLN
Apr 23 - MARIA BERLIN
Apr 25 - CABARET VOLTAIRE - TRIPTYCH FESTIVAL EDINBURGH
Apr 27 - THE TUNNELS - TRIPTYCH FESTIVAL ABERDEEN
Apr 28 - CLASSIC GRAND - TRIPTYCH FESTIVAL GLASGOW
May 5 - ZERWIRK MUNICH