B-52's, Hercules & James Murphy Team Up For One-Off NYC Gig

What a night! Deets are as follows:

Saturday, November 1
Hammerstein Ballroom
($49.50 - $70)

More info can be found here.

MP3: The B-52's - Hot Corner

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #765

Hercules & Love Affair - Classique #2

Visit Hercules & Love Affair on MySpace.

Read my review of their first ever gig here.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Classique #2 [alt link]

Hercules & Love Affair Interviewed By XLR8R, Again

A great Q&A based around teenage obsessions.

Watch the full piece here.

Visit Hercules & Love Affair on MySpace.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Athene

Hercules & Love Affair: Paste's Artist Of The Week

The magazine declares: *Their self titled debut LP is at once exceedingly danceable and deeply soulful. The former is due to Andy Butler's many years as a DJ and to the production savvy of the DFA's Tim Goldsworthy, while the latter is a result of emotional lyrics ("A lot of the lyrical content is personal and rooted in my experience as a gay guy growing up" says Butler) & Antony, whose odd, haunting voice is neither the first, second, nor third thing that comes to mind when you imagine a perfect disco vocalist. And yet, it's an oddly perfect fit.* MP3 from the album at bottom of post.

Read my review of H&LA at Brooklyn's Studio B here.

MP3: H&LA - Athene

Hercules & Love Affair's Andy Butler Poses For Butt Mag

Additionally, he answers a wide range of inquiries.

Enjoy snippets from the feature here.

Visit H&LA on MySpace.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Athene

Hercules & Love Affair Announce US Shows

Catch the band this summer at:

July 23 Los Angeles CA The Echo
July 25 San Diego CA Casbah
July 26 San Francisco CA Mezzanine
August 8 New York NY The Fillmore

Read my review of H&LA in Brooklyn here.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Club Mix)

Hercules & Love Affair Debut New Video

Enjoy 'You Belong' below. Read my review of H&LA at Brooklyn's Studio B here.


MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (FK Mix)

Hercules & Love Affair Interviewed By XLR8R

Read the full piece here.

Visit H&LA on MySpace.

The band was brilliant at last month's BK gig.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (FK Mix)

Hercules & Love Affair @ Studio B: Raise Me Up

Last night The Music Slut was fortunate enough to catch the first ever live performance from Brooklyn's disco revivalists, Hercules & Love Affair. Shockingly, the collective managed to surpass our atmospheric expectations. For nearly an hour, DFA's latest signees stunned the sold out crowd with arresting vocals by Nomi & a slew of different players tackling keyboards, saxophones, drums and a wide range of electronics. Simply genius! Hercules & Love Affair will bring their voodoo overseas later this month and throughout the summer for myriad festival gigs. To view those dates and to learn more about the band, visit their MySpace page immediately. A half dozen photos, the full setlist & an MP3 follow.









Setlist: True False/Fake Real. Shadows. Blind. I'm Telling You. Athene. Classique #2. Precious Little Diamond. You Belong. Raise Me Up... Hercules Theme.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules Theme [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #603

Hercules & Love Affair - You Belong (Riton Rerub)

Visit Hercules & Love Affair on MySpace.

Learn all about Riton here.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - You Belong (Riton Rerub)

ITN Interviews Hercules & Love Affair

Watch the Q&A (discussing Antony) below. Visit Hercules & Love Affair on MySpace.


MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (FK Remix)

Hercules & Love Affair Reveals UK Trek With Nomi

Catch both Antony collaborators at:

May 23: Parlure Spiegeltent::Brighton
May 24: Warehouse::Manchester
May 25: Dot To Dot Festival::Bristol
May 26: Evolution::Newcastle
May 28: Rescue Rooms::Nottingham
May 29: Barfly::Liverpool
May 30: Classic Grand::Glasgow
May 31: Wax On::Leeds
Jun 3: Soho Revue::London
Jun 4: Soho Revue::London
Jun 5: Heaven::London

Visit Nomi on MySpace.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Club Remix)

Hercules & Love Affair: Track-By-Track Guide To Debut LP

Discover the secrets behind one of this year's finest records in the clip below.


MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Raise Me Up [alt link]

Hercules & Love Affair Announces One-Off London Gig

June 3rd, 2008

Soho Revue Theatre

Tix on sale tomorrow (3/4) at 9am.

Learn more about Hercules on MySpace.

MP3: H & LA - Blind [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #497

Goldfrapp - A & E (Hercules & Love Affair Remix)

Learn about H & LA's forthcoming debut LP here.

Visit Goldfrapp on MySpace.

MP3: Goldfrapp - A & E (H & LA Remix) [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #461

Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (FK Remix)

Many thanks to I Heart Comix for the ditty.

Read my introduction to H&LA here.

Visit Frankie Knuckles at his MySpace page.

Photo courtesy of Clubzone.

MP3: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (FK Remix)

Hercules & Love Affair Share Track Listing For Debut LP

The (highly anticipated) self-titled set is due out in March.

The record is produced by the geniuses in DFA.

It also includes guest vocals from Nomi, Kim Ann & Antony.

Excited much? Watch the video for 'Blind' here.

Visit H&LA at their MySpace page.

1. Time Will
2. Hercules Theme
3. You Belong
4. Athene
5. Blind
6. Iris
7. Easy
8. This Is My Love
9. Raise Me Up
10. True False/Fake Real

MP3: H&LA - Hercules Theme [alt link]