So y’all have certainly heard of a lil’ thing happening in LA next Saturday, May 1, called the “FMLY Ride.” A recurring event that was “tested” last year and has now been institutionalized for 2010, this thing has already become a phenomenon. May’s installment looks great, featuring FMLY-favorite Professor Calculus as well as my pals Tempo No Tempo and Batwings Catwings.
Anyway, I have no intention of wastin’ anybody’s flavor: GO ON THIS RIDE!!!
However… the ride isn’t the only thing to do in LA on this particular Saturday night. In fact, May 1 is also the date of another very special event: the release of Big Whup‘s first-ever record, a 7″ featuring “B.O.N.I.Z.H.E.A.R.T.” and “Cover my Eyes.” The release show, which is taking place at the Smell, features other awesome things like performances by Pizza!, So Many Wizards, and 60 Watt Kid, DJ sets from Vice Cooler and Kyle Mabson, face-painting by PAUS LA, and photo-boothing by the Summer Fun Time Society.
We’re offering a contest for you, FMLY readers, to get a free copy of the record if you come to the show. To win, send an email with your name and the word “FMLY” in the subject line to bigwhup@gmail.com. We will pick a winner and two runners-up and notify them next Friday, April 30. Here’s a breakdown of the prizes:
First prize: A signed test-pressing of the Big Whup 7″.
Second prize: A signed homemade CD compiling all of Big Whup’s recorded work.
Third prize: A copy of “What is Happening,” a 23-track mixed CD released in 2009 by Big Whup Industries.
There is a catch, though: you have to be present at the Smell on May 1 to collect your prize! But don’t worry, FMLY-riders: the show will last well into the night. You can probably do both.
Big Whup – Cover My Eyes
Pizza! – Bird Dreams
So Many Wizards – Nico
60 Watt Kid – We Come From the Bright Side
That image above was created by Champoy Hate, a FMLY favorite and a member of LA’s lovely Magick Orchids. Magick Orchids is just one of many rad musical projects that contributed to this new digital mixtape, Vanity Loves Company: Vanity Projects Autumn/Winter 2011. You’re welcome to download the mix via bandcamp, and feel free to share it with your friends!
