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Breaking Artist: The Budos Band

Head on over to our Breaking Blog to check out a video and interview with the Budos Band, a Staten Island-based instrumental funk twelve-piece who are currently on the road with labelmates Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. The Band came together at a jam session hosted by Brooklyn Afrobeat legends Antibalas, and count Ethopian funk god Mulatu Astatke and Slayer as major influences.

Published: 2007-11-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking

Breaking Artist: Midnight Juggernauts

Who: Aussie new-rave trio Midnight Juggernauts, who just wrapped up their first U.S. tour supporting Summer ‘07 “It” band Justice. After tours of Europe and China, the group — guitarist-singer Andy Streetcrimes, singer-keyboardist Vin Vendetta and drummer Daniel Stricker — started accruing some major word of mouth thanks to MySpace. The dance-rockers ultimately scored their Justice gig the old-fashioned way: by cooking the French duo dinner. Sounds Like: David Bowie if his Berlin Trilogy was a collaboration with Kraftwerk and Faust. Their debut album Dystopia takes uplifting Numan synths, Daft Punk beats and Pink Floyd’s affinity for all things astronomical and Orwellian, then melts them all together with the help of some good psychedelics. Three Things You Should Know: 1. The band played fake Michael Jackson benefit shows to lure in unsuspecting fans. “He was having some some legal troubles and the idea was to give money to the show to fund legal expenses,” says Vincent. “It was just a joke, but I think some papers caught up on it and did some stories. They even got some child-abuse spokesperson to comment on it.” Some attending the event didn’t find the joke funny, as they complained when no actual Jacko covers were played. 2. The group’s rejected monikers include Dragon Lord and Warlords. “We had revolving names in the beginning and then there were other bands on the other side of the world who contacted us saying ‘We already had the title. We’ll sue you if you continue with that,’ ” Vincent explains. “So we just tried to come up with the most ridiculous thing. I guess Midnight Juggernauts is just literally an unstoppable force in the middle of the night, so we thought that may suit our music.” 3. The trio’s influences are wide-ranging — from Bowie and Floyd to Pixies and Slayer to old-school melancholy surf music — and their overall goal is lofty. “It’s not a

Published: 2007-11-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Videos, Breaking, Podcasts