MAXXMO's Music Tip
Video: "Well Well Well" by the feminist punk-band Le Tigre from the album 'Feminist Sweepstakes' (released on 24 Aug 2004 © Chicks On Speed); directed by Elisabeth Subrin. The underground electro-feminist performance artists Le Tigre combined visuals, music, and dance into the performances. A sample from one of the Le Tigre tracks played in the background of a 2006 television commercial for Nivea cosmetics. (The group was formed in 1998 and makes a creative break for one year.) last.fm/music/Le+Tigre
JD Samson is the androgynous one you can see in this video. The Brooklyn based musician (keyboards, sampler) and DJ (touring internationally since 2001) is a visual artist too: she has created for example the 'Jd's Lesbian Utopia 2006' launched by the New Yorker gallery Deitch Projects. Together with Le Tigre member Johanna Fateman JD Samson has a remix/DJ/production team called MEN. At this time Samson is working on a brand new music project in Brooklyn which will be unveiled in 2009. JD Samson performs on 17 Dec in Adelaide, 20 Dec at Handel Bar in Sydney ... Check out tracks, details and more tour dates on myspace.com/djjdsamson
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