Internationally popular local party-pumpers the Hood Internet are turning over a new leaf with their new album. Speaking exclusively to Gossip Wolf, STV SLV says the album (tentatively titled “Feat”) is almost wrapped up and is free of mashups and samples (gasp!)—because it’s an all-original album brimming with collaborations. “Like the Postal Service, but with e-mail,” says SLV. Justin Peroff (Broken Social Scene), Elizabeth Harper (Class Actress), Das Racist, and Ivan Howard of Gayngs pitch in, as do locals BBU and My Gold Mask and the ever-ubiquitous “more.” (Our furry fingers are crossed for a Michael McDonald cameo! This Wolf loves his silky voice!) SLV says the album is due out in spring, but the label is yet to be determined.
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The Modern Day Rippers are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, “Rip It Up in a Modern Way,” at uQbar Audio in Avondale with ex-Homocore Chicago organizer/engineer Mark Frietas. The band features folks from a slew of local punk/garage bands: Germ (of the Rotten Fruits) on vocals, Richard Bastard (of Hotlips Messiah) on bass, Chris Shitface (ex-Brothers in Crime) on guitar, and Tommy (of the Turbo Vamps) on drums. The album comes out via Machete Records in spring 2011. Freitas is also currently producing the debut Mickey full-length, which is due out via Hozac in late February or early March.
Local house music legend Paul Johnson was seriously hurt in an accident late last week and is suffering from a “broken hip and spine,” according to a statement on the artist’s Facebook page. Johnson didn’t perform his DJ set at Metro’s Smart Bar on December 22, and at the last minute the show was turned into a benefit, featuring performances by Farley Jackmaster Funk, Glenn Underground, and Gantman. Johnson has been a scene fixture since 1990, releasing floor-filling classics like “Get Get Down,” doing remixes for Destiny’s Child and CeCe Peniston, and getting shouted out as a “Teacher” by Daft Punk. If you’d like to make a donation, you can do so via Paypal at pauljohnsonbenefit@gmail.com.
