Famous Class http://famousclass.com FAMOUS CLASS SON Fri, 04 May 2012 17:39:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Boogie Boarder http://famousclass.com/new-boogie-boarder/ http://famousclass.com/new-boogie-boarder/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:38:16 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1546 We finally posted up the New/Old/Lost/Unfinished Boogie Boarder EP YIKES. download it for free here

ENJOY

]]> http://famousclass.com/new-boogie-boarder/feed/ 0 The Immaculates Vol II now available http://famousclass.com/the-immaculates-vol-ii-now-available/ http://famousclass.com/the-immaculates-vol-ii-now-available/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:40:10 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1529 The much anticipated second EP from NYC-based soul band The Immaculates is now available on our webstore check it out now!

]]> http://famousclass.com/the-immaculates-vol-ii-now-available/feed/ 0 LAMC SERIES №1 OUT NOW http://famousclass.com/lamc-series-%e2%84%961-out-now/ http://famousclass.com/lamc-series-%e2%84%961-out-now/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:18:18 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1520 We’re so excited to see this out in the world, go to your local record shop and get yours today!

]]> http://famousclass.com/lamc-series-%e2%84%961-out-now/feed/ 0 Pitchfork shout out http://famousclass.com/pitchfork-shout-out/ http://famousclass.com/pitchfork-shout-out/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:10:54 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1516 The LAMC series got a nice shout out on Pitchfork last week, Check it out HERE. They also announced our 2nd release in the series FUTURE ISLANDS/ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT which will be in stores this July! We’ll be releasing more info very soon.

]]> http://famousclass.com/pitchfork-shout-out/feed/ 0 LAMC Series #1 is going fast! http://famousclass.com/lamc-series-1-is-going-fast/ http://famousclass.com/lamc-series-1-is-going-fast/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:22:48 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1506 pre order your records now cause the first edition is gonna be gone before you know it!

]]> http://famousclass.com/lamc-series-1-is-going-fast/feed/ 0 LAMC #1 now available for pre-order http://famousclass.com/lamc-1-now-available-for-pre-order/ http://famousclass.com/lamc-1-now-available-for-pre-order/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:19:31 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1500 The first release in our LAMC 7″ series is now available for pre-order and it’s only $5. check out our webstore and get your A Place To Bury Strangers / Ceremony split 7″ NOW. Orders ship April 3rd

]]> http://famousclass.com/lamc-1-now-available-for-pre-order/feed/ 0 Famous Class ART http://famousclass.com/fc-art/ http://famousclass.com/fc-art/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:37:04 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1468 Support the Famous Class family! The man behind some of your favorite FC images has a new website. Get yourself a Dave Singley print or painting now

]]> http://famousclass.com/fc-art/feed/ 0 LAMC Series http://famousclass.com/lamc-series/ http://famousclass.com/lamc-series/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:39:28 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1465 We are launching the LAMC split 7” series in loving memory Ariel Panero, our dear friend and a partner in Famous Class. find out more here

]]> http://famousclass.com/lamc-series/feed/ 0 More Merch http://famousclass.com/more-merch/ http://famousclass.com/more-merch/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:23:29 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1419 We’ve got 2 new color ways of the Dusen Dusen/Famous Class hat up on the webstore but we only have ONE OF EACH left in stock! We’ve yet again sold out of the Cat Tank in both black and white, but we’re restocking now and should be ready to ship by 2.27. expect more sizes and a few new color ways

]]> http://famousclass.com/more-merch/feed/ 0 The Hats are In! http://famousclass.com/the-hats-are-in/ http://famousclass.com/the-hats-are-in/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:40:03 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1406 GOOD NEWS! the hats arrived and the back orders have shipped.

]]> http://famousclass.com/the-hats-are-in/feed/ 0 Darlings Live from Glasslands! http://famousclass.com/darlings-live-from-glasslands/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-live-from-glasslands/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:00:49 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1397 Darlings are making us wait to hear their new LP until its totally mixed and mastered, its making us crazy… come out to glasslands this Thursday for a sneak peak at the new record and maybe some deep cuts off “yeah I know”

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-live-from-glasslands/feed/ 0 Get yourself to the Mercury Lounge! http://famousclass.com/get-yourself-to-the-mercury-lounge/ http://famousclass.com/get-yourself-to-the-mercury-lounge/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:20:01 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1394 Come party with us at the Mercury Lounge this Saturday and see Tony Castles live with our friends Slowdance and The Sanctuaries. We can’t wait to see this new drummer they’ve been talking about and hear the jams they’ve been writing for their debut LP out on Greedhead later this year.   Get your tickets now http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/81505/

]]> http://famousclass.com/get-yourself-to-the-mercury-lounge/feed/ 0 Happy New Year! http://famousclass.com/happy-new-year/ http://famousclass.com/happy-new-year/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:09:08 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1391 We’ve got a lot coming up this year so stay tuned for updates. We’re so excited about the new 7” series that’s in the works but we’ll let you know more info about that VERY SOON. In the meantime prepare yourself for the new jams + shirts + hats + prints that are coming your way in 2012

]]> http://famousclass.com/happy-new-year/feed/ 0 New hats are on the way http://famousclass.com/new-hats-are-on-the-way/ http://famousclass.com/new-hats-are-on-the-way/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:58:01 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1388 We’re totally sold-out of our first edition so we reordered and added a few new color ways.  Should be in to the FC office next week and then right in the mail for all you who ordered them. Hold tight!

]]> http://famousclass.com/new-hats-are-on-the-way/feed/ 0 HATS http://famousclass.com/hats/ http://famousclass.com/hats/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:04:05 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1373 We finally did it! Our limited edition hat collaboration with good friend/all-star designer Dusen Dusen are now available at our webstore. These little guys are going fast (we only have 2 more of the corduroy) so get yours now!

]]> http://famousclass.com/hats/feed/ 0 Tony Castles- Cage Match http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-cage-match/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-cage-match/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:03:03 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1316 http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-cage-match/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hisss- Right Behind You (live) http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-right-behind-you-live/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-right-behind-you-live/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:44 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1310 http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-right-behind-you-live/feed/ 0 SUMMER IS HERE! http://famousclass.com/summer-is-here/ http://famousclass.com/summer-is-here/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 18:48:42 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1300 The New Mr. A*OK Mixtape is out today! go that that shit now. FAMOUS CLASS ACTION VOL. II

]]> http://famousclass.com/summer-is-here/feed/ 0 New 7″ http://famousclass.com/new-7/ http://famousclass.com/new-7/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 17:58:49 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1274 GET READY! we’ve got 2 new clear vinyl 7″s coming out June 21. Snakes Say Hisss- Right Behind You and Tony Castles- Juice

]]> http://famousclass.com/new-7/feed/ 0 Impose shows love http://famousclass.com/impose-shows-love/ http://famousclass.com/impose-shows-love/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:49:38 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1243 “The circumstances make this Tough Knuckles track pretty heart-wrenching but the melancholy guitar arpeggios were already the haunted bit of “While We’re on the Phone”, a track that quips big pop quotes and tender puppy love.”

]]> http://famousclass.com/impose-shows-love/feed/ 0 VANNAWHITE in Fader http://famousclass.com/vannawhite-in-fader/ http://famousclass.com/vannawhite-in-fader/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:48:28 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1241 another new track

]]> http://famousclass.com/vannawhite-in-fader/feed/ 0 Tough Knuckles on RCRD LBL http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-on-rcrd-lbl/ http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-on-rcrd-lbl/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:47:12 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1239 Premiere!

]]> http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-on-rcrd-lbl/feed/ 0 Warma in L Mag http://famousclass.com/warma-in-l-mag/ http://famousclass.com/warma-in-l-mag/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:45:15 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1236 “All we want for Christmas is for Darlings to receive the widespread attention theydeserve when their follow-up EP to Yeah I Know is released in January, primarilybecause we want to take credit for championing them early on, but also because theycontinue to embody everything we love about 90s garage rock. And this time, it’slouder.”

]]> http://famousclass.com/warma-in-l-mag/feed/ 0 Warma in Rock NYC http://famousclass.com/warma-in-rock-nyc/ http://famousclass.com/warma-in-rock-nyc/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:44:09 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1234 “But it is with the last track, the catchy ʻBig Girlʼ that their ingenious blend of garage rockand sweet melodies explodes, with furiously bright or crashing guitars and Maura Lynchʼs delicate harmonies behind Peter Rynskyʼs vocals. It is just the right balance ofyoung energy and nostalgic melody to keep you interested till the end.” ]]> http://famousclass.com/warma-in-rock-nyc/feed/ 0 Darlings Best New Band http://famousclass.com/darlings-best-new-band/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-best-new-band/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:40:50 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1231 “This is going to be my new go-to record when I want to just sit back, put on headphones at work and shirk my responsibilities.” ]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-best-new-band/feed/ 0 Darlings Warma Review on Racket Mag http://famousclass.com/darlings-warma-review-on-racket-mag/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-warma-review-on-racket-mag/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:37:36 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1229 “There’s something very likable about Darlings, and it’s not just the urge to spoon thattheir name conjures up.” ]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-warma-review-on-racket-mag/feed/ 0 Tony Live review on Virtual Shellfish http://famousclass.com/tony-live-review-on-virtual-shellfish/ http://famousclass.com/tony-live-review-on-virtual-shellfish/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:19:44 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1227 SMILE AGAIN

]]> http://famousclass.com/tony-live-review-on-virtual-shellfish/feed/ 0 No Service on The Music Swamp http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-the-music-swamp/ http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-the-music-swamp/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:17:53 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1225 No Service, released today, is a collection of songs that congeals into kaleidoscopicsoul fit for the dancehall, sparkling with layered, dreamy textures and pop refrainsthat reveal a depth of charm with multiple listens. ]]> http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-the-music-swamp/feed/ 0 Somewhere in Portland on NO SERVICE http://famousclass.com/somewhere-in-portland-on-no-service/ http://famousclass.com/somewhere-in-portland-on-no-service/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:15:27 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1223 And if you don’t trust Jamie Lidell or the Tom Tom club…there is a vegan in Brooklynthat highly suggests you pick up this EP…and that vegan knows his NY music.

]]> http://famousclass.com/somewhere-in-portland-on-no-service/feed/ 0 No Service on Hooves on the Turf http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-hooves-on-the-turf/ http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-hooves-on-the-turf/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:12:29 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1219 Tony Castles are runaway kings of first-impression love affairs: they ride around on their dark horses with forlorn eyes, prompting women and men alike everywhere to drop on their knees and swoon.

]]> http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-hooves-on-the-turf/feed/ 0 No Service on Pop Damage http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-pop-damage/ http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-pop-damage/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:10:16 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1215 “the guys who together equal (The) Tony Castles — manage to mine the heart of theearth, traverse the entire universe and, from their explorationʼs findings, furnish a uniquesonic castle.” ]]> http://famousclass.com/no-service-on-pop-damage/feed/ 0 Tony on Stereogum http://famousclass.com/tony-on-stereogum/ http://famousclass.com/tony-on-stereogum/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:07:43 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1212 peep it

]]> http://famousclass.com/tony-on-stereogum/feed/ 0 No Service review in Reviler http://famousclass.com/no-service-review-in-reviler/ http://famousclass.com/no-service-review-in-reviler/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:03:19 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1210 “While Tony Castles may be cut from some of the same cloth as their indie scene peers though, there is also quite a bit that sets them apart.  The band’s new Ep, No Service, shows more promise than the “just the next indie poppers out of Brooklyn” tag allows them.” ]]> http://famousclass.com/no-service-review-in-reviler/feed/ 0 No Service review in Alt Sounds http://famousclass.com/no-service-review-in-alt-sounds/ http://famousclass.com/no-service-review-in-alt-sounds/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:01:38 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1208 “Coming out of Brooklyn’s fertile music scene, gauzy dream poppers Tony Castles have recently toured with Tom Tom Club and Jamie Lidell and supported Deerhunter and Dirty Projectors.” ]]> http://famousclass.com/no-service-review-in-alt-sounds/feed/ 0 Tony Castles Review in QRO MAG http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-review-in-qro-mag/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-review-in-qro-mag/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:58:08 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1205 “Wavves could spit out three albums and not scratch the surface of what Tony Castles
does in five songs on the EP.”
]]> http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-review-in-qro-mag/feed/ 0 NEW EP’s!! http://famousclass.com/new-eps/ http://famousclass.com/new-eps/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:26:20 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1201 We’re releasing 2 EP’s this month, Tony Castles: No Service & Darlings: Warma on CD/Vinyl/Digital. These are our first nationally distributed records and we’re really excited to get them out into the world.

]]> http://famousclass.com/new-eps/feed/ 0 Tough Knuckles: VANNAWHITE out today! http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-vannawhite-out-today/ http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-vannawhite-out-today/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:22:23 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1199 get your limited edition copy at our webstore or pick it up digitally on iTunes now!

]]> http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-vannawhite-out-today/feed/ 0 Tony Castles: Korea (live @ Bowery Ballroom) http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-korea-live-bowery-ballroom/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-korea-live-bowery-ballroom/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:43:44 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1116 http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-korea-live-bowery-ballroom/feed/ 0 Mr. A*OK on Home Lab Life http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-on-home-lab-life/ http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-on-home-lab-life/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:36:48 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1110 http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-on-home-lab-life/feed/ 0 Service for Ariel http://famousclass.com/service-for-ariel/ http://famousclass.com/service-for-ariel/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:45:03 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1102 A memorial service in honor of Ariel will be held at the Montauk Club in 
Park Slope, Brooklyn this Sunday, December 12th at 1PM. Please come out and show your love for our friend. All are welcome. 

The Montauk Club is located at 25 Eighth Avenue.

]]> http://famousclass.com/service-for-ariel/feed/ 0 ARIEL PANERO RIP http://famousclass.com/ariel-panero-rip/ http://famousclass.com/ariel-panero-rip/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:26:20 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1097 Ariel was exciting to be around; he was fun and he was driven. He would come to me with seemingly impossible show ideas but then always managed to pull them off. He approached his work with a sense that yeah, there might be consequences but the good and fun will outweigh the fallout because we have the right spirit and if i don’t try and get this done it’ll never happen. One of Ariel’s most triumphant moments in my eyes was when he somehow convinced the skipper of Clipper City to let all the Famous Class bands charter the boat for a quarter of the usual price. The feeling was unforgettable, sailing around the Statue of Liberty having a beer with Ariel and watching friends play and dance.  Last year he began working with me at Famous Class, helping us take some big steps forward. It breaks my heart that he isn’t going to see the results of everything we worked on together. He was a dear friend and a brother, we love you and miss you.

cyrus

]]> http://famousclass.com/ariel-panero-rip/feed/ 0 Ariel Panero: The Lonely Island (last AP song) http://famousclass.com/ariel-panero-the-lonely-island-last-ap-song-recorded/ http://famousclass.com/ariel-panero-the-lonely-island-last-ap-song-recorded/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:17:32 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1090 http://famousclass.com/ariel-panero-the-lonely-island-last-ap-song-recorded/feed/ 0 RIP Panero http://famousclass.com/rip-panero/ http://famousclass.com/rip-panero/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:25:19 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1086

we love you and miss you already.

RIP Ariel Panero 1985-2010

]]> http://famousclass.com/rip-panero/feed/ 0 Darlings on TheFader.com http://famousclass.com/darlings-on-thefader-com/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-on-thefader-com/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:35:12 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1066 The Fader premiered the new Darlings video and wrote some nice things.

check it out

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-on-thefader-com/feed/ 0 Darlings: Big Girl http://famousclass.com/darlings-big-girl/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-big-girl/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:31:46 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1061 http://famousclass.com/darlings-big-girl/feed/ 0 Tony Castles: Black Girls in Dresses http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-black-girls-in-dresses/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-black-girls-in-dresses/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:45:17 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1023 http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-black-girls-in-dresses/feed/ 0 New Tony Castles Video http://famousclass.com/new-tony-castles-video/ http://famousclass.com/new-tony-castles-video/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:20:04 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=1003 Stereogum premiered the new Tony video!

check out the link


]]> http://famousclass.com/new-tony-castles-video/feed/ 0 Darlings at the Whitney http://famousclass.com/darlings-at-the-whitney/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-at-the-whitney/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:19:14 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=998 http://famousclass.com/darlings-at-the-whitney/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hisss + Jim Jones http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-jim-jones/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-jim-jones/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:05:12 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=993 http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-jim-jones/feed/ 0 Famous Class Party http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-jamie-the-jumper/ http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-jamie-the-jumper/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:48:34 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=980 http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-jamie-the-jumper/feed/ 0 Tony Castles Live on Viva Radio http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-live-on-viva-radio/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-live-on-viva-radio/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:40:23 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=963 http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-live-on-viva-radio/feed/ 0 Tony Castles Joins the Family http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-joins-the-family/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-joins-the-family/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:32:32 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=960 Get ready for the new Tony Castles EP “No Service” out this September on Famous Class!

]]> http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-joins-the-family/feed/ 0 Tony Castles Win Pitchfork Best Dressed 09 http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-win-pitchfork-best-dressed-09/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-win-pitchfork-best-dressed-09/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:30:36 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=958 “nothing but sex” – Pitchforkmedia.com

]]> http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-win-pitchfork-best-dressed-09/feed/ 0 Tony Castles Shows http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-shows/ http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-shows/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:26:22 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=954 Jan 7th @ Mercury Lounge w/ Slowdance, The Sanctuaries- New York, NY

]]> http://famousclass.com/tony-castles-shows/feed/ 0 Impose Says Hello to Tony Castles http://famousclass.com/impose-says-hello-to-tony-castles/ http://famousclass.com/impose-says-hello-to-tony-castles/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:14:32 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=945 Tony Castles do great justice to dream pop with this simmering and sweet six-plus minute demo “Pirates.” They’re a Brooklyn band who’ve been floating around Brooklyn lineups anywhere between Effi Briest, Darlings, and Dinowalrus. They were only a blip on our radar until recently, and now for they’re playing a shit-ton of CMJ dates, including a date tomorrow at Webster Hall with Das Racist and Suckers, as well as a spot on our 5-day Imposition, for the Famous Class day show.

]]> http://famousclass.com/impose-says-hello-to-tony-castles/feed/ 0 NORTHSIDE PARTY http://famousclass.com/northside-party/ http://famousclass.com/northside-party/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:40:13 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=923 We’re teaming up with our buddies at Less Artists More Condos and throwing a party for the Northside Fest. shit should be nuts

]]> http://famousclass.com/northside-party/feed/ 0 Mr. A*OK: Make The Huck Say Aye http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-make-the-huck-say-aye/ http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-make-the-huck-say-aye/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:18:20 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=917 http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-make-the-huck-say-aye/feed/ 0 Famous Class Party Killed http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-killed/ http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-killed/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:43:51 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=908

holy shit this thing was fun, we’ll be posting more picture and some video later this week

]]> http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-killed/feed/ 0 Mr. A*OK Shows http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-shows/ http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-shows/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:31:12 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=895 Jan 31st @ Pearls Social and Billy Club- Brooklyn, NY

Jan 31st @ 293 irving ave DJ’s, kegs, etc etc- Brooklyn, NY

]]> http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-shows/feed/ 0 COUNT DOWN! http://famousclass.com/count-down/ http://famousclass.com/count-down/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:30:44 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=871 The -FAMOUS CLASS ACTION- MIXTAPE VOL. 1 is coming your way this weekend compliments of Mr. A*OK. ft. Huxtables, Tony Castles, Wacka Flocka, Project Pat, Snakes Say Hisss and many more!

]]> http://famousclass.com/count-down/feed/ 0 MR. A*OK Joins the Family http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-joins-the-family/ http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-joins-the-family/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:26:39 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=869 Famous Class welcomes our first DJ to the family!

]]> http://famousclass.com/mr-aok-joins-the-family/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hiss- In the Studio http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-in-the-studio/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-in-the-studio/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 18:57:01 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=858 http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-in-the-studio/feed/ 0 Boogie Boarder hang zone http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-hang-zone/ http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-hang-zone/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 00:12:16 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=838 http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-hang-zone/feed/ 0 Snakes Video Pics http://famousclass.com/snakes-video-pics/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-video-pics/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 05:28:58 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=835 Snakes Say Hiss shot a video last week with our friend Tony Bliz from Creative Control. you can check out some of the photos over at the snakes say hiss artist page. we’ll have the video ready to go by the end of May

]]> http://famousclass.com/snakes-video-pics/feed/ 0 Tour Video http://famousclass.com/tour-video/ http://famousclass.com/tour-video/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 05:26:46 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=833 our buddy Daniel Carbone made a rad tour video from our St Louis trip for creative control.

Check it out!

]]> http://famousclass.com/tour-video/feed/ 0 Darlings/Boogie Boarder Tour By Daniel Carbone http://famousclass.com/darlingsboogie-boarder-tour-video-2010-by-daniel-carbone/ http://famousclass.com/darlingsboogie-boarder-tour-video-2010-by-daniel-carbone/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 04:31:53 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=811 http://famousclass.com/darlingsboogie-boarder-tour-video-2010-by-daniel-carbone/feed/ 0 FAMOUS CLASS PARTY @ DEATH BY AUDIO http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-death-by-audio/ http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-death-by-audio/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:10:37 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=808 its been a while since we’ve had a the whole family together but the time has come! Mark your calender now for May 28th and come see Tony Castles + Darlings + Snakes Say Hiss + Boogie Boarder + Tough Knuckles + DJ Mr. A*OK  @ DBA. We’re gonna have some new jamz from all the bands plus a new wave of shirts.
Get Ready!

]]> http://famousclass.com/famous-class-party-death-by-audio/feed/ 0 Tough Knuckles- Living In Fear 2010 http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-living-in-fear-2010/ http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-living-in-fear-2010/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:20:19 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=796 http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-living-in-fear-2010/feed/ 0 Tough Knuckles review in Vice http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-review-in-vice/ http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-review-in-vice/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:52:22 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=787 Tough Knuckles is kind of like a cross between Gary Wilson and Ariel Pink if you substitute all the mental disorder with sweetness. Instead of dressing as a sultry woman or having some kind of body-dysmorphic dysfunction, Calvin LeCompte is a lo-fi charmer, and that’s jazzy—Greek jazzy!

MAGGIE LEE

]]> http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-review-in-vice/feed/ 0 Tough Knuckles live at the Fader party http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-live-at-the-fader-party/ http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-live-at-the-fader-party/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:41:10 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=781 http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-live-at-the-fader-party/feed/ 0 TOUGH KNUCKLES JOINS THE FAMOUS CLASS FAMILY http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-joins-the-famous-class-family/ http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-joins-the-famous-class-family/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:56:07 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=766 We couldn’t be happier here at the Famous Class camp! We have the first vinyl over at the webstore now and are sending the boys to record the follow up at the end of May. Expect big things!

]]> http://famousclass.com/tough-knuckles-joins-the-famous-class-family/feed/ 0 Darlings L magazine http://famousclass.com/darlings-l-magazine/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-l-magazine/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:58:46 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=752 its been a year since L magazine told you to watch Darlings. they did a nice recap of the year..

“As we write this, one or more members of Darlings are currently watching MTV’s Teen Cribs (again, Twitter), but in the past 12 months, their slouchy, hooky garage rock has found its way all over the city. First there was praise for their debut album, Yeah I Know, on every conceivable local music blog this summer, then the mothership of press – The New York Times — got on board with a few nice things to say. Next came Urban Outfitters, who included their song “Eviction Party” in an in-store store playlist/blog mix along the likes of Girls and The xx. Things got weirder when Vanity Fair used “Teenage Girl” to soundtrack abehind-the-scenes photo shoot teaser for their Hollywood issue. While the year concluded with Yeah I Know on more than a few “best of” lists (The L‘s included), Darlings kicked off 2010 with their first trip to SXSW where they played a load of shows at places like thrift stores and tattoo shops. Their band name is getting easier to Google, too. To keep it going, they’ll be opening for the Smith Westerns at Market Hotel on April 3 and playing Brooklyn Bowl on the 15th, where they’ll share the stage with ’09 honorable mention, Sisters.”

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-l-magazine/feed/ 0 Titus Andronicus Give Boogie Boarder a Shout on Pitchfork http://famousclass.com/titus-andronicus-give-boogie-boarder-a-shout-on-pitchfork/ http://famousclass.com/titus-andronicus-give-boogie-boarder-a-shout-on-pitchfork/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:54:24 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=750 Patrick from Titus did that guest list thing on pitchfork yesterday and gave a little love.

Favorite New Band

“Boogie Boarder are kind of a spaz band from Brooklyn. They have lots of bad-ass riffs but also lots of wanky goodness, and they definitely know how to entertain. They have a lot of that reckless abandon that’s at the heart of all great rock’n'roll music. The bass player plays this half bass-half guitar thing in the tradition of the Presidents of the United States of America. And their album Pizza Hero comes with a really beautiful zine with all these really nice drawings. A lot of bang for your buck.”

]]> http://famousclass.com/titus-andronicus-give-boogie-boarder-a-shout-on-pitchfork/feed/ 0 SXSW Famous Class Show Ruled! http://famousclass.com/sxsw-famous-class-show-ruled/ http://famousclass.com/sxsw-famous-class-show-ruled/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:46:33 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=746 SXSW was a blast! our party with impose magazine sold out about half way into the show and shit got crazy. check out photos on the impose site

http://www.imposemagazine.com/photos/the-austin-imposition-night-one

]]> http://famousclass.com/sxsw-famous-class-show-ruled/feed/ 0 Darlings Head Down To Austin http://famousclass.com/darlings-head-down-to-austin/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-head-down-to-austin/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:46:04 +0000 admin http://famousclass.com/?p=723 Darlings have some SXSW show lined up, come drink a beer with us!

Check the Darlings Show date for details

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-head-down-to-austin/feed/ 0 Darlings Shows http://famousclass.com/darlings-messiah-college/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-messiah-college/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:01 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=446 Apr 7th @ Shea Stadium w/ Crinkles- Brooklyn NY

 

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-messiah-college/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hiss: No More Tears http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-no-more-tears/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-no-more-tears/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:57:55 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=646 We’re mixing the album now, should have some tracks to play soon and a new LP this summer!

]]> http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-no-more-tears/feed/ 0 Darlings in THE NEW YORK TIMES! http://famousclass.com/darlings-in-the-new-york-times/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-in-the-new-york-times/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:19:27 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=600 “I saw Brian crowd-surfing on some people/But there was no band at all.” That’s Peter Rynsky, singer of Darlings, at the outset of “Eviction Party,” a splash of lo-fi elegance that, like most Darlings songs, squeezes meaning from the inconsequential. On its winning debut album “Yeah I Know” (Famous Class), this young New York band — Mr. Rynsky, the guitarist Joe Tirabassi, the keyboardist Maura Lynch and the drummer Matt Solomon — plays casually rendered garage-pop that’s masking an arched eyebrow: they’re all working harder than they appear to be. Among the best here is “Friends Forever,” a dry love letter that’s part surf-rock, part musical theater. “I can’t wait to see your skinny legs again,” Mr. Rynsky sings, “because we’re more than friends/and I need you.” During the unprintable chorus, the affair moves from the park to a literal dark room to a metaphorical one. “Don’t make me get down on my knees,” Mr. Rynsky sings, though it sounds like he wouldn’t mind.

nytimes

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-in-the-new-york-times/feed/ 0 Darlings-8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear: 2009 http://famousclass.com/darlings-8-nyc-bands-you-need-to-hear-2009/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-8-nyc-bands-you-need-to-hear-2009/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:15:25 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=597 Possibly the least well-known band on this year’s list, Darlings is a Brooklyn-based four-piece that sounds pretty much exactly how you always wanted your high school garage band to sound. They’re surprisingly impressive on a technical level, with all sorts of meandering guitar melodies and interesting interplay between instruments. The recording is far from polished, but it’s got this perfect level of fidelity that keeps things clear enough but also seems to say, “We could have made this sound better, but we didn’t feel like it, you fucking square.” They call to mind a sloppier Teenage Fanclub or Sloan at times, with whimsical melodies that feel completely timeless. Then, out of nowhere, they turn into a loud, screamy rock band, like early Replacements or the Jason Lowenstein contributions to Sebadoh, or maybe even… Nirvana? Basically, they’ve held onto the idea that this whole music thing was always supposed to be fun because you get to bang on shit really, really hard — it just so happens they bring an awful lot of other stuff to the table as well.

L Magazine

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-8-nyc-bands-you-need-to-hear-2009/feed/ 0 Boogie Boarder in Impose Magazine http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-in-impose-magazine/ http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-in-impose-magazine/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:11:03 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=592 Assuming for a moment that our beloved Ponytail had a large share in resurrecting good vibes and positive music through amazing chops and challenging, weird music, then let us postulate Boogie Boarder as another band filling in the natural order that begs for music with bigger Vibes and greater positivity that still retains the crunchy guitars and aharmonic progress left to us from our great detuned forefathers. If you were always amused and confused as to how Phish could cite Sonic Youth as an influence, Boogie Boarder’s new album Pizza Hero takes us one more step closer to knocking some righteous sense into the equation.

-impose

]]> http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-in-impose-magazine/feed/ 0 Boogie Boarder in Vice http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-in-vice/ http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-in-vice/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:09:13 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=589 This is Ed Zipco’s friend’s band. Ed says they have been “really killing shows lately” and that they’ve “become the really dependable, really good vibes backbone of most rock shows since spring.” He says that the drummer, Cyrus, is “one of the most solid guys in the Brooklyn show community.” Furthermore, Cyrus runs this label called Famous Class that puts out cute CDs that come with little comic books. If that’s not enough to make you go, “Holy balls!” and run out and buy this, I officially throw my hands up in the air in the universal sign of “Your loss, loser.”

]]> http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-in-vice/feed/ 0 Boogie Boarder on rcrdlbl.com http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-on-rcrdlbl-com/ http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-on-rcrdlbl-com/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:05:03 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=587 Sometimes people talk about how they picked up a record only because they loved the cover art. They’ll talk about how they had never heard the music, how just based on what their eyeballs were saying, that record was for them. If I was browsing and ready to make a selection based on nothing but names or titling, Boogie Boarder records would be leaving the store with me. Best band name I’ve heard in a while. Name of the Brooklyn foursome’s full-length? Pizza Hero. You’d have to be nuts not to want to hear it. The fact that their grungy stripe of surf rock rules doesn’t hurt either.

-rcrdlbl.com

]]> http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-on-rcrdlbl-com/feed/ 0 Live sets from Boogie Boarder and Darlings http://famousclass.com/live-sets-from-boogie-boarder-and-darlings/ http://famousclass.com/live-sets-from-boogie-boarder-and-darlings/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:00:38 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=583 Both bands went to the studio at breakthruradio.com and recorded some jamz last fall. old news yes but still fun! ]]> http://famousclass.com/live-sets-from-boogie-boarder-and-darlings/feed/ 0 Darlings- Teenage Girl Official video http://famousclass.com/darlings-teenage-girl-official-video/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-teenage-girl-official-video/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:20:57 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=529 http://famousclass.com/darlings-teenage-girl-official-video/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hiss Shows http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-shows/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-shows/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:00:24 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=488 nothing for a bit

]]> http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-shows/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hiss in Spin http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-in-spin/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-in-spin/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:52:51 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=481 Their electronic indie pop music has real bite. “I Control the Wind” sashays in synth and flirts with a line of falsetto aah-haas. Snakes shed this skin on other tracks, though, trading Franz Ferdinand sheen for softer blips with the Postal Service’s punctuation. Snakes have settled with fellow bands Boogie Boarder and the Huxtables in a collective called Famous Class, which includes group of other artists working in DIY mediums like DVDs, comics, shirts, and zines.

- Spin.com

]]> http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hiss-in-spin/feed/ 0 SPLATTERHAUS http://famousclass.com/splatterhaus/ http://famousclass.com/splatterhaus/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:49:16 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=474 Directed by Jonny + Cyrus

]]> http://famousclass.com/splatterhaus/feed/ 0 Famous Class Photo Shoot 2007 http://famousclass.com/famous-class-photo-shoot-2007/ http://famousclass.com/famous-class-photo-shoot-2007/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:39:47 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=469 http://famousclass.com/famous-class-photo-shoot-2007/feed/ 0 Boogie Boarder @ Station 171 http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-station-171/ http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-station-171/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:34:38 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=464 http://famousclass.com/boogie-boarder-station-171/feed/ 0 Darlings hit the studio http://famousclass.com/darlings-hit-the-studio/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-hit-the-studio/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:22:58 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=460 As Winter continues to keep its chilly grasp fastened tightly upon our fair city, Darlings have hunkered down and are combating the cold with a barrage of Brooklyn-brewed garage pop.  Last weekend, the band convened with their guru Nick Smeraski at Headgear Studio to record six new tracks.  We’re in the mixing stage, so these songs will be coming at you sooner than you think.

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-hit-the-studio/feed/ 0 Darlings in Vanity Fair http://famousclass.com/darlings-in-vanity-fair/ http://famousclass.com/darlings-in-vanity-fair/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:20:45 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=457 Vanity Fair used “Teenage Girl” in a behind-the-scenes video of a photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz and a bunch of Hollywood starlets.  Check it out at the end of this article.  Unfortunately it’s not a photo shoot of Hollywood starlets AND Darlings, they’re just mugging for the camera while our song plays.  Plus we would never agree to share the spotlight like that.

]]> http://famousclass.com/darlings-in-vanity-fair/feed/ 0 New Huxtables Songs http://famousclass.com/new-huxtables-songs/ http://famousclass.com/new-huxtables-songs/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:17:57 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=413 We recorded some new jamz that we’ll be slowly giving away for free on the site. New things are brewing here…

]]> http://famousclass.com/new-huxtables-songs/feed/ 0 Huxtables review in Vice http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-vice/ http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-vice/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:15:33 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=411 This is exactly what I always hoped all those Paper Rad/Load bands would sound like instead of just bad noise-jazz—casual little guitar melodies with broken-y keyboards and extended Cosby Show samples.

-Vice
]]> http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-vice/feed/ 0 Huxtables Review in Amp Camp http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-amp-camp/ http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-amp-camp/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:14:24 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=409 Their album A Touch of Wonder proves the goofy twosome put a whole lotta love, along with the laughter, into their funky mix of synthe pop, exploratory electronica, and indie rock.

-Amp Camp
]]> http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-amp-camp/feed/ 0 Huxtables Review in Exclaim http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-exclaim/ http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-exclaim/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:11:52 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=406 Be prepared for 42 pages of madness. The Huxtables have paired their CD with a mini-booklet featuring drawings such as a creature that appears to be half human, a crown on what looks like a superhero and a computer screen smoking a pipe. This combustion of awkward images best describes the mood of the album. A Touch of Wonder is a synth pop meets sampling meets indie rock delight.

-Exclaim
]]> http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-exclaim/feed/ 0 Huxtables review in audioversity http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-audioversity/ http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-audioversity/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:10:31 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=403 This is the third of the exuberantly packaged Famous Class albums I have received in the last few months, and it doesn’t come close to disappointing. First came the infectious synth-pop of Snakes Say Hisss!, then the raucous surf of Boogie Boarder and now we have basement party-noise of The Huxtables…
With twelve songs in just over twenty minutes, A Touch of Wonder is the best kind of party there is: brief and to the point.

-Audioversity
]]> http://famousclass.com/huxtables-review-in-audioversity/feed/ 0 Huxtables Hopper C (the Bunny) http://famousclass.com/huxtables-hopper-c-the-bunny/ http://famousclass.com/huxtables-hopper-c-the-bunny/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:55:24 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=393 http://famousclass.com/huxtables-hopper-c-the-bunny/feed/ 0 Huxtables Crystal Cubes http://famousclass.com/huxtables-crystal-cubes/ http://famousclass.com/huxtables-crystal-cubes/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:40:42 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=387 http://famousclass.com/huxtables-crystal-cubes/feed/ 0 Famous Class Masks http://famousclass.com/famous-class-masks/ http://famousclass.com/famous-class-masks/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:41:55 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=327 http://famousclass.com/famous-class-masks/feed/ 0 Snakes Say Hisss!-Take It Slow http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-take-it-slow/ http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-take-it-slow/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:17:47 +0000 admin http://s87085.gridserver.com/fc/?p=224 http://famousclass.com/snakes-say-hisss-take-it-slow/feed/ 0