Feb. 18: Pulp Vs Michael Jackson Nite @ the pill

To mark the 15th anniversary of Jarvis Cocker storming the '96 Brit Awards stage to protest the God complex displayed by a performing Michael Jackson, we at the pill have decided to have our second battle on Feb. 18: Pulp vs Jacko.

It follows last year's heralded Blur Vs Oasis dance floor throwdown, which commemorated the 15th anniversary of the dual release of singles "Country House" and "Roll With It," respectfully. Oasis won that battle, for the record.

Expect a shitfuckton of Pulp, and a fair shake of early Michael Jackson to counter the Britpop razzmatazz. Honestly, this should be an interesting night, and while the pill has never played a Jacko tune before (except on Halloween where we sometimes bust out Thriller), we're willing to open up the playlist in the name of the battle. Here's the flyer, and actual video of the incident follows after the poster jump.

The Pill wins a 2010 Boston Music Award

Named Best DJ/Dance Night in the 2010 BMAs. Love you, Boston xoxox

the pill :: december 2k10

Photo shot by Michael V.
Flyer designed by Michael V.
Peter Saville worship by Michael V.

Boston Music Awards 2010

Hey ho, the pill is nominated for a BMA in the Best DJ/Dance Night category. Public voting runs until Monday. Yeah, I could've posted this a bit earlier. No, there isn't a Facebook event page. Win or lose, I'll be drunk at the Liberty Hotel on Dec. 5.

pill update: Mystery Roar 12.10 and pi'11 NYE

Here's some upcoming events at the pill as we head towards NYE pi'11, including Mystery Roar on Dec. 10 and New Year's Eve with Freezepop and Videodrome Discotheque... Weekly updates are at the pill boston dot come, where you can also sign up for the Thursday night mailer.

(Miss you, Vanyalanders -- in this crazy new world order, my rants, writings and music and dance party ragtime can be found in the pages of the Boston Phoenix each week and online at On The Download at thephoenix.com. xo).

Halloween 2010

It's baaaack. Advance tickets on sale Saturday via greatscottboston.com:



The pill Halloween Show history:

2009: The Daily Pravda as Radiohead, Televandals as the Clash, The Honors as The Smiths and Lindsey Starr & The Chemical Smiles as the Sounds

2008: The Perennials as the Strokes, Wonderful Spells as the Kinks, the Sun Lee Sunbeam as Elastica

2007: The Daily Pravda as David Bowie, Mako as the Stone Roses, the Lie Society as Blur and the Perennials as the Libertines

2006: Lifestyle as New Order, the Daily Pravda as Suede, the 8mm Fuzz as Echo & the Bunnymen

2005: Emergency Music as the Velvet Underground, Protokoll as Bauhaus, the Chainletter as Joy Division

2004: The Information as Depeche Mode, the Bon Savants as Pulp, Emergency Music as Blur, the Cignal as Primal Scream

2003: The Information as the Cure, the Cignal as the Happy Mondays

08.13.10: Blur vs Oasis Nite @ the pill

Oh hey, this is coming up (pardon the Suede pun)... To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Country House vs Roll with it, the pill -- who else? -- hosts an epic dance floor battle between Blur and Oasis jams, with other assorted Britpop gems tossed in the mix while the two combatants show off their videos on the big screen. Modern life is supersonic.

In My Head: Hide your kids, hide your wife

Clearly this is the Song of the Day, maybe month, maybe YEAR. Antoine Dodson is a STAR.

Tonight: Chameleons at Hennessy's

In this week's Phoenix we talked to Mark Burgess about last year's legendary show at Hennessy's with the Curtain Society, and tonight Boston attempts to catch lightning in a bottle once again as the former Chameleons frontman returns to Faneuil Hall. Vanya MMC's Endless Wave was added as a last-minute opening act. This is going to rule.

Twitter : Michael Marotta and Michael V

Over the weekend I launched about 35 Twets from down in Newport, from Twitpics to other fun stuff, so if you'd like to follow all my music-loving shenanigans, both on assignment at the Boston Phoenix and independent solo musings and ragtime, click the links below (Note: Yes, I go by my birth name at the PHX):

Michael V via the Phoenix's On The Download

Michael V via his own bullshit