"Golden Boy" - KYLIE MINOGUE

Another quality b-side from the Kiss Me Once sessions from the Kween, herself - Miss Kylie Minogue: 

SIREN welcomes guest dj SAM BLODGETT

SIREN celebrates the old and the new this Friday at its flagship party, the 4th Annual ROBYN RIOT at one of DC's gems of a venue, the Green Lantern.  We celebrate for the fourth time the leading lady in our dancing lives, Robyn, and also welcome a new DJ to the fore - Sam Blodgett.  

A DC resident, Sam has surfaced with a great new party in the District called BUTCH QUEEN that basically focuses on shaking your ass non-stop for hours - and that's just what the doctor ordered for SIREN.  Additionally, his skills are beyond his experience and he brings his A-Game every time he plays.  This boy is definitely one to watch in the scene and worth every sweat stain on the dance floor.

Sam is a welcome addition to the plethora of amazing DJs that've graced the stages of SIREN and MAJRmusic events, including Nacey, Wesley Della Volla (who returns this week), Aaron Riggins, Cale, Vanniety Kills, Matt Bailer, Ca$$idy, Shea Van Horn, Charlie Kordes, The PocketGays and countless others.

He had a few words to say about what Robyn means to him, his favorite Robyn tracks and his own party: 

Robyn is probably my favorite pop star ever. I first heard her on Z95.7, the Bay Area's finest radio station in the 90s -- they had Robyn's early singles on heavy rotation. I have distinct memories of singing along to Show Me Love and Do You Know (What It Takes) with my mom in the car when I was 8. Robyn Is Here was one of my favorite albums growing up. If it were a record, it would be worn through.

Yes, she's great because writes fantastic songs and is an extraordinary performer but (maybe this is my fantasy) she also seems like a top quality human. I'm very drawn to her story: she walked away from a huge record deal after Robyn Is Here's success because she didn't want to compromise her artistic integrity. It took her years to recover that success, but she did it on her own terms, with her own record label. And now she's a household name, at least for the gays. Talk about the power of perseverance.

And then 2012 came along and I found myself front and center at the infamously sweaty U Street Music Hall show. She came on for her encore, and it was Show Me Love (of course). I was blissing out. And then, while she's mid-chorus, she reaches out, touches my hand, and sings the damn song straight into my eyes. After 18 years of living with her music, that was pure magic.

TOP 10

1. Girl and the Robot (Robyn/Royksopp)

2. Hang With Me

3. Show Me Love

4. Dancing On My Own

5. Time Machine

6. None of Dem

7. Do You Know (What It Takes)

8. Indestructible

9. Just Another Girlfriend

10. Konichiwa Bitches

About Butch Queen

Butch Queen started as three friends fooling around with DJ equipment in my living room. The three of us (Kris Sutton, Dioni Rey, and me) share a love for hip hop, house, 90s RnB, Baltimore and Jersey club music, and more, and we weren't hearing a lot of those jams out at bars. Eventually our impromptu in-house dance parties grew big enough that our apartments were too small and we kept running out of booze. So Butch Queen was born.

We're also hoping to create a diverse, inclusive party -- one that is mixed gender and mixed ethnicity (like the three of us). DC's scene lacks that sometimes. But above all else, our top three priorities are loud bass, strong drinks, and low booties. Everything else is just gravy. Really awesome gravy.

"Damage Control" - THE FAINT

The Faint return with a new, self-produced (and it shows) album Doom Abuse that's flush with gritty electroclash and punk energy.  It's an odd album in that it doesn't have the charm of their most mature (best) efforts Danse Macabre or Wet from Birth - it actually feels like a throwback to their early years (even in production).  While the best track might be the insane, balls-to-the-wall Help in the Head, this track (Damage Control) is a departure for them in its controlled, slow and deliberate nature.  It's somewhere between delicate with its synths and angry with the arduous use of them, while giving off an intense feeling of resolution - and even sadness - in its lyricism.  I keep playing it and I'm not sure why - I suppose it's just really interesting.  Like it - GET IT.

Slow Dancing EP - BETTY WHO

Thanks to our friends over at KickKickSnare (namely Wesley), we got the tip-off on the delightful little EP from our favorite amazonian Aussie princess (or band, rather) Jessica Newham (aka BETTY WHO).

Thoughts: 

New MAJR live mixtape: "F***ing Around on a Tuesday"

Recorded live in one sitting this past Tuesday and full of most of the jams I'm LOVING right now:

F***ing Around on a Tuesday (live mix) - DJ MAJR by Majr on Mixcloud

Good Enough to Keep - TENSNAKE ft. NILE ROGERS & FIORA

Let Go - RAC ft. KELE & MNDR

Les Sex - KYLIE MINOGUE 

Paper Heart - CHLÖE HOWL

Tongues - JOYWAVE ft. KOPPS

Ello Ello - RAC ft. BODY LANGUAGE

Sexy Love - KYLIE MINOGUE 

Jungle Fever - IDA CORR

Gun - CHVRCHES

Ghost (Viceroy remix) - MYSTERY SKULLS

Pumpin’ Blood (Wekeed remix) - NONONO

#1 in Heaven - MNDR

Chase Us Around - VICEROY ft. MADI DIAZ

Miss You Much - JANET JACKSON

Ash Tree Lane (Live City remix) - MS MR

Chocolate (HLM remix) - THE 1975

No Strings - CHLÖE HOWL

Hard Out Here - LILY ALLEN

Just Another Night (DJ Kue remix) - ICONA POP

Team (Panic City remix) - LORDE

Never Will Be Mine (Kat Krazy remix) - RYE RYE ft. ROBYN 

Stand Back (WLDCT remix) - STEVIE NICKS

Dreams (Megaman & Panic City remix) - FLEETWOOD MAC

Somebody Loves You (Jordan Dyck & Ambisoul remix) - BETTY WHO

Mr. President - KYLIE MINOGUE 

Let Go for Tonight (Kat Krazy remix) - FOXES

The One - THE KNOCKS ft. SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM

Don’t Wanna Dance Alone (Cole Plante remix) - FIFTH HARMONY 

Climbing Walls (Viceroy remix) - STRANGE TALK

The Word is Love (Tommie Sunshine/Live City remix) - STEVE HURLEY/SHARON PASS

Little White Doves - DIRTY VEGAS

Jealous (I Ain’t With It) - CHROMEO 

Friday Night Gurus - STUDIO KILLERS

Invisible Light (DJ ZAX remix) - SCISSOR SISTERS

The NeverEnding Story (MAJR club edit) - LIMAHL

F For You (MAJR club edit) - DISCLOSURE ft. MARY J. BLIGE

The Distance - CAKE

TIMJ! - "Dear in Your Headlights" - BLONDFIRE

This song is the cat's pajamas - especially when I'm wearing my cat pajamas.  So good.  Get it.