JOVM pays tribute to Whodini’s John “Ecstasy” Fletcher.
Category: 2000s
Throwback: Happy 56th Birthday, Eddie Vedder!
JOVM celebrates Eddie Vedder’s 56th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 50th Birthday, DMX!
JOVM celebrates DMX’s 50th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 80th Birthday Ms. Warwick!
JOVM celebrates Ms. Dionne Warwick’s 80th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 65th Birthday, Billy Idol
JOVM celebrates Billy Idol’s 65th birthday — a bit belated.
Throwback: Happy 55th Birthday, Bjork!
JOVM celebrates Bjork’s 55th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 75th Birthday Neil Young!
JOVM celebrates Neil Young’s 75th birthday.
Superstaste — rising DJ and producer Hundreds Thousands and Slug Father — are a Brooklyn-based electronic music production and artist duo . The duo have a unique artistic mission: bringing the 80s sound and aesthetic — i.e., Walkmen and mixtapes — to the 21st century while evoking the feeling of heading to your local bodega for a chopped cheese or a bacon egg and cheese after a night of partying.
The duo’s debut ep Breakup Disco is inspired by the music that got through heartbreak — funk driven, club bangers. And since its release, EP singles have appeared on Spotify’s Soda Playlist, and on playlists curated by Goldroom, The Knocks, and JOVM mainstay Washed Out. Building upon a growing profile, the Brooklyn-based duo signed to Kitsuné, who released “Comedown” earlier this year.
Supertaste’s latest single finds them tackling Kylie Minogue‘s slinky, smash hit, club banger “I Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” While retaining, the overall slinkiness of original, the Supertaste cover turns the song into a sultry and slow-burning 80s Quiet Storm-inspired jam with a soulful horn line.
“We both remember hearing this track on our hometown radios when we were 11/12 years old,” the members of Supertaste explain. “It was such an instant classic and we’ve honestly had this on repeat all summer. We had to do it right and keep this rendition as subtle and sexy as possible, while also doing our best to keep those iconic melodies and hooks intact. Our only hope is it finds its way to dancing feet in living rooms all across the globe.”
Throwback: Happy 46th Birthday Prodigy!
JOVM celebrates what would have been Prodigy’s 46th birthday.
Throwback: Happty 69th Birthday Bootsy Collins!
JOVM celebrates Bootsy Colins’ 69th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 95th Birthday Celia Cruz!
JOVM celebrates what would have been the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz’s 95th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 49th Birthday Snoop Dogg
JOVM celebrates Snoop Dogg’s 49th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 70th Birthday, Tom Petty!
One of the greatest thrills I’ve had as a music fan, was somehow getting last-minute tickets through a broker to see Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden back in June 2008. Up until, catching Bob Dylan with Mavis Staples at The Beacon Theatre, that 2008 concert was the most I had ever spent for concert tickets — and I don’t regret it for a single second. God, hearing all of great songs live.
Petty would have turned 70. And much like Prince, I doubt Petty was capable of writing a terrible song. I wanted to celebrate Tom Petty’s birthday — and i think you should, too. I’ll be playing some of his music today, and will feel grateful for all of those songs. Happy 70th Tom. Happy birthday to you, wherever you are.
Throwback: R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen
JOVM pays tribute to one of the greatest guitarists to have ever lived — Eddie Van Halen.
