New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media & Marketing) MEN, the new project from LE TIGRE's JD Samson, is about to go on the road with Brazil's dance-punk band CSS for an extensive tour of North America. In honor of this, the bands collaborated to make a split 7" vinyl of never heard before tracks of the bands swapping remixes. On one side is the CSS remix of MEN's�'Rip Off' - (CSS Desperately Seeking Julia Cafritz Rework)�and the other side MEN's remix of�CSS's 'City Grrl' - (MEN Meets Grrl Remix). Besides trading the remixes, each band made the artwork for their respective vinyl sides. The split 7" vinyl is limited to 1000 copies and for sale on tour only.
At once a band and art/performance collective,�
MEN�focus on the energy of live performance and the radical potential of dance music. Their music speaks of issues such a wartime economies, sexual compromise, and the demand for liberties through lyrical content and an inventive, high-energy stage show.
Based out of Brooklyn, the group is comprised of LE TIGRE�s JD Samson, cult icon and leader in the LGBT community, and Ladybug Transistor�s Michael O�Neill.��The group began in 2007 with the DJ/production/remix team of LE TIGRE members JD Samson and Johanna Fateman. With LE TIGRE on hiatus, when the duo began to write new songs, it made sense to merge their efforts with JD�s other project HIRSUTE (Michael O�Neill, JD Samson, Emily Roysdon and Ginger Brooks Takahashi). Michael and JD now comprise the core of�
MEN, with Johanna Fateman and artist Emily Roysdon contributing as writers, consultants, and producers. The band enjoys changing the shape of the project and collaborating every tour with new instrumentalists and visual elements. Having sold out physical copies of their debut self-released EP�
MEN, the band released their debut album�
Talk About Body�through IAMSOUND Records on February 1st, 2011. The album is available digitally�
HERE.
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MEN�s fall tour with CSS promises to be a creative endeavor between two bands that captivates audiences with a unique artistic dynamic bound to get bodies moving on the dance floor.
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MEN/�
CSS�Split 7� tour only vinyl:
CSS�"Rip Off" - (CSS Desperately Seeking Julia Cafritz Rework)
MEN�"City Grrl" - (MEN Meets Grrl Remix)
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MEN�s �Off Our Backs��Official
Music Video�
HERE:
MEN�s �Who Am I To Feel So Free��Official
Music Video�
HERE
MEN��Simultaneously��MP3
HERE
MEN�Simultaneously� (LESANDS REMIX)�MP3
HERE
(Feel free to post and share all)
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MEN�Tour Dates:
9/23: Washington, DC @ Phasefest, Phase One
9/24: Lexington, KY @ Queerslang
9/28: Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
10/1: �Vancouver, BC @ Vogue**
10/2:� Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom**
10/4:� Seattle, WA @ Neptune**
10/6:� San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore**
10/7: San Diego, CA @ 4th�& B **
10/9:� Los Angeles, CA @
Filter Culture Collide Festival
10/10: Palm Springs, CA @ Ace Hotel
10/11: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom**
10/13:� Denver, CO @ Bluebird**
10/14: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/15: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/16: Madison, WI @ Freqency
10/17:� Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave**
10/18: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre**
10/21:� Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer**
10/22:� New York, NY @ Webster Hall**
10/23:� Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club**
10/24:� Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club**
10/26:� Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club**
10/28:� Dallas, TX @ House of Blues**
10/29:� Houston, TX @ House of Blues**
10/30:� Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa**
11/2: Atlanta, GA @ 529 (Free Show!)
** tour dates with CSS
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MEN -�Talk About Body
(IAMSOUND, February 1st, 2011)
01. Life's Half Price
02. Off Our Backs
03. Credit Card�Babie$
04. Boom Boom Boom
05. Take Your Shirt Off
06. Who Am I to Feel So Free
07. Make It Reverse
08. Simultaneously
09. If You Want Something
10. Rip Off
11. My Family
12. Be Like This
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MEN�ONLINE:
https://blog.menmakemusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MENMAKEMUSIC
https://www.myspace.com/men
https://www.twitter.com/JDSAMSON
https://www.iamsoundrecords.com/artists/men/
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