Question: How do you describe awesomeness?
Answer: "Their music explores the worlds of house, experimental rock, no-rave, punk, soul, and acid. Their music, costumes, and video work reference many elements of queer history and culture." (-CBC Radio 3)
Besides general awesomeness, this is how you can attempt to describe the Canadian four piece band of musicians/filmmakers/artists known as Kids on TV.
Formed and based in Toronto, Kids on TV have been pumping out the queer jams, videos, performances, graffiti, rock operas, bathhouse shows and tons of other totally awesome-totally gay stuff since 2003. They've worked Boy George, Man Parrish and Yo Majesty, provided remixes for Lesbians on Ecstacy, played shows with Gang of Four, Ladytron, Crystal Castles, Les Georges Leningrad and tons of other good bands and they're signed to Chicks on Speeds records. Pretty impressive stuff!
They released their first full length Mixing Business with Pleasure in 2007, an EP called Shape Shifting Mutants last year and are working on their next album Pantheon to be released in the near future. If you haven't heard Kids on TV, their music is totally dancefloor friendly, but that's not all their trying to do. You can hear punk influences, tripped out rock, shoegazey sounds and indie electro (not to mention a cover of one of the YoungCreatures' faves, Goodbye Horses) all rolled up into an art (bath)house package!! SO...if you're like me and you just discovered Kids on TV you've got a lot of catching up to do!
To get us started I've included a couple of rad videos the Kids on TV crew made and a remix of their song Poison. You will also notice links to a not quite-SFW video for their cover of Roxy Music's In Every Dream Home a Heartache and a REALLY NSFW Super 8 film the band made-both of which you should totally check out. For a psychedelic journey via the internet and more music jump over to their Myspace page and for all the happenings and history visit their website.
I'm really excited that we've been able to make friends with Kids on TV! Being able to share the work of bands like Kids on TV is EXACTLY why we do this blog, so you better believe we will keep you posted with updates on their new album and any other good stuff!
Kids on TV - Poison (SIQUEMU Remix)
Wads & Wads (NSFW)
In Every Dream Home a Heartache (NSFW)
BONUS: Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home a Heartache
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