2011 has been one hell of a year for us at IHEARTCOMIX. We went a lot of places, threw a lot of parties, and got very little sleep. From our abandoned mall takeover with Fool's Gold at SXSW to our Miani Mansion with Mad Decent to endless fun at Comic Con with Andrew WK & Dan Deacon to the first ever Check Yo Ponytail Tour, we've certainly set the ball high for 2012.

While we have turned our focus to our shows and parties for the meantime, IHEARTCOMIX Records remains a very important element for all of us. We love all of our artists and wish them only the best for them both on the stage and in their personal lives. With that said, it is with great sadness to announce that Greg Bowler and Jamie McNiel will be performing their last show as Acid Girls tonight at Los Globos for our newest weekly, Champagne.

Greg Bowler and Jamie McNiel have been DJing under the name Acid Girls for years now. Starting off as one of the first electro blogs pre-dating the great electro spring of early 2007, Acid Girls quickly turned their soft spoken wit and eclectic taste into well calibrated live mixes and sharp, progressive techno productions. Over the years, Acid Girls have DJed to packed rooms in sweaty dance clubs and darkened warehouses all over the world, but none more memorable than some of the smaller, intimate gatherings in their local LA zip code. While Greg and Jamie are closing out this chapter in their personal lives, the Acid Girls spirit lives on in the half remembered late night memories that we all try so hard to piece together the next day.

Tonight, we invite you to join us in celebrating the holidays and giving thanks to these two extraordinary people. As mentioned before, Acid Girls will be performing for the last time together tonight at Los Globos. There will be free champagne from 10-11 and we will also be giving out copies of The Numbers Song / Lightworks. Come party with Acid Girls one last time and help send them off properly. Tickets will be available at the door. $5/21+

Now that the year is over, IHEARTCOMIX is on vacation for the holidays. Make no mistake mind you, we will be shaking things up pretty drastically this next year. In addition to the incredible Check Yo Ponytail lineups we've already announced, IHEARTCOMIX will be getting a cosmetic upgrade; a new website complete with some exciting features and content that we are excited to share with all of you. Franki Chan just updated his and it looks spectacular. With that said, expect a more refined and collective version of the IHEARTCOMIX you've all come to know and love. See you all in 2012. Happy Holidays!

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P.S. Here is a link to the lost Acid Girls full length. Enjoy.

Ever wonder what a few thousand people dancing and drinking in an abandoned mall at 4:30 in the morning looks like? The answer is below in our official video recap of the Past Your Bedtime party we held with Fool's Gold in Austin, TX this year during SXSW. Two nights of mallrat debauchery with some of the best DJ's around. If you were there drinking Red Stripes in a dressing room or losing your minds on the retail store dancefloor, you'll love reliving the all the excitement. Even if you missed out, we've pulled out all the stops to diligently capture the event so no one misses a beat. Enjoy!



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This year, IHEARTCOMIX teamed up with Fool's Gold Records to throw a late night party at SXSW. The location was an incredible abandoned mall, complete with fountains, food court, Dillard's, and gumball machines. Add a few thousand people dancing, great djs, free drinks, and early morning hours and I think you have an idea of what it was like.

For more photos check out the full gallery here. Additionally, if you took a Gumball Machine photo with Tommy B. in front of the Quinceñera dress shop, check those out here.

Kastle

Franki Chan

Drop the Lime

Sammy Bananas

Treasure Fingers

Brodinski

Just Blaze

Hollywood Holt / Flosstradamus

A-trak

Nadastrom

Jenni

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New JOKERS OF THE SCENE video for their classic 'Baggy Bottom Boys'. As you know, JOTS totally kick ass as does the track. What they did with this video? They took all that and made it even better witha slick vid by IHEARTCOMIX's own DEMONBABIES and JULIAN WADSWORTH (aka REDFOXX). Shit is awwweesssommmme!!

Jokers Of The Scene "Baggy Bottom Boys" from Mr Goldbar on Vimeo.

CONTROL this week is a doozy! A-TRAK is rolling through hot off the heels of his newest release (put now on THRIVE) and is going to give LA the big ole ass kickin it deserves! Get ready to be punished by the furious beats and hypnotic technique of this living legend!

For those out of the loop, CONTROL is the new weekly party that IHEARTCOMIX does along w DESTRUCTO, MFG and MR WHITE at the AVALON. It happens every FRIDAY and is ALWAYS off the hook. Plus, NO CULTURE is in the HONEY LOUNGE every week as well, so it's all kinds of party.

Wanna go? BUY TICKETS HERE

Also, FREE RED STRIPE FOR THE 1ST HOUR THIS WEEK!

This is PART 2 of a 2 part series about the new mixtape & remixes released by SCION as part of their ongoing mixtape series. For part 1, just scroll down...

In the first installment we let loose 3 of the remixes and let you in on who and what was on the mixtape. 8 original remixes of FOOL'S GOLD classics and a mixtape by label c-head NICK CATCHDUBS!

In this one, we're gonna let out 4 more of the remixes and let you know about the tour FOOL'S GOLD and SCION are doing in support of the release.

Beginning OCT 21, FOOL'S GOLD will be doing a 4 city tour in support of this release. Each date will be chock full of FOOL'S GOLD artists and promises some surprises along the way. Each show is FREE w RSVP. Here's the list:

SCION A/V –FOOL’S GOLD CD RELEASE PARTY – MIAMI

JOKERS OF THE SCENE
NACHO LOVERS
TREASURE FINGERS
NICK CATCHDUBS

Tues, Oct 21, 2008
10 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.
18+
RSVP HERE

White Room
1306 N Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33136

SCION A/V –FOOL’S GOLD CD RELEASE PARTY – ATLANTA

TREASURE FINGERS JOKERS OF THE SCENE
TRACKADEMICS
NICK CATCHDUBS

Wed, Oct 22, 2008
10 p.m. - 2:30 a.m.
18+
RSVP HERE

Masquerade
695 North Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

SCION A/V –FOOL’S GOLD CD RELEASE PARTY – PHILADELPHIA

NACHO LOVERS
TREASURE FINGERS
TRACKADEMICS
SAMMY BANANAS

Tues, Oct 28, 2008
10 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
18+
RSVP HERE

The Barbary
951 Frankford
Philadelphia, PA 19125

SCION A/V –FOOL’S GOLD CD RELEASE PARTY – BALTIMORE

JOKERS OF THE SCENE
TRACKADEMICS
NICK CATCHDUBS
SAMMY BANANAS

Wed, Oct 29, 2008
10 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
18+
RSVP HERE

Ottobar
2549 N. Howard St.
Baltimore, MD 21218

So, without further ado, here are the KID SISTER, KID CUDI, JOKERS OF THE SCENE and NACHO LOVERS remixes...

JOKERS OF THE SCENE - BAGGY BOTTOM BOYS (JOTS REMIX)

NACHO LOVERS - ACID LIFE (SURKIN REMIX)

KID SISTER - PRO NAILS (RUSKO REMIX)

KID CUDI - DAY 'N' NIGHT (JORI HULKKONEN REMIX)

It's finally time for SCION to release their next mixtape/remix project and this time it's FOOL'S GOLD!

This is number 22 in SCION's series of Mixtapes (IHEARTCOMIX and LA RIOTS did the last 2). Somehow we were able to wrangle the exclusive to release unto you, the bloggosphere, 7 of the 8 remixes in what will be a 2 part post!

This mixtape is similar in format to the IHEARTCOMIX one. 8 brand new remixes of FOOL'S GOLD classics and new tracks, including songs by KID SISTER, KID CUDI, A-TRAK, NACHO LOVERS, JOKERS OF THE SCENE, TRACKADEMICS and TREASURE FINGERS. They enlisted the a-class remixing talents of SURKIN, CHROMEO, BLU JEMZ, JORI HULKKONEN, JOKERS OF THE SCENE, RUSKO, DJ SPINNA AND SHADOW DANCER. And mr. NICH CATCHDUBS himself took the tracks and threw in a little extra to make a kick ass mixtape. It's nothing short of pure gold, or shall I say, Fool's Gold. HA!

As per usual with all the SCION business, and like our mixtape before it, it is available FREE!! Be on the look out for it!

Here are 3 of the 8 remixes. Enjoy!

TREASURE FINGERS - CROSS THE DANCEFLOOR (CHROMEO REMIX)

NACHO LOVERS - GO ON (BLU JEMZ REMIX)

TRACKADEMICKS - ENJOY WHAT YOU DO (SHADOW DANCER REMIX)

One of our good friends and FOOL'S GOLD co-founder, NICK CATCHDUBS has made 2 new mixtapes! One of these originally appeared on TRASH MENAGERIE and the other is a collaboration with TIMBALAND's newest IZZA KILLA. Both show very different sides of CATCHDUBS, but both are very much worth the listen. Get em!

NICK CATCHDUBS - SLICK MIXTAPE

TRACK LIST:

01. Pase Rock “Get Money Kids”
02. 50 Cent “I Get Money (Catch On 45)”
03. Trap House “Step Into”
04. Bad Yard Club “In De Ghetto (GrandTheft Remix)”
05. Dukeyman “Shine”
06. DJ Sega “Everybody Handz Up”
07. Machines Don’t Care “Juggs”
08. Mr Vegas “Round Of Applause”
09. Moby “I Love To Move In Here (Crookers Bass In Here Mix)”
10. Nacho Lovers “Acid Life”
11. Jamie Anderson and Content “Body Jackin”
12. DJ Big Red “Jakybodi”
13. DJ Will Roc “Replay Again”
14. Loco Dice “Pimp Jackson Is Talking Now!!!”
15. Lil Bo Tweak “K Rizzle”
16. 2 Bad Mice “Hold It Down”
17. Bassbin Twins “Woppa”
18. Loefah “It’s Yours”
19. Big Tuck “Not A Stain On Me”
20. Busta Rhymes “I Got Bass”

IZZA KIZZA x NICK CATCHDUBS - KIZZALAND

TRACK LIST:

1. Intro
2. Flippin In The Rizzide - Produced by Souldiggaz
3. Im The Izza Kizza - Produced by Souldiggaz
4. Millionaire (Preview) - Produced by Koolade
5. Walk The Dog feat. Missy Elliot - Produced by Rich Skillz
6. Wham - Produced by Soul Diggaz
7. Timbo Freestyle (Jackin For Beats)
8. Tell Em What My Name Iz - Produced by Trackademicks
9. Red Wine - Produced by Koolade
10. Here I Izz - Produced by Souldiggaz
11. Ooh La La (Preview) - Produced by Souldiggaz
12. Livin My Dreams (Preview) - Produced by Lu Balz for Music Ball Ent.
13. Don't Stop Go! - Produced by Koolade
14. They're Everywhere - Produced by Koolade
15. Hello - Produced by Christian Rich
16. Me and Keesha (Boy Meets Girl) - Produced by Souldiggaz
17. Testimonial - Produced by Souldiggaz
18. Push - Produced by Souldiggaz
19. Outro
20. Georgie Porgie (Bonus) - Produced by Fitz Da Art Teacha