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Eventually, I realized that APTBS was actually engaging brilliant in one of the few ways to stay dangerous in today’s climate; when every word of crowd talk is treated with a deep suspicion of irony or cynicism, the best way to show your not joking is to bleed the kids ears out.

A Place to Bury Strangers and NYU alum Marnie Stern shared a bill with Apache Beat and Ra Ra Riot at NYU’s now-riot-free Kimmel Center in NYC last night (3/5). More pictures below…

Skywave are an amazing group from the 90’s and early 2000’s. Hailing from Fredericksburg, VA, they helped the resurrection of shoegaze in the United States. Every time some type of “shoegaze” is mentioned there is talk of derivation from The Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine, but Skywave definitely carve out their own place.

After The Jump alums, Brooklyn’s A Place To Bury Strangers have just inked a deal with UK based Mute Records and according to their new label, the band is busy in the studio working on an as-yet untitled sophomore album. In the meantime, if you want to get your fill of APTBS, you can check them out tonight (March 5) at the Kimmel Center at NYU with Ra Ra Riot, Marnie Stern and Apache Beat.

Tonight’s eclectic show benefits the Chill Foundation, which helps at-risk, inner-city kids learn how to snowboard. Chamber-pop sextet Ra Ra Riot play exuberantly melancholic music and irresistible songs like “Dying is Fine” (with lines borrowed from an e.e. cummings poem) signal that its big break is imminent. Noise-pop shoegazers A Place to Bury Strangers are another riot, drawing equal inspiration from My Bloody Valentine and former tour mates Brian Jonestown Massacre. Also on the bill are Brooklyn’s Apache Beat and progressive rocker Marnie Stern.

The spybiz exec, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed that Skype continues to be a major problem for government listening agencies, spooks and police. This was already thought to be the case, following requests from German authorities for special intercept/bugging powers to help them deal with Skype-loving malefactors. Britain’s GCHQ has also stated that it has severe problems intercepting VoIP and internet communication in general.

Italian crooks are making greater use of internet telephony because of the widespread use of wiretaps in the country.