Russian Cops Cover Daft Punk At Sochi

Their performance didn't make it into NBC's edited coverage of the opening ceremonies, but yesterday the Russian Ministry Of Internal Affairs Choir (yes, there's such a thing) covered Daft Punk's global smash Get Lucky. Truly bizarre. Entertainment Weekly has a amusing set of screencaps. Watch the performance at NBC's Olympics site.

Daft Punk - Lose Yourself To Dance

Get Lucky, the first single from Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, went to #1 in two dozen countries. Today the group issued the video for the follow-up single. Chic's Nile Rodgers appears on guitar. I like this a lot more than Get Lucky, which was hyped into the stratosphere.

Postmodern Jukebox - Get Lucky

Daft Punk - Doin It Right

Remixed by the woofy Jack Conte of Pomplamoose.

BROOKLYN: Dance Music Legend Giorgio Moroder Plays First-Ever DJ Set

Three-time Oscar winner and three-time Grammy winner Giorgio Moroder, 73, the man whom many would credit as inventing* electronic dance music, played his first-ever DJ set last night at Brooklyn's Deep Space club.  Moroder has been back in the news recently for his contributions to Daft Punk's new album, Random Access Memories.  Just a few minutes into the mix, Moroder drops his 1977 classic, Lost Angeles, followed by the title track from the same album, From Here To Eternity.  Later you'll hear some of Moroder's Donna Summer classics and his 1979 smash with Sparks, Beat The Clock. Bliss. And it's killing me that I didn't know about last night. Moroder gets on the microphone at the end of the set and tells a bit of his life story.


*Along with Kraftwerk, in my opinion.