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We were lucky enough to have the fantastic band MEN, featuring Le Tigre member JD Samson, in the Studio.

MEN describe themselves as an art and live performance collective and are as controversial and confrontational in their lyrics as you would expect from one of feminist electro-clash’s biggest legends.

Performing two tracks for us, here is the first one, ‘Off Our Backs’ – a song about love and money according to JD. The video is a one off exclusive performance and features some of the best dancing our studio has ever seen!

As well as sharing their musical genius with us, the band were kind enough to bring some copies of the the single ‘Off Our Backs’ on 7″ vinyl and a few signed T-shirts to give away. For a chance to win one of these fantastic prizes please email competition@shazamteam.com with the answer to the following question.

JD Samson is also a member of which band?

1. Sleater Kinney
2. The National
3. Le Tigre

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Hazel Savage Shazam Sessions JD Samson, Le Tigre, MEN, Shazam Sessions

MEN is the latest project from Le Tigre’s JD Sampson – originally conceived back in 2007 as a DJ team with fellow Le Tigre member Johanna Fateman. JD has now decided to take MEN from behind the decks and evolve it into a “band and art/performance collective that focuses on the energy of live performance and radical potential of dance music”. The lineup has been boosted by the addition of Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Michael O’Neil and the trio are set to release their UK debut single ‘Credit Card Babie$’ on September 6^th.

The track is a hyperactive three minutes of upbeat electro pop with a  relentlessly addictive beat  that will galvanise even the most turgid of dance floors. MEN will be touring the US later this month, for more details head to their MySpace.

Jon Davies Tag Of The Day MEN