Whoever’s responsible will burn in karmic hell. Two good pals of mine dropped $60 each for fake tickets. Which means that scalpers are out to screw you, because they know you’re lazy and didn’t buy a ticket in time, but you’re willing to tag along with your pals to see if tickets can be had out front. 1: Scalpers: Thanks to M.I.A., who discovered/championed them, and their strong second album, Die Antwoord are now officially popular. Here are the nine things you can expect from Die Antwoord’s live gig, which is sweeping North America now (see their itinerary here). If there’s one word to sum up the entire experience, it’s “ridiculous.” Just utterly, totally… ridiculous. I was ready for the full Die Antwoord experience, and I got it Saturday night in New York City. Also, a sit-down interview with them last fall revealed that they’re smart, funny and a pleasure to hang around with. But thanks to their new album, Tension, and its freakishly catchy songs and frighteningly gross music videos, I saw rappers Yo-Landi Vi$$er and Ninja, and their mixmaster DJ Hi-Tek, in an all new light. Sure, I’d seen Die Antwoord in the flesh once before, albeit briefly as I walked from one end of the Indio Polo Grounds to the other during Coachella a few years back. All it took was one look at South African rap-rave outfit Die Antwoord’s recent performance on Letterman and I was sold: I must see this band live… again.
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