One of Dappered.com’s favorite bands might have gotten their big break.

A few weeks back, Noid England’s The Heavy were the musical guest on Late Night with David Letterman.  They did so well that Dave, who hardly ever shows any kind of emotion, seemed openly thrilled with their performance.  So much so that he asked the Neo-Soul group to: “Do it again, just a little more, just a little more!”

He then tapped Swaby on the chest with a vinyl copy of “The House That Dirt Built,” and walked offstage with the band visibly caught off guard.

Did they panic?  Nope.  The second version of the same song was even better.  During which they worked in Dave himself.  (For the full uninterrupted second performance, watch the video on the CBS.com website)

Playing into and out of the commercial break, these guys probably just got the big break they deserve.

Great Vengeance and Furious Fire |

The House That Dirt Built

I’ve never been one for bands that seem to specialize in making others feel bad.  Those are the bands that succeed in super melancholy, ultra-contemplative, heart wrenching songs.  If art is the ability to invoke emotion, then I absolutely believe that those types of bands are amazing artists… but why someone would choose to put on a CD that makes them feel sad, regretful, and/or nostalgic is beyond me.

Give me a band with swagger.  Something that can blow the doors off your place if need be.

The Heavy is that band:

They’re a blend of dirty rock, reggae, blues and soul, with the licks of AC/DC and the energy of James Brown.  Their riffs are crazy good, their drummer crushes sure to be sampled beats, and their lead singer has a bizzarely unique voice that hits all the notes (especially the falsettos) and helps carry the hooks.

When they make a movie of your life, at some point, you’ll want the actor playing you to walk into a room to one of their songs:

Pay special mind to “That Kind of Man,” “Dignity,” and “Morning” off Great Vengance and Furious Fire. Their Newer release picks up right where they left off with tracks like “How you Like me Now,” “Sixteen,” and “Long Way from Home.”

There might be a time and place for Radiohead.  But if you’re the kind of person who believes that to put in Radiohead’s Amnesiac on a warm sunny day is a borderline crime… then The Heavy is for you.

If you’re bald, losing your hair, or know it’s going to inevitably happen to you one day… take a cue from Jason Statham:  Buzz it short, grow some stubble, buy some great suits, and carry yourself well.

Do that and you’ll look 10-times better than your full mane counterparts.

In The Bank Job Statham and his buzzed head plays another character that’s right in his wheelhouse.  A tough, smart, bad ass criminal who still maintains an undeniable likability that makes you WANT him to break the law.

This time Statham and his band of merry thieves head after a bank vault full of safety deposit boxes.  It’s not a job they’d normally try and pull, but they’ve got inside info on how easy it could be.  Turns out the inside information comes with a price, because the people in the know want the contents of one box in that vault.

Directed by the man who wrote and directed Anthony Hopkins in the under-rated and far under-viewed “The World’s Fastest Indian,” Statham and the supporting cast execute a crisp, cool movie for people who love crime and heist flicks, and won’t think it detracts from the film if not everyone makes it out unscathed.