Having previously worked with Ellie Goulding , Marina & The Diamonds , Sky Ferreira , the White Tie Affair , and their latest protegees, Samuel and Alex Winston , NYC production duo The Knocks have just debuted their first single: "Blackout," a hands-in-the-air party track. Sung by one half of the duo (Mr. Jpatt), the song is nothing short of a rave happy celebration, combining shouty vocals with an indie-dance groove a la Passion Pit and The Black Kids . DL : [...]
The Twelves are probably best known for their rework of Black Kids lo-fi single, "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You", however since that song has been all but ruined by its inclusion in FIFA 09, hence has me mashing imaginary buttons trying to skill the goalkeeper in my subconcious every time I hear the first few seconds of it, I believe it is now time for a newer , possibly better and certainly less like hearing my alarm in the middle of the day or imagining my [...]
Here on a beautiful Sunday, posting a great remix producer Death to the Throne . I posted his first original release earlier this year. I noticed these on Hype Machine and looked around the blog, somehow I missed both these remixes! They're from 2009, but they're amazing! I couldn't believe the remix of The xx 's Shelter , best one I've heard so far. I also included the remix of Daft Punk Technologic . The xx - Shelter (Death To The [...]
Today is the St. Patrick's Day Parade/Drink-a-Thon here in Rochester (and yes, that picture is Chicago, not Rochester), so I will be unresponsive to e-mails, text, etc. - and quite possibly to life at the end of the day. If you want, follow the blog on Twitter. I'm sure there is going to be some [...]
70. Single Ladies - Beyonce Beyonce has so many great tracks this decade, it's difficult to choose the right one for the top 100. I'm going with Single Ladies because of how it make my boyfriend squirm, and how it caught on with everyone, even the football team! Amazon.com Widgets 69. You Rock My World - Michael Jackson [...]
70. Single Ladies - Beyonce Beyonce has so many great tracks this decade, it's difficult to choose the right one for the top 100. I'm going with Single Ladies because of how it make my boyfriend squirm, and how it caught on with everyone, even the football team! Amazon.com Widgets 69. You Rock My World - Michael Jackson [...]
The remix brings people together. But was the remix really invented by Puff Diddy? Well...tomorrow is Christmas and the forecast in Toronto says that it's going to rain, sick. How dare you Hurricane Jane remixed by The Twelves? How dare you go past my radar unnoticed. The Twelves have treated you right Hurricane Jane . Black Kids - Hurricane Jane (The Twelves remix) [ MF ] [...]
When I compiled my original Best Of 2008 list last December, it was a snow day. The sky dropped about a foot, maybe a foot and a half of fluffy white stuff and we lowly sub-compact drivers could go nowhere. Between ranking albums and locating album art, I took a stroll around town with my camera. The above image comes from that trek. Overall, I was pretty happy with last year's list but, in revisiting all the albums from 2008, I now see quite a few that I left out. [...]
Let me tell you a story. In 2007 some notable things happened. I attended the annual music festival SXSW (the image above is of myself and The Lovely Sparrows' Shawn Jones, taken by Abandoned Love Records/Virgin Of The Birds' Jon Rooney), I grew a mustache, and I met a beautiful girl named Andi. She was waiting for her uncle (Eno of Spoon) at the Capitol Hill Block Party. We hit it off and ditched the after-party to get a sprite (her) and coffee (me) at Denny's in Ballard (sadly no longer there) at 1:30am. I [...]
I've been hard at work behind the scenes working on the new Golden Bloggen site.If you have been coming to Golden Bloggen for a while now you may have noticed that a lot of the links on the Homepage and elsewhere say "Coming Soon." Well not anymore! Let me introduce you to the NEW & IMPROVED GOLDEN BLOGGEN! We have a RETAIL STORE where you can grab a Golden Bloggen T-shirt (pictured above) or Barab O Marley Tee (Barack Obama meets Bob Marley). We have a new [...]
I'm running out of ideas here for the Friday's list - so this week will be an easy one: songs that have girls names in them. There are tons and pretty much plenty to choose from - so here I share the five songs, off the top of my head, that are about a girl... 1. Black Kids - Hurricane Jane This version is from their self released EP The Wizard of Ahhs. With [...]
The Twelves are the super-chill-bros out of Rio De Janeiro who are only young fam-ees blasting onto the blog scene with a Boys Noize remix back in 2007. Since then its been an overwhelming ride of success with multiple hearts 'hits' and swoonworthy mixtapes. The latest in a string of these is their Terry Poison's 'Comme Ci Comme Ca' Remix, a throbbing guitar riff jam filled lovingly with the woodwind family... best option is to grab two kaleidescopes and pop them over your peepers whilst listening. Terry Poison - Comme Ci Comme [...]
I guess I fell asleep on these...like Bobby at practice. I wish I could take 2 million dollar naps. Arcade Fire - Wake Up Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock (Them Jeans Acoustic Remix) The Black Kids - Hurricane Jane (The Twelves Remix) Washed Out - Feel it All Around Kanye West - Get em High (Ratatat Remix) [...]
The Twelves have released 3 fantastic mixtapes and so far I've posted two and it's been one of the most downloaded files on this site. The time has come to complete the series with the with yet another jewel, Episode II . Aside from Steph Lund's Le Miel du Mois (recently crowned mixtape goddess on The Clink ), I can't say I've heard many mixtapes that can keep my attention for more then a song but this series has absolutely no problem accomplishing that task. I quoted my friend Ben when I posted their last mixtape [...]
Black Kids - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover [Sophie B. Hawkins]
The third installment of the super bangin Disco Disco by Matt GC is here. Not only that I have all the mashups Matt GC did for the tape here to share as well. Now thats the lick. Disco Disco 3! Download the whole tape. Sweet Dreams Of Girls (MattGC Remix) - Gorilla Zoe X Eurthymics download | mp3 Good Girls Like Turbo Love (MattGC Remix) - Jadyn Maria X Bag Raiders download | mp3 [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive When it came time to for Lissy Trullie to re-released her debut EP 'Self-Taught Learner,' she could have recorded a few extra songs and turned it into a full album for her new label, Downtown Records. Instead, the New York-based singer/guitarist took the road less traveled, dusting off old songs and recording one odd cover. "I didn't want the re-release of the EP to just be new material because then it's more like an album," Trullie tells Spinner. "It's [...]
An ingenious cover by the group that stole my pop heart in 2008, Black Kids . Their cover finds a way of keeping the meaning of the original intact, relevant to today's standards. WDPK is patiently waiting for brand new material from the 5-piece. For the record, I love that Black Kids is not the typical manifestation of a pop group. They go against the norm, I love it. Perfection is the most boring thing in the world. Black Kids - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover [ [...]
Yes, we've reached the 120 mark! Considering how long this site has been up, I'm not sure if I should celebrate or not. According to my therapist though, I'm on a negative thought stopping program, so...Hip! Hip! Hooray! And to celebrate the database reaching the 120 artist mark - what you see above, is a nifty collage of all the artists that you guys have submitted to the site. It's a hodge podge of groups from all over - so if you're the adventurous type, click away and discover something new ;) We've got 120 artists [...]
Today's Mix/Cover/Live + MP3 Roundup includes The Fresh Only's, Black Kids, Florence & The Machine and The Shins. Remix MP3: Florence and The Machine - You've Got the Love (The xx Remix) Cover MP3: Black Kids - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover (Sophie B Hawkins Cover) Live [...]
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