Where on earth have these guys come from??? Because it's like a little birdie or a literal angel has dropped this one from out of the sky or something ... Incorporating an eclectic equal-mixture of genres that make complete an utter sense when fused together, the three man make up (sometimes five) of Austin, Texas's Lance Herbstrong take a leaf out of Soulwaxs' and Carl Cox's black book in creative art, and put together a gargantuan fusion of original sounding productions which end up sounding like born-again originals in their very own [...]
Where on earth have these guys come from??? Because it's like a little birdie or a literal angel has dropped this one from out of the sky or something ... Incorporating an eclectic equal-mixture of genres that make complete an utter sense when fused together, the three man make up (sometimes five) of Austin, Texas's Lance Herbstrong take a leaf out of Soulwaxs' and Carl Cox's black book in creative art, and put together a gargantuan fusion of original sounding productions which end up sounding like born-again originals in their very own [...]
Dillon Francis x Eddy Grant. I love Eddy Grant. Not fronting, when I say I love Eddy Grant I really mean I love Electric Avenue.
L-R: Lincoln Gordon, Pat Lloyd, Derv Gordon, John Hall & Eddy Grant Thanks to the king of southwest Georgia and This Is American Music big queso, Corey Flegel, for inspiring today's post. We were chatting a few days ago about the new Glossary album, Long Live All Of Us , and he made reference to The Equals , of whom I was sadly ignorant. I soon discovered they were a '60s/'70s English band led by Eddy Grant , later of "Electric Avenue" fame. In fact, [...]
L-R: Lincoln Gordon, Pat Lloyd, Derv Gordon, John Hall & Eddy Grant Thanks to the king of southwest Georgia and This Is American Music big queso, Corey Flegel, for inspiring today's post. We were chatting a few days ago about the new Glossary album, Long Live All Of Us , and he made reference to The Equals , of whom I was sadly ignorant. I soon discovered they were a '60s/'70s English band led by Eddy Grant , later of "Electric Avenue" fame. In fact, [...]
Sneaky Sound System have just dropped the video for We Love , the first single to be taken from their forthcoming album entitled From Here To Anywhere, due to be release on Modular in late August. I hear hints of Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant in this one. It's a funky little tune, and I love the colorful innuendo stuffed video!
Canadian indie label Paper Bag Records celebrates their 7th anniversary with this compilation of covers by artists from their diverse roster.
I had the opportunity to see Austin live DJ/Remix/dance group LANCE HERBSTRONG in concert, and these dudes bring the party. They have a unique style of upbeat percussion-based dance jams, which they apply both to their original music and remixes.
I think this song, a radio hit from the 80s, is really good for the summer. Something about it feels…sweaty? Is that ok to say? This song is named after an actual street called Electric Avenue, which is in Brixton , London. It's so-named, presumably, because as the main drag, it was the first to have electricity in the neighborhood. I remember going to Brixton for the first time and immediately making the correlation between the street and the song…then having the song in my head for the rest of the night. [...]
I think this song, a radio hit from the 80s, is really good for the summer. Something about it feels…sweaty? Is that ok to say? This song is named after an actually street called Electric Avenue, which is in Brixton , London. It's so-named, presumably, because as the main drag, it was the first to have electricity in the neighborhood. I remember going to Brixton for the first time and immediately making the correlation between the street and the song…then having the song in my head for the rest of the night. [...]
Here's some things I listened to last week. Feel free to leave your list in the comments section. 1. The Equals A few weeks ago I found 2 Eddy Grant ("Electric Avenue") CDs in the used bin at Half-Price Books . I was in a hurry, didn't have any cash on me and thought "I'll just run back there someday during my lunch break and pick them up." Last week I was ready to make the purchase but when I started scanning the Reggae section, I discovered that there must [...]
A couple weeks ago, I accepted the fact that it was time to replace the iPod. After watching me mull it over for a few days, Paloma encouraged me to purchase a new device. And I did opt for space, enough space to file most of all of the music I've gathered and have it at my fingertips. The new iPod shows that there are 33,215 tracks loaded into it. The total is off by approximately 2,500 or so as there are 250 or so sides of albums ripped from [...]
There's been a lot of hullabaloo of late surrounding the thirtieth anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back with one of the cable stations showing the original trilogy of Star Wars flicks last weekend. I must have been one of the few people that didn't see The Empire Strikes Back in the theater. (at least among we humans who were present in 1980) I saw Star Wars in the theater, but, when The Empire Strikes Back the masses descended on every [...]
Eddy Grant's most popular album, 1982's Killer on the Rampage, was an international hit, slaying its way into the Top Ten in the U.S. The album spun off the smash hit "Electric Avenue," while two further tracks — "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "War Party" — also hit in the U.K. This self-composed, performed, and produced album was a magical feat by Grant which he never repeated, but it was absolutely brilliant. Generous helpings of pop are lavished across the record, foamy concoctions of strong synth beats and bright melodies, all spiced with smatterings of rock, funk, and wave. For [...]
03.24.2010 More trouble for EMI, this time with Gorillaz big hit Stylo from their new album "Plastic Beach". Eddy Grant and his lawyers claim there are "substantive similarities" between Stylo and his 1983 song Time Warp . See more HERE . Whosampled.com seems to think it's a rip. Check it out HERE . Eddy Grant says "Damon Albarn knows in his heart of hearts – it's unfortunate that we cant get into people's hearts – he knows that this is a song that he's loved, in his [...]
Nice little slice of disco goodness to help heal the wounds from a long heavy weekend. Sunshine High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
It's that time again: time for another plagiarism claim! The newest protest comes from 80s reggae star Eddy Grant about the first single from the new Gorillaz album Plastic Beach . Grant has consulted his lawyers alleging that there are "substantive similarities" between the current Gorillaz single "Stylo" and Grant's 1983 track "Time Warp." In an email to the British music magazine NME, he explained "My song sits almost note to note with their release and is a blatant rip off. 'Time Warp' is a very [...]
Following Monday's announcement by Eddy Grant, that Gorillaz have plagiarised his track 'Time Warp' on their new release 'Stylo', Eddy's original version of the 1977 disco hit is being re-released digitally on Sunday.
aerial noise
The Noise Collective
White Folks Get Crunk
The Adios Lounge
Hard.Candy.Music.
Cover Me
Before the Bigs
One Sweet Song
Atomic Ned
Barely Awake In Frog Pajamas
Good Rockin' Tonight
monday music update
Feel my Bicep
ChordStrike
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Catcall – ‘The Warmest Place’
This Is Not The End (Gui Boratto 2012 Mix)
The Animal Kingdom: Gallo del Cielo
Rihanna Gets Nude For Nude
