Razorlight - Don't Go Back To Dalston (Live at Reading 2004) Zwischen all den Jahresrück und -ausblicken der letzten Tage und Wochen fiel mir neulich auf, dass der letzte richtig große Indiewahn jetzt schon zehn Jahre her ist. Damals befeuerten die Strokes und Co. mit ihrem garagigen Indie unsere musikalische Leidenschaft und Kreativität. Vieles drehte sich in den folgenden frühen Nullerjahren um das sogenannte "Dalston Set" – eine Gruppe von Indie-Berühmtheiten um die Libertines Carl Barât, Pete Doherty sowie Johnny Borrell von Razorlight. Letzterer wollte – so heißt es – mit seinem Song "Don't Go Back [...]

Photography by Jimi Patterson silent xx sex everyone was making out grinding to "Islands" More photos after the bump! Jack Peñate Chairlift The xx

The xx at Sasquatch! 2010 (05/30/10) Photo : Drake Lelane On Sunday, August 8 , The xx will be making their fifth (or sixth) appearance in NYC since CMJ 2009. However, despite their relatively frequent visits to our fair city, I'm sure it will do nothing to dampen the interest in their free Sunday show at Central Park SummerStage with Jack Peñate and Lilith Fair's Chairlift . If you'd like to win a pair of VIP [...]

The Xx at Sasquatch! 2010 (05/30/10) Photo : Drake LeLane The Xx have just announced a new show at the United Palace Theatre at Oct 2, 2010 . Though it hasn't been officially announced yet, it looks like this show is part of yet another full US fall tour (do these guys ever stop?). Right now I count 8 new US dates , but there are lots of gaps, so expect more shows to be announced soon. Tickets [...]

I posted the original to this back in October and forgot about it till I was recently working on a mix for a hotel I'm unfortunately not allowed to disclose yet. Aside from the infections chord progression and first class production, this song has some great lyrics that get me thinking every time I hear it. I took another step to find out which way my feet would fall. The right way must be left as straight ahead is never good at all." I was [...]
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You ask, you receive. Remixes are back with more reading for your pleasure! Crank that volume knob and dive in! ♫ Penguin Prison - Worse It Gets (RAC Mix) / Damn. Jams don't get much fresher than this. I haven't heard the original yet but I couldn't wait another moment to share this slice of audio perfection. Penguin Prison and RAC are both firing on all cylinders on this buttery smooth funk fest. This jam could cure depression if administered in daily doses. For reals. ♫ Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Home (RAC Mix) [...]

I didn't say it, but... Canada: barely better than America at a sport they invented. - TFLN Happy Olympics, everyone! Dmitry Fyodorov - Simcoe (Video Edit) (awesomely dark, tech house) Don Diablo + Sidney Samson - Rise Up (prediction: massive remixes to come) Jack Peñate - So Near (Penguin Prison Remix) ( Penguin Prison is unstoppable) Mojib + UNKLE + The Radio Dept. - May Day (what a great collaboration) [...]
Sometimes you just have a really great day for no particular reason. And sometimes, I just put together a playlist that really hits the spot. And when both happen at the same time, it feels like you can't miss. Really enjoy days like this.Yes Giantess: The Ruins (Fear of Tigers Remix)Cassette Kids: Spin (Russ Chimes Big House Remix)Lo-Fi-Fnk: Marchin' InJohnny Polygon: Riot Song remix ft. KiD

Penguin Prison - Something I'm Not [ mp3 ] Jack Penate - So Near ( Penguin Prison Remix) [ mp3 ] we just got a dope track and a dope remix from Penguin Prison we will hear a lot about this guys in 2010
electronic rumors fave, Penguin Prison , has reMixed Indie/alternative singer Jack Peñate 's track of last year 'So Near' and effortlessly made it his own. Creating a funky, soulful, ElectroPop gem, this could be a PP track. It so different from the original whilst keeping the song structure and making it sound like it was always written to be an ElectroPop track. Genius! ♫ Jack Peñate - So Near (Penguin Prison reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) Penguin Prison has such a huge year ahead [...]

Prison break... Jack Penate: 'So Near' [Penguin Prison remix] [ mp3 via Neon Gold] Penguin Prison's new single "The Worse It Gets" is solid!

This is it. The best of the best. As determined by me and in alphabetical-by-artist order. This list has been a labor of love and it is an honor to pay tribute to so many fantastic albums. With that said, don't hesitate to lift your leg and leave your own mark in the comments. Or just track down the albums here that you don't know and get down with a good set of headphone. I know these lists are self indulgent and often pointless but they are fun nonetheless. A big thank you to all the TBE readers who [...]

This year I though I should at least describe some of the tracks of the year, but without falling into just using amazing, awesome, outstanding etc. Brother Sport by Animal Collective is the greatest song ever. I say this with all sincerity. I'm wrestling with myself to make a songs of the decade list, and this would very likely be number one. After their album collected virtual dust on my hard drive, it came up on shuffle and made me immediately listen to the rest of Animal Collective's eighth [...]

This year we're not gonna bombard you with a bunch of HOT TIPS!!! like we have done before. There's enough expectation on emerging artists already without me declaring who should or shouldn't get big in '010. So we're carrying on with On The Radar simply to promote new talent. And there's no new artist with more talent than 21 year old Brooklynite Theophilus London, or 'the-coolest-thing-we've-ever- seen'. In a time when hip hop, rap and grime are dying genres in every sense, he has appeared to breath new life into an old style, dragging it kicking and screaming into [...]
One of the best year we've had music wise in a long time. Lot's of new bands that blew my mindhole, veterans that came back on the scene and did the same. A few disappointments (I'm looking at you Mute Math and Dredg) and outright failures (Chris Cornell ... seriously dude?) some kick ass hip hop (Tanya Morgan, Blakroc, Dälek) [...]

Is it me or are albums getting shorter? This list has an average of 10.2 tracks for each album, if you are a statistic obsessive like myself. It sure makes it easier to review albums. Another observation: it seems like the first half of the list is fantastic music, while the second half is all really emotional. Anyway, here are my favourite albums of 2009: 1. Tarot Sport - Fuck Buttons Though I enjoyed their first album, Fuck Buttons [...]

I had a hell of a lot of trouble getting this list together. Relistening to albums, figuring out which ones to cull from my list. I rediscovered some great great discs though. And my top 10 will be just below...for you! But first off, I feel as though there are a few albums I should give a small shout out to. Although these discs didn't make my top 10 list, they did make my shortlist (a list that ended up being not very short at all)...and man it was difficult trying to cull that down. So, [...]
Britain's Jack Peñate has recorded a session for AOL's Spinner. He recorded the session back in October while he was in Los Angeles. During the session Peñate four tracks, three from his latest release "Everything is New" and one from his debut album "Matinée". You can... Click the link to read more

Jack Peñate – Everything Is New The title of Peñate's second album could not have been more appropriate had he called it This Second Album Is Really Quite Different To The First One. As with friends The Maccabees , Peñate ditched the prevailing sound of his debut (a kind of annoying indie rockabilly) in favour of a much more expansive sound, taking in afrobeat ('Tonight's Today') and elements of dance and gospel ('Pull My Heart Away'). Helped by producer Paul Epworth, Everything Is New is the [...]

12.04.09 #20 Dada Life "Happy Hands And Happy Feet" free download #21 One Eskimo "Kandi" #22 Ou Est Le Swimming Pool "Dance The Way I Feel" #23 Peter Bjorn John "Nothing to Worry About" [...]