As we write this we have our blog's tunes climbing the Hype Machine's charts, which confirms to us that our selections are not only resting on our passions, but yours too. Nice. Here's three more... MEW Its been a long, arduous four year wait for us obliging Mew fans. The seminal and highly acclaimed And The Glass Handed Kites left us wanting, so it's with reverent excitement that we can announce their return. Though initially they've teased us with the [...]
Hey, it's May 1st! May we present you with this weeks edition of our Friday Mixtape? Of course, you don't really have a choice, because as you'll see below, we already spent quite some time putting together a pretty stellar mix of new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. Plus, you'd be crazy not to check it out - when you got Eminem and Sam Bean on the same mixtape, you know it has to be good! NEW Singles: "The Drop [...]
I love the way "Elvis" is an anagram of "lives", that's probably why people still think he's alive. One band who do are post-punk band The Mighty Roars. Their new single is called 'Elvis Lives (and he drinks sale)', the scond part of which isn't an anagram. Well it probably is, but I'm too lazy to figure out what. The single is out June 1st, and is taken from upcoming album ZIP which will be out sometime later this year on One Little Indian. Listen: The Mighty Roars - 'Elvis Lives' [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Binary Marketing Show : "Shape of Your Head" [mp3] from Pattern other Binary Marketing Show posts at Largehearted Boy Bloodkin : 2009-04-18, Chicago [mp3,ogg,flac] "Stranger in a Strange Land" [mp3] other Bloodkin posts at Largehearted Boy Double Dagger : [...]

Artwork by Anna Wadham Video's compiled by Oliver Primus Todays roundup includes Papercuts, Madness, General Elektriks, Kill It Kid, Official Secrets Act and The Mighty Roars! Related Posts The 405 News Roundup (22/04/09) Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want The [...]

So whats on the Red Baron virtual turntable for March? First up, ANIMAL MATHS "We're Dan, Dave, Jonny & Arthur. We started playing together at Christmas time. Our songs are very short. One is about WITCHCRAFT and sounds like Hawkwind and Black Sabbath. We'll start playing gigs in London soon. Hope you enjoy the new tunes. We recorded them ourselves at Survival Rehearsal studios and Dan's front room. They're rough but we like them" The virtual turntable is playing: Animal Maths [...]