With the horizon of a new year seemingly inches away, we're proud to present our best songs of 2011. We have been slaving over albums and hidden tracks for the past month, but now the beginning of our five-part list of the best of the best. 50. The Airborne Toxic Event - Half of Something Else Very similar to 20082s "Sometime Around Midnight", TATE is back with a similar formula and not a bad album either. I guess if you've got the chemistry down, why change it? 49. Radiohead [...]
![RUBIK BRINGS THEIR FINNISH CHARM TO THE STUDIO [HONEY I'M HOME SESSION]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3935222_lg.jpg)
The holidays are almost upon us and I have a very special Christmas/Hanukkah present for you! Filmed last month at our home studio in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, this new 'Honey I'm Home' session features one of my favorite bands in the world. Hailing from Finland, Rubik is a kind-souled group of gents that play eclectic, rich indie pop that is quite possibly best described as simply Scandinavian. You can watch both videos below and download both tracks for free. And for goodness sake, please don't skip the second video, for their track "Karhu [...]
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There's a ton of great shows in NYC this week, creating an interesting dilemma for those that need to select just one or two. The Drums , fun. , Young Man , Lucius , ARMS , Kurt Vile & the Violators , and Cloud Nothings are all playing our fine city, but it's still our 2nd B-Day Bash that I'm most excited for. Featuring Rubik , Ambassadors , Yellowbirds , E-603 , and For a Minor Reflection , Manhattan venue Pianos will [...]
On Friday, November 11, we're taking over the music venue Pianos in lower Manhattan and celebrating the 2nd birthday of The Wild Honey Pie . In planning our b-day bash, I couldn't think of a better way than bringing 5 of my absolute favorite bands together and inviting our friends and readers out to party down with me and the rest of the team. Having this blog/website has been an amazing time and gets better every day. Thank you for all the continued support and I hope to see you on 11/11/11! [...]
¿Te imaginas llegar a una fiesta y que todos los asistentes tengan el mismo disfraz? Eso pasa por no tener imaginación, como el capítulo de Southpark donde Kyle llega a la fiesta y todos están disfrazados de Chewbacca Acá algunos tips de disfraces de moda (y no tanto) para esta temporada: 1. El disfraz más popular en U.S.A es el de Charlie Sheen 2. Otro que seguro será solicitado es este: Gadafi, que hará que ya ni quien se acuerde de Sadam Hussein [...]
Kirjoituksesta ja kuvista vastaa Hannu. Laajempi kuvagalleria @ Flickr . Flow 2011 alkoi erittäin positiivisella yllätyksellä. Festivaalialuetta oli muokattu totaalisen uuteen uskoon. Laajennettu alue pitää sisällään uusia esiintymislavoja, hämyisiä elokuvamestoja, askartelupaikkoja ja ties mitä. Joku kertoi alueelta löytyvän jopa neppisradan. Me likes! Alue oli rakennettu nerokkaan sokkeloiseksi ja humalainen hortoilija löysi runsaasti mielenkiintoista tutkittavaa, mikäli sellaiseen jäi aikaa bändien katselulta. Suurin osa tämän vuoden esiintyjistä oli minulle tuiki tuntemattomia, mutta jo avajaispäivänä kävi selväksi, että järjestäjien musiikkimakuun voi luottaa. Ilta tarjosi yllätyksiä ja elämyksiä alusta loppuun. [...]
Featuring Sly & Robbie, Rubik, Twin Shadow, Jamie Woon, Kanye West and James Blake. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTOS Related News: Photo Gallery: Flow Festival Day 2 Photo Gallery: Flow Festival Day 1 Pack Your Bags: Flow Festival hits Helsinki August 12-14 Photo Gallery: Jamie xx, Sepalcure and Creep at Le Poisson Rouge (February 22, 2011) Photo Gallery: Festival Mawazine Day [...]
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my wild-eyed wonder, daughter of the sun, tie your hand to mine, and we will, we will jump ♫ Rubik - World Around You Finland's Rubik have done some slow sneaking on my ears. RAC gave them their first in with his naturally stellar remix of "Wasteland" before 7 months later their own track "Laws of Gravity" established them as a force of their own. But still, don't ask my why, I wasn't expecting such a solid album. Hearing Solar for the first time caught me [...]
Two afternoon delights: Rubik - “World Around You” — Sounds like: Sigur Ros Dirty Gold - “California Sunrise” — Sounds like: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Depuis le mois d'avril, le Canadien Deadmau5 a écumé l'Europe durant plusieurs mois lors d'une tournée gigantesque. De nombreux Européens ont pu voir en action le célèbre Rubik's Cube , principal élément visuel de ses apparitions live. Ce n'était pas le cas des Parisiens, qui ont eu droit à un show 'Unhooked' sans cube et sans masque. Joel Zimmerman n'abandonne pas pour autant sa tête de souris. Fin mai, une vidéo de quelques minutes appelait les fans à imaginer la prochaine 'Deadmau5 head'. Le gagnant de ce concours [...]
This year is over halfway over? Unbelievable. I haven’t even put away all of my winter clothes and the summer is sweating through the windows. The whirlwind year has spit me out just in time to list out a few of my top songs of 2011. Making this list was difficult in part because when [...]
Just as last year we're presenting you a mixtape of our favourite tunes for summer days . (Although it's quite rainy here in Switzerland these days) The mixtape contains some lo-fi tracks , catchy pop-rock tunes and some electronic stuff . Enjoy and share! Monster Rally Surf Erie Ducktails Killin The Vibe Cults Oh My God Oregon Bike Trails [...]
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Now that I've had some time to reflect on my days in Barcelona for Primavera Sound 2011, I'm going to do my absolute best to sum up the experience with awards to the bands that either rocked my world or made me want to cry (from either excitement or disappointment). For all my band photos from the fest, click here . For a full glimpse of the bands I tried to see, or if you're curious about who exactly played the festival, click here . For a gallery of pretty [...]
Hola from Spain! I was lucky enough to make the trip over here to Barcelona for Primavera Sound , a music festival featuring some of my absolute favorite bands in the entire world. I've put together an official guide to help those who are also in attendance navigate through the madness. I haven't mentioned every band playing, only those I am most excited for. In addition, I've selected a stage each day that you shouldn't miss! For those not here with me, festival line-ups are some of the best ways to discover new bands, so check out [...]
With three successful full-length albums behind them in their home of Helsinki, Finland, synthpop act Rubik attempts to be the first Finnish band to cross over into international pop consciousness since Hanoi Rocks. For their impressive North American debut, Solar , Rubik pulls off an electropop record that manages to touch on so many of Phoenix's and of Montreal's buoyant, poppy qualities without ever dipping into the cloying territory that other similar-sounding artists are often found guilty of entering. A 20-second burst of horn fanfare gives way to “World Around You”, beginning a wild, multi-layered [...]
New Rubik’s Cube World Record: 6.24 Seconds
Hey there! I am in quite the mood as exactly 48 hours from now, I will be on a Virgin Atlantic flight to London. While I have a couple meetings over there, it's really just a fun trip I'm taking with my friend, exploring parts of Europe I've never been and returning to places where my friends and family live. Why am I writing this? Well, I'd love to see if anyone had suggestions for my travels. Places to see, bands to check out at the various spots, music to load into my iPod, movies to watch, [...]
For any suckers working Good Friday, check out this catchy number from Finnish rockers Rubik - Laws Of Gravity . Its a great pick-me-up number and should get you out of that working-when-you-shouldn't-be slump. The track comes from the band's third album Solar , out soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9KXW0 hxMtE
Every weekday, MUF offers five (5) daily downloads of free and legal MP3s. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. 'Daily Downloads' via Twitter , Facebook or RSS ! (For more information on what our Daily Download is and what they mean to you go here ) Today's Free MP3s: Morning Fuzz - Sever The Range [ Artist Page ] Nik [...]
The countdown continues here with songs 15 - 6. Hope you are enjoying this list as much as I enjoyed putting it together. I am amazed at the plethora of music worth listening to that has come out in the past few months. The rest of the list will come this weekend. 15. Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home This is definitely the most listened to song of the year so far, partly because I got it back in December. I think I wore it out, or it might be higher [...]
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