BGB getting a little bit indie on ya right here. Catchy cover by the Freelance Whales of DEVO's "Girl U Want" . Its a complete reversal to the original - stripped down and sweetened up. As Judah Dadone told Spinner , "We recorded this song for kicks a couple months ago, because Kevin [Read, multi-instrumentalist] is a really big Devo fan. We wanted to change the feel of the song dramatically, since the original is like a really straight-ahead, rock, punk, Mark Mothersbaugh freakout. Ours comes across as more of [...]
The Fab Four from Brighton/Brooklyn are keeping the long-thought-to-be-dead genre alive and fresh.
Download: Sad Cafe - Take Me To The Future Download: Sad Cafe - Strange Little Girl You remember a few years back, when the (let's call 'em) 'hipster' community gathered round a limited edition Dali nike tea pot and decided that Hall & Oates were a band to listen to, maybe ironically (LOLZ at the mullet and moustache), but it was cool for them to play them in their iro-fest DJ sets. I didn't mind, any excuse to [...]
Lot of talk about homosexuality in the local media, hate campaigns and all that weak shit againts sexual minorities. Take your head out of your ass and start living the life like the rest of us, with acceptance towards others. MP3 Marly Duffy & Joe Jones - I'm Gay (320K) (ge.tt)
Tristeza is a post-rock band who has been on the scene for over 10 years. While never receiving much mainstream acclaim or monetary success, the band has been a major factor in underground scenes for quite some time. Originally from San Diego, the band now calls Oakland (birthplace of whistle tips, "Woo WOOOOO!") home. Off of their 2000 album Dream Signals in Full Circles , this is a really chill instrumental track. It reminds me a lot of Explosions In The Sky who are most well known [...]
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I'm a lifelong fan of The Carpenters ' "Rainy Days and Mondays", so imagine how thrilled I was to come across this acapella version of the song. It's apparently just the center channel of the mix, just Karen's voice with bass & drums. It's simple and beautiful, perfect for this rainy Saturday. Feel like making a remix, anyone? Carpenters - Rainy Days and Mondays (Acapella) [ The Carpenters - Singles 1969-1981 from Amazon (MP3 Album) ]
Lotta dance tracks turning up on the blog today, but who is complianing? This little EP was sent to me by the good people at Bears Eat Beats . Jensen Sportag is an electronic music duo from the UK. The sounds spread across their new Pure Wet EP are pretty surprising. The echoing female vocals on "Mapquest" are a pretty stark contrast from the sweet soft rock feel of "Jareaux." Definitely a versatile up-and-comer. Stream the entire release below: Stream: Jensen Sportag- Pure Wet [...]
Classic '70s soft-rock After stirring little U.S. chart interest with three albums with A& this Texas-bred duo discovered the song "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" and ignited a run of hits on the Big Tree label. This, their first album for Big Tree, was their best and most commercially successful. The album's title track just missed the pop chart's top slot, but did hit #1 adult contemporary. The song's writer, Parker McGee, also provided the album's title track (and the duo's second hit single). The remaining titles were written by the duo, [...]
Got some real tasty exotic morsels for this sesh that I've been looking forward to sharing for a while. First up is a cut from the freshly released Soft Rocks album sampler which is just super duper. Warning: this is only on the sampler, not the album, which is also super duper. I haven't heard a great deal more snare drum grooves hipper than this one, it absolutely pops my head off, and it just gets better in the percussion break mid-way through the track. Yeah the brief sections of vox and synth are cool but it's when [...]
Peaceful Warrior (Soft Rocks Jesus Convention Remix) by Social Disco Club (Right Click Download) Porto, Portugal Leave it to Humberto Matias of Portugal's Social Disco Club to help ignite those deep, sexual desires flowing through your minds at all hours of the day. This scandolous, contemporary re work by Soft Rocks of England should leave you with a mischievous smile as you carry on through your day and maybe some extra inspiration to seek what you desire as the work day ends and the city lights come out. Here's a link to Social Disco Club's soundcloud as well as to Soft Rocks' soundcloud . The [...]
I find that an easy way to annoy your partner is to sing the opening line of Simon and Garfunkel's generation defining post-folk odessey The Sound of Silence, but replacing 'darkness' with your loved one's name. If delivered with a regrettful visage and at that point when an argument could start if you wanted it to you will feel the most expressive benefit. Afterwards, lift the mood by playing scando-cribbing contemporary disco from Brightonians Soft Rocks , whose SDC rerub is a like a bottle of smiles. [...]
Download: Moon Martin - Pain Killer (Woolfy Edit) This something I first heard at a club night run by one of my favourite blogs The Beat : the Visitation at the Lock Tavern (a regular haunt of mine). A simple edit by Woolfy of the Moon Martin track 'Paid Killer' (below), stretched out and delicately cosmified, bringing some sense of morose to the dancefloor. Discogs
Мой любимый трамплин Release number two from the KAT45 label brings another set of fine bluesy soft rock edits from Garden Festival resident Ole Smokey. 'Are You There' was originally released back in '77 by folk rockers America and is taken from their George Martin produced album, 'Harbor'. Stretched out to almost double the length of the original, this laid back beauty glides along with subtle funky drums and a bass line to match. On the flip [...]
Peppermint Trolley Company "Trust".mov On Upbeat! I guess... Written By Paul Williams & Roger Nichols Here's a great Peppermint Trolley Company page. Check out the comments for some background from Danny Faragher of The Peppermint Trolley Company. Here's an interview he did on Luxuria Music.
Photo by Ryan McGinley Social Disco Club recently released his 'Peaceful Warrior' 12" on Is It Balearic? with remixes in the form of a combined effort by Soft Rocks & Lovefingers , a spun out version by Pacific Horizons , and a very melodic one by Swiss duo Pharao Black Magic that is probably the most accessible one of the three - and consequently also my favourite one. You can preview the entire 12" & get the vinyl here , a digital release should [...]
Is it Spring Break yet? The homies from San Diego break it down vintage style here, fusing some new school-ish indie feels into a track that sounds as if it could be 25 years old at the same time. Bonus points for the awesome retro video as well. Makes me want to run away back to Dec 2009 where I got to live my dream life for several days on the North Shore, pretending I was as cool as my surfer bum friends, watching Greg Long tear up Waimea to win the Eddie after it [...]
Paloma and I killed most of a Saturday afternoon several years ago sucked into a Discovery channel marathon of the series Survivorman . For the uninitiated, the show starred a fellow named Les Stroud who would place himself in precarious situations - stranded in remote, Canadian wilderness or adrift, alone, in the ocean - and videotape his efforts to not perish. Then came Man Vs. Wild starring Bear Gryllis, with a similar premise. Paloma immediately championed Bear mostly as he could be her brother's doppelganger. (the only [...]
"THE SOUND OF A HEAVY BOOT CRASHING INTO THE RE-EDIT CARCASS? NO, IT'S THE DISCO POWERPLAY!" Soft Rocks have dropped us a sample track ahead of their album release in a few weeks.... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com
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