In just a few mere hours we are getting out of work and heading to The Happy Dog to experience the cultural phenomenon that is a DJ Kishka Happy Hour. This evening with a nice holiday twist he will be performing live " How The Kishka Saved Christmas " . We've been looking forward to this for weeks. You can get some great info on him here . For the last week or so we were trying to compile some of the best Holiday mp3's [...]
We are all starting to feel a little more jolly as the season approaches so, in light of that, and as a reprieve from list-making , we asked two of our staff to curate a Christmas-themed cassette for the season. Side A is provided by Simon Roche and features the track from the now-ubiquitous (and rightly so) A Charlie Brown Christmas , that notorious reindeer lover Billy Corgan is joined by a 45-piece string ensemble on a Smashing Pumpkins holiday song from 1997, Yellow Magic Orchestra's Ryuichi Sakamoto, some Danish cheer and Low. [...]
Today's song is "Christmas Wrapping" by Summer Camp . The UK duo has done a wonderful cover of The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping," The British duo are closing out a successful year in which they released their debut EP Young to critical acclaim. They are currently working on their full-length debut, to be released in Spring/Summer 2011. Summer Camp plan to make their first visit to the United States in conjunction with SXSW 2011. Spread the cheer and listen below. For more information on Summer Camp check out MySpace . Get their [...]
Best songs of the year is typically the most difficult list to make but also the most rewarding. There's nothing more indicative of a year in music then it's greatest songs, and evident from the tracks listed below, I'd venture to say 2010 was a pretty great year. To add some perspective and keep my head from exploding due to too much writing (it could happen), I asked Matt to help with the list this year. We combined our favorite songs list (carefully removing any artist overlaps) and came up with a definitive 50 best songs of 2010 [...]
58 mins : 16 secs | 40.0 mb Best Coast & Wavves "Got Something For You" ( 02:20 ) The Christmas Gig [ free download ] myspace (best coast) | myspace (wavves) Crocodiles & Dum Dum Girls ( 04:16 ) "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Don't Die)" [ free download ] myspace (crocodiles) | myspace (dum dum girls) The Ronettes [...]
I'll be honest, I do love Christmas. I have a lot of time for Wham and Mariah Carey, and I am already excited for the multiple viewings of Home Alone and Elf in a week or so. However, there are only so many times you can listen to Chris Rea before biting your own hands off, and Band Aid has the unfortunate side effect of inducing a death rage, so it is brilliant that this year some genuinely decent alternative Christmas songs have been released. Moshi Moshi have released A Christmas Gift For You Ep , Target are [...]
So ahead of our mammoth postings of end-of-year favourites: albums, tracks, covers, old songs heard for the first time in 2010 etc. etc. and posted by Mrs Mackerel, MM, Barry-Sean, Mr Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket et al here is a quick and dirty round-up of some of the new tunes, Christmas tunes, covers and other bits and pieces that have been doing the rounds. Having already posted two covers yesterday by the Handsome Family and Gospel Claws , we'll keep the theme going strong today. So [...]
There are no more G.O.O.D. Fridays and it's fucking cold outside. So while every Friday Mixtape is worthwhile, these days there couldn't be a better time to offer you a mix of the week's best new singles, remixes, and covers, which come courtesy of Cover Me . This week's mix features the likes of The Get Up Kids, El-P, Jarvis Cocker, Nicole Atkins, The Streets, Diplo, and Shit Robot, among others. So please enjoy all the sounds below, and then be sure to check back next week as we official unveil our picks for the best music of 2010. [...]
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Not too long ago, I posted a list of great videos and on that list was one for "Shyness" by Thieves Like Us. This is notable not only because Summer Camp 's "Round The Moon" fits nicely beside that band's critically acclaimed tune, but also because they sampled the same video footage in the creation of these videos. Summer Camp released their Young EP a few months back on Moshi Moshi and it hints of moody European music from [...]
So its almost that time of the year again. Just as predictable as hearing Band Aid on the radio is an influx of Christmas songs / covers. We wont bore you with tracks from Coldplay, The Killers or even HURTS.... We will however give you some alternative Christmas numbers, which you can pick your favourite from whilst counting down the hours before you finish work. Listen below.... The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80's [...]
Once again, this year we scoured the indie music world to find some cool, and hard to find tunes from some of our favorite artists. There are a lot of lists with all the usual songs you see every year, so we did our best to try and find some gems for you. Feel free to spread the love. And Merry Christmas! We also have the pleasure once again to have a nice cover for this mix for those of you who are planning on making physical versions for your Christmas festivities. The design was done by two-time Muffin Christmas [...]
Here are a couple tracks to add to your holiday party mix, courtesy of the nice folks at Moshi Moshi. The indie label has wrapped up a festive indie compilation, A Christmas Gift For You , available December 14th in the States, and featuring some awesome Noel-inspired tracks from Slow Club, Idiot Glee, The Wave Pictures, Hot Club de Paris, and more. Check out Summer Camp's lo-fi reworking of The Waitresses' classic "Christmas Wrapping" as well as Slow Club's take on "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)." Download both below, and be the holiday [...]
As we saw our first snow flakes here in New York City yesterday, there is nothing that gets us through the winter faster and thinking about the warm months ahead, than the constant barrage of music festival lineup announcements. Last Friday, the fine folks behind Summer Camp revealed the first round of artists that will take to the stages and tents at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL next Memorial Day Weekend. Now in its 11th year, the jam-friendly festie will once again be [...]
The inbox over-floweth with free holiday cheer. Don't be a scrooge More like it: FREE MP3: "20 Miles" by Deer Tick Live Review: Deer Tick at Bowery Ballroom ALBUM REVIEW: "The Black Dirt Sessions" Deer Tick
Here is the second part of my hopes for 2011. Part One is here . 6. Kitten www. kittentheband .com/ One of the newest discoveries on this list, I came across Kitten just a few days before I saw them play at Camden Barfly back in October where they completely blew me away with a dazzling performance. This young band [...]
The seasonal cheer continues with a cover of The Waitresses classic 'Christmas Wrapping' by Summer Camp . MP3: 'Christmas Wrapping'
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