A great day for me. On top of that, the tracks are coming in droves, and I'm hardly doing anything at work today. Comparable to a Boys Noize sounds, this Ocelot remix rips it up. Great warm up for the weekend. Switches - Every Second Counts (Ocelot Remix).mp3 Dirty Score: 4.5 out of 5
Last Thursday, Flufftronix was in town spinning over at Debonair for their esteemed Fly By Night parties that they throw, and in the midst of his set was this little gem that I've never gotten around to posting. It's the "NY Excuse" classic by Soulwax, reworked with the "Funky Town" beat behind it and labeled [...]

ZZ Top at The Backyard - more photos... photo by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer by jeff barringer club kingsnake staff Well, I didn't get approved to cover Iron Maiden down in San Antonio tomorrow, but I did get approved to cover last Thursday's ZZ Top show at The Backyard. It was hot, humid, and sticky from the preceding days storm's. With the parking area muddy, Jay West, Gary Miller and I all [...]

SWITCH: Dave Taylor , a man of many names. Solid Groove, A. Brucker and Modeler. He has collaborated with many, including Gilles Peterson, Jesse Rose , Graeme Sinden , Jamie Anderson amongst others. For the tunes, i would have put up the Mystery Jets mix, as i love it, but the blogs are polluted with it (for a reason). So instead i picked my other favourites, enjoy... [...]
Urban Outfitters is hosting Nylon's summer music tour, which will be hitting Kansas City on May 13th. Unfortunately I will just be leaving Pittsburgh at that time for St. Catharine's with my parents to visit family, but KC people should definitely check that out. Here are the bands that are playing: She Wants Revenge The Virgins listen: Love [...]

Din cauza ca am strans o gramada de mp3-uri in folderul ce trebuie sa contina playlistul din aprilie mi-a luat ceva timp pana am reusit sa pun cap la cap melodiile si sa le selectez doar pe acelea pe care tin neaparat sa le auziti. Am sters o groaza dintre ele iar la numaratoarea finala am ramas cu 37 de piese, din care doar 20 au mers mai departe in playlist. Restul fie le-am pastrat pentru mine fie am zis ca autorii melodiilor respective merita cate un post separat. It ain't easy you know? Exista vreo 3 melodii de care [...]

Artist: The Ruby Suns Album: Sea Lion Mp3: Tane Mahuta Label: Sub Pop Release Date: Mar 4, 2008 Artist: Ladyhawk Album: Shots Mp3: I Don't Always Know What You're Saying Label: Jagjaguwar Release Date: Mar 4, 2008 Artist: The Dodos Album: The Visiter Mp3: Fools Label: Frenchkiss [...]

Feel like you're stuck in traffic on Monday, the worst work day of the week ? Here's a mix to blow the dust out of the speakers and begin your week with a bang. Turn it up. Sometimes all you need is loud. The Who - Shakin All Over Buy Live At Leeds Switches - Drama Queen(Demo) Buy Heart Tuned To Dead [...]
Enjoy their performance of 'Drama Queen' below. Visit Switches on MySpace. MP3: Switches - Drama Queen

The inaugural Nylon Magazine Music Tour will headlined by New Wave inspired-electronic act She Wants Revenge , who are touring in support of their second album, This Is Forever . Joining them on the road are Tennessee's Be Your Own Pet , The Virgins , and Switches . [...]

2008 already seems to be a better-than-average year in new music. It started strong with Vampire Weekend's debut (if you go by official release dates and not when everyone downloaded it), went on to R.E.M.'s highly unexpected best album in almost twenty years, a surprise second Raconteurs record, Bauhaus' swan song, and a dozen other good ones besides. Here are my favorites of this quarter who I didn't just mention: Neon Neon - Stainless Style A collaboration between Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys (still riding a hot streak [...]

This review appears in Wireless Bollinger . Switches are essentially temporary house guests. They arrive with gusto, plonking down their gear with an audible thud. For a bit, they're a welcome distraction, spouting easy cadence that causes the host to nod along. Eventually, they wear out their welcome, entering a tiresome romantic phase where they dwell unnecessarily on past relationships, with just a tad too much sentimentalism. Thankfully, they redeem themselves somewhat in the final act, exiting with enthusiasm, promising to return as soon as possible – with another album. The [...]
Switches , out of London, will be at SXSW on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before heading to L.A. for their CD release party. The band will release Lay Down the Law on Interscope Records on Tuesday, March 18, but you can pre-order it and get a free t-shirt from Insound . We're giving away a pair of tickets to their CD release party at The Roxy if you won't make it out to Austin to see them. All you have to do is send an email [...]

This year even more than ever before, there are more excellent non-official SXSW parties than ever before. Unless you intend to hit a seminar or panel, or schmooze on the Trade Floor, you really can almost see every decent band down there gratis during the day. Here's a few free shows we're shooting to hit: Yeah, you read right, The Wedding Present. For free. At dinner time. Awesome. And dig Terrorbird & Force Field's boss bash...they even put a beer bottle in the flyer [...]
Eric Prydz is on a roll at the moment, without doubt leading the way. His labels Mouseville, Pryda and Pryda Friends are positively brimming with underground club hits. Eric Prydz plays under several aliases, his most Famous are Cirez D, Sheridan and Pryda Eric Prydz releases his more commercial songs with vocal ...

Photo by Kristen Lidell Okay, that's not entirely accurate - we knew exactly where Hot Freaks 2 was . And the first one . And that's where part the third will be as well - next month, coincidentally running at the same time as a certain music festival in Austin, Texas that shall not be named for we have no affiliation with that event whatsoever, at Club DeVille and The Mohawk (aka "the best bar in America" ) on March 14 and 15 from noon till 6PM, across two venues and [...]

Switches are the latest and greatest export from the UK. Having relesed their album to much praise there nearly a year ago, they recently signed with Interscope, and are preparing for a US release on March 18th. Their debut channels Britpop's finest - Supergrass, Blur, etc. - while avoiding the pitfall of being exact copies of their influences. Lead singer Matt Bishop was nice enough to take time out of his soundcheck to chat with me on the phone. Matt: Hi Sean. Nice [...]
This is new favorite song. So this should be your new favorite song. I will also say this is my second favorite video ever (a runner up only to my dream boy/soul mate Dan Deacon's "drinking out of cups.") a-fucking-brillant-mazing-liek -woah-waa-riiiii-liek-huh? Like usual, if you don't agree with me you not as funny, smart, or pretty as me;) Tags: arab rappers , [...]

Lil Wayne ft Rich Boy, Currency - Between Your Shoulders (DJ Giovanny Remix) (ysi) / (zshare) Stars - Take Me To The Riot (ysi) / (zshare) Escort - All Through The Night (ysi) / (zshare) Rick Ross ft Ballgreezy - Shone (Remix) (ysi) / (zshare) Patrick Wolf - Accident and Emergency (ysi) / (zshare) Maino ft T.I. - What Ya [...]