Right out of the gate, the dark disco sounds of The Aikiu's debut single "Just Can't Sleep" grab you, offering no choice but to come along for a sonic journey. Then, singer Alex Aikiu arrives with fittingly arresting vocals that seal the deal. He is remarkably reminiscent of the iconic sound of Erasure's Andy Bell. The Aikiu - Just Can't Sleep (Original Version) (Preview Clip) [MP3] The Aikiu - Just Can't Sleep (Dub Version) (Preview Clip) [MP3] And that these sounds take us back to the [...]
The pioneering, Philly-based, Web and HD radio station Y-Rock on XPN is set to lose multiple staff members after recent budget cuts at WXPN. Among them is Josh T. Landow, a host who has helped lead the station on it's unique path over the past five years. He hosts his final show today, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will stream live at YRockOnXPN.org . Joining him will be Christopher from Silversun Pickups , Damian from OK Go , Chris from We Are Scientists , Dick Valentine from [...]
Diddy on Tuesday in New York for "Noisemakers" Talk / 92nd Sreet Y At about 2:30 a.m. EDT, Sean "Diddy" Combs posted the following message to twitter: Breaking news!!! Lebron signs with the Knicks!! I just saw him leaving the knicks owners house!!! He lives next door to me!!! Let's go NYC A half hour later at about 3:00 a.m., he posted another message: [...]
"It's Summertime and we had to do somethin special. Everybody knows the classic 'Summer in the City' by Quincy Jones. We decided to take it to Brooklyn, mixin Jay-Z and Lil Wayne vocals from Hello Bk, addin some new fantastic visuals based on typography and still images of Brooklyn. Production, SFX, animation and edit by Greg Solenström." - CookinSoul.com Jay-Z feat. Lil Wayne - Summer in Brooklyn (Cookin Soul's Quincy Jones Remix) [MP3]
Georgie Rogers of BBC's 6 Music chatted with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem/DFA Records about the coming end of LCD as we know it and his goals for the future.
Fresh off the release of their album Night Work , Scissor Sisters have announced tour dates for North America and the UK. Find them all, below. Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light [MP3] Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light (Boys Noize Remix) [MP3] Scissor Sisters North American Tour Dates with special guest Sammy Jo 8/21 Atlanta, GA The Buckhead Theatre Tix 7/10, 12:00a 8/23 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall [...]
Cocorosie - Lemonade [MP3] One of the lucky things about living in a city like LA is that on any given night there is more than one great band to catch. The downside is that you have to choose who to see and who not to see. On Friday night, Jane's Addiction was playing an intimate show at the Roxy and CocoRosie was playing downtown at the Orpheum in support of their latest release Grey Oceans . Tonight's choice - CocoRosie . To start off, the [...]
From the Daily Mirror : "You must come and listen to the album," [Prince] says. "I hope you like it. It's great that it will be free to readers of your newspaper. I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music." He explains that he decided the album will be released in CD format only in the Mirror. There'll be no downloads anywhere in the world because of his ongoing battles against internet abuses. Unlike most other rock stars, he has banned YouTube and iTunes from using any of [...]
Fresh off the release of his epic debut album Heartbeats in May (stream below), Grum has announced some North American tour dates. He's also provided us with an hour-long "summer mix." And so we provide you with all of these wonderful things, below. Grum - Summer Mix [MP3] Grum - Upcoming North America Tour Dates Thu Jul 22 - Dallas @ PM Fri Jul 23 - New York @ Webster Hall Sat July 24 - Toronto @ Wrongbar Thu July 29 - San Francisco @ [...]
Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La [MP3] Finally feeling like a summer night in LA, it was going to be a sweaty one inside the tiny Echo with four bands on the bill. I wondered if the long line of “all ages” would get in as quite a few came sans tickets. If not, Two Boots Pizza next door might make them feel better. Anyone who frequents The Echo/Echoplex knows Two Boots; the fact that you can order a slice inside the bar area during the show makes this venue unique and welcoming. [...]
Photo by Sean B Jack The BBC Trust has announced that it will keep BBC 6 Music on the air after having announced a plan months ago for shutting it down. BBC Trust chiefs said today "the case has not been made" by top brass, who wanted to ditch the alternative music station to save cash. Chairman Sir Michael Lyons admitted the public's response to the proposed closure was impressive as millions of fans protested. He said: "There is no doubt there was a strong public response." [ The [...]
The Count and Sinden will release their album Mega Mega Mega on August 23. This album mix offers a preview. The Count & Sinden - MEGA MEGA MEGA Album Mix Track List: 01 Do You Really Want It (feat. Trackademicks) 02 After Dark (feat. Mystery Jets) 03 Desert Rhythm 04 Hardcore Girls (feat. Rye Rye) 05 Roll Out (feat. 77Klash) 06 Elephant 1234 07 Hold Me (feat. Katy B) 08 Mega 09 Addicted To You [...]
Treasure Fingers - What Am I Supposed To Do [MP3] Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor (Chromeo Remix) [MP3] Friday 7/2 Treasure Fingers, Nick Catchdubs, VDRK at Puma City at South Street Seaport (Free w/ RSVP ) Miss Kittin, Cheryl at Webster Hall ($1 before 12a with RSVP ) The Hood Internet at The Bell House ( tickets ) Faith No More at Williamsburg Waterfront ( tickets ) Saturday 7/3 [...]
Get your party gear on because Jelly just announced the Pool Party lineup and it's got something for everyone. Chuck Schumer pushed to save the parties last year and thanks to his effort, we are getting eight stellar summer Sundays. The festivities kick off on July 11 with a special rendition of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures performed by Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof . The second half of the parties look like a dance party with acts like Cut Copy, Chromeo, !!!, Memory Tapes , and Delorean all set to [...]
So, where is Cut Copy and when are we going to get some new music? It's been three years since 2008's In Ghost Colours which I'm still obsessed with. Well, unfortunately we are going to cruelly wait until January 2011 but there is a silver lining in the very gray cloud. Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire [MP3] Cut Copy are now making three US appearances. Two are for Lollapalooza but a third was just announced for August 8 at [...]
Atlanta-based DJ and producer Le Castle Vania debuted his newest work, a track called "Nobody Gets Out Alive," a few months ago (around the same time as he dropped his great Bulletproof Tiger Mix .) We now have previews of remixes by Noisia, 12th Planet + Flinch, Rrrump, and Rynecologist, which were just made available today: Le Castle Vania - Nobody Gets Out Alive (Rrrump Remix) *Preview* Le Castle Vania - Nobody Gets [...]
N.E.R.D. has released an EP of seven remixes of their track "Hot-n-Fun," which features Nelly Furtado. The EP includes remixes by Hot Chip, Boys Noize, Crookers, Yeasayer, Nero, Starsmith and Wideboys. N.E.R.D. - Hot-n-Fun (Yeasayer Remix) [MP3] You can get the Yeasayer remix right here for free, and get the rest at iTunes . Here's the new music video for the original track: YouTube Direktvideo link [Embedded Video] The "Hot-n-Fun" single is [...]
Oh you lucky Los Angeles people. FILTER Magazine has just announced their Culture Collide Festival and it aims to bring bands from all over the world into one location, offering an eclectic mix of music and venues. The festival will take place on October seven and will continue all the way to October 10. The venues include Spaceland, the Echo, Echoplex and The Standard, Downtown LA and a block party sponsored by Toyota will close out the festivities. Klaxons - Echoes by Hypetrak [...]
Les Savy Fav- Patty Lee [MP3] The wily indie veterans Les Savy Fav are all set to return with another collection of off the wall punk that they do best on September 14. Root For Ruin will be released on Frenchkiss Records and is set to offer 11 tracks. According to the band, With our last album, we wanted to cavort around the world and try some freaky stuff.” says Tim Harrington. "With this one(Root For Ruin), it turns out we [...]
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