Drop this new Afghan Raiders Remix on the dance floor or blast it at your next house party... MP3: Black Lips - "The Drop I Hold Feat. GZA (Afghan Raiders House Party Remix) " Download it right here (320K): ---> http://www.mediafire.com/?kyd2 dr4ddn3
ARTIST: YACHT TRACK: Psychic City (Voodoo City) ALBUM: See Mystery Lights LABEL: DFA Records NOTES: Jona and Claire are two of the coolest, most down to earth peeps out there. Please go buy their new record HERE !
Here is a banger of a new remix from Afghan Raiders of Phoenix's track "1901". It's a dark, heavy, club-oriented approach to the indie-pop track that will hopefully be heard soon on sweaty dance floors across the universe. The dudes also have a handful of west coast tour dates. MP3: Phoenix - "1901 (Afghan Raiders Remix)" - ( MediaFire Link ) Afghan [...]
Below check out one of the sweeeeetest mixtapes I've heard in a long time. It's from the DJ duo WACK RAPS outta downtown LA. If you need something to spark up a crazy ass-shaking dance party, then this is the one. Right click, Save as... the file below. MP3 : WACK RAPS - "SUP." TRACK LIST : 1. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead [...]
Bolstered by the innovation, flexibility and craftsmanship that have made the duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland club culture icons, The Crystal Method 's fourth studio effort, Divided By Night , is easily its most inventive and accomplished to date. Badical Beats is running a contest in conjunction with Filter Magazine and The Crystal Method in celebration of the new release. HOW TO WIN : Send an email to badicalbeatscontests@gmail.com for your chance to win a copy of Divided By Night on [...]
Unless you've been hiding in a cave for the last year, you probably know the economy has taken a severe nose dive, and with it, music magazines. I don't know about you, but there is something about sifting through a music magazine that is magical. When I was growing up, I'd practically stalk the mailman on a day by day basis in hopes that he would drop off my latest issue. Sometimes a magazine is the best way to discover new artists. It's great reading about artists on paper (imagine that), and seeing some of the incredible photographs that [...]
Passion Pit announced today they have to cancel their May headlining tour of the US/UK due to personal issues. The band had this to say: Due to a personal situation at home, we will unfortunately not be able to play our May UK/Euro dates. We feel really awful about this and hope that everyone understands. We are looking forward to getting back overseas soon to make up all these shows for you. They are expected to be back in the UK for festival appearances and rescheduled UK shows this Summer. [...]
We are absolutely STOKED on this one, and I guess we're not the only ones. SPIN.com just posted an amazing write-up on Afghan Raiders and their remix of The Faint 's blistering new single "Mirror Error", which can be read in its entirety HERE . Now that you've read the article, and you're pumped out of your mind to hear the track, look just below and you'll find a link to stream and download it for FREE (right click... save as). [...]
Badical Beats had the pleasure of meeting the two beautiful people that make up Rainbow Arabia at our SXSW party a couple weeks ago. Their music is a fascinating combination of electronic, world, garage, and indie, and I highly recommend you check out more of them on their Myspace page . Below is their brilliant new video for the single "Omar K". Yay.
ARTIST: The Juan Maclean TRACK: "One Day" ALBUM: The Future Will Come LABEL: DFA Records DIRECTOR: Patrick Longstreth
Simply put, Department of Eagles are amazing. The Grizzly Bear side project that continues to gain momentum at an incredibly high speed has released a new video in conjunction with their latest album from 4AD , In Ear Park . This video will blow your mind.
Y'all get ready... AFGHAN RAIDERS will be dropping some electronic bombs over Austin residents, musicheads, and industry folks this week at SXSW. The duo will be playing two shows, and all the info including their SET TIMES and VENUE LOCATION is below. Make sure you swing by and check them out!! FRIDAY, MARCH 20th 11:15PM // BABY ACAPULCO #3 // 5610 N.IH35 // Terrorbird Media - True Panther Sounds - Badical Beats "Sick Jamz" Party (FREE TO PUBLIC) [...]
The second installment of Downtown Las Vegas' own NEON REVERB MUSIC FESTIVAL is right around the corner (March 12-16, 2009), and as promotor/creator James Woodbridge continues to pound the pavement with flyers and phone calls, the final details come together for this showcase of 80+ bands and 6+ venues. Excitement is in the air. Though there will be many, many, many amazing shows covering a variety of genres, we're going to highlight the electronic music showcase on March 12th, 2009 at Beauty Bar featuring festival headliner YACHT , as well as AFGHAN RAIDERS , [...]
Another MAGIC party has popped up in VEGAS! This one is put on by DIM MAK COLLECTION , 944 Magazine , and Brandy*Vinyl. Expect more goodie bags, DJ sets by Heavy Accents (Dim Mak) and N (Club Moscow / Blacklights), and live music from Broken Spindles (Joel of The Faint) and Vegas' own, AFGHAN RAIDERS . The party is this Thursday, February 18th at Beauty Bar in Las Vegas. Hope to see you there!!
The new Simian Mobile Disco single and music video "Synthesise" is making it's way across the world blog by blog. Directed by Kate Moross & Alex Sushon, this video will have you bouncing to the visuals... guar-an-teed. Check it out below in all it's Badicalness!!
MAGIC 2009 is finally here, and you all know what that means. Super fun events, exclusive performances, music from badical artists, and most importantly, FREE goodie bags!! The first event that's popped up on the radar is the POOLTRADESHOW OPENING PARTY put on by Filter Magazine and Modular Records. This event will be held at BEAUTY BAR Las Vegas and is free with RSVP. Music provided by Hercules & Love Affair , The Bang Gang Deejays , and Treasure Fingers . See you kids there. Yippee. [...]
Afghan Raiders created a guest DJ mix for the two year anniversary show of Indie 103.1's "Neon Noise" , created by DJ Paul V. The mix contains some of the digital duo's favorite tracks and artistic influences, and can be downloaded for free below. This will give you some new AR branded stuff to listen to for now. If you're headed to the infamous music discovery festival SXSW 09', Afghan Raiders will be making a guest appearance there as well, so be on the look out!! [...]
We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE Animal Collective! We LOVE [...]
It's officially 2009, and what a better way to kick off the new year then with a GREAT new track from the new Animal Collective record. The album is called Merriweather Post Pavilion (perhaps named after the amphitheater??), the track is called "My Girls", and if you take a real close look at the album cover below, your eyes might be playing tricks on you. MP3: Animal Collective - "My Girls"
We're so full of Christmas cheer that we didn't feel one playlist was enough. So, like Beans, I compiled a list of my favorite albums of the year. A whole new downloadable playlist and list of amazing albums from 2008 rests just below! Happy Holidays! MIKEY'S TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2008 01. DIGITALISM - MOSHI MOSHI EP - TOSHIBA EMI LTD. 02. RATATAT - LP3 - XL RECORDINGS [...]
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