Connoisseurs know that the best stuff is often grown at home. Connoisseurs also know that a lot of bad stuff is grown at home too, and the challenge is finding that bag of magic and avoiding all those bags of pencil shavings. I'm happy to report that Babies Dream Big , the solo debut from Crooklyn artist Alan Wilkis is one of those rare finds that falls squarely in the former category. Imagine walking down the street and finding a crate of rare 70s funk vinyl next to a box of choice 80s electro New Wave cassettes. [...]
Tiesto Club Life #59 Part One and Part Two Gabriel & Dresden, The Hot Mix, 3/28/08 Paul van Dyk @ Club Space WMC 3/29/08 John Acquaviva - Electronic 5/17/08 Miss Kittin - Batbox Radio 2008 Today's graphic by: http://urshastarx.deviantart.c om/
Saw this last night on The Soup, which means it has probably been round the 'Net a million times and them some, but if you haven't watched it yet, there is something uniquely satisfying about watching this doorknob lose his shit over something so trivial. He must just be a joy to work for, no?
I've been sitting here listening to the great disc from The Pharmacy Choose Yr Own Adventure , and trying to think of some witty description that does them justice. And yet, I find that I cannot possibly top the words of Three Imaginary Girls when they said the band is "...a drunk, less intellectual They Might Be Giants." And on that note... The Pharmacy "Mirror" The Pharmacy "Little Toys On A Shelf"
In step with the like of Modest Mouse and Death Cab comes Ohio's Pomegranates , a band that mines the great popsters of the 60's without ever sounding decidedly retro. Their disc Everything Is Alive (out today on Lujo Records) is ten tracks of focused brilliance that is likely the seed of a great career to come. Pomegranates "Thunder Meadow"
I hadn't planned on falling off the face of the blogosphere...I'm road-tripping through Arizona and the Southwest, and had planned all sorts of dispatches from the road, but my digs up in Sedona, while fancy, lacked the Wi-Fi they promised in the brochure. What kind of animals do they think we are anyway? The only place I could find with Wi-Fi was a local Safeway, and I just couldn't bring myself to break out my laptop while buying toothpaste. Maybe next time. ANYWAY...here in sunny Scottsdale, we've traded the majestic scenery for the Internet, and the world is beginning to [...]
Local stud Buckley , probably Sin City's best trance DJ, has caught the ear of Paul Oakenfold and Sirius Radio among others, and that's not an accident. You can hear what I'm talking about now that his two Area 33 podcasts are available for free download: Las Vegasphere Vol 1 and Las Vegasphere Vol 2 . Enjoy.
Smashing Magazine is featuring an excellent celebration of Pixel Art, an underrated but often intricate medium. Check out the post and the 50 brilliant pieces they selected, like this one by Rod Hunt:
(File this story under "you have to laugh to keep from crying". Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people? This short article is packed with things [I hope] you didn't know, and probably didn't want to...) LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) — Putting a midget in a sombrero filled with chips and salsa is a huge party foul this Cinco De Mayo (May 5). That's the scoop from Chris Fetterer, owner of tinyentertainment.com, a Southern California based company that books midgets for parties. Fetterer's tiny folks will appear at several Cinco de Mayo fiestas, [...]
New release The Slip from Trent Reznor Inc available now, no strings attached at this link: http://dl.nin.com/theslip . We might want to hurry before the server crashes.
A particularly delicious six-ingredient malted brew for your weekend in a handy carrying case . Flavors: Weezer "Pork & Beans" Saul Williams "List of Demands" Jim Carroll Band "People Who Died" Beach House "Gila" Coldplay "Violet Hill" Kid Cudi "Day 'N' Nite" Graphic by: http://alix05.deviantart.com/
Ok, you've heard me (rightfully) gush about the new album Loaded from The Wood Brothers, and happily I have a copy to give away. The contest is really simple: email me a postcard from the town you live in. If you live in Sacramento, send me a Sacramento postcard. If you live in Bismarck, accept my condolences, and send me a postcard from Bismarck. My email address is in the sidebar. I'll randomly select a winner on Monday, and I'll post your postcard. Be sure to include your mailing address in the email. Good luck. This disc is [...]
Ok, you've heard me (rightfully) gush about the new album Loaded from The Wood Brothers, and happily I have a copy to give away. The contest is really simple: email me a postcard from the town you live in. If you live in Sacramento, send me a Sacramento postcard. If you live in Bismarck, accept my condolences, and send me a postcard from Bismarck. My email address is in the sidebar. I'll randomly select a winner on Monday, and I'll post your postcard. Be sure to include your mailing address in the email. Good luck. This [...]
It may have dropped back on April Fool's Day, but Loaded , the second studio album from The Wood Brothers is no joke. Building mightily on the promise of their debut collaboration (2006's excellent Ways Not To Lose ), Chris and Oliver Wood have enriched that lazy elegance with beefier musical arrangements without sacrificing a brand of easygoing authenticity that Jack Johnson would murder kittens to have. Listening to Loaded , Oliver's adopted home state of Georgia really shines through; it sounds like this record was born on a wooden front porch jam session [...]
The End club in London has just released its second Recommends Series download, and its even better than the first. Top stuff from the best underground and premier house producers. Free download here . Tracklist: 1 - Mlle Caro and Franck Garcia: Always You [Ben Watt Radio Edit] (Buzzin' Fly) 2 - Luke Solomon: People, Places, Thoughts and Faces [Ajello remix] (Rekids) 3 - Two Armadillos: Track 5 (Four:Twenty) 4 - Sebo K: Far Out (Mobilee) 5 - Raudive: Needles [Steve Bug remix] (Poker Flat) 6 - Fairmont: Fade and Saturate [...]
Stumbled across these limeys quite by accident but I'm happy that I did. They've got some proper left field mixes, like this month's Make Motion Matter Mix . In their own words a " ...wild mix of electro, post punk, no wave, disco, hip hop, Kraut rock, Dub Step and percussive oddities of all kinds. " Check out the mix, but be sure to pay their site a visit as well.
It may have dropped back on April Fool's Day, but Loaded , the second studio album from The Wood Brothers is no joke. Building mightily on the promise of their debut collaboration (2006's excellent Ways Not To Lose ), Chris and Oliver Wood have enriched that lazy elegance with beefier musical arrangements without sacrificing a brand of easygoing authenticity that Jack Johnson would murder kittens to have. Listening to Loaded , Oliver's adopted home state of Georgia really shines through; it sounds like this record was born on a wooden front porch jam session [...]
Paul Van Dyk, Vonyc Sessions WMC Miami 3/27/08 DJ Rap @ WMC Juicy Beach 3/27/08 Satoshi Tomiie on Frisky Radio 4/24/08 Luke Fair @ Miami WMC 3/25/08 Sander van Doorn on Ultra Radio WMC 3/29/08 House Music by ~ Dreamsh0cker on deviant ART
Brand New Pants , the new disc from Copenhagen's Wolfkin , is one of those delightfully dual-purpose records that serves both the active and passive listener. The well-crafted and catchy melodies thrust one song into the next, and serve only too well as a soundtrack for your everyday activities (cooking dinner, picking up the dry cleaning, etc), and you'll find your brain replays them again and again when you're away from the record. But better still is the active listening experience; Brand New Pants is one of those discs that [...]
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Monday Music – 28 May 2012
