Spin: After a killer rendition of "Let's Stay Together", President Obama releases his campaign Spotify Playlist. Pitchfork: Jay-Z and Kanye West release video for "Ni**as In Paris", complete with seizure warning. Ball so hard. Stereogum: You thought M.I.A.'s middle finger was bad? A look back on 10 far worse T.V. musical moments. NPR: Apparently it's pretty tough to appear on Sesame Street . [...]
Considering how the proliferation of Lana Del Rey and Avicii sampling has officially surpassed the global population growth rate, it's surprising more artists haven't had their way with one of 20112s most popular songs, M832s "Midnight City." But if one group could give such a sacred track the respect it deserves, it's The Knocks-and they've proven themselves yet again with this cover, featuring vocals from the lovely Mandy Lee . If M832s anthem captured the anxious insecurity of 2011, The Knocks have brought it into the new year with the glimmer of upbeat optimism 2012 continues to deliver. The [...]
It 'twas but a week ago when our very own Nancy enlightened us to her 2k8 soundtracked by Ladyhawke . Well, that Kiwi is back with a video for "Black, White & Blue" and finally fills us in on the reason behind the camera motif. Is she telling us that the photographer is filming "real life"? Is that why she's alone? Then, all of a sudden, Ms. Brown takes something interesting, because those filters making the video look eerily like an acid trip. It's a cool concept and brings us a little further inside the mind of [...]
Complex : The duo's top single sells over 2 million. Video set to be released sometime today. Stoney Roads : New software scans your iTunes library for perfect songs to mash-up, opening the door for this . DCist : Local bloggers interview Theophilus London before his recent show at 9:30 Club. Hypebot : An infographic of the evolution of the radio from Tesla to Turntable.fm. [...]
Luke Temple is no stranger to ATG. The evidence is clear : we like his style. Temple and his cohorts from Here Were Go Magic are back with a brand new song from their upcoming album, A Different Ship . Their class of psychedelic electro-folk is in full effect on "Make Up Your Mind." Temple sings has if he is struggling to contain himself, slowly releasing tension at the end of the chorus. It is one long crescendo that would be perfect for a daylong montage crammed into four minutes. MP3: Here [...]
Our New Noise series raged on last Saturday as Reptar , Fort Lean and Casual Curious lit up a sold out Gibson Guitars Showroom. If you weren't able to get your hands on tickets, we've got plenty of photos from the show after the jump courtesy of Laura Lopez. For those of you looking to satisfy your ATG live fix, there are still a limited amount of advance tickets for this week's All Things Gold with Summer Camp , Gigamesh and Ghost Beach . Grab them HERE [...]
Juno : The nominees for this year's Juno Awards - "Canada's Music Awards" - were announced yesterday. They include the Arcade Fire, City and Colour, and, of course, Nickelback. YouTube : Speaking of which, City and Colour's Dallas Green recently did a spot for Kids' CBC. That's Canadian TV. BYT : Our buddies here in DC conduct a bizarre, hilarious interview with South Africa's native children, Die Antwoord. Paste : The Metallica-curated Orion Music & More Festival is [...]
What recipe do you use to make a positively effervescent song even more happy-go-lucky? Add one part Gigamesh, easy peasy. The Minnesotan DJ-who we interviewed last week -transforms Grouplove's iconic "Tongue Tied" (yes, the song from the Apple commercial ) from a youthful sing-along to a downright dirty dance party. Make sure to catch Gigamesh this Thursday night at U St. Music Hall for All Things Gold 007 , alongside Ghost Beach and Summer Camp. MP3: Grouplove - "Tongue Tied (Gigamesh Remix)"
Josh Legg, a.k.a. Goldroom , is not only a great businessman (he's owner of the LA label Binary Entertainment ) but also possesses a keen sense for what sounds resonate with music aficionados everywhere. Goldroom has been riding a wave of success with his remixes, including Penguin Prison's "Fair Warning" and Niki & the Dove's "Mother Protect" just to name a few. This time he puts his tropical disco touch on London-based Citizens! ' "Reptile." The result: a beautiful down tempo love song that takes a page straight out of 80s Italo disco. [...]
Walk the Moon is getting ready for a big - make that humongous - spring. Last year, the ATG darlings made the rounds on their extremely catchy, extremely fun, extremely fantastic debut single, "Anna Sun". As if an instant classic wasn't enough, the band won the hearts and minds of festival-goers everywhere with their neverending live energy and face paint. Naturally, we're all hungry for more. Cue "Next In Line." The new track, debuted by our friends at Neon Gold , makes use of Nicholas Petricca's ridiculous vocal abilities, screaming guitars and a song [...]
It's crazy that we live in a world where stressed-out citydwellers will spend $20 to go sit on the hardwood floor of an incense-laden yoga studio while some new age fauxhemian with a banging bod guides them through The Best Meditation Practice Of All Time. Not saying we're not down with mindful awareness and peaceful reflection and all that- plenty of our respected idols practiced this sort of thing -but because, with the right soundtrack, you can achieve the same serenity in the comfort of your own home. And good news: the perfect soundtrack has arrived. One listen [...]
For those of you keeping score at home, this is Ghost Beach 's third appearance on ATG (here are one and two for those of you who have not—tsk tsk), confirming their status as what our good friends over at Neon Gold Records have labeled "NYC's next big things" and reconfirming our own recent poetic waxing sessions. Even if Ghost Beach hadn't already been wowing electropop fans from Bushwick to Adams Morgan, the duo's new single "Too Young" exudes the effervescent, youthful sound that is all the evidence we could ever need: with a sound [...]
Fort Lean is everything I want to be. Seriously. Vocalist Keenan Mitchell showed up at our New Noise showcase on Saturday draped in denim, fur, and locks so blonde he must have just returned from a three-month vacation to the solar chromosphere. Further supporting this theory: mere moments after leaving DC (Sunday doesn't count considering I barely left my bed), they drop a new track for the masses called "Sunsick." You don't have to see them live to feel the cosmically radioactive energy each band member packs into this kickflip of a song—drummer Sam Ubl is effectively [...]
OK Go proves yet again that they are true innovators when it comes to music videos. In the video for "Needing/Getting," a track off their most recent album, Of The Blue Color Of The Sky , the band goes off-roading in a modified Chevy hitting over one thousand instruments placed along the way. Get ready for a crash course in amazing. STREAM: OK Go - "Needing/Getting"
Night Beds is the moniker for one man orchestra Winston Yellen. He just released a new song, "Ramona," from Night Beds' forthcoming album Country Sleep . Yellen recorded with long time friend Matt Wilcox, who subseuqently left to pursue other projects but the former is talented enough to carry the torch alone. Night Beds sound is part of the recent deluge of alt-country rock acts such as Dawes and Deer Tick . "Ramona" skillfully combines acoustic guitar, a pedal steel and creative song construction to paint a detailed story of one heartbroken [...]
Stereogum : Watch M.I.A. throw up the middle finger during her cameo in Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show. Shutdown Corner : Giants win, head coach Tom Coughlin starts a new tradition: Hugging Flava Flav. DC Sports Bog : In case Redskins fans didn't feel depressed enough, Marion Barry decides to announce "Dan Snyder sucks." Hypebot : Bonnaroo has raised $5 million for charities in the past ten years. Is that in cash or hemp? [...]
DJ Angus Wong is the resident DJ at the W Hotel Hong Kong and is currently on the W Hotels Worldwide X Burn Studios DJ Lab 2012 Global Tour , which has him traveling to such excellent locales as Barcelona, London, St. Petersburg and Paris to show off his skills. In between dance floors he's found time to create monthly mixes highlighting some of his favorite music from the month before. We're stoked to be premiering each mix every month here on ATG [...]
Neon Indian 's "Fallout" sounds like a lost cut from the Drive soundtrack. The Era Extraña number deserves to accompany Ryan Gosling and his scorpion jacket on night cruises around the city with its 80s attitude, syncopated drum beats and heavy bass. The track got a richly animated video that premiered on Adult Swim today. This psychedelic collection of colors and patterns packs a storyline that proves at the end of the day, it really is all about the girl. STREAM: Neon Indian - "Fallout"
The Norwegian group Pelifics is set to release a two part EP, one next month and the other in March. The March edition will bring us a collaboration with Canada's AXXE , who I had the unique opportunity to interview last year . The February portion will feature two new tracks, one with Electric Youth and another with Human Life . Human Life first came on my radar with " Wherever We Are ," a seriously 80s disco track with vocals to match. These Californians get their collaboration on in "Can't Promise Anything," a track [...]
Nobody Beats the Drum sounds like a dark electric circus meets Pac-Man. Hailing from the Netherlands, this three-piece electro group is made up of two producers and one visual artist. These talents are employed in their live performance as well as in their videos, all of which are produced in-house and expertly coordinated with the music itself. The one for "Blood on My Hands" depicts a seemingly harmless women on a cooking show as she starts preparing a cake. But as the music builds up, so does the action behind the kitchen counter. If you wan't to [...]
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