Blog: Sheena Beaston

Andrew W.K. - Close Calls With Brick Walls and Mother of Mankind (promo video!)

MoreFeb 9, 1:14pm Sheena Beaston
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After three years of loyal patience, Andrew W.K. fans can finally experience his "lost" third album. Previously released in Japan and Korea in 2006, Close Calls With Brick Walls will officially become available in the United States on March 9. 2009's release, 55 CADILLAC , was a compilation of improvised solo piano compositions, while Close Calls With Brick Walls , [...]
Link Text:Andrew W.K. - You Will Remember Tonight
File Name:Andrew W.K. - You Will Remember Tonight.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010

Electrolightz Present: Electronightz (free mixtape!)

MoreFeb 9, 12:21pm Sheena Beaston
**BEASTON PREMIERE** For the past 7+ months , I've been a big ol' beastly-fan of the remix work as being pumped out by LA-boys, Electrolightz . So with a new mixtape available today, and for free no less, we can only continue on in singing the praises of Eroc, Name Brand, Rami Dearest, Barry Romance and Bo Bridges. [...]
Artist:Electrolightz
Title:Possibilities
Link Text:Electrolightz - Possibilities
File Name:Electrolightz - Possibilities.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Lady Gaga
Title:Telephone (Electrolightz Remix)
Link Text:Lady Gaga - Telephone (Electrolightz Remix)
File Name:Lady Gaga - Telephone (Electrolightz Remix).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

The Golden Filter - Hide Me and NYC Show

MoreFeb 9, 11:15am Sheena Beaston
One of my most-anticipated albums of the first half of 2010 comes from The Golden Filter . Voluspa will see a release on April 26 via Brille . Having heard a small handful of demos, and subsequently, a dash of mastered tracks, it's safe to say I'm completely enamored with what can only be considered an eventual dive into discodubby delirium. [...]
Artist:Cut Copy
Title:Far Away (The Golden Filter Remix)
Link Text:Cut Copy - Far Away (The Golden Filter Remix)
File Name:Cut Copy - Far Away (The Golden Filter Remix).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:The Golden Filter
Title:Hide Me
Link Text:The Golden Filter - Hide Me
File Name:The Golden Filter - Hide Me.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Buffetlibre DJs and Amnesty International Present: PEACE, Compilation to Benefit Human Rights

MoreFeb 9, 9:46am Sheena Beaston
PEACE, the music atlas by Buffetlibre & Amnesty International
Three weeks before the official launch of the PEACE compilation, Buffetlibre DJs have announced the latest additions to this new initiative, co-produced by Amnesty International. Back in September , we introduced you to PEACE , which includes exclusive songs by musicians from over 50 countries, building the first musical atlas in the net. [...]
Artist:Ivri Lider
Title:Mike
Link Text:The Requesters - Breakin Up
File Name:Ivri Lider - Mike.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Marissa Nadler
Title:I Love My Man
Link Text:Marissa Nadler - I Love My Man
File Name:Marissa Nadler - I Love My Man.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The Antlers
Title:Two (Buffetlibre Remix)
Link Text:The Antlers - Two (Buffetlibre Remix)
File Name:The Antlers - Two (Buffetlibre Remix).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Requesters
Title:Breakin Up
Link Text:Ivri Lider - Mike
File Name:The Requesters - Breakin Up.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Peaches Christ Superstar (featuring Chilly Gonzales) - Live Performance Details

MoreFeb 9, 8:39am Sheena Beaston
Peaches , the bad girl of electro punk, and Chilly Gonzales , piano virtuoso and rap entertainer, will bring their unique, completely stripped version of Jesus Christ Superstar , to the Hebbel Theatre in Berlin, Germany. The exclusive performance begins a 3-night run on March 25. Together, Peaches and Gonzales will narrate the story of the last week in the life of Jesus Christ [...]
Artist:Jesus Christ Superstar
Title:Everythings Alright
Link Text:Jesus Christ Superstar - Everythings Alright
File Name:Jesus Christ Superstar - Everythings Alright.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Peaches And Gonzales
Title:Red Leather
Link Text:Peaches And Gonzales - Red Leather
File Name:Peaches And Gonzales - Red Leather.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Beastly Bits #23

MoreFeb 9, 7:50am Sheena Beaston
Hello, good morning and good day to you all. It's a big music release week with some of our favorites seeing new offerings hitting digital and retail outlets....Massive Attack, Hot Chip and Yeasayer to name a few. Support rad music and go make a purchase here . Or ingest some free news and noshes below. I've been on [...]
Artist:HURTS
Title:Unspoken (Fred Falke Remix)
Link Text:HURTS - Unspoken (Fred Falke Remix)
File Name:HURTS - Unspoken (Fred Falke Remix).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Gorillaz Minimix for Annie Mac Show

MoreFeb 8, 7:07pm Sheena Beaston
This past Friday, Annie Mac kicked off her first February show in a major way. Guest A-Trak called in to chat shop, Riva Starr popped over with an essential mix and DJ Kofi from Gorillaz [Soundsystem] took control of the 5-minute minimix. [...]
Artist:Gorillaz
Title:Annie Mac Minimix
Link Text:Gorillaz - Annie Mac Minimix
File Name:Gorillaz - Annie Mac Minimix.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Gorillaz (Featuring Mos Def And Bobby Womack)
Title:Stylo (Tenkah Remix)
File Name:Gorillaz (Featuring Mos Def And Bobby Womack) - Stylo (Tenkah Remix).mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Win Tickets to See Toro Y Moi, Grandchildren, Twin Sister and VDRK at Cameo!

MoreFeb 8, 6:37pm Sheena Beaston
Crush , the monthly traveling party that brings all the bands the blogs, boys and babes are super digging at the moment, is back with a staunch lineup of shoegazer sexiness at the end of this short and sweet set of days. Last month , the gals of Brooklyn hit home hard with their riotous raging and general radness. This go'round, the crushing takes the shape of a dreamy wonderscape, complete with [...]
Artist:Washed Out
Title:Feel It All Around (Toro Y Moi Remix)
Link Text:Washed Out - Feel It All Around (Toro Y Moi Remix)
File Name:Washed Out - Feel It All Around (Toro Y Moi Remix).mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps

MTV Unveils New Logo: More TV, Less Music

MoreFeb 8, 4:23pm Sheena Beaston
For the first time in it's 30 year history, MTV has decided to freshen up their iconic logo-ed imagery to reflect their conversion from scheduled music material to a pool of programmed reality productions. If you were unaware how seismic of a shift this adjustment bears and what it means for the posterity of the once-heralded network, the future's in the font. Above, you'll find the well-known MTV imagery, [...]
Artist:Cyndi Lauper
Title:She Bop
Link Text:Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
File Name:Cyndi Lauper - She Bop.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Stryper
Title:Calling On You
Link Text:Stryper - Calling On You
File Name:Stryper - Calling On You.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Yazoo
Title:Only You
Link Text:Yazoo - Only You
File Name:Yazoo - Only You.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1982

Baby Monster - She Comes Alive

MoreFeb 8, 2:33pm Sheena Beaston
Back in October , an introduction to a new Beastly-obsession was made. Baby Monster , a perfectly-paired duo from Eugene, OR, quickly carved out a spot in my heart with their infectiously-intriguing mix of "pop"ulent music. Now, with a new track, She Comes Alive , set to be released on March 29 via Big [...]
Artist:Baby Monster
Title:She Comes Alive
Link Text:Baby Monster - She Comes Alive
File Name:Baby Monster - She Comes Alive.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Baby Monster
Title:Ultra Violence And Beethoven (Mondkopf Remix)
Link Text:Baby Monster - Ultra Violence And Beethoven (Mondkopf Remix)
File Name:Baby Monster - Ultra Violence And Beethoven (Mondkopf Remix).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Erik Hassle: Acoustic, Covered and Mixed

MoreFeb 8, 1:08pm Sheena Beaston
Having found a safe little niche in the music world, Sweden's Erik Hassle easily slipped into Beastonia with his "cooler than thou" and refreshingly rad take on what we like to classify as pure pop perfection. With a voice that cuts clear, even when summoning his best dirge-sung tones, this 21-year old star in the making has long been on my, and many a blog's technological-tongues over the past year. Having already introduced you to him a number of times [...]
Artist:Erik Hassle
Title:Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix)
Link Text:Erik Hassle - Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix)
File Name:Erik Hassle - Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Erik Hassle
Title:Russian Roulette (Rihanna Cover - Live)
Link Text:Erik Hassle - Russian Roulette (Rihanna Cover - Live)
File Name:Erik Hassle - Russian Roulette (Rihanna Cover - Live).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Wiley (featuring Emeli Sande) - Never Be Your Woman (new video!)

MoreFeb 8, 10:31am Sheena Beaston
Naughty Boy presents: Wiley Feat. Emeli Sande - Never Be Your Woman Official Video (Out 28th Feb)
Long a fan of Wiley , it's no surprise that his latest venture, a "cover me, sampling" song with many influential beats behind it, was prone to end up on my pages. Let's look back at 1997 first. White Town sampled jazz singer Al Bowlly's 1930's trumpet line in his song My Woman , for their own updatedly-late-90's jam, Your Woman . Now, over thirteen years later, Wiley has jumped on [...]
Artist:Al Bowlly
Title:My Woman
Link Text:Al Bowlly - My Woman
File Name:Al Bowlly - My Woman.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Nightcrawlers
Title:Push The Feeling On
Link Text:Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On
File Name:Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:White Town
Title:Your Woman
Link Text:White Town - Your Woman
File Name:White Town - Your Woman.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Wiley (Featuring Emeli Sande)
Title:Never Be Your Woman (Herve Rework)
Link Text:Wiley (Featuring Emeli Sande) - Never Be Your Woman (Herve Rework)
File Name:Wiley (Featuring Emeli Sande) - Never Be Your Woman (Herve Rework).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Wiley (Featuring Emeli Sande)
Title:Never Be Your Woman (Shy FX Edit)
Link Text:Wiley (Featuring Emeli Sande) - Never Be Your Woman (Shy FX Edit)
File Name:Wiley (Featuring Emeli Sande) - Never Be Your Woman (Shy FX Edit).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Beastly Bits #22

MoreFeb 8, 9:03am Sheena Beaston
Geaux Saints! Did you catch the Super Bowl last night? More importantly, did you watch The Who during the halftime spectacular. I've got my thoughts on how it all played out, which I was extremely verbal about during the presentation. No need to rehash, but you can scroll through my twittered-frustrations here if you must. Now that the footballing is over, we're ready to focus on an extremely busy week, chock full of rad new music news. [...]
Artist:Mr. Vega
Title:Play Me At Pacha Louder (EP Minimix)
Link Text:Mr. Vega - Play Me At Pacha Louder (EP Minimix)
File Name:Mr. Vega - Play Me At Pacha Louder (EP Minimix).mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps

Dan Black - Weird Science (free mixtape!)

MoreFeb 5, 3:39pm Sheena Beaston
Freebies for Friday! Last we heard from Dan Black , he was pairing up with Kid Cudi for one of 2010's "fastest to catch fire on the blogs" tracks with their joint effort on Symphonies . Today, he repays the favor by giving away some goodies. Weird Science is a free mixtape that [...]
Artist:Dan Black (Featuring Kid Cudi)
Title:Symphonies (Remix)
Link Text:Dan Black (Featuring Kid Cudi) - Symphonies (Remix)
File Name:Dan Black (Featuring Kid Cudi) - Symphonies (Remix).mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps

HURTS and It Feels So Good

MoreFeb 5, 1:05pm Sheena Beaston
Last month , I let you in on my past, present and current obsession with HURTS . I likened their sound to a nouveau "George Michael meets Sinead O'Connor" vocal style, and I still stand by that descriptor. So with some extended listening to a few new tracks, I've come full circle and re-found, re-discovered and re-loved everything I've come to know and cherish about their music. [...]
Artist:HURTS
Title:Silver Lining
Link Text:HURTS - Silver Lining
File Name:HURTS - Silver Lining.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Gonzales Tickles Our Fancy at Joe's Pub

MoreFeb 5, 12:08pm Sheena Beaston
Gonzales Tickles Our Fancy at Joe's Pub Canadian-born Jason Charles Beck began teaching himself piano at the age of three. Some 30+ odd years later, we've come to embrace [Chilly] Gonzales , a world-class pianist and all around "entertainist". Last night, the London-based musician began his month-long residency at Joe's Pub. On this inaugural night of his "piano talk show", Gonzales entered the room with a generous dose of artistry, donned in traditional bathrobe, holed socks and bedroom [...]
Artist:Gonzales
Title:Lets Ride (U-GO-B Disco DJ Friendly Edit)
Link Text:Gonzales - Lets Ride (U-GO-B Disco DJ Friendly Edit)
File Name:Gonzales - Lets Ride (U-GO-B Disco DJ Friendly Edit).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Gonzales Allstars
Title:Lets Ride (Megamix)
Link Text:Gonzales Allstars - Lets Ride (Megamix)
File Name:Gonzales Allstars - Lets Ride (Megamix).mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Sia And Gonzales
Title:Time After Time (Live)
Link Text:Sia and Gonzales - Time After Time (Live)
File Name:Sia And Gonzales - Time After Time (Live).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Beastly Bits #21

MoreFeb 5, 8:49am Sheena Beaston
Hey, who had a good night? Who had a great night? Can I just drop a hint, that I had a wonderfully rad night? Because I kind of just did. (more on that to come in my next post) Enough of the braggadociousness. Together, we ride... Want to win tickets to the [...]
Artist:You Say Party! We Say Die!
Title:Laura Palmers Prom (Los Campesinos! Remix)
Link Text:You Say Party! We Say Die! - Laura Palmers Prom (Los Campesinos! Remix)
File Name:You Say Party! We Say Die! - Laura Palmers Prom (Los Campesinos! Remix).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

St. Vincent - Laughing With a Mouth of Blood (new video!)

MoreFeb 4, 2:11pm Sheena Beaston
The stunning-ness (? sure, why not) that is St. Vincent has just unveiled a new video for Laughing With a Mouth of Blood , another wonderful cut from her 2009 album, Actor . The video follows Annie as she does an instore performance at Women and Women First, the most feminist of all feminist bookstores. It stars [...]
Artist:St. Vincent
Title:Paris Is Burning
Link Text:St. Vincent - Paris Is Burning
File Name:St. Vincent - Paris Is Burning.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

One eskimO - US Tour Dates Announced

MoreFeb 4, 9:10am Sheena Beaston
Last year, two things happened in simultaneous splendor. Fir st, there was the emergence of One eskimO on my radar , making me fall in love with a number of their smooth songs, while their debut album caught fire in my heart and amongst many a fellow blogger. [...]
Artist:One eskimO
Title:Givin Up (Don Diablo Remix)
Link Text:One eskimO - Givin Up (Don Diablo Remix)
File Name:One eskimO - Givin Up (Don Diablo Remix).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

One eskimO - US Tour Dates Announced

MoreFeb 4, 9:07am Sheena Beaston
Last year, two things happened in simultaneous splendor. Fir st, there was the emergence of One eskimO on my radar, making me fall in love with a number while their debut album caught fire in my heart and amongst many a fellow blogger. [...]
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