If you have not listened to this band, DO IT!!!! The big track at the moment, One (Blake's Got a New Face) has been getting the ass played out of it on triple J in recent times, and it made me want to buy the album. The album is solid start to finish and as tight as a young boys ****, with musical highlights including One, A-Punk, The Kids don't stand a Chance and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. Have a listen to A-punk by Vampire Weekend And buy it at Amazon.com [...]
On the back of selecta's educational post about french hip hop.. i thought i would delve into the world of Swedish Dirty Beats. We all know that swedish chicks are probably some of the hottest women in the world, but i was under the impression that in that country the beats were nice and clean... lots of house (Axwell, Swedish House Mafia etc.) Maskinen on the other hand [...]
French people are good at most things. Baking, electro house, love making, being arrogant etc. But few people know there is a pretty fucking good hip hop scene there. Now I'm no expert on French Hip Hop, but the crew I have heard most about are called IAM, and I'm not talking about the Institute of Asset Management, rather the crew from Marseilles 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'(Invasion from Mars). They released seven albums, got signed to Virgin in 1990, and their album L'école du micro d'argent also got them some international reps. They performed at [...]
The boys are hard producing so they tell me. The beats are coming fresh and dope. It's like where the fuck are we ? BALTIMORE? Also... don't make competition blogs.... you know who you are. Sad. Sad. Sad.
The Kooks, one of my favourite English Indie bands, are releasing their new album shortly named after the studio in which it was recorded "Konk". Here's me thinking Konk was the sound made when you reverse into a rubbish bin, its also an album now. The tracklist goes as below with them releasing the single "Always Where I Need to Be" on the 31st March. "See the Sun" "Always Where I Need to Be" "Mr. Maker" "Do You Wanna" "Gap" [...]
Pic by Daniel Boud, at PNAU Homebake, Sydney 2007 After G-skillz and Selecta talked today about the future, we came to an agreement that in 2008 PNAU might be the most popular and talked about band in the world. Who knows? Well I checked the Economists' Guide to 2008, one of the most trusted future telling magazines in the world, and it didn't mention PNAU anywhere, which i thought was strange seeing as I paid $25 for it, and I'm always right. The tour is Thursday [...]
This track was left as comments on about 10 of the major blogs yesterday, by a blogger by the name of 'tb'. Now this could really be anybody, just trying to get their song into the blogosphere. But have a listen, its hard to deny that strong Daft Punk, french electro sound, that would be unbelievably hard to recreate in such perfection. So if this is Thomas Bangalter, he has a banger. This is the original link he provided so get in soon Thomas Bangalter?- Love Buy Daft [...]
Justice - DVNO Selecta Junior does like his Justice, especially at the moment DVNO (otherwise known as 'track 9') and luckily enough Justice decided to release their video for DVNO, and its incredible. The video directed by So-Me who also animated the video for D.A.N.C.E. features members Xavier De Rosnay and Gaspard Augé playing piano at the end. Soooo, what the hell does DVNO mean? Well according to de Rosnay it simply means "Divino" as he says "In every suburb of the world, in every city, [...]
Yes that crazy duo who brought you carParklife have been at it again... they are a wollongong duo, but that is all we know about them at this stage. It is rumoured they have been at the ed banger institute in france... producing a new mixtape.. more on this as it comes to light. Stay classy.
Muscles is that guy who made that ice cream song.. but im sure all of you know that by this point. Love him or hate him, he puts on a bangin show.. he is touring with E.L.F... which is the new project by the singer from Gerling. Muscles is playing at wollongong unibar friday april 4. Last time he played it was pretty darn crazy. We got really sweaty. Danced alot. heaps of dudes had their shirts of. GAY. So come. Keep your shirt [...]
So check this, we at hooks for grammys are usually here to save your souls, not ultimately to save the world. but i came across this site today that has been making waves all over the world with an amazing idea. so what happens is you go to www.freerice.com and you are given a word, and then a list of four other words, the you gotta click on the word that best defines the word at the top. eg: Haze means: # fog # rowdiness # supplement # impostor The answer being [...]
Foals is a five-piece band from Oxford, England. Signed to Transgressive Records in Europe and Sub Pop Records in the USA, the band consists of Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Edwin Congreave and Walter Gervers. Touring with the Midnight Juggernauts for their Japan tour and releasing their LP "Antidotes" on the 24th March, they will be a band to watch for 2008. The Single "Cassius" (thanks havefunclub) is released 10th March - Foals Online Shop
These guys are all over triplej at present, pretty fuckin weird... but on the same note fairly cool and catchy and dirrrrrttyyy...... This is a teaser for their new cd... weird yes. catchy yes. Listen to all their tracks on Gameboy/Gamegirl MYSPACE They are the new signees to ajax's fresh new label "Sweat it Out". G
Yo all, When gigz posted info about the Hard Sell Tour last week I forgot that me and Cut Chemist are actually really good mates. Here is a pic of me and Cut Chemist cold chillin' at the Hordern Pavillion, Sydney on the 24.07.2004 Don't hate me coz u ain't me
CSS an amazing band from São Paulo, Brazil, are coming to Australia as part of the V-Festival tour. They are doing side shows in Sydney (1 April) and Melbourne (4 April) Check them out Let's make love and Listen To Death From Above- CSS Buy From Amazon.com Note: The name CSS or Cansei Ser sexy translated to english means, 'I'm tired of being sexy', a Beyonce quote ---------------- Now playing: CSS - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex [...]
This is one of the only places you is gonna find this video, Warner Brothers has gone through and deleted everything American Boy Video Aight
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