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Our friend Marc from Buffetlibre ( http://www.buffetlibredjs.net ), Barcelona just got in contact with us regarding their new project called PEACE , in collaboration with Amnesty International that will be released digitally on March 1, 2010 and one which we will be a media collaborator. All proceeds from the sale of the compilation will go to Amnesty International's campaigns on human rights. Although we are primarily an electronic music blog and this isn't, we still can't say no to giving a helping hand. [...]

Reduce dai fasti di Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix , l'ultimo -ottimo- album che continua a mietere successi di critica e vendite un po' ovunque, Thomas Mars (il cantante della band) sta per lanciarsi in una nuova impresa musicale realizzando la colonna sonora del prossimo film di Sofia Coppola . La scelta dell'erede del mostro sacro del Cinema, non è propriamente casuale, visto che Mars è il compagno della regista nonché padre di sua figlia Romy. I Phoenix apparivano anche in un cameo durante il precedente film della Coppola, "Maria Antonietta". Thomas Mars non sarà [...]

Having taken a decade and four albums to receive recognition on the global stage, Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars has revealed that the wait has been well worth it. In addition to the nod from the Grammys, the French soft rockers are working on their first movie soundtrack. "It felt like a weird planet to be on. It felt like deliverance and it was really nice," Mars told BBC Radio 1 after the band picked up the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album for 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.' He continued, "It's closer to a Cirque du Soleil [...]

Dipped in Dollars is proud to present our February Mix of the Month , where we ask an up-and-coming artist to present us with a mix/mixtape that will allow us to gain better perspective of their process/show us what we can expect to hear from them in the future. Indian Summer is a little mix I made featuring some of my favorite songs we've been throwing out over these last few months. It doesn't feature any music you'll hear on the upcoming Comanche LP, but it's a solid [...]

Folks were just beginning to file downstairs at Cake Shop when the band launched into "C'mon," clearly ready to get on with their Friday night. It was totally a I-won't-do-what-you-tell-me Soft Pack thing to do. The LA band were finishing up a whirlwind tour promoting the release of their debut album, which included 10 shows the previous Saturday in their current hometown and had been going nonstop ever since. Only one show this day in NYC, but it was a late one -- doors at [...]

For all you that didn't know Kid Cudi will be making his acting debut on February 14th at 10PM ET on a show entitled How to Make It in America which airs on HBO. The show will be starring Bryan Greenberg, written by Ian Edelman, directed by Julian Farino with executive produce Mark Wahlberg. HBO is fortunately letting you watch the first episode online for free on YouTube. Also HBO has joined Kid Cudi , DJ GreenLantern & Broke Mogul (DECON) to create "How to Make it In America: [...]
Well, this should be fun. The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has proved to be quite the epic annual event. For its 2010 edition, the festival organizers have decided to make the lineup announcement equally epic, so for the next 24 hours or so we'll be glued to our computer screens waiting to see who will be hitting Manchester, Tennessee from June 10-13. As previously mentioned, the lineup announcement will work something like this. Unlike previous announcements, the 2010 bill will not be unveiled all at once, but rather throughout the day, with the goal being [...]

This review was posted by guest contributor Peter Lanceley on This Music Wins , which you can visit to discover much more new music. Click image to download full album Sounds like: Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance Download audio file (05-ONE.mp3) What's so good? The days of downbeat acoustic songs for charity compilations are over. Everything about this Middle [...]

Drake inadvertently disses 2010 Grammy winners Phoenix in this post-awards show smackdown edition of "The Take". Drake's Take: New Releases 02.02.10 New release post-Grammys week is always a crapshoot. Most labels avoid it like the plague, as it's the week award winners see sales bumps, but there are enough music fans out there (namely, me) who don't give a rat's ass about who won a Grammy. For those of us, there are some scraps like the new release from (the band formerly known as The Muslims) [...]
Phoenix - Long Distance Call (Sebastien Tellier Mix) Last month, Phoenix won a Grammy. Phoenix recently performed a set for Spin. MP3: Phoenix - Long Distance Call (Sebastien Tellier Mix)

Apropos of absolutely nothing, here's the newest internet meme that probably won't sweep the nation but whatever, it's ridiculous: Selleck Waterfall Sandwich . The complicated premise here is that you take a picture of actor Tom Selleck , you take a picture of a waterfall, and you take a picture of a sandwich and you just MASH 'EM ALL TOGETHER. What you end up with is magic. And by magic, I mean an actor, water, and deli meat. How can you even go wrong? Now, two things: first, I know this has nothing to do with [...]

In the past month there have been some really great covers emerge. Phoenix doing Bob Dylan is as good as anything on Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Jay Reatard's death brought an old cover out back to prominence, Major Lazer have added a whole new depth to a Beyonce track and lo fi indie rockers Little Girls have a stunning take on a new Beach House track. Enjoy these and please feel free to link to your favorite covers in the comments. Major Lazer - HALO (Beyonce Cover) Solange Knowles - Stillness [...]
There's not much I love more than stumbling upon a new band that's oozing with talent and just on the cusp of making it big, and that's exactly what you have with Northern Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club . The band follows in the current trend of mixing indie rock with electronica, but they do it with such expertise and vitality, that any cries of unoriginality are besides the point. Their debut album, Tour History , is a genuinely exhilarating listen from start to finish. It's no accident that the crisp, exuberant production on [...]

We gave you a heads up about Avi Buffalo last year when Sub Pop put out their 7". The band are returning on April 27th with another Sub Pop release, but this time it's a full length self-titled album. But the good news gets better as the band are going to be heading out on the road prior to the record's release for a lengthy tour with the likes of Rouge Wave and Japandroids . Full list of dates after the jump. Avi Buffalo tour dates: [...]
Trey Anastasio and his Classic TAB ensemble take the stage at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA shortly for the first of 16 shows on this tour. Tonight's show is a benefit for the Kristine Anastasio Manning Memorial Fund on what have been Trey's sister's 47th birthday. This afternoon, Jambands.com posted a great interview by Randy Ray of Classic TAB trumpet wiz and vocalist Jennifer Hartswick. Keep your eyes on Hidden Track for setlists, recaps and photos all tour long and be sure to enter YEMblog's Trifecta Contest [...]

Welcome back. I had to hit the brakes on the blog after my father (and favorite dude in the world) passed away last week. After taking some time off from every day life I was able to catch my breath and am now ready to get back into the groove of delivering quality music. Recently the NN inbox has been overflowing with the work of talented individuals and scholars in the field of making your feet move. I had thought about dropping all recent submissions into one M-M-M-MEGA post but that didn't seem fair considering the time and [...]

As stated in Beni's Jan 2010 Press Release: Beni's "Maximus" (his sexed up collaboration with Sam Sparro) out late last year has been nothing short of an inter-web sensation. The video (featuring a dozen pint-sized dancing dynamos - watch it here or below) clocked in over 100,000 views in a couple of days. The slew of top shelf remixes, including re-rubs by Harvard Bass , Jori Hulkkonen and Senor Stereo to name but a few, have been the toast of the dancefloor and set the blog community into [...]

Reuse Recycle Remix is a feature where I take remixes that for one reason or another didn't earn their own post or didn't make it on Scene Not Heard. Some of these are super current (Basement Jaxx remix dropped about 2 hours ago) and some are a few months old. Maybe this is a digital collector's bin... Toro Y Moi - Timed Pleasure (Body Language Remix) Yeasayer - O.N.E. (XXXChange Remix) Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer (Afghan Raiders Remix) Massive Attack - Girl I [...]

Cosmic tunes for the party tonight One of our favourite tracks last year was Acid Washed's night-riding funk "General Motors, Detroit, America". After releasing their first EP, Acid Washed, the Parisian mysterious duo, are about to release their debut album, entitled simply "Acid Washed", out on March 19th on Record Makers. Collaboration is the key to Acid Washed: holding a list of musicians with labels and artists such as Gavin Russom (aka Black Meteoric Star), Christian Kreuz (Get Physical), Arnaud Rebotini of Blackstrobe, Turzi (Record Makers), Barbara Panther, and Christophe [...]