Sorry to keep this one brief, y'all, but I'm just about to head out. That being said, I wasn't about to not hip you to this new version of " Rhymin' Slang " by JJ DOOM ( Jneiro Jarel & MF DOOM) and Dave Sitek, of TV on the Radio. They have now linked with one of our favorite British MCs, DELS , to create "Cockney Rhyme and Slang". Awesome title. Ill song. Bass for days. Enjoy. Hit the skip to stream and download the track. It's off Sitek's upcoming mixtape(!!).
[Photo by acidjack] It's one thing to be unaware of an amazing live act for far too long; it's another for them to be from your own backyard and to be totally clueless about them until they're opening for an established band at Bowery Ballroom . But such is the truth of my discovery of Brooklyn's Superhuman Happiness , and I'm happy to say I'm glad I made my way to them eventually, even if I arrived late to the party. Like the band they were opening for , Superhuman Happiness utilize a [...]
Young the Giant - "Strings" Three minutes on stage may have made the difference between emerging success and national attention, or a career as another relatively unknown alt-rock band for the members of Irvine's Young the Giant . Or, as guitarist Jacob Tilley recalls, it could have meant the end of the band itself, had Young the Giant not wowed national television viewers at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards with an electric performance of "My Body." "We were kind of getting to the point where [...]
Just like in high school and college sports, the music industry has become enamored and obsessed with discovering the next profound promise of potential. Originally started in 1987, SXSW has matured and blossomed into the premier talent showcase for musicians around the world. As we journey towards this incredible opportunity, we decided to take an in depth look at some of the thousands of up and coming artists who will be performing. Anyone that has ever been or considered going to experience a massive event like this knows [...]
Listening to Saturday Night Gym Class , my first thought was WOWOWOW. Yes, sweet synths, chilled out, blissed out, textured electro loveliness. Saturday Night Gym Class's lush synths envelope you like a warm blanket in winter. The ambient track is taken from their debut EP "How To Build A Life Raft", from which the leading track is "I Know ft. Ellie Walker". Drawing comparisions to M83 and other electro outfits of the same ilk such as Crystal Castles and Ladytron , this young four piece met while studying at University. The band [...]
Lissy Trullie presents "It's Only You, Isn't It" , the new single from her self-titled debut album. The record was produced by John Hill (Santigold, M.I.A., Shakira) and David Sitek (TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars) and is set for release on April 10th via Downtown Records. facebook
In the modern music industry, songwriters are finding less money from album sales and more from the collection of all sorts of royalties. Bands like the Black Keys, who spent over a decade trying to break through to the mainstream, finally did so with the help of placement of their songs in commercials for TV and film. But sync royalties from song placements for TV and film are just one of the many, many sources that songwriters can take advantage of to collect royalties and fees. In fact, there are 5 distinct types of royalties [...]
We've been waiting and it's finally here, Smalltown DJs with their best of 2011 mix! "...The spirit behind these mixes is to compile some of the year's best non-club (mostly) tunes that got heavy airplay in the Smalltown sphere, and put them together in a fun way so you can bump it at your house, in your car, at work, or anywhere else..." Tracklist after the jump. 1) California Sunrise - Dirty Gold 2) [...]
Of the many styles and genres that have been thoroughly rinsed by now, '80s-referencing "alternative"-grounded synthpop must be among the lead contenders. The last two or three years have brought us so much airy landfill - Passion Pit to the left of us, the Temper Trap to the right, Miike Snow in the rear view mirror - that you really have to be doing something special to gain a fair hearing. Into the arena march Boston's Hooray For Earth , to all intents and purposes the band identity of [...]
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. For music fans, that means being serenaded by power ballads, slow jams and schmaltzy love-song dedications every time you turn on the radio. But what if Cupid's arrow whizzed straight past you this year and hit someone else? Nobody wants to hear "The Power Of Love" while heating up a TV dinner for one. Happily, we're here to provide you with a selection of vastly less-depressing alternatives. No matter if you're single by choice, brokenhearted, bitter or just resigned to living alone with 10 cats, there's a song to get you through [...]
We've been fans of Theophilus London for a while, and today we'll highlight some of our favorite things that we've said about him. London brings some of his Brooklyn swagger to 9:30 Club on Monday (2/6), and we have a pair of tickets for you to win. Quoting myself last fall: London just released his debut full-length album Timez Are Weird These Days this past July after a string of successful mixtapes and the Lovers Holiday EP last winter. [...]
El dúo maliense de afro-blues Amadou & Mariam lanzará en abril un nuevo disco con colaboraciones de Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Santigold , TV On The Radio y el rapero Thelonius London . El disco se llamará Folila , saldrá en abril y es el sexto del matrimonio formado por Mariam Doumbia y Amadou Bagayoko . El sello a cargo será [...]
Tv On The Radio didn't take too long to follow up 20092s brilliant 'Dear Science,' and as usual didn't disappoint. This time the Brooklyn outfit set up camp on the West Coast and the sunnier climate appears to have seeped through to these tracks. With another mild change of direction the tracks on 'Nine Types Of Light' [...]
Benny Hill in his sixties heyday. "The notion that Benny was a lonely man is so depressing and wrong. He just liked his own company. He was very happy walking alone, living alone, eating alone, taking holidays alone and going to see shows alone. I often wonder whether he needed anybody else in his life at all…except perhaps a cameraman". - Bob Monkhouse On Easter Sunday morning in 1992, and just two hours after he had been speaking to a television producer [...]
For those who went into withdrawal without a weekly dose of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Season 2 of AMC's Breaking Bad returned a year later to take its viewers to all new highs... and devastating lows. While the nerve-racking drama never misses a beat, this season just might make your heart skip one. From the mysterious foreshadowing of what's soon to come to new love, lies, and life - Breaking Bad Season 2 will leave you confused, anxious, restless, and yet itching for more every week. However, there's no denying that the [...]
The X Factor is officially missing two of its key personalities: artist mentor Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones. Scherzinger, the one-time Pussycat Doll and unsurprising Dancing With The Stars winner , has decided to sidestep the show, E! reports , in order to focus on her recording career (which apparently includes a new will.i.am song ). Jones, for his part, announced his exit via tweet , saying he "had a great time." So much for the rumor that Scherzinger would replace Jones on the show — they're both [...]
It was only a matter of time before someone asked Lana Del Rey specifically about her much-maligned performance on Saturday Night Live . And since the lady has an album to promote, she pretty much has no choice but to discuss it. "I actually felt good about it," she told Rolling Stone a few days after her SNL gig. "I thought I looked beautiful and sang fine." (Well, we can all agree she looked beautiful, right?) Check out excerpts from her RS interview below. [...]
Conducted January 4, 2012. Boldy James' 2011 release Trapper's Alley: Pros and Con's was my favorite full-length from last year. Thanks to a gift for evocative writing, and a subtle, low-key poetic sensibility, Boldy released one of the year's most powerful records. I've spoken about it in detail on Pitchfork , but if you missed it last year, you may want to #GetInTune . Tell me a little bit about your background, when you [...]
In 2009, the Phenomenal Handclap Band debuted with an album of nostalgic grooves that felt like opening up the trunk of your cool uncle's Mustang to find a bewildering array of funk and soul vinyls. The New York-based group's self-titled album had guest spots from members of TV on the Radio, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and The Dap-Kings to back them up. After a tour with Bryan Ferry and a Diane Birch-assisted covers EP, the Phenomenal Handclap Band return with its sophomore release, Form & Control , which feels more centered, yet as retro [...]
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The wait is over come January 31, 2012. That is when Lana Del Rey drops the long awaited debut album "Born To Die". With all the hype and big lips (no pun intended) talking about the legitimacy of her music. Born To Die is 15 tracks which will get people talking. With all the hype surrounding, it is a decent album but not "groundbreaking" as I was expecting. Listening to the whole album, you can tell she is more of a studio artist than live artist. [...]
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