We've never made any secret of our love for Santa Fe, New Mexico's Beirut (a.k.a. Zach Condon) here on Musical Pairings @ eating/sf. "Postcards From Italy" was our first dance at our wedding. There are a sizable number of non-album Beirut recordings available in the dark recesses of the Internet, and my personal favorite of those tracks is the beautiful cut "Beluga." In fact, I'm of the opinion that "Beluga" may be as beautiful and lovely as anything Beirut has ever released. The track slowly simmers along featuring a haunting piano melody and the sound of [...]
Danish metal/hardcore act The Psyke Project has teamed up with dubstep techno producer DJ Beluga for a new project called The Die Project whose aim is to transform the band's latest album "Dead storm" into a "universe of dark metal and intense electro dubstep" which will be performed live on-stage in February. Catch a preview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-lPNgispxI8
Il quinto lavoro in studio dell'ensemble teutonico, il più maturo e completo secondo la critica accreditata, ci giunge all'orecchio solo ora dopo la recente pubblicazione avvenuta negli ultimi mesi del 2009. E si rivela un fulmine a ciel sereno, o meglio, uno di quei parti dell'industria musicale "Mainstream" (vedere il curriculum dei partecipanti per restare a bocca aperta) ancora incontaminati dall'etica di mercato o da particolari obblighi commerciali. Fasi spesso tradotte in imbarazzanti debacles, nonostante i loro brani siano stati licenziati per qualcosa come 600 compilations in tutto il mondo. Allora, per meglio comprendere questo magnifico "Zoo [...]
Looks like pop has found herself a new darling. In my effort to combine the sweet with the crunchy on this blog, check out Jason Derulo 's super slick new single "In My Head." It's a perfect pop confection that follows the smash "Watcha Say," which is storming up the charts around the world. "In My Head" was written by Jason together with JR Rotem and produced by JR Rotem for his Beluga Heights imprint. Just as "Watcha Say," this new ditty is very well produced and is oh-so-very catchy. Try to not bop your head with [...]
Jason Derulo's momentum continues to grow exponentially, with his first smash single "Whatcha Say" as it hits # 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 this week as well as #1 at Rhythmic Radio. His video has also been picked up as ITUNES' Video of the week. It doesn't slow down for him as he joins Lady [...]
This is where things get messy. The final day of CMJ falls on a weekend bringing more day parties than any other. A brief rundown of what I could find is below. AFTER THE JUMP DAY PARTY @ BROOKLYN BOWL: Bear in Heaven (7PM), Lovvers (6PM), Soft Black (5PM), Harlem (4PM), Surfer Blood (3PM), Grooms (2PM), Savior Adore (1PM) BROOKLYN VEGAN/BOWERY PRESENTS DAY PARTY @ PIANOS: The Wheel (5:30PM), Cymbals Eat Guitars (5PM), Dent May (4:45PM), Deastro (4:15PM), JBM (4PM), Still Life Still (3:30PM), Pete and the Pirates [...]
The Decemberists @ Radio City in June ( more by Tim Griffin ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest * Lotus, DJ DB @ Mercury Lounge * Nadja, Mick Barr @ Union Pool * Damon & Naomi @ Sound Fix Records * Miike Snow, Jack Penate @ Maxwell's * Division Day, Bad Veins @ Union Hall [...]
Jason Derulo, pop singer and songwriter, and the highly anticipated Beluga Heights sophomore artist, debuted his single, "Whatcha Say," and is taking the music world by storm. Quickly reaching #4 on ITUNES at 101,324 downloads to date, up 71% over last week's 59,373, and climbing up the Billboard Rhythm and Pop charts, the multi-talented artist/songwriter [...]
TDOA: We tell many tales of bands struggling to get noticed and yet you've managed to do it several ways. Can you talk us through the concept of releasing your first album as a free download? Who came up with the idea, how many downloads have there been, do you see yourselves doing this again in the future? TJF: We've certainly never focused on getting noticed, our attention has always been on the music and I'm still a Romantic in that sense; that great songs will prevail. The free download was an alternative format to [...]
In case you couldn't handle Six Flags filing for bankruptcy and went there every day this week, here's what you missed on Knox Road: Monday: How can we ignore a track when 3 amazing artists are included? (Jon Hopkins, Headless Heroes, Alela Diane) Sarah RabDAU and Self-Employed Assassins know how to work their appeal (hopefully not the assassins part), and create enormously catchy piano pop. Tuesday: First installment of Jamie's proclaimed "Cool Things": Eminem and 'Dre discuss DJ [...]
In the Boston Phoenix that drops this coming Thursday, I have an article about free stuff to do around town this summer. It's funnier than the average service piece that you would find in a daily paper or on the nightly news, but it's not exactly what I initially wrote. My first draft – most of which is copied here below – was essentially a guide to scumbagging your way through the entire summer. And while my editors are generally cool with my degeneracy, they just decided that some of this was a bit much. In other words, they have [...]
Girl Talk fans @ last night's show @ Hiro Ballroom ( more by Paul Birman ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Zap Mama @ Joe's Pub * Cake @ Terminal 5 * The Radiators @ BB King's * Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY * Secret Chiefs 3, Kayo Dot @ Maxwell's * New York Ukulele Festival @ [...]
One of EAR FARM's favorite local non-profits is the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls , a music and mentoring program that empowers girls and women through music education and activities that foster self-respect, leadership skills, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Named after Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, a blues and rock performer/songwriter who was one of the first women to play the music that came to be known as "rock n' roll," the organization operates a summer day camp, after school programs, and community events in New York City. Starting tomorrow and going throughout the weekend, they'll be [...]
Formed in 2004, Littl'ans have gained a lot of notoriety for their links to Dior Homme (writing the soundtrack to the Summer 2007 Runway Show) and none other than Pete Doherty (having supported the 2005 Babyshambles tour and collaborating with Doherty on Their Way .) The Littl'ans are now stepping out on their own after tearing up SXSW with this aggressive New York mini-tour in support of 2008's Primitive World. Recorded in Brooklyn and mastered at Sterling Studios in NY, the Littl'ans kicked off [...]
Podcast: Download | iTunes | EMail | Twitter | Friday Only Podcast Put It In Your Ears contains immature humor in downloadable form three times a week. The music shows will be posted to Radio Exile on Friday afternoons. It's hosted by Radio Exile staff member Rob Blatt and Gavin St. Ours from The Gavin Show . Today's Songs: Pontiak - [...]
Any man worth his weight in "manly things" knows that sometimes getting a lady home is just the beginning of a wild night. Even with the right chemistry, you could still find a way to screw up a "sure thing," so with a little help from this handy guide, you'll know which songs you need to remove from your iTunes playlists or home audio equipment immediately. You don't want to be thisclose to sealing the deal and have "Baby Beluga" pop on the stereo, do you? If you don't have kids, that might be especially [...]
This might be the strangest music I've ever heard. It might not even be music. David Rothenberg plays music with whales. Actual, living-in-the-sea whales. No, this isn't one of those corny '70s New Age albums with whale song sound effects dropped in. He actually traveled around the world, went out on boats, dropped a speaker and a mic into the ocean so he could hear the whales and the whales could hear him, and played clarinet along with their songs. He may be crazy. He's the first to admit [...]
If you're curious to find out how to lead the Moet & Beluga Caviar lifestyle, that is the world of pro music journalism, circa 09, I'll be a part of panel tonight on "Writing About Music,"at the Echo Park 826LA outpost . Luckily, I'll be surrounded by people who actually know how to use a comma: Randall Roberts, my editor at LA Weekly, Kevin Bronson of Buzz Bands (and formerly of the LA Times), and Justin "Aquarium Drunkard" Gage. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting the other three panelists, Jessica [...]
we're playing this thursday night at public assembly (the former galapagos space), a show put together by the deli magazine - we hit the stage at 10:00pm, it's gonna be fun! there's some great bands playing: front stage: 8.00 Callers 8.45 Tigers and Monkeys 9.30 John Biz 10.00 Bridges and Powerlines 11.00 The Kiss Off 11.45 Comandante Zero back stage: 8.15 The Bones Royale 9.00 TK Webb 9.45 Beluga 10.30 The Dig 11.15 Electric Tickle Machine 12.00 Dinowalrus [...]
This Week's Other Releases
Essential Mix - Riva Starr (Feb)
Cover That Don't Suck
Reuse Recycle Remix - February 8
