Okay, that's the Super Bowl done . Next up: this coming Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast! Adele , Katy Perry and Lady Gaga are all on tap to perform , and it's not surprising — they're each nominated in various categories this year. Today we kick off our annual round of predictions for who will win Grammy gold in several areas. We're first training our eyes on the Pop and Dance categories. Head below to look into the magical, musical Idolator crystal ball with us. Then, by this time next week, you [...]
It is only a matter of time before deep house takes over the U S of A so take notice and join the party now if you want 1st dibs on the madness. My fellow co-worker Yooj [ RA | Facebook Page ] is tearin it up in Berlin right now spreading his prescription of my favorite kind of medicine to all the hungry [...]
Italian producer Seth first came to our attention in November when we heard his "Cloud Gazing" EP on Skint Records offshoot Under 52s . Composed of a variety of cross genre sounds it was an excellent debut which was also accompanied by an excellent video. Fast forward a couple of months and we have managed to catch up with the producer to get the low down on what makes him tick while also securing an exclusive mix for our Test Tube podcast series. Download Seth's Test Tube [...]
Exciting time here for The Orchard video department. With the launch of The Orchard Sports imprint we have been busy getting lots of exciting action sports titles through our doors. One of the most impressive and timely ones is the Seth Morrison bio-documentary The Ordinary Skier. Morrison has been one of ...
- Write up contributed by John Driscoll (be sure to like his Facebook Page ) Every Thursday Dance.Here.Now showcases some of the biggest names in dance music, previously having the likes of Carl Cox, Dirty South, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, and Seth Troxler among others grace Cielo's DJ booth. This past Thursday night in the famed Meatpacking District was no exception for the return of New York underground hero and Brooklyn's own Victor Calderone . Cielo, known for consistently booking the world's top underground DJ's and ranking in [...]
Every Thursday Dance.Here.Now showcases some of the biggest names in dance music, previously having the likes of Carl Cox, Dirty South, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, and Seth Troxler among others grace the DJ booth a NYC's Cielo. This past Thursday night in the famed Meatpacking District was no exception for the return of New York underground hero and Brooklyn's own Victor Calderone . Cielo, known for consistently booking the world's top underground DJ's and ranking in DJ Mag's top 100 clubs (#34) year-after-year ( #4 in the country according to Clubplanet ), is a small [...]
Disclaimer: The 25 artists featured on this list categorically transcend the traditional notions of instrumental music- and where boom-bap plays any role, the traditional notions of hip-hop. Despite the ambitious efforts of bloggers and critics, they are also impossible to genrify. Still, a few things are certain. Most of them have either been compared to or influenced by the still omnipresent J Dilla, in many ways the torchbearer of their sound. They are audiophiles. They know how to handle their varying labs of MPCs, vintage analogue keyboards, drums, guitars, field recordings, and future sounds. They piece together collages [...]
Day Two of Jam Cruise is a full day at sea which translates to an all-you-can-eat buffet worth of incredible music. In the past I've embraced the ADD nature of the vacation by bouncing between the ship's four venues, but yesterday I tried a different approach and caught three full sets - something unheard of me for me in previous years. By the time the clock had struck 5AM and I finally headed to bed, the musical buffet had left me stuffed and extremely satisfied. With so many superbly talented musicians on board, each act tries to top each other [...]
Scott and the rest of the ISO50 blog family are really excited to announce 2 new contributors this week: Seth Hardie and Luca Venter , we're really looking forward to reading and seeing what they post since both guys are insane Instagramers and we feel like they fit in perfectly. Seth Hardie designs websites at Lift Interactive . He is an avid photographer and spends as much time as possible in the forests of Alberta. Instagram : @hallwood Twitter : [...]
Well well.. Our 2011 calendars seem to only have a couple of days left until they run out of paper. I guess that means that it is time for Blouse to reflect and cherry pick the things that we felt made 2011 the year that it was. Blouse's Best of 2011 (ZIP file download from Mediafire) ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -- Gang [...]
Following the success of Wave and Cloud, the recently released album, Lost Wages , sweeps in like a cold, clear, desert night with starry skies and a roaring campfire. It's dreamy Americana folk; it's The Whiskey Priest . The journey continues in the heat and gravel vocals of front man, Seth Woods (also from Sad Accordions ). Like a warm breeze, the seven tracks guide you from innocence to mature awareness, with lonely instrumentals intertwining heartache lyrics torn from a whiskey soaked hymnal. His bio describes it as, "…once again exorcising [...]
It's that time of year to look back on the past 12 months and say "what the hell happened to the last 12 months?!". It's also that time of year where us music bloggers and self-proclaimed critics take the time to put together some Best Of lists for your reading pleasure. They don't really mean a whole lot and you can love 'em or leave 'em, but it seems like the right thing to do to sum up the year in preparation of the next. This year we're featuring personal lists from all of our fantastic writers. [...]
Best of 2011 (Part 1) Psych/Kosmiche/Tropical/Experi mental Peaking Lights - 936 (Not Not Fun) Lee Noble - Horrorism (Bathetic) Borden, Ferraro, Godin, Halo & Lopatin - FRKWYS Vol. 7 (RVNG) Stag Hare - Spirit Canoes (Hands in the Dark/ Inner Islands) Javelin - Canyon Candy EP (Luaka Bop) ADR - Solitary Pursuits (Public Information) Rangers - Pan Am Stories (Not Not Fun) Plankton Wat - In magical light [...]
Photo : Seth Blaine Model : Kitty Ella Jarrett If there's one thing I like more than being 'alt as fuck', it's being right while simultaneously being 'alt as fuck'. At its very core, a 'sounds of' list aims to do both; it should irritate with its eagerness to plug the unknown while reassuring with its other eye firmly centred on reality. Let's face it folks, our beloved editor in chief Josh Dalton's list only really succeeded in one of the tasks; irritating the hell out of anyone [...]
Bro. Stephen, photo by Davy Rudolph Bro. Stephen (or Scott Kirkpatrick) has appeared on the pages of Slowcoustic just recently and when he offered to contribute to the blog during my self imposed hiatus, I jumped at it! What I got back was his recommendations for some great music and what could be better? Getting the musician's musician, if you will. To warm you up, please take a quick listen to Bro. Stephen below and swing by and visit him via his label [...]
It took a while, but it seems filmmakers are starting to tell a wealth of stories to about the impact of the financial crisis that lead to the worldwide recession. Although there have been several foreign films, including the animated film from China Piercing 1 , that have looked at the fallout the crisis from the average persons standpoint, many of the North American films, like the documentary Inside Job , have focused more the crisis from a business standpoint. Margin Call is a film that falls into that latter category. At first [...]
So I am seeing Swedish House Mafia at MSG this Friday, and I am completely ready for a mainstream, history-making set. However, I can assure you this Verboten party will be groovier and better in many facets. Seth Troxler was recently named #2 in the Resident Advisor 2011 poll, which is essentially the DJ Mag poll of the underground universe. He recently founded his label Visionquest along with some of his buddies, and the group was immensely successful in Ibiza this season. His essential mix has over 50,000 plays, and he cites his influences as "the chirping of [...]
Psychic Steel Three reasons to numb your mind at the Bottle tonight... 1. Chicago composer Seth Sher takes on vocals, synths, drums and just about everything else for his project Psychic Steel . The result is a sound that's partly art-house experiment and partly psycho-pop that pulls together industrial and prog rock influences. LISTEN: "Xuunna" 2. Mr. 666 titillate with canyon-esque sci-fi soundscapes. [...]
The grammy Nominations are out and, again, they are off the mark with waht's really happening in music. But, they are giving kudos to all the big sellers and the show will probably be fun. So, that's how it goes! We starred who we think should win in the categories we care about. Click below to see the full list. Record Of The Year Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"* Bon Iver - "Holocene" Bruno Mars - "Grenade" Mumford & [...]
That's what the 2011 Grammy Awards will be known as because, WOW, girl makes some awesome music and she has just about zero competition this year. This might be some good news to indie kids, who are still celebrating last year's massive Arcade Fire upset, 50-something moms and just about everybody in the world. I mean, how can your really hate Adele? I mean REALLY hate her. Personally, I'm tired of hearing her stupid amazing songs every day in my office (I'm looking at you, co-worker who won't be named), but you gotta give credit where credit is due! [...]
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