Sunday, November 21, 2010

Bibio

I heard this song on the new xmas amazon kindle commercial and went searching for it. It is by Bibio aka, British music producer, Stephen Wilkinson. I've been looking at this guy's stuff and he's got a really, cool different sound. This song is called lovers' carvings' and gets really good around 1:30... the cowbell is a nice touch

Duck Sauce

If you haven't heard Duck Sauce's amazingly catchy song Barbra Streisand yet, then you either haven't been on a computer or out in public for the last few weeks because it's EVERYWHERE. The song is pop at its core, but it has elements of techno holding it together. And more importantly, it will stay in your head all day.

So I thought I'd post the video, because it's not only funny but also one of those few music videos you actually want to keep watching till the end.

-C

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Girl Talk is BACK

Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, has just released his 3rd full album, All Day. And like usual, IT IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. The only bad side is the demand for his album is so high it's shut his label's (Illegal Art) server. They posted a bunch of torrent links that aren't illegal, so don't worry about the FBI coming to your door.

For those of you who don't know Girl Talk, I promise you will find something you can appreciate in his music. If you can't, you must listen to some weird stuff, because he mashes up songs from across genres and decades of music. His music defines the word "accessible," and his albums are non-stop dance parties. Check. Him. Out.

And for those who do know Girl Talk, or at least know they're going to like him, he's got dates out for a ridiculous tour. Given that his crazy live shows take the place of album sales, Girl Talk has booked a ton of dates. I've embedded a documentary about his shows below split into 3 parts. He'll be visiting Oakland's Fox Theater on FRIDAY the 18th of March. Check below for the rest of his tour dates as well.

Side Note: The FBI thing is part exaggeration, part South Park reference, but my friend did get sent a $250 dollar check in the mail for two Limewire downloads, not to freak you out or anything.

PART 1:


PART 2:


PART 3:

11-12 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium, 11-19 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Hot Festival, 11-20 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Planeta Terra Festival, 12-03-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE, 12-31 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave, 01-05 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues, 01-06 Columbus, OH - LC Pavillion, 01-07 Covington, KY - Madison Theater, 01-08 Louisville, KY - Expo Five, 01-10 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues, 01-13 Houston, TX - House of Blues, 01-14 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall, 01-15 Dallas, TX - Palladium, 01-17 Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall, 01-18 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant, 01-20 Birmingham, AL - Workplay, 01-21 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle, 01-22 Charleston, SC - Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, 01-24 Knoxville, TN - Valarium, 01-25 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore, 01-27 Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo, 01-28 Norfolk, VA - NorVa, 01-29 Richmond, VA - The National, 01-31 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head, 02-01 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club, 02-04 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory, 02-05 Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre, 02-24 New York, NY - Terminal 5, 02-25 Providence, RI - Lupo's, 02-26 Boston, MA - House of Blues, 02-28 Portland, ME - State Theater, 03-01 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis, 03-03 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall, 03-04 Chicago, IL - Congress, 03-07 Madison, WI - Orpheum, 03-08 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave, 03-11 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre, 03-14 Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater, 03-15 Seattle, WA - Showbox, 03-17 Portland, OR - Roseland, 03-18 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater, 03-19 Pomona, CA - Fox Theatre, 03-21 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium, 03-22 San Diego, CA - SOMA, 03-23 Tempe, AZ - Marquee


-C

Monday, November 15, 2010

Mondays just got better

Whether you're a working man (or woman) dragging yourself to a 9-5 day at the office, or a high school student dragging yourself to a 7-period class day,  Mondays can be overwhelming, terrible, and downright tiring. I personally dread them - weekend's over, homework's due, 3 class periods before lunch... ouch.  But one of the things I love about Mondays (besides Gossip Girl)?


Music Mondays: 5 FREE downloads from the Urban Outfitters blog every single Monday. That's right, you now have more reason to love Urban asides from its overpriced over-sized grandpa cardigans, flannels, and cute baby-doll dresses.



Honestly it's a lottery with these songs - they've featured great artists like Penguin Prison and Julianna Barwick,  and mediocre (imo) bands like Twin Sister. But hey who doesn't want free music?

-G

Thursday, November 11, 2010

#10

Yolanda b cool- Afro nuts (dcup mix)

 Freemasons ft. AmandaWilson- Love on my mind

Morgan Page- The longest road (deadmau5)

Sugar Ray vs. TI

Edward Maya- this is my life

Jónsi

I meant to put this up awhile ago but if you haven't already check out Sigur Ros's frontman, Jonsi's, album, Go. It is a big explosion of happiness... that is all I can say to describe it. And with the mountain of stress with college apps, that is all I need. While much of Sigur Ros's songs are not very joyful, individually Jonsi builds on their huge sound adding a lot more joy and a symphony of new instruments to create this playful, childlike album.

Below is my favorite song Go Do, but I also suggest "Around us" and "Boy Lilikoi"

enjoy...

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

PIGEONS!!!

Yes, Ratatat loves pigeons. You'll know what I mean when you watch their latest LP4 video for the song Neckbrace.




-C

you scream, i scream, we all scream for Starscream

Search "Starscream" on Google and the first thing that'll pop up is a Transformers robot. But sorry,  I'm talking about the NYC electronica duo that's too fresh to even have a Wikipedia page. Though  Damon Hardjowirogo (say that 5x fast) and George Stroud look more like your neighborhood indie gamers, these boys are tearing it up as two of "23 New York Teenagers You Ought to Know About" and providers of the background music ("Years (Five-Eight") for the 2nd preview of Skins US (it pains me to even mention that show). And how does Starscream create its space tunes? Oh using the usual drums, bass, keyboard, and... Game Boys. As a chiptune band, they use video game console sound chips to make music. Don't ask me what that means, but it sounds cool - and so do they. 

Stream all of their songs and download a few from their album Future, and It Doesn't Work here.

Check out my fave song "Years (Five-Eight)" below:




-G

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Pogo

Pogo is an Australian electronic artist who takes small sounds from a film or scene and sequences them to form his own pieces. His most famous piece is Alice (my favorite.) But here is his latest that came out today, Wishery taking sounds from Snow White.... tis very cool stuff