Wednesday, October 27
Tuesday, October 26
Egyptian Hip Hop - Moon Crooner
As far as I know, this Manchester band has never step foot in Cairo nor do they exhibit any form of rap, but I do dig their 80's synth feel. More info, visit the bands Myspace page.
Monday, October 25
Urban Outfitters - Free Music Mondays
School of Seven Bells (Active Child Remix)? I guess I do know what I'm doing.
Sunday, October 24
Thursday, October 21
Silver Swans - Secrets
This dream/bedroom pop song really caught my ear. Secrets is a very hypnotic track that has a great feel start to finish. From Silver Swans Facebook page, "Silver Swans play soft dreamlike club infused pop songs that fly somewhere in the atmosphere of Stars and School Of Seven Bells."
FACEBOOK - Silver Swans
Tuesday, October 19
The Temper Trap- Fools (PB&J Remix)
The Temper Trap, of [500] Days of Summer fame, is set to release a remix of thier album Conditions. Here is the Peter, Bjorn and John Remix of Fools
PREMIERE: Temper Trap - Fools (Peter, Bjorn & John Hortlax Cobra Remix) by Pretty Much Amazing
PREMIERE: Temper Trap - Fools (Peter, Bjorn & John Hortlax Cobra Remix) by Pretty Much Amazing
Monday, October 18
Best Coast - Boyfriend
New video for Best Coast's "Boyfriend." I've seen this everywhere so I decided to post it. Personally, I think the song is pretty one-dimensional. Its only redeeming quality is its distorted sixties-feel. BC is currently on tour with Vampire Weekend.
[Concert] Levi's Secret Concert Series - Neon Indian
The Secret Generator Series: Neon Indian from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
For the second and final concert of the Secret Generator Series from Levi's + Urban Outfitters, Neon Indian played a free show powered by a generator in an abandoned power plant in Boston.
Clock Opera - Once And For All (Little Loud Remix)
Great remix by Little Loud of an already good song by Clock Opera.
Sunday, October 17
[mp3] Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Live verison of "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Edward and company were playing in Ybor last night and due to my cold I was unable to attend. Caleb over at The Feel Good Movement turned me on to them. Great blog...check them out if you get a chance. Download the track for free below.
[mp3] Edward Sharpe the Magnetic Zeros - Home
Thursday, October 14
Is Tropical - South Pacific
New song by Is Tropical. Great new band from London.Check out the band pages below.
Is Tropical - FACEBOOK
Is Tropical - MYSPACE
Foals - Blue Blood
Here's the video for Foals newest single, Blue Blood, set to be released November 8th.
[Concert] School of Seven Bells w/ Active Child - Crowbar, Tonight
School Of Seven Bells, Active Child & Special Guests
Thu October 14 9pm | $7/10 | 18&Up@ Crowbar 1812 N 17th StreetYbor City 813.241.8600
School of Seven Bells – Heart Is Strange (Active Child Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvptHPurZc
Active Child – When Your Love Is Safe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbxjYgXlNPM
[mp3] Japandroids - Heavenward Grand Prix
If you haven't heard of them yet, Japandroids are a mix between the Hold Steady, Tokyo Police Club and a touch of The Drums. Below is the single, available for free download from PMA, Heavenward Grand Prix. Enjoy.
Wednesday, October 13
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time + TPC
After watching Pretend Time the other night, I noticed every time the show returned from break, a Tokyo Police Club song was used. Not sure if Nick's just a fan or the producers are trying to appeal to a younger audience. It was pretty cool nonetheless. Below are a couple songs they used.
Cheer it on!
Nature of the Experiment
Cheer it on!
Nature of the Experiment
The xx - Islands
Slow, hypnotic track by the English band, The xx. Shakira disappointingly covers this song on her latest album.
[Concert] Matt and Kim - Friday, October 15th - State Theatre
Fri October 15 8pm | $15/18 | @ State Theatre 687 Central Ave. St. Petersburg 727.895.3045
From www.onelouderphoto.com,
"Matt and Kim proved that they can rock a crowd of hundreds or a sold out crowd of thousands with their performance ahead of Cut Copy at Terminal 5. The Brooklyn duo shattered synth keys and punctured drum heads in support of their new album Grand out now on Fader Label. If you’ve never experienced the insanity that is a Matt and Kim show, go. Go now."
Crystal Castles - Baptism
New song by Crystal Castles. Baptism is a little techno/rave-ish for my taste but it's still good. Looking for more CC? Check out their song, Criminal.
Tuesday, October 12
[Concert] Vampire Weekend - Tonight, October 12 - Jannus Live
Chromeo - "I Could Be Wrong" Feat. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend by Some Kind of Awesome
[Concert] Caribou - Sunday, October 17th - Crowbar
Caribou
Sunday October 17 9pm | $10/12 | 18&Up @ Crowbar 1812 N 17th Street Ybor City 813.241.8600
avclub.com review of Caribou's Swim
"Swim finds Snaith diving back into pure sequencing, but the result is his strangest and gutsiest work yet. At first it sounds cold, filled with hissing breakbeats, inky negative space, hard turns, and false endings. But Swim quickly reveals itself as finely textured and melodically generous. The zombie-eyed funk of the opener “Odessa” and the itchy Michael Jackson strut of “Leave House” deliver bona fide pop hooks. “Hannibal,” with its toy-box loops and sinister classical horns, resembles Aphex Twin—before it melts after its midpoint for two minutes of Snaith’s sighed lyrics. Weirdest of all is “Sun,” an unfiltered dose of jungle-house about three steps removed from “Sandstorm.” It’s fitting that Snaith occasionally drops arty pretense in favor of kinetic payoff: His music is generous, so it was only a matter of time before he returned to electronica, the most luxurious genre of all."
Spread the Word
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lol
Nick Swardson as Lady Gaga's brother, Garry Gaga...kinda music related. Nick's new series, Pretend Time, premiers tonight on Comedy Central. Check it out
Deerhunter - Helicopter
New song by Deerhunter. I listen to a pod cast of them the other day. The lead singer sounds like a dude.
Monday, October 11
El Guincho - Bombay
I've seen this freakin song everywhere. El Guincho is the alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa. It's not in English but I dig the beat. Plus the video has mas boobies.
EL GUINCHO | Bombay from MGdM | Marc Gómez del Moral on Vimeo.
EL GUINCHO | Bombay from MGdM | Marc Gómez del Moral on Vimeo.
Strange Overtones
David Byrne, of Talking Heads fame and Brian Eno, composer, producer and musical genius, came together for this 2008 track. The song was first released for free due to the success and popularity of Radiohead's free album "Rainbows." MGMT tried, I stress tried, to pay homage to Brian Eno in the self-titled song on "Congratulations." I'm still baffled by that album. Anywho, check out the real thing below.
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
Bon Iver, pronouced bon-eevair, was founded in 2007 by american folk artist Justin Vernon. After gaining popularity quickly, in 2010 Bon Iver collaborated with rapper Kanye West on the leaked track, "Lost In the World." The track begins with a sample of the Bon Iver track, "Woods."
Understand Rap
Came across this new book, Understand Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand. Lyrics like "hockey players pagin' me to practice on my wrist" just means this guy is wearing so much jewelry his arm looks like an ice-rink.
Sunday, October 10
Wednesday, October 6
Active Child Concert, October 14 - Crowbar
School Of Seven Bells, Active Child & Special Guests
Thu October 14 9pm | $7/10 | 18&Up@ Crowbar 1812 N 17th StreetYbor City 813.241.8600
"Like many bands before them, School of Seven Bells were born as the result of a late-night revelation. Benjamin Curtis connected with sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza in 2004 while their bands — SECRET MACHINES and ON-AIR LIBRARY!, respectively — were on tour. While watching PBS at 3am, Alejandra caught a show about the School of Seven Bells: a mythical South American pickpocket academy that may or may not have existed in the ‘80s. The idea of seven minds working as one appealed to her, as did the phrase’s cryptic musicality, and a creative spark ignited. By the end of 2006, Curtis and the Deheza sisters had completely disappeared into School of Seven Bells. From the outset, it was clear that the trio’s music transcended the usual genre restrictions. School of Seven Bells’ music is full of tensions—Curtis’ gentle guitars wrap around jagged beats; silky vocals hide behind grumpy, alien synthesizers—but the resulting songs are effortlessly cohesive, and insidiously catchy. Elements of dream-pop, Afrobeat, IDM, and 4AD’s gauzier moments provide a constantly shifting frame for the Dehezas’ lyrics, which they write as mysterious missives between the School’s imaginary seven members. (Recorded) ...the three seasoned musicians have taken up full-time residence in a dizzying fantasy world; they move freely within the realm of pickpockets and dreamers, composing a soundtrack according to their own odd, beautiful logic."
School of Seven Bells – Heart Is Strange (Active Child Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvptHPurZc
Active Child – When Your Love Is Safe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbxjYgXlNPM
Active Child – When Your Love Is Safe (Classixx Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-CdixGLr2s
Walter Meego - Forever
I think this song is in a commercial, not sure. Really like this song though.
Tuesday, October 5
Caribou - Odessa
It's psych pop. I think this what MGMT was trying to do with Congratulations, but failed
Gold Panda - Same Dream China
I can't find much on the band but its a pretty good song. Mostly instrumental
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