Tame Impala are a new aussie psychedelic-garage rock band from Perth. The lead singer sounds like John Lennon and the rest of the band sounds like Cream…all produced with some 2010 garage-reverb distortion (is blisswave going to catch on?). Sounds really good? Well, it is. They sing trippy lyrics like There’s a party in my mind and your not invited and take GorillavsBear album art (thats what I call it these days) and incorporate it into a slew of psychedelica. Their new album just came out and it is wonderful. Dig them, man.
Kanye is back!
May 28, 2010
In true rock star fashion Kanye West went through his experimental stage and is now returning with a vengeance. On his new track “Power” Kanye raps (!) and sticks to sample based hip-hop.
via Rolling Stone
The song, reportedly the first single from his highly-anticipated fifth album Good Ass Job, reunites Kanye with Dwele, the soul singer who provided the hook to West’s “Flashing Lights.” Nah Right reports that Symbolyc One produced the cut, which carves an unexpected sample out of King Crimson’s prog-rock classic “21st Century Schizoid Man.” After taking a slight detour to drum machines and melancholy synths on 2008′s 808s and Heartbreak, Kanye’s latest finds the rapper returning to the sped-up samples and militaristic beats that helped his first three albums go platinum.
Beige @ Cameo Gallery (New York)
May 26, 2010
Summertime. New York. Beautiful place to be.
Roi has a new band called Beige. The group will be playing at Brooklyn’s Cameo Gallery this Friday, May 28.
Check out the bands myspace here.
The Roots – Dear God 2.0
May 24, 2010New song from The Roots off of their newest project “How I Got Over” coming out June 22nd. This track samples Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.) by Monsters of Folk from their self-titled release that came out last September. Very interesting mixing of genres, we dig.
The original:
Guns And Horses
May 16, 2010Two nice remixes of Ellie Goulding’s “Guns & Horses” which is being released as a single on May 17th.
Casiokids
May 13, 2010Norwegian electro with a puppet show.
I don’t know why, but Northern Europeans create some glorious mystical music. Sometimes it’s Jens Lekman moaning into the mic about how awkward he is, other times it’s Air France attempting to rave in the clouds. This time it’s Casiokids: a lil folky, a lil poppy, a lil electro. The band samples swedish children’s songs, ceremonial african music, and original scores created by a mixture of any instrument these guys can get their hands on. The end product – some strange infectious music. They also play with a live shadow puppet show, hell yeaaaaa.
ROOTS PICNIC 2010
May 9, 2010Friends,
On Saturday, June 5th, The Roots will be holding their third annual picnic at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing. The lineup is ridiculously good, with performers ranging from Jay Electronica to Vampire Weekend.
The 3rd Annual Roots Picnic is featuring:
The Roots, Vampire Weekend, Clipse, Mayer Hawthorne & The Country, The Very Best, Nneka, Jay Electronica, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Das Racist, The Foreign Exchange, Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew, Pattern Is Movement, Money Making Jam Boyz, and a special appearance by John Legend
Featuring a special performance by Wu Massacre featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man, & Raekwon backed by Antibalas and The Roots.
This show is not to be missed, and TF will most definitely be in attendance. Buy tickets now before they sell out!
Tripping Franklins ♥ Block Parties + Reboxx Mix
May 6, 2010Who doesn’t love a good block party? Food, Drink, Music, Sun. Ah. Well if you’re a senior at Penn you’re in luck. The Men of Chancellor Street cordially invite you to the 5th Annual Senior Day Block Party.
Tomorrow, May 7, Chancellor Street, 2pm, Music by Reboxx
To get you in the mood here’s a fun little Reboxx Mix*
Reboxx – Rebellion Mix (Block Party Teaser)
Tracklisting
Duck Sauce – The Motion
Duck Sauce – You’re Nasty
CLASSIXX – Cold Act Ill
CLASSIXX – I’ll Get You
Daft Punk – Face to Face
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic
*The concept for this mix was the tag team. Two tracks back to back from 3 great duos. Mixed nicely into 15 minutes of insurmountable bliss.
the second wave of star.handsman
May 6, 2010
star.handsman – I Am star.handsman, That’s Who I Am
star.handsman – Wednesday Addams
star.handsman – Sleeping Pills
previous star.handsman coverage can be viewed here
I spoke to star today, he says more songs are soon to come!
Fionn Regan
May 6, 2010A little, blonde, irish folk, hipster who plays with a dance band. Crisp vocals. More innocent than Bob dylan, more badass than Delta Spirit.
Bonus
Exams are over. Time to get drunk in vp.
Jack Beats : Get Down (VIP Edit)
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