Tame Impala takes LSD, makes post-apocoliptic video about it

May 28, 2010

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.

Kanye West – Power


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, 2010

New 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 Roots – Dear God 2.0

The original:

Monsters of Folk – Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)


Guns And Horses

May 16, 2010

Two nice remixes of Ellie Goulding’s “Guns & Horses” which is being released as a single on May 17th.

Ellie Goulding – Guns and Horses (James Rutledge Remix)

Ellie Goulding – Guns And Horses (Tonka Radio Cut)


Casiokids

May 13, 2010

Norwegian 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.

Fot I Hose

Finn bikkjen!


ROOTS PICNIC 2010

May 9, 2010

Friends,

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 KillahMethod 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, 2010

Who 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

star.handsman – Vibes

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, 2010

A little, blonde, irish folk, hipster who plays with a dance band. Crisp vocals. More innocent than Bob dylan, more badass than Delta Spirit.

Catacombs

Violent Demeanour

Bonus

Exams are over. Time to get drunk in vp.

Jack Beats : Get Down (VIP Edit)


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