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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Cat Stevens – Sitting

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Some of the most profound lyrics you’ll ever come across. Oh i’m not making love to anyone’s wishes, only for that guide I see…” Cat Stevens – Sitting Tweet

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Passion Pit – Sleepyhead

Friday, January 30, 2009

Hip-hop producers aren’t the only one’s who can transform completely off topic samples into something fresh and relevant, Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead” is a glimpse of where sampling could go if used creatively, it’s truly endless. I got their Chunk of Change EP when I was in Boston and got reminded of it yesterday by the [...]

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Patti Page – Conquest

Friday, January 30, 2009

I posted the White Stripes version of this song a few days ago but had no idea it was a cover. The song was written by Corky Robbins and performed by Patti Page way back in the 50s. Here’s a version of the White Stripes cover not too many are familiar with, the acoustic mariachi [...]

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Chromeo – Rage!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

From their debut “She’s in Control,” if all you know of Chromeo is “Fancy Footwork” it’s time to get on iTunes and learn some history. The funkiest Arab/Jewish collaboration “since the beginning of time.” Great production, great song. You always told me you wanted something more, I couldn’t give you what you were looking for. [...]

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Andrew Bird – Tenuousness

Thursday, January 29, 2009

There aren’t too many “soft spoken” acts that actually manage keep people’s attention, aside from Bon Iver and maybe two or three others I usually end up tuning into something more engaging. Andrew Bird however is another exception. Maybe its his musicality that keeps you involved, could be his very peculiar choice of instrumentation, who [...]

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PNAU – Embrace ft. Ladyhawke (Fred Falke & Miami Horror remix)

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Awesome remix. If you like Empire of the Sun, you’ll like these guys. Great party music. PNAU – Embrace ft. Ladyhawke (Fred Falke & Miami Horror Remix) Tweet

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Justice – Stress

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

These days it seems like a song can be discovered, blow up and fade away all in the same week. Unfortunately, this video was a victim of this new rapid pace consumption. Possibly inspired by Mathieu Kassovitz’s “La Haine,” “Stress” captures the not so romantic side of the Paris suburbs. Hard. † Here’s the live [...]

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