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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Holy Ghost! Loves Paris Remixomania)

I saw Phoenix at Terminal 5 about two months ago and what a show it was. Unlike most bands, Phoenix actually sounds better live, the music is as loud and energetic as it is crystal clear. The French men are also quite the showmen, there was one point when lead singer Thomas Mars just laid [...]

New Order – Temptation (7-Inch Version)

One of the reasons I’m so drawn to the 80′s New Wave period is because it represents the time when synthesizers and analog recording coexisted like they probably never will again. It was one of those rare times when the future and past lived in total harmony, i.e. freak of nature artists like Michael Jackson. [...]

Klaxons – No Diggity (Blackstreet & Dr. Dre Cover)

I went out last night and next thing you know the suns out and it’s Friday morning… I’m still up and have a huge to do list before getting into the weekend so this is going to be a quick one. Been posting a lot of new music lately, time for a throwback, a cover [...]

O’spada – Time

It’s official, more then half of my favorite acts right now are Swedish. O’spada, my latest muse, is a side project for Swedish song writer Julia Spada based out of Stockholm. Time, their first single is straight out of the 80′s and sounds like a cross between Quincy Jones, Prince and Justice – very fresh. [...]

Tegan and Sarah – Walking With a Ghost

From Wu-Tang Killer Bee’s to indie rocks favorite (only?) identical lesbian twin sisters Tegan & Sara. Just go with it, I think abstract but it makes sense, I promise. I have a bunch of new music to release but as I was writing another post Walking With A Ghost came on thanks to my iTunes [...]

The Black Lips – I’ll Be With You

I’m such a big fan of The Velvet Underground that I almost have no choice when it comes to the modern bands that are so heavily influenced by those nihilist geniuses.  ”I’ll Be With You,” is an ode to good old fashioned friendship, and I like it. I went to the premiere of “Man, I Love [...]

Raekwon – House of Flying Daggers (New Video!)

Wu-Tung Clan ain’t nothin’ to f*$k wit” This video is bad ass. I don’t post too much hip-hop because it pretty much all sucks these days but this is clearly the exception. Produced by J Dilla, House of Flying Daggers is 1994 New York City all over again – gritty, gully, grimy, great. You might [...]