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Scout Niblett

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Scout Niblett has been an underground folk sensation for a few years now in her native UK, but she is just now gracing American shores with her new album This Fool Can Die Now. Niblett sounds like a preteen Cat Power (although she is in fact in her thirties) and has more quirkiness than all of the new singer songwriters combined. Have a listen on her Myspace.



Calvin Harris (didn’t REALLY create disco but we like him anyway)

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Calvin Harris is the latest UK dance sensation (out of many) who has taken America by storm. He played his first US gig in New York last week and those who went were pretty positive about it although it has been said that his live performances are nowhere near as good as his recordings. His debut album is called I Created Disco (hmmm ok…) and it is quite infectious.



Spike Jonze Spends a Saturday with Kanye West and M.I.A.

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Spike Jonze, one of the most innovative and interesting filmmakers of recent times has launched a series of interviews on VBS.tv where he spends a Saturday with a prolific artist. So far he has hung out with Kanye West and M.I.A. and both pieces are extremely candid and fun to watch. Check them out now on VBS.



Daft Punk’s ELECTROMA

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Wow. I went to see the Daft Punk movie Electroma last weekend and it was amazing. The plot is as follows: two robots (in Daft Punk outfits but not played by the duo) drive across the desert in a quest to become human. There is no dialog and the score is bizarre…I did enjoy it, however and the audience (comprised of mostly hipsters) clapped at the end. The film will be released by VICE on DVD sometime next year. Check out this trailer here:



Inside The Daft Punk Pyramid

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Daft Punk is well known for their life changing live shows and trademark pyramid stage set up. The public has never been able to see what is within the pyramid…until now. MixMag has just published a guide to the Daft Punk pyramid by the legends themselves. Check it out here!






Attention New Yorkers! Terminal 5 Is Opening Soon

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

In only a couple of months, the ever-growing Bowery Presents will open a new venue in midtown Manhattan called Terminal 5. It will accommodate 3,000 people and an initial line up has already been announced:
OCTOBER
11: The National
19: M.I.A.
20: Justice
23-24: The Shins with Vetiver

NOVEMBER
1-2: The Decemberists
23: State Radio with The Beautiful Girls
30 - 12/1: Ween

AWESOME!

50 Cent Threatens Retirement

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Whoa! Is he serious? 50 Cent has just announced that if his new solo record does not sell more in its opening week than Kanye West’s new release (both come out September 11th), he will retire. 50 Cent has declared war against West, not only raising the stakes on their record sales, but also challenging him to a debate on BET.
This all sounds like a clever marketing ploy to me and I doubt that 50 Cent would really throw in the towel if he’s defeated. But only time will tell…





SPIN Magazine On How Records Leak

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Check out this informative article in SPIN about how a hot new record is illegally leaked to the public.
Click Here for the full article.



ESG Is Back!

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

ESG, the legendary punk funk New Yorkers, are finally gracing us with another amazing release. A South Bronx Story 2 features previously unreleased tracks and rarities, perfect for the ESG fan in your life who thought they had everything. Pre-order it on Amazon.





Red Riders- Australia’s Best Kept Secret

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

There must be something in the water in Australia because most of my favorite new bands come from down under. You will be seeing a lot of Australian-related posts from me in the future simply because this is the hottest new location for great music. My latest obsession is the band Red Riders who are pretty well known in the Aussie indie rock scene (they have toured with The Shins, The Pretenders, Franz Ferdinand, and countless others on their native shores) but here in America, virtually no one knows who they are. I find this mind boggling since their accessible indie pop is some of the best I’ve heard in ages. Since the record isn’t out in the USA, I have resorted to illegally downloading most of the songs on their debut full length Replica Replica and all of the tracks I have are amazing. You can also buy their first EP, Plan A on USA iTunes.

Red Riders- My Love is Stronger Than Your Love






Take a listen on their Myspace and spread the word.

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