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Got some exams coming up. You know the drill.

New Feature : Noteworthy Tracks

Every month I'll be compiling a list of five or so new albums worth listening to, with a sample track and a little background info for each. Enjoy this month's selection:


Daft Punk : Alive 2007
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stonger (live) (via-theworldforgot.com)


Gorillaz : D-Sides
Gorillaz - Hong Kong (via-bbqchickenrobot.com)


Sigur Rós : Hvarf/Heim
Sigur Rós - Hljomalind (via-minneapolisfuckingrocks.com)


Grizzly Bear : Friend EP


Camp Lo : Black Hollywood

Fan Made Radiohead Video: All I Need vs. Microcosmos

I watched this on Gvs.B and got a little misty. Which is why I'm posting it here. Enjoy.

Better Live : David Bowie

Sometimes people ask me why I love David Bowie so much.

... and my answer is always "Because he's f*cking awesome."
This is not an opinion I hold, but a fact as concrete as gravity.

Watch this complete concert during his Ziggy Stardust days and become a Bowie zealot.

This concert took place in 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London and marked the final concert of his space-alien alter ego Ziggy Stardust and his band, The Spiders from Mars.

I mean really. The women in the front row are practically climaxing through the sheer power of his rocking.


Hang on to Yourself / Ziggy Stardust / Watch That Man

Have a Good One.

New Music - Holy F*ck

I'll admit: the reason I downloaded their album was because of their name. I just couldn't imagine what a band named "Holy Fuck" could possibly sound like. Well, in answer to that question, they sound damn good. They lay down some pretty, upbeat instrumental post-rock which makes for some enjoyable (albiet sometimes challenging) listening.


They also have a unique song writing method that they employ on tour, giving them their signature sound"

"Without rehearsing or arranging parts prior to hitting the stage, Holy Fuck wrote the songs from their album, LP, live on tour. Each time they'd return from tour they'd check into a studio and cathartically capture the energy of the live show, recording the songs that had now taken shape. The only problem was they had too much material. A couple of unfortunate computer hard drive crashes later a good chunk of the material was lost. Maybe this was a good thing as it brought to light recording sessions that would have been otherwise overlooked, like the live satellite radio recording on Verge XM, or “Super Inuit”, taken from a live recording made while on tour with !!!. " — From the Holy Fuck Official Site

Download one of their tracks here:
Holy Fuck - Lovely Alien

Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven

I am of the opinion that truly great bands should just dissappear after their careers have run their course. Here are two videos for your consideration. Both were from a late night talk show. Same format, same band, same song. 17 years difference. In the first film we see a band at the height of their creative power, still largely unknown. They look excited and glad to be there. In the second, they just look dumpy and sad.

1989


2006

Bullion - Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee

Here are some J-Dilla tracks remixed with the The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds. (via Gorilla vs. Bear)

J Dilla vs. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
J Dilla vs. The Beach Boys - I'm Waiting for The Day

*UPDATE: I downloaded the whole Album off Bulion's Myspace Page and He chose to include a little write-up with the music:

It’s The Beach Boys raised in Detroit. It’s Brian Wilson with an MPC.
Using Pet Sounds together with drums from your Dad's record collection, this is The Beach Boys' masterpiece remixed by Bullion, with the late great J Dilla in mind.
From California to West London via Motor City. Is it fan-tas-tic? God only knows…
(Plays as a continuous mix or as standalone tracks)

It seems everyone's been missing the point. These are original remixes which are meant to echo Dilla's sound. Apparently this is not a mash up album like Danger Mouse's Grey Album. The artist makes a point of saying this on his myspace:

+ KEY OF DEE IS NOT A MASH

Write up about pet sounds in the key of dee on exclaim.ca is niice, and fully appreciated - BUT - it got one thing wrong:
"With beats taken from Jay Dee's massive collection..." ..........................................NO DILLA DRUMS USED
easy

Either way, download it, 'cos it's free and decent.

Rock it.

Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been busy. Not that anyone's reading this.
Here, Enjoy this. I made it just for you.

Communist Party

Here's the Communist Party playlist. Feel free and request some stuff because lord knows I don't want to be listening to you all piss and moan about the music while i'm trying to get my drink on.

Leave requests in the comments area.

**Update**: Here is the final list in the play order.

1.) Russian National Anthem (obviously)

Gogol Bordello | Start Wearing Purple
Pixies | Debaser
Grizzly Bear | Knife [Girl Talk Remix]
M.I.A. | Paper Planes
Kanye West | Good Life (Ft. T-Pain)
Plastic Little | Crambodia feat Ghostface Killah
The Beastie Boys | Shake Your Rump
Z-ro, Devin the Dude & Juvenile | The Mule (Ratatat remix)
Ratatat | Seventeen Years
Busdriver | The Troglodyte Wins
The Clash | The Guns Of Brixton
Malajube | Montréal-40°C (feat. Pierre Lapointe)
Libertines | The Delaney
Dandy Warhols | Minnesoter
The Clash | London Calling
Public Enemy | Give It Up
A Tribe Called Quest | Award Tour
White Denim | ShakeShakeShake
Dandy Warhols | Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth
Pixies | Wave of Mutilation
Cake | Nugget
Lil' Wayne | Shooter
Nortec Collective | Tengo la Voz
Beck | GHETTOCHIP MALFUNCTION (Hell Yes)
The Flaming Lips | The W.A.N.D.
The Dandy Warhols | Bohemian Like You
Interpol | Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
Hot Hot Heat | Happiness Ltd.
Interpol | Obstacle 2
The Charlatans | Nine Acre Dust (Dust Brothers mix)
Ratatat | Lex
Daft Punk | Harder Better Faster Stronger
The Chemical Brothers | Galvanize
Wu-Tang Clan | Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)
Blackalicious | Blazing Arrow
Spank Rock | Sweet Talk
The Flaming Lips | Kim's Watermelon Gun
Pulp | Common People (Full Length Version)
Rilo Kiley | The Moneymaker
Pixies | Where Is My Mind?
Bishop Allen | Busted Heart
The New Pornographers | Myriad Harbour
The Flaming Lips | Lightning Strikes the Postman
Beck | Sexx Laws
Handsome Boy Modeling School | Metaphysical (A Good Day)
Blackalicious | Deception
Kanye West | Can't Tell Me Nothing
The Notorious B.I.G. vs. Frank Sinatra | Come On / My Way of Life
The Flaming Lips | Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1
The Shins | Split Needles (Alt Version)
Art Brut | Formed a Band
Iggy & The Stooges | Search and Destroy
Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop | Punkrocker
The Kinks | Destroyer
David Bowie | Queen Bitch
Everything, Now! | Take a Gawk at the Weird Side
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Can't Stop
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's | Barfight Revolution, Power Violence
David Bowie | Suffragette City
Pixies | The Holiday Song
The Breeders | No Aloha
Jarvis Cocker | Black Magic
The Beastie Boys | High Plains Drifter
Cypress Hill | Hits from the Bong
Ice Cube | Down for Whatever
Sublime | Doin' Time (Uptown Dub)
The Beastie Boys Feat. Money Mark | Dr. Lee, PhD (Feat. Money Mark)
Bounty Killer | Dub Fi Dub