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Tinashe – Saved (Bombay Bicycle Club Remix) / Shlohmo – Naps / The Count and Sinden – After Dark (Feat. Mystery Jets)

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Bombay Bicycle Club give some love to the new single and title track from Tinashe‘s forthcoming Saved LP. bbc help make this tune go from cool to killer… GET FAMILIAR!

[Download] Tinashe – Saved ( Bombay Bicycle Club Remix)

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a favorite cut from Shlohmo’s new Camping EP. goes places.

[Download] Shlohmo – Naps

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UK-based The Count and Sinden call up Mystery Jets for “After Dark” from the forthcoming Mega Mega Mega LP. track gets you moving, not too mention it’s catchy as hell…

[Download] The Count and Sinden – After Dark (Feat. Mystery Jets)

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07-29-10

Little Stevie Wonder – Fingertips (Part 2)

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“Part 2” is the flipside to the number one 1963 live single “Fingertips,” featuring a young Stevie Wonder and the great Marvin Gaye banging away on the skins. tracked on-the-spot at the Regal Theater in Chicago, this take is improv done right. someone in the band is yelling “what key?” not too mention random licks of ‘marry had a little lamb’. and it still sounds this good! you know something special was going down. take notes.

[Download] Little Stevie Wonder – Fingertips (Part 2)

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07-24-10

B3SCI EXCLUSIVE: Ticket Give Away – This Sunday July, 25th with Jimmy Cliff at the Hollywood Bowl

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come get your weed-on this Sunday evening and chillax under the stars with the sweet and soulful nectar of classic Reggae music at the Hollywood Bowl, with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Reggae roots legend Jimmy Cliff! now if that sounds pretty cool to you, don’t be alarmed – that’s because it is. and B3SCI has got a pair of tickets to give away with your name written all over them!!! just drop us a line and be first to tell us you want them. simple as that.

if you don’t score the tix from this us time around, you can still get your paws on some here. also be sure to check out these other happenings at Hollywood Bowl this summer and stay tuned to B3SCI for more special giveaways:

August 29: Chemical Brothers/Chromeo/Yacht
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Sept. 18th: Phoenix/Grizzly Bear/Girls
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Sept. 19th: Viva Mexico!
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Sept. 26th: Vampire Weekend/Beach House/The Very Best
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Sept. 30: Pavement/Sonic Youth/No Age
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07-22-10

THROWBACK SATURDAYS: Central Living – Inside

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from 2001. a fav song from the genre. go off!

[Download] Central Living – Inside

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07-17-10

B3SCI EXCLUSIVE: Ticket Give Away – The Swell Season, She and Him, and The Bird and the Bee at the Hollywood Bowl

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if you find yourself in Los Angeles this weekend, then do yourself a kindness and check out The Swell Season, She and Him, and The Bird and the Bee at the Hollywood Bowl this Sunday, July 18th. we can’t think of many better ways to spend a summer Sunday’s eve than with this killer songwriting line-up and an evening sure to not fall short on memorable performances and special collaborations. if you concur with us, then let’s take things a step further. B3SCI has got a pair of tickets to give away with your name written all over them!!! just drop us a line and be first to tell us you want them. simple as that.

if you don’t score the tix from this us time around, you can still get your paws on some here. also be sure to check out these other happenings at Hollywood Bowl this summer and stay tuned to B3SCI for more special giveaways:

August 29: Chemical Brothers/Chromeo/Yacht
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Sept. 18th: Phoenix/Grizzly Bear/Girls
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Sept. 19th: Viva Mexico!
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Sept. 26th: Vampire Weekend/Beach House/The Very Best
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Sept. 30: Pavement/Sonic Youth/No Age
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07-14-10

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – First of the Month / Kid Cudi – Hyyerr (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper) / Al Fatz – Came Down (Feat. Lil’ Wayne) / Ray Cash – Certified (Feat. Currensy) / The O’Jays – Back Stabbers

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[Download] Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – First of the Month
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[Download] Kid Cudi – Hyyerr (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper)
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[Download] Al Fatz – Came Down (Feat. Lil’ Wayne)
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[Download] Ray Cash – Certified (Feat. Currensy)
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[Download] The O’Jays – Back Stabbers
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07-11-10

Chapel Club – The Shore / Tame Impala – Lucidity / Autolux – Headless Sky

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a new track from UK’s Chapel Club. these guys have one of those sounds like everything and nothing we’ve heard before. we’re into it.

Chapel Club – The Shore
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from the Innerspeaker LP. one of our choice albums this year. and yes, bands that can sound like the Beatles are typically always cool.

Tame Impala – Lucidity
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have always had a weakness for driving guitars. another B3SCI fave, previewed from Autolux‘s forthcoming Transit Transit LP.

Autolux – Headless Sky
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rating: 7.9
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07-05-10

George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks (Ouverture – Adagio)

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George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks (Ouverture – Adagio)

in fine tradition. GO OFF!

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07-04-10

COMMENTARY: Independence Day (1996) .. PC or MAC?

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so i was watching the film Independence Day the other day, i mean why not right? it’s fourth of july weekend and i guess that’s what you do. and everytime i watch the film i think (other than, man, why wasn’t harvey fierstein’s character more developed), holy shit why didn’t the aliens invade packing mac computers? RIGHT?! i mean a computer virus actually wipes them out?! c’mon.. as was called out in the movie, the aliens knew when to attack us, how to attack us, all that bullshit, supposedly studied the human race for decades and then they neglect the whole mac/pc virus thing???

anyway, can you say bitchin’ sequel? the aliens return + macs……i see the screenplay (this is just an idea) playing out in three basic phases, 1) aliens blow shit up….this is good for at least 45 minutes of film time, 2) Goldblum’s fuckin’ puzzled…..this should go on for about 45 minutes too….Goldblum puzzled = $$$$$$, trust us! 3) we make millions. you know Vivica Fox’s plastic surgery fund is runnin’ a bit thin, she’d be down for sure and we could prob get Bill Pullman to work for weed. so Roland Emmerich, ball is in your court, dude, call us!

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07-04-10

THROWBACK SATURDAYS: The Spinners – I’ll Be Around (Kev Brown Remix) (Feat. Miles Bonny) / Miles Bonny – Lumberjack Soul

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b3sci fav kev brown flips the spinners classic summer jam, miles bonny adding a few choice horn lines. and as a BONUS, check miles’ tune from last year off the “j birly” ep, “lumberjack soul”; cool samples, melodies, horns! get into it!

The Spinners – I’ll Be Around (Kev Brown Remix) (Feat. Miles Bonny)

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[Download] Miles Bonny – Lumberjack Soul

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07-03-10

Autolux – Transit Transit / Mount Kimbie – Fields / 22-20s – Latest Heartbreak / Stars – He Dreams..

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“Transit Transit” is the lead and title track previewed here from the forthcoming sophomore Autolux LP expected August 3rd. track is subtle in all the right ways. you can also get a free download of their track “Supertoys” recorded for Nigel Godrich’s “From the Basement” TV series at their website.

Autolux – Transit Transit
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“Fields” starts, then keeps starting, and then goes… well not where you expect, but we can assure it isn’t disappointing. chillax to this gem from UK duo Mount Kimbie. Crooks and Lovers drops July 15th via Hotflush Records.

Mount Kimbie – Fields
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22-20s

22-20’s drop a killer track with “Latest Hearbreak” from shake/shiver/moan. we love it! stream the entire album here. shouts to rave’s raves on the heads up..

22-20’s – Latest Heartbreak
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“He Dreams He’s Awake” is a fave from Stars new 5 Ghosts LP.

He Dreams He’s Awake
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07-02-10

CurrenSY – The Day (Ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica) / Andre 3000 – All Together Now / Pernice Brothers – Something For You

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previewed from his forthcoming debut LP, Pilot Talk, Spitta does what he does best with a lil’ help from Mos Def and Jay Electronica over Ski Beatz always-legit boardwork.

CurrenSY – The Day (Ft. Mos Def and Jay Electronica)
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yep, that track from the kobe/nike commercial… Andre 3000 covers The Beatles “All Together Now” from the Yellow Submarine soundtrack and Magical Mystery Tour sessions. a well matched cover.

Andre 3000 – All Together Now
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“Something For You” is a solid track from Dorchester, Massachusetts collective Pernice Brothers. Neil Young meets dylanesque on this cut from their latest and 7th studio effort Goodbye, Killer

Pernice Brothers – Something For You
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06-28-10