The NYC weirdos cover Slade, and guess what kiddos, it totally rips. Into it. These fuckers will be all over SXSW. We’ll be there!
Gay for Johnny Depp – Cum on Feel the BoizeRating: 8.0
The NYC weirdos cover Slade, and guess what kiddos, it totally rips. Into it. These fuckers will be all over SXSW. We’ll be there!
Gay for Johnny Depp – Cum on Feel the BoizeRating: 8.0
We listen to a lot of music. A lot. So much that it can, at times, overwhelm, fatigue, dull you down to your most basic of senses. And then you hear a track like “You Belong to No One” by Scottish artist The Son(s) and from the moment you first hit play and that first gorgeous acoustic guitar figure floats into the mix and then that hushed double-track vocal begins its glide sailing cross the crest of each note’s pluck. It’s beautiful. “This is why we do this.” And you’re blown away. The Son(s)’ s/t debut is out today on Olive Grove Records.
The Son(s) – You Belong to No OneRating: 8.5
Annie Mac flipped this old Wiz jam in the mix tonight. Wiz sounds like a totally different rapper, if that totally different rapper was Juelz Santana. Shit still sounds fresh though. Grade A.
Wiz Khalifa – I Choose YouRating: 8.2
Shoegaze of the highest order via Israel. “Sway with Me”, the lead track from the band’s superb Pulsar LP, is beautiful, romantic, transportive – all of the things that make good shoegaze great.
Bela Tar – Sway With Me via YYYRating: 8.6
New fire from XV. “All For Me” also features CyHi, Vado & NYC singer Erin Christine. Sick. XV’s upcoming Kid With the Green Backpack is one of our most anticipated LPs of 2011. Get psyched.
XV – All For Me (Feat. CyHi Da Prynce, Vado & Erin Christine)Rating: 8.3
It’s 2005, Zagatya’s chillin’ at his West LA spread, doing what Zagatya does, wearing $200 jeans, sippin on some antioxidant organic tea, hollering @ My Bloody Valentine’s manager, etc. This heater pops into his inbox. And he’s like “Fuuuuuuuuuck,” (where are my glow sticks and raver shades?) but also, he’s like “WTF” “Where have heard this sound before?” “Yes, I know I have” “Hmmmmmmmmm. I seem to recall. Could it be? Yes! Yes it is!” “I should really call those guys.”
The Killers – When You Were Young (The Soundmen Remix)Purchase / The Soundmen Official
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I’m on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen.
Charlie Sheen – Winning (DJ DLG Lazor Mix)DJ DLG Official / DJ DLG Facebook
Rating: 9.0
My Shih Tzu Stella (see photo) is back. In between scarfing a pizza and throwing down on some dog treats she overheard me bumping this “I Crave Paris” mash from last year, you know Aeroplane + Flight Facilities + Friendly Fires, and was like “Song rips. But you need to turn that fucker up. Pedal to the metal, baby!” And I Was like, “Yeahhhhh, Stella! Don’t we both know it. Lets get this sucker moving.” And so it was. The Stella Edit for “I Crave Paris”.
Aeroplane – I Crave Paris (Feat. Giselle Rosselli) (Stella Edit)Purchase “Crave You” / Purchase Aeroplane
Rating: 8.5
Newcomer Scourge, a UK producer out of Sussex, recently completed this cool rework Flux’s megajam from last year “I Can’t Stop”. Scourge weaves into the mix some pretty sick wobbles and killer beat variations. Some really nice sounds from someone who’s only been in the game for a short while. And to do it over top a bootleg. Sick. Can’t wait to hear more.
Flux Pavillion – I Can’t Stop (Scourge Remix)Rating: 8.0
Our guy Shlohmo is back with this monster of a slow jam on “Places”. This is that Hennessey shit, that straight up Kev Brown Hennessey shit, that Brown Sugar D’Angelo ready to flip R&B on its head type shit. Into it.
Shlohmo – PlacesRating: 8.5
Contributed by Erin Routson
Dang, I know I’m an adult woman, but this preteen jam was bumping like crazy on the radio in Cleveland this weekend while I was visiting home. Initially I couldn’t understand how something so rudimentary could appeal to anyone. The more it played, though, I got sucked in by its infectious bleeps. Now I can’t wait til the next Weezy mixtape drops with him freestyling over this beat. This is saccharine, by-the-book pop music sung by 14 year olds, and I love everything about it. Combine this with their dance moves – Chris Brown and Usher better be on notice.
Mindless Behavior – My GirlRating: 8.2
OMG yes! So straight away we loved Gold Panda’s original “Marriage” single. Loved is maybe putting it a bit mildly. Totally fucking knocked out. (And the vid’s the shit too). But jeez, Star Slinger just went next level with this remix. Star Slinger is maybe our favorite electronic artist in the game right now. Like can’t wait from release to release for what comes next. Dude is so so good. How many artists can you genuinely say that about, right? So legit.
Gold Panda – Marriage (Star Slinger Remix)Gold Panda Official / Star Slinger Official
Rating: 8.8
